Oblivion Guide

The Quests

The following guide outlines the main quest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

• Escape From Prison
• Deliver the Amulet
• Find the Heir
• Breaking the Siege of Kvatch
• Battle of Castle Kvatch
• Weynon Priory
• Path of Dawn
• Dagon Shrine
• Spies
• Spies
• Blood of Daedra
• Bruma Gate
• Allies for Bruma
• Blood of the Divines
• Miscarcand
• The Defense of Bruma
• Great Gate
• Paradise
• Light of the Dragonfires
• Imperial Dragon Armor
  

Escape From Prison:

You must follow the secret escape route to escape the prison.

1. Walk up to the cell door and speak with the other prisoner. 
2. Follow the passage through the secret escape route.
3. Meet back with the emperor and continue to follow him. 
4. Take the Amulet of Kings and exit the sewers.

Deliver the Amulet:

You must deliver the Amulet of Kings to Jauffre in Weynon Priory. Travel to Weynon Priory, near Chorrol.

1. Go inside the main entrance, and speak to Jauffre.

Find the Heir:

You must head to Kvatch to find the illegitimate heir to the throne, Martin Septim, true son of Uriel Septim.

1. Travel to Kvatch. You can walk, fast travel, or ride there by horse.
2. From the Kvatch refugee camp, climb up the hill and speak with Savlian Matius.
3. Offer to help close the Oblivion gate.
4. Complete the next quest. 
5. Ask Martin to go with you to Weynon Priory.

Breaking the Siege of Kvatch:

You must help defeat the Daedra invaders and end the siege of Kvatch.

1. Talk to Savlian Matius.
2. Enter Oblivion. Head for the Blood Feast (the big tower) and make your way up.
3. Take the walkway to the Reaper's Sprawl to find the prisoner. Kill his keeper to get the Sigil Keep Key.
4. Walk back to the Blood Feast, get to the top, and activate the Sigil Stone. The gate will close and you'll find yourself back in Kvatch.
5. Help Savlian clear out the Daedra in the plaza in front of the chapel so the survivors inside can be rescued.
6. Talk to Martin and tell him to follow you to Weynon Priory.

The Battle for Castle Kvatch:

Try and save the Count of Kvatch, and rid the city of any remaining Daedra.

1. Fight through the Daedra to the castle gates.
2. You are sent to Berich Inian, still in the chapel, to collect the key to the guard house.
3. Acquire the key, rally your new reinforcements, and make your way through tunnels to get to the gatehouse, where you should open the gates.
4. Head to the courtyard, kill the enemies and keep your comrades alive until the area is secure.
5. When it's clear, rush the castle, and find the count when Savlian instructs you to.
6. Find the count's corpse, and recover his signet ring.
7. Return to Savlian Matius with news of the count's death and his ring to finish the quest and receive your reward of the Kvatch Cuirass.

Weynon Priory:

Return to the Priory with Martin.

1. Take Martin to Weynon Priory.
2. Kill the red robed assassins.
3. Run to the chapel and help kill the assassins inside.
4. Go with Jauffre and check on the amulet.
5. Escort Jauffre and Martin to Cloud Ruler Temple.

The Path of Dawn:

You must return to Baurus in the Imperial City to try to track down the stolen Amulet of Kings.

1. Speak to Jauffre about the Amulet of Kings.
2. Find Baurus in the Imperial City. Help him defeat a Mythic Dawn assassin, which will give you a mysterious book.
3. Track down the rest of the Mythic Dawn Commentaries.
   1. Book Two can be found at the Arcane University.
   2. Book Three can be found at First Edition.
   3. Book Four requires meeting a cultist in the Imperial Sewers, with Baurus.
4. The books give you a location where, in turn, you'll learn where the Mythic Dawn sanctuary is.

Dagon Shrine:

Find, and infiltrate, the Mythic Dawn shrine.

1. Travel to the Mythic Dawn secret shrine in Lake Arrius Caverns.
2. Steal the Mysterium Xarxes.
3. Return to Martin in the Great Hall of the Cloud Ruler Temple.

Attack on Fort Sutch

Help a group of soldiers close an Oblivion gate.

1. At any time after completing the Dagon Shrine quest, but before completing the Main Quest, travel to Fort Sutch.
2. You will find a group of soldiers battling Daedra in front of an Oblivion gate.
3. Help the soldiers defeat the Daedra
4. Close the Oblivion gate.

Spies:

Track down those that have been spying on Cloud Ruler Temple.

1. Ask around about possible "spies."
2. Kill the two spies (Jearl and Saveri Faram).
3. Search Jearl's basement, and recover the enemy plans.
4. Return to Cloud Ruler Temple with the information.

Blood of the Daedra:

Locate a Daedric artifact for Martin.

1. Speak with Martin about finding Mankar Camoran; he needs four particular items, the first being a Daedric Artifact.
2. Follow Martin's suggestions to learn more about Daedric Artifacts and their possible locations.
3. The quest names one Artifact in particular to find and retrieve, however, any Daedric Shrine Artifact will do (it's highly suggested not to use the particular named artifact as well).
4. Give Martin the Artifact of your choice, he will need some more time to continue the translation of the Mysterium Xarxes.

Bruma Gate:

Help the Bruma guard close an Oblivion Gate just outside the city.

1. Learn from Jauffre that he wants you to help the Bruma guard to close an Oblivion gate.
2. Find Captain Burd outside the gates of Bruma, and lead the charge into the gate.
3. Make your way to the top of the tower to find the Sigil Key.
4. Enter the Sigillum Sanguis and disable the portal.
5. Speak to Captain Burd again who will inform you that he no longer requires your assistance; return with the news of your success to Jauffre.

Allies for Bruma:

You are asked to bring in reinforcements for Bruma from the other towns.

1. You are sent to request more troops for Captain Burd.
2. He tells you to petition the other cities, the guilds, and the Elder Council to send temporary relief troops to Bruma.
3. Go to each city, and ask the count of each to "aid Bruma."
4. After each city has provided aid, that city's troops will set up camp in Bruma.

Blood of the Divines:

Recover the blood of a god for Martin.

1. Talk to Martin and learn of the "blood of the gods".
2. Explore the catacombs to find and defeat the undead Blade to learn of his curse.
3. Defeat the three remaining undead Blades to free them of the curse.
4. Kill the undead Warden to access the rest of the tomb, and watch the Blades' ghosts restore the shrine.
5. Obtain the armor, and bring it back to Martin.

Miscarcand:

Recover a Great Welkynd Stone for Martin.

1. You are informed of the the third item Martin needs, a Great Welkynd Stone.
2. Travel to the ruins of Miscarcand.
3. Explore the ruins for the Great Welkynd Stone.
4. Choose to fight or flee from the King of Miscarcand.
5. Return the stone to Martin.

The Defense of Bruma:

Open a Great Oblivion Gate outside of Bruma.

1. Ask Martin about the Great Sigil Stone.
2. Escort Martin, Jauffre and Baurus to the Chapel of Talos.
3. Speak with the Countess in Castle Bruma.
4. Make your way to the battlefield and eliminate all advancing Daedra.
5. Keep Martin alive long enough, then enter the Great Gate.

Great Gate:

A time limited quest to find the Great Sigil Stone and close the gate before a Daedric siege engine enters Tamriel!

1. You have 15 minutes to complete this quest.
2. Enter the Great Gate and make your way to the World Breaker (the main tower).
3. Ascend the World Breaker tower to the Sigillum Sanguis.
4. Take the Great Sigil Stone to close the gate.
5. Return the stone to Martin.

Paradise:

Enter Mankar's Paradise, and retrieve the Amulet of Kings.

1. Enter the portal to Mankar Camoran's Paradise.
2. Obtain the "Bands of the Chosen" by killing Kathutet or completing a quick task for him.
3. Complete another quick task for Eldamil to remove the Bands.
4. Follow the path to Carac Agaialor.
5. Kill Mankar Camoran and loot his body for the Amulet of Kings.
6. Teleport back to the Cloud Ruler Temple with the Amulet of Kings.

Light the Dragonfires:

Escort Martin to the Temple of the One...but will you be able to crown him Emperor?

1. Escort Martin to the Imperial Palace.
2. Lead Martin, Ocato, and guardsmen outside to combat the Daedra.
3. Catch sight of Mehrunes Dagon, and your journal will update.
4. Run to the temple and watch as Martin turns into an avatar of Akatosh and battles Lord Dagon.
5. Ocato names you the Champion of Cyrodiil.

Imperial Dragon Armor:

Receive your reward for saving the world.

1. Talk to Ocato to be told that your reward for saving the world is a suit of Imperial Dragon Armor.
2. Wait for two weeks.
3. Go to the Imperial Legion Armory in the Imperial Prison District and pick up your armor.