The Assassinated Man
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| Dark Brotherhood Quests |
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| A Knife in the Dark |
| The Renegade Shadowscale (optional) |
| Darkness Eternal (optional) |
| Vicente Valtieri Quests |
| A Watery Grave |
| Accidents Happen |
| Scheduled for Execution |
| The Assassinated Man |
| Ocheeva Quests |
| The Lonely Wanderer |
| Bad Medicine |
| Whodunit? |
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| Lucien Lachance Quest |
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| Next of Kin |
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| A Kiss Before Dying |
| Following a Lead |
| Honor Thy Mother |
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| Whispers of Death |
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Faction: Dark Brotherhood
Quest Giver: Vicente Valtieri
Reward: Gold, advance to Eliminator rank
Bonus: Cruelty's Heart
[edit] Background
This is a unique mission, in that you don't actually kill this time, but stage the death of someone. Some people want Francois Motierre dead because he couldn't pay back a loan, and they have hired an assassin, Hides-His-Heart to do the job. However, Francois has hired the Dark Brotherhood to stage a fake assassination. Usually, the Dark Brotherhood will only accept contracts involving a death, but Francois offered them his mother. Lucien takes care of this for you. Vicente will give you the Langourwine Blade, a specially poisoned blade that mimics death but does not kill (the blade is a one-time poison use). Do not kill Hides-His-Heart (so he can report to his boss that he is dead) while doing the job.
[edit] Walkthrough
Break into Francois Motierre’s house in Chorrol. Do not kill him. He'll explain the procedure. When the assassin comes, slice Motierre once with the Langourwine Blade in the presence of Hides-His-Heart, then flee Chorrol.
After a day, come back to the Chorrol Chapel Undercroft and give Motierre the antidote. He’ll wake up, and Motierre Zombies will attack because his presence desecrated the tomb. It is a fairly easy fight but Francois can't handle them all alone. Kill the zombies and escort him to the Grey Mare (down the street east of the chapel). Return to Vicente for your reward.
After you complete this quest, you gain access to Francois' house, which is larger than most of the houses in the game, and even contains a wine cellar.
[edit] Note
- This is one of the few Dark Brotherhood quests you can actually fail, if you do so then Vincente's disposition towards you will fall dramatically and several rewards will be postponed until your next mission. (You will not get the well key and you will only be promoted to elminator until the next mission.)
- There is a strange unconfirmed glitch that Francois will not enter the Gray Mare after administering the antidote.
- Workaround: Wait inside the Gray Mare, or make sure he leaves the chapel.
[edit] Journal Entries
Upon receiving the quest:
- I must go to Chorrol, break into Francois Motierre's house, and then speak with him. Motierre requested we meet this way, so he is expecting me.
After talking to Motierre:
- I must wait in Francois Motierre's house for the enforcer Hides-His-Heart to arrive. After this "confrontation," I am to slice Motierre once with the specially poisoned Languorwine Blade to stage his death. I must do this before Hides-His-Heart attacks Motierre!
After slashing Motierre:
- Motierre has been slashed with the Languorwine Blade and appears to have died from the wound, as expected. I must now flee from Chorrol, and leave Hides-His-Heart alive.
After fleeing Chorrol:
- I have fled Chorrol, and Hides-His-Heart has not been killed. I must now wait a day, so Motierre can be discovered and placed in the Chorrol Chapel Undercroft. There, I must find Motierre and administer the antidote that will revive him.
After administering the antidote:
- I have administered the Languorwine antidote, and Francois Motierre has awakened from his poison-induced sleep. I should now speak with him and make sure he's well enough to travel to the Grey Mare.
When the zombies spawn:
- Motierre has been revived, but his ancestors have risen from the dead, angry at the desecration of their tomb! I must keep Motierre alive and escort him out of the Undercroft and to the Grey Mare, where he can arrange passage out of Cyrodiil.
After depositing Motierre at the Grey Mare:
- Motierre has escaped. I must now return to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary and speak with Vicente Valtieri to receive my reward.
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