Oblivion:Claudius Arcadia

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Claudius Arcadia (RefID: 00071D4C)
Home City	Imperial City, Prison District
House	The Bastion
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
Level	4	Class	Commoner
RefID	00071D4C	BaseID	00071D4B
Other Information
Health	53	Magicka	110
Respons.	0	Aggress.	5
Faction(s)	Claudius Arcadia's

Claudius Arcadia is a male Imperial Commoner, currently incarcerated in the Imperial City's prisons who was imprisoned for conducting the Black Sacrament, and arranging the assassination of Rufio through the Dark Brotherhood. His house in the Talos Plaza District of the Imperial City has been seized by the Imperial Guard because of Claudius' incarceration and is currently being used as an Imperial Legion outpost; a respawning Imperial Watchman is permanently stationed there.

Based on vague comments in Claudius' journal and by Rufio, it seems Rufio accidentally killed Claudius' wife or daughter during an encounter in which she struggled, despite Rufio urging her to stay still; this suggests, at the very least, that Rufio was not just an innocent old man and Claudius was not wholly evil.

[edit] Notes

• The only person with a copy of Claudius Arcadia's House Key is Adamus Phillida. You can easily obtain the key during the Permanent Retirement quest. Adamus presumably has the key because of his involvement with hunting down the Dark Brotherhood.
• Even though Claudius can be heard protesting his imprisonment from his cell, he will not make any attempt to escape, even if the player kills the guards present and opens the cell door. If removed from his cell, he will make every attempt to get back in.
• The remnants of the Night Mother ritual can be found in Claudius' basement.