Daggerfall:The Abducted Child

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Contents 1 Quick Walkthrough 2 Detailed Walkthrough 2.1 Quest Offer 2.2 Quest Acceptance 2.3 Quest Decline 2.4 Quest Object 2.5 Quest End 2.6 Reputation Gain/Loss 2.6.1 Additional Reputation 2.7 Enemies

Rescue a child abducted by The Dark Brotherhood.edit Location(s): Any Merchant or Innkeeper Reward: Random Gold Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: a0c10y02 Required Reputation: 10 or more reputation Difficulty: Easy

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to a Merchant or an Innkeeper.
2. Travel to the specified town.
3. Enter the residence and grab the child.
4. Return to your employer and collect your reward.
5. Be sure to follow the time limit.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Quest Offer

This quest is one of several in the random pool of Merchants/Innkeepers quests.

Merchant/Innkeeper:

I am desperate. The Dark Brotherhood has taken my child (child's name) and will kill (him/her) if I do not pay a ransom. I do not have enough to buy (him/her) freedom, but I can pay you (random gold) gold pieces if you will free (him/her).

or

My child, my poor (child's name) is gone, stolen away by the Dark Brotherhood for (god's name) knows what hideous purpose. You must help me, (player's first name). I'll give you all I have, (random gold) gold, if you will bring my child back home to me.

[edit] Quest Acceptance

The merchant/innkeeper goes on:

You are my savior! My name is (employer's name). Quickly now, for you only have (time limit) days before they kill (child's name). (He/She) is being held in (residence's name) in (town).

[edit] Quest Decline

The merchant/innkeeper answers:

This is a dark day for me. (child's name) will surely be slain by the Dark Brotherhood. May (his/her) ghost haunt you for the rest of your days!

[edit] Quest Object

Head to the town and ask around until you learn the residence's location. Enter the building (the entrance door will not be locked) and grab the child. An assassin of the Brotherhood will appear. When you strike him/her for the first time, he/she will shout:

No one messes with the Dark Brotherhood and lives!

Kill him/her and travel back to your employer. Collect your reward after handing the child over.

[edit] Quest End

When you return with the child to your employer, he/she will be overjoyed and says:

(child's name)! You are alive and well! (player's first name), I owe you a debt that can never be fully repaid. This modest reward is the least that I can give you.

[edit] Reputation Gain/Loss

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Questgiver's faction	+5
Questgiver's associated factions	+2

A failed quest (time limit expired) results in a reputation loss according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Questgiver's faction	-2
Questgiver's associated factions	-1

[edit] Additional Reputation

If you complete the quest successfully, you will lose reputation withe the Dark Brotherhood as shown below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Dark Brotherhood	-15
Associated factions	-8

[edit] Enemies

• 4x One Assassin every two in-game minutes (30% chance) once you enter the house the child is held captive