DBR/Quests

Introduction

Before any quests can start, you must trigger the introduction. If you have already finished the dark brotherhood questline, the trigger will start provided you have done the following things:

1. You have talked to Nazir about restoring the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
2. You leave the sanctuary, maybe you go to Delvin Mallory and discuss upgrades with him (you don't have to buy anything)
3. You return to the Dawnstar Sanctuary and enter via the *NORMAL* entrance, not the secret entrance

If for some reason, you don't want to play the entire Dark Brotherhood questline to try this mod, there is a shortcut:

1. Join the Dark Brotherhood by doing the first quest. Walthrough here
2. Enter the Falkreath sanctuary for the first time, and then leave.
3. Type 'SetStage DB11 0'
4. Wait a few seconds for the messages to stop
5. Follow the quest until you talk to nazir and he mentions going to the DawnStar Sanctuary
6. Either finish the last dark brotherhood quest (it ties into the mod backstory) or leave the sanctuary and then type 'setstage DB11 80'
7. After talking to Nazir in the Dawnstar Sanctuary, leave and re-enter, the mod should now start

Stabby Quests

Captian Shadowscale, I Presume?

Objectives:

• Kill Captain Shadowscale
• Steal Captain Shadowscale's Treasure
• Return Treasure to Stabby

Log Entry:

I must find and kill Captain Shadowscale

1. Starting the quest
   1. Start the quest by asking Stabby about himself. This will unlock the topic 'Death Contracts'
   2. Ask Stabby about the Death Contracts, he will tell you about Captain Shadowscale and ask you to kill him.
   3. Captain Shadowscale is in Lake Ilinalta, right next to the Lady Stone map marker
      1. If you haven't found the lady stone, you can swim to Lake Ilinalta from the The Guardian Stones
2. Killing the Captain
   1. The Captain sits at the bottom of the lake, where he is completely protected. If you swim towards him however, he will summon an ice sheet on which to duel you.
   2. Followers will not be able to aid you in your fight against the Captain
   3. Captain Shadowscale has a very strong offense, courtesy of his Shadowscale Scimitar, which has a chance to paralyze. If he paralyzes you there is a very strong chance you won't get back up.
   4. While his offense is good, he wears practically no armor. Keep him out of your reach and try to damage from afar
3. Finishing up
   1. Once you kill the captain, the ice will disappear
   2. The captains ship is right below the ice, so you just have to swim down
   3. Be sure to take the quest object, the golden goblet
   4. There is a large amount of gold nearby the goblet
   5. Don't forget to loot the barrels. There are three Rum Barrels containing a unique item: Argonian Black Rum

Loot Obtained

1. Gold
2. Argonian Black Rum
3. ShadowScale Scimitar

Video walkthrough: Youtube

The Merchant of Souls

Objectives:

• Kill Tharsten
• (Optional) Plant Forsworn Weapon
• Return to Stabby

Log Entry:

I need to find the traveling merchant Tharsten and kill him. The contract specifically states I should kill him on the road, and plant a Forsworn weapon near the body

1. Killing Tharsten
   1. Tharsten travels between Winterhold and Riften He stops to sleep at the inn in Winterhold, and he drinks at the Ragged Flaggon in Riften
   2. Try to catch Tharsten when he's in one of these cities, then follow him as he leaves
   3. You can talk to Tharsten and buy soul gems before he dies. He sells black soul gems which you cannot obtain from killing him.
   4. When Tharsten is killed, a Dragon Priest will rise to avenge him. You do not have to kill the Dragon Priest to continue the quest
   5. Be sure to loot his dead body for soul gems and the plot-item 'Letter to Ulfric Gold-Love'
2. Bonus
   1. Plant a forsworn weapon on Tharsten's body. That is, drop the weapon near his dead body, do NOT put it in his inventory.
   2. NOTE: If for some reason Tharsten's dead body traveled after he died (e.i. hit by a magic projectile) the game will not register you putting a forsworn weapon near the body, you must put the weapon where Tharsten was when his HP reached 0
   3. Averna sells forsworn weapons, any one can be used to frame the Forsworn
   4. If you do not complete the Bonus, an Assassin will be sent after you. Making this 'bonus' more of a 'negative'
3. Return to Stabby and tell him what happened to Tharsten.

Loot Obtained

1. Grand Soul Gems
2. Business Letter

Recommended Follower:

• Averna - she sells forsworn weapons, so if you forget you can just buy one from her on the spot. There are also many Virgins in Riften, so you can kill a few on your way towards Tharsten

The Merchant of Slaves

Objectives:

• Kill Ranmir

Log Entry:

I must hunt down and kill the slave trader Ranmir.

1. Starting out
   1. Ask Stabby about Death Contracts to begin this quest
2. Killing Ranmir
   1. Ranmir's operation is run from a Mine just outside Riften
   2. The mine is filled with Bandits patrolling the area, and Slaves locked up in cages
      1. You can kill the slaves or set them free, either option has no effect on the quest
   3. Ranmir sits at the cabin in the very back of the cave.
   4. He wears Ebony armor, and is equipped with magic staves and can FUS-RO-DAH
   5. When Ranmir is killed, a Dragon Priest will rise to avenge him. You do not have to kill the Dragon Priest to continue the quest
3. Finishing up
   1. Return to Stabby, and talk to him about Dragon Priests

Loot Obtained

1. Letter to Ulfric Gold-Love (found on Ranmir's body)
2. The Gospel of Yuvon Tafiir (found in Ranmir's Boss Chess)

Bounty from on High

Objectives:

• Kill all the Intruders
• Talk With Stabby
• Meet Stabby at Night

Log Entry:

I need to meet stabby at midnight under the solitude bridge, he should have some information for me there.

The Merchant of Silver

Objectives:

• Kill the Silver-blood

Log Entry:

I must kill the leader of the Silver-Blood family. Stabby suggests I use one of Averna's poisoned apples. If I leave one nearby him he will eat it and die!

The Merchants of Gold

Objectives:

• Kill Ulfric Gold-Love
• Kill Alicia Gold-Love
• Kill Susan Gold-Love

Log Entry:

I must kill the entire Gold-Love family. Ulfric stays in his office at the East Empire Warehouse. His Daughter hangs out at the Winking Skeever, and his wife can be found in the blue palace.

The Gold Master Thief

Objectives:

• Kill the dragon Yuvon Tafiir
• Steal the Treasure in Yuvon Tafiir's Cave

Log Entry:

I must find the Dragon Yuvon TaffirIn near Peryite's shrine in the Reach, and kill him. I should also rifle through his supposed horde of treasure. For the Dark Brotherhood, of course.