Daggerfall:Contraband Trade

Deliver a ruby to a character in a local town. Location(s): Any Noble Reward: A ruby Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: r0c10y01 Required Reputation: 10 reputation or more Difficulty: Easy

Deliver this ruby

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to a Noble.
2. Head to the town named by the noble.
3. Beware of some thieves along the way.
4. Meet the noble's contact and hand over the ruby within the time limit for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

A Little Smuggling

Speak to a Noble, who says:

"If you want work, I am looking for someone to take a special ruby to an acquaintance of mine. The reward will be extremely liberal. Interested?"

Accept

The noble goes on:

"Excellent. Here's the ruby. Now, (contact's name) needs to have it in (town) in (time limit) days. That ought to be just enough time, I hope. You will recognize (contact's name) -- go to a place called (building) and just look for a (contact's description). Good luck and thank you."

Decline

The noble answers:

"Really? Too busy, perhaps. That is a shame."

Deliver the Ruby

Word has gotten out, and others may try to take the ruby from you

The contact is not intimidated by the competition

This quest is yet another delivery for a noble, but this time some thieves may show up to give you a hard time. Travel to the town the noble mentioned and meet your contact there. If you encounter potential jewel thieves, the first one you hit says:

"Hand over da gem. I knows ya got it. Da guild says so. If ya don't, I gots ta kill ya real slow."

Surrender the gem and the nightblade says:

"How purdy. Now scram before I changes my mind."

If you give the thieves the ruby they will leave you alone, but you can no longer successfully complete the quest. If you deliver the gem in time, you will get another ruby from your contact as a reward. If one considers this, it makes the whole quest a pretty senseless endeavor for the noble.

Reward

Deliver the ruby in time and the Noble's contact will say:

"Ah, good to see you (player's first name). And the ruby too. Excellent. Here's a little trinket for your trouble. I hope you like red. Take care of yourself."

Reputation Gain/Loss

A successfully completed quest results in a reputation gain according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	+5
Noble's associated factions	+2

If the ruby is not delivered in time you will lose reputation as shown in the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	-22
Noble's associated factions	-11
Oblivion and all associated Daedra Princes	+1
Sheogorath	-1
The Night Mother	+1
The Dark Brotherhood and its associated factions	+1
Ebonarm	-1
The Order of Arkay and its associated factions	-1
The Benevolence of Mara and its associated factions	-1
The Akatosh Chantry and its associated factions	-1
The School of Julianos and its associated factions	+1
The House of Dibella and its associated factions	-1
The Temple of Stendarr and its associated factions	+1
The Mages Guild and its associated factions	-1
The Thieves Guild and its associated factions	+1
Random Ruler	-1
Daggerfall and its associated factions	-1
Sentinel and its associated factions	-1
Wayrest and its associated factions	-1
The King of Worms and The Necromancers	-1
The Underking and his Agents	-1
Orsinium and its associated factions	-1
The Glenmoril Witches	-1
The Dust Witches	+1
The Daughters of Wroth	+1
The Witches of the Marsh	+1
The Beldama	+1
The Tide Witches	+1
The Merchants	-1
The Bards	-1
The Prostitutes	-1
Wrothgarian Mountains and its associated factions	+1

(Allies/Enemies affiliations for listed factions are not considered.)

Enemies

• 5x One Nightblade every five in-game minutes (25% chance) as soon as the quest starts

Notes

• If you keep the ruby you were supposed to deliver, it will remain in your inventory and won't vanish once the quest is over, unlike most quest items.

Additional Dialogue

After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "(Noble's name) is still in the smuggling business, I hear."
• "There's been an extraordinary increase in smuggling lately."

If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Someone found a very lovely (gem) around here recently."
• "I hear (noble's name) is mad as hell at some (player's race) adventurer."

If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Some (contact's description) was just here, waving around some (gem)."
• "Some jewelry store has reported the theft of a big ruby, I hear."

If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:

• "Ah, (player's first name). I hope you're keeping that ruby safe, my friend."
• "Hello again, my young friend."

If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:

• "I guess you've come to apologize for that botched smuggling affair. Apology not accepted."
• "You're the (player's race) who couldn't even accomplish a simple delivery, eh? Why would I waste my breath on you?"

Quest Log

Contraband Trade (r0c10y01)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): (Noble's name) asked me to deliver a (gem) to a contact in (town) called (contact's name). I need to have the (gem) delivered to (him/her) at (building) in (time limit) days or my reward will be forfeit.