Oblivion:Malacath

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Contents 1 Quick Walkthrough 2 Detailed Walkthrough 2.1 Statue of Malacath 2.2 Ugly on the Inside 2.3 Drad's Estate 2.4 Bleak Mine 2.5 Volendrung 3 Notes 4 Bugs 5 Journal Entries

Rescue some Ogres from slavery.  edit Quest Giver: Malacath at Malacath's Shrine (map) Location(s): Lord Drad's Estate, Bleak Mine Reward: Volendrung Fame/Infamy: Fame +1 ID: DAMalacath Required Items: Troll Fat Required Level: 10

Shrine of Malacath

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

1. Find the Shrine of Malacath, and speak to Shobob gro-Rugdush.
2. Donate a Troll Fat, and you will be tasked to free some Ogre slaves from a local mine.
3. Free the slaves, and return to the shrine to be rewarded with Volendrung, a warhammer.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Statue of Malacath

See the oblivion map for the location of this shrine. Malacath's shrine is located on the Gold Coast, west of Fort Sutch and north of Anvil.

The location of this Shrine can be marked on your map by:

• Speaking to Thaurron in the Anvil Mages Guild
• Speaking to Pinarus Inventius in Anvil about Daedric Shrines (you must have already read Modern Heretics or have spoken with Ulene Hlervu about "Cheydinhal".)

[edit] Ugly on the Inside

Speak to Shobob gro-Rugdush, who (unless you are playing an Orc) will mention that the followers don't like 'beautiful people' and suggests that maybe you can convince him you're not so beautiful on the inside. With a little more disposition (50) he'll tell you that they don't like non-Orcs and that you should approach the shrine at your own risk. If you are playing as an Orc, Malacath's worshipers will be more welcoming and no disposition boosts are needed. In either case, you will need Troll Fat to activate Malacath's shrine. For information on finding some, see the Troll Fat page. Once you have the troll fat, activate the shrine.

If you are an Orc, Malacath will say:

Nice present! Good! And from a nice Orc, too! Double good! Orcs are smart. They know, you want something, you do what the Boss tells you. So listen good... Lord Drad took my ogres. Poxy white-skin says he owns them. Lying maggot! They're MY ogres! So this Lord Drad, he puts my little brothers in chains, working in the mines, and it makes me mad. So. You get over to Lord Drad's estate. Get my ogres loose, and get them out. Do it now, for me... the Boss.

If not, he will instead say:

You brought a present. Good. That's smart. You want something? Then, if you're smart, you do what I tell you. Lord Drad took my ogres. Says he owns them. Lying maggot! They're MY ogres! Get over to Lord Drad's estate. Let my ogres loose, and get them out! Okay? Get going!

[edit] Drad's Estate

Drad's Estate is just southeast of the Shrine and is now marked on your map. Speak to Drad about his Ogre Slaves. You can either go with or against slavery in the dialogue. If you admire his efforts, he'll tell you the Ogres are in Bleak Mine. If you go against slavery, speak to Lady Drad to learn this information. You may need to raise her disposition to 70 to get this information from her. Exact locations to Bleak Mine are not given, but it is east of the estate. The key for unlocking Bleak Mine can be found on a nightstand left of the entrance door.

[edit] Bleak Mine

The mine is protected by a leveled lock. You can pick it, use an Open spell, or use the key found in the Estate. Once in the mine, your objective is to find the ogres and release them from their cells. There are two groups of ogres, both in locked cells. Every guard has a set of keys that opens the cells (if you're choosing the non-violent approach, you can pickpocket one of the guards if your sneak skill is good enough), or you can open them yourself. Once freed, the ogres will help you kill any guards they encounter. If you have kept your weapon sheathed so far, the guards will attack the ogres but not you. You'll receive a quest message once you have freed all ogres (opened both cells).

[edit] Volendrung

Return to the Shrine for your reward, the warhammer Volendrung.

When you complete the quest (regardless of your race), Malacath says:

Good job! No one owns ogres but ME! And I fixed that maggot! The ogres own Drad! Make Drad eat dirt! Bwah-hah-hah! Now you get a present. Keep up the good work. And be nice to my little brothers!

[edit] Notes

• There is a chest containing very insignificant loot right behind Malacath's statue.
• While the freed ogres won't hurt you, it is possible for them to attack your horse on sight. In particular, this is likely if you are riding Prior Maborel's Paint Horse, Shadowmere, or a stolen horse (all of which are members of the Prey faction). If so, you may want to leave your horse at the shrine and head to the farm on foot.
• If you kill any ogres before returning to Malacath, you will fail the quest and forego your chance to receive Volendrung. This will also prevent you from ever being able to start Hermaeus Mora's quest (see below in Bugs.)
  • If you choose to kill the ogres after the quest and then speak to Lady Drad, she will be distressed and say that you "killed the poor beasts and that you've ruined her and her husband".
  • Attacking the ogres provides a great opportunity to improve your Marksman skill. If you stand outside the door to Lord Drad's house the ogre you're attacking can't get through the gate, which lets you fire away to your heart's content.
• After the quest, you can return to Lord Drad's Estate and check the fields for a laugh. You can also take all the loot from Lord Drad's house. It counts as stealing, but nobody will stop you.
• If their dispositions are high enough, the mine guards will not attack you, whether your weapon is drawn or not. If you want them to attack you so killing them won't count as a murder, find some way to lower their Dispositions towards you or use a spell such as Frenzy.
• Malacath will not accept Painted Troll Fat.
• The Drad Estate is a private area (red icon) but you still should be able to speak to Lord and Lady Drad.
• Be sure to sell all the guards' armor and weapons from the mine and you can easily come away with 5000 gold (level dependent). At later levels, the sale of armor and weapons can be in the tens of thousands.

[edit] Bugs

• Due to an oversight, unlike all other Daedric Quests, Malacath's (and Namira's) quest must be successfully completed to count towards Hermaeus Mora's requirements.
  • If you've failed Malacath's quest and thus been disqualified from ever getting Hermaeus Mora's, all hope is not lost. See Mephala quest bugs for a workaround.
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.
• If you do not kill all of the guards during this quest, they will follow you everywhere until either of you are dead. You may not see them, even for many days, but they will still be after you. If you are arrested at any time after this quest, you will find the surviving Bleak Mine guards waiting for you when you exit the prison. They will not be hostile unless you draw a weapon, at which point they will attack you, prompting a fight with other nearby NPCs.
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.
• While in the mine, the guards may randomly denounce you as a thief, but will take no action against you unless you attack them.

[edit] Journal Entries

Malacath (DAMalacath)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		One of Malacath's worshippers has told me that, in order to have the Daedra summoned, I must leave an offering of Troll Fat at the statue. [You must be level 10 to begin this quest.]
20		When I left the offering, Malacath was summoned and spoke to me. He tasked me with traveling to the estate of Lord Drad and freeing his ogre slaves.
30		I have spoken with Lord Drad. He believes the ogres to be suitable slaves, as they are mindless beasts, and is pleased with the ogres he uses in Bleak Mine. I appears I will have to free the ogres myself, if I am to complete Malacath's task for me.
31		I have spoken with Lord Drad. He believes the ogres to be suitable slaves, as it does not violate Imperial Law. I fear I've angered him, though, and he will no longer speak with me. Perhaps his wife will be more forthcoming.
34		Lady Drad has told me that the ogres are located in Bleak Mine, not far from here. I will have to go free them to appease Malacath.
35		I have entered Bleak Mine. Now I must free Malacath's ogres.
36		I freed one group of ogres. I must check to see if there are more to be freed. (if stage 37 has not been done)
37		I freed one group of ogres. I must check to see if there are more to be freed. (if stage 36 has not been done)
50		I have freed all the ogres in the Bleak Mine. I should return to the Shrine of Malacath.
100		Malacath was satisfied with my efforts to free the ogres. He has rewarded me with Volendrung.
200		Malacath wanted his ogres freed... not killed. Now there's no chance of earning the reward he promised.

Notes

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage DAMalacath stage. Where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.