Oblivion:Next of Kin

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
3 Bugs
4 Notes
5 Journal Entries

Next to the Great Oak in Chorrol, your next Drop asks for the elimination of an entire bloodline. ^edit

Quest Giver: Dead Drop at Chorrol
Location(s): Chorrol, Applewatch, Imperial City, Leyawiin, Drunken Dragon Inn, Muck Valley Cavern
Prerequisite Quest: Affairs of a Wizard
Next Quest: Broken Vows
Reward: 500 gold
Fame/Infamy: Infamy +1
ID: Dark11Kin

The Draconis Family reunion

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Retrieve your next contract from near the roots of the Great Oak tree in Chorrol.
Go to Perennia Draconis' home, Applewatch, to kill her and collect a list of her children and their whereabouts.
Locate and eliminate the four other family members.
Proceed to the Skingrad Castle Courtyard for the next Dead Drop.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Targets

The entire Draconis Family is your new target. You start this mission only knowing the location of one of the Draconis family members: the mother, Perennia Draconis. She lives all alone on her farm called Applewatch not far west of Bruma. When you arrive at her house she asks what you are doing there. You can either tell her that you are looking for her children, and she will mistake you for a gift deliveryman, giving you a complete list of her childrens' whereabouts, or you can kill her and take the list off of her corpse. Be cautious however: years of living alone had left her tougher than she looks and she has a pet dog to defend her, but you shouldn't have too much trouble.

If you approach her when she is sleeping, she will wake up for the conversation and then go back to sleep, allowing for an easy sneak attack.
Sometimes she will be sitting in her chair reading a book. Make sure the dog isn't looking, and do a sneak attack from behind. If you kill her in one hit and the dog didn't see the attack, he will walk over then stand over her corpse and howl.

[edit] Matthias Draconis

Matthias Draconis lives in the Talos Plaza District of the Imperial City. His schedule provides ample opportunities to kill him.

Breaking and Entering at Night: At night he sleeps in his house. However, avoiding a bounty is hard here. His manservant also lives there, and if he sees you kill Matthias, he will report you to the guards. There is also a slight nuisance. If you do not strike Matthias dead with one blow, he will wake up, don his chainmail armor and draw his sword. This can be avoided by pickpocketing those items while he is still sleeping, before you attack.

Snipe from Afar: Matthias visits the Bloated Float Inn in the evening. He leaves the Bloated Float around 9 p.m., so that could present a welcome opportunity to snipe at him from afar. If your Sneak skill is high and you are well-hidden, he might not notice you as you pelt him with arrows. If no one sees you shoot him, you will not get a bounty.

In the Basement: During the day Matthias works as a guard in the basement at the Umbacano Manor. It is possible to sneak in there and kill him with one blow, avoiding a bounty.

Poison Apple: You can also plant a poisoned apple while he is at the Bloated Float, then slip out quietly and wait for him to 'mysteriously' drop dead. You have to have a lot of patience, because Matthias may not eat the apple for several days. You can speed up the process by visiting the Bloated Float Inn on the Waterfront early in the day before Matthias takes his evening meal, and removing all the food from the tables and cupboards.

Self-Defense: Simply cast Frenzy on him and he will attack you at which point you are free to either kill him yourself or let the guards do it. If you cannot cast a powerful enough Frenzy spell, you can let him catch you trespassing. If you refuse to leave, he will attack you. You will not get a bounty for killing him, but you might get one for trespassing.

[edit] Caelia Draconis

Your next target is Caelia Draconis, captain of the Guard in Leyawiin. She patrols around town constantly. She can be found in the castle of Leyawiin, but for a certain time during the day (starting 7:30 AM) she is all alone guarding some rooms at the Three Sisters Inn. Walk up to her, tell her you are going to kill her, and she will attack, (although she will alert the guards about your intentions and you will get a bounty of 1000 gold coins). Caelia, being a guard captain, is a very tough opponent and may not go down easily.

Tell her you are going to kill her and then run to the Fighters or Mages Guild (if you are a member). She will follow you and get chopped to bits by your guild-mates without you so much as lifting a finger or incurring ANY bounty.
Three Sisters Inn: If she is in the Three Sisters Inn, you can kill her without losing health by quickly going into the bedroom behind her and attacking from on top of or on the opposite side of the bed. Her sword can not reach you, so use arrows or targeted magic to quickly dispatch her. You will get a bounty.
Three Sisters Inn 2: If you have high Sneak and Marksman skills, you can track her to the Three Sisters Inn late at night, break into the second floor, and sneak into a shadowed corner. She will be sitting by a table, unaware of your presence and will fall easily to a few sneaky arrows if you have hidden yourself well enough and she doesn't notice you. If she sees you, you will still get a bounty.
Help from Townsfolk: You can also tell her you are going to kill her and run away. Other NPCs, such as townspeople and guild members, will attack her as she follows you.
Warning: having the townspeople attacking her is only advised as a last resort. It can mess up the faction AI for NPCs causing a massacre of many residents of Leyawiin as the guards start killing townspeople.
Snipe: Wait until nightfall, follow her, and she will eventually visit the cemetery behind the chapel. Then is your chance to snipe her with an arrow. However, you will get a 1000 gold bounty - even if you kill her with the first shot. You can avoid this by using a slow-acting poison. You will just receive a 40 gold bounty for assault.
Watery Death: This works better if you are an Argonian race, however a Water Breathing effect will work as well. Lead her into water and block her every attack, and she will eventually drown, without you really killing her.
Chapel Ghosts: When she takes her nightly watch over the city, she visits the cemetery near the chapel. Make sure that there are no other guards around, and tell her that you are here to kill her. She will then start chasing you. Do not attack her! As fast as you can, run inside the chapel, jump right downstairs and unlock the crypt (it's a level 2 lock). Once inside the crypt, run around and let the ghosts do the dirty job for you; unfortunately, they will not attack her, so you'll have to run around trying to get her in the ghosts' line of fire.
Follower: If you have a follower, you can aggravate Caelia (either by telling her she is going to die or attacking her) and let the follower help out.
Shadowmere: If you attack her then run outside to the stables you can let Shadowmere kill her and any other guards, and then pay the bounty of 40 gold.
Frenzy: Another way to kill her, without a bounty at all, only works if you have a strong version of the spell frenzy. Now, walk behind her, cast the spell, and she will attack you. Then you can either kill her youself (self-defence), or let the guards do it.
Cursed Item: Yet another method is to reverse pickpocket her and slip her a cursed item. She will eventually wear the item and die shortly thereafter. If you are feeling particularly impatient, attacking her (and gaining a meager 40 gold bounty) will prompt her to equip the item.
Gray Cowl of Nocturnal: If you have obtained the Gray Cowl, you can utilize it to kill Caelia without incurring a bounty on your normal self.

Note: Caelia has an endless supply of grapes, which means that she will not eat the poisoned apples unless the grapes are removed via the Construction Set.

[edit] Andreas Draconis

The next closest target is Andreas Draconis who runs the Drunken Dragon Inn. Talk to Andreas and tell him that his mother "bled like a pig" or that you want him dead, he will attack you and you can kill him without a bounty, possibly with the help of the resident Imperial Guard. Just make sure he's standing on the opposite side of the table and he won't reach you with his blows.

[edit] Sibylla Draconis

The final member of the Draconis family is Sibylla Draconis who lives in Muck Valley Cavern. The cave is inhabited by leveled natural predators.

Sibylla has a very high Aggression and is likely to attack on sight unless her disposition towards the player is also high due to high fame, infamy, and personality scores. Even if non-hostile, she has no conversation beyond the normal rumors.

If this battle is overwhelming for your character, simply flee the cave. Sibylla will follow you, but her animal companions will not be able to exit the cave. Outside, your trusty steed Shadowmere will come to your defense and is quite capable of killing Sibylla on her own.

Sibylla doesn't sleep or eat, so cursed items and poisoned apples do not work on her.

[edit] Finish

After you have eliminated all the family members, proceed to the Skingrad Castle Courtyard for your reward and next target.

[edit] Bugs

After killing Matthias, the quest will sometimes not update with his death, making it impossible to complete. This can be corrected by typing into the console "setstage Dark11Kin 30".

[edit] Notes

If you have previously killed Perennia (she is a fairly safe way to join the Brotherhood) the gift list will appear on her body when you start this quest.
If you wish to achieve 100% completion be sure to invest in Andreas Draconis' inn store before you kill him.
After completing this quest and starting Following a Lead, if you visit Applewatch again and activate Perennia Draconis' Tombstone, you will be attacked by her Ghost. You will also find Caelia's sword standing against her gravestone.
The inscriptions on the various gravestones read:
- Here lies Sibylla Draconis. She died as she lived -- like a beast.
- Here lies Caelia Draconis, dedicated daughter and noble member of the Leyawiin City Watch. Killed in action.
- Here lies Perennia Draconis, kind and gentle matron of the Draconis family. May her spirit forever curse the murderer who stole her precious life.
- Here lies Andreas Draconis, dutiful son and master brewman. May he forever serve Azura in the afterlife.
- Here lies Matthias Draconis. His mother always told him he'd end up dead if he didn't clean up his life...

[edit] Journal Entries

The Dead Drop (Dark10SanctuaryFIN)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		According to Lucien Lachance, I will now receive my contracts, as well as any rewards I may be owed, by visiting secret dead drop locations scattered around Cyrodiil. My next contract can be found in a hidden hollow inside the moss-covered rock on the top of Hero Hill, which is to the southeast of Fort Farragut.
100	0	I have visited my first dead drop location and received my next contract.
Next of Kin (Dark11Kin)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		I have received my new orders from Lucien Lachance. I must kill every member of the Draconis family -- Perennia Draconis, Matthias Draconis, Andreas Draconis, Sibylla Draconis and Caelia Draconis. I know the location of only the family matron, Perennia Draconis, who can be found on the farm known as Applewatch. I should head to Applewatch, find out as much information as I can on the locations of the other family members, and then systematically kill them all.
15		Perennia Draconis has given me a document that lists the locations of all the members of her family. She thought I was the delivery person she hired to buy gifts for her children. I will instead use the list to find and slay each family member. I should start with Perennia herself. Then I must kill Matthias Draconis in the Talos Plaza District of the Imperial City, Andreas Draconis in the Drunken Dragon Inn, Sibylla Draconis in Muck Valley Cavern and Caelia Draconis in Castle Leyawiin.
20		I have obtained a document that lists the locations of all the Draconis family members. I must kill Matthias Draconis in the Talos Plaza District of the Imperial City, Andreas Draconis in the Drunken Dragon Inn, Sibylla Draconis in Muck Valley Cavern and Caelia Draconis in Castle Leyawiin.
30		Every member of the Draconis family has been killed. I must pick up my reward and next contract at the dead drop located in the stone well in the Castle Skingrad Courtyard.
100	0	I have picked up my reward and received my next contract.

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 quest stage. Where quest is the internal name of the quest, and 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.