Oblivion:Roleplaying/Inn Helper

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Out in the Nibenay Basin, lies an Inn named the Imperial Bridge Inn. This Inn is fairly secluded, and is surrounded by many caves, ruins, etc.

Pretend you're hired help, or a relative of the Inn-keeper.
Live at the Inn. Talk to the people there. Befriend them. After all, you're working there.
Keep a broom handy, and schedule a day to sweep. On your sweeping days, sweep through the entire Inn by moving the broom with the drag key (z on PC, Left Bumper for Xbox 360, L2 PS3) in a motion that simulates sweeping. Sweep outside of the Inn as well!
Remember to wash the dishes either in the morning or the evening, by taking them outside and using the drag key to move them through the water to simulate washing. Then, once done, leave them to dry for a few seconds (minutes in Tamriel time). Note: When no one is watching, you may want to switch out the plates and forks, knives, cups and such, with your own. If you don't do this, you may be caught stealing.

The Imperial Bridge Inn. Fancy a job here?
If you think the above tasks are too mundane and boring, or you just like to kill stuff, go around the wilderness killing animals and bandits.
Remember to go out on the harbor each morning, dump your clothes on it, and jump in the water for a quick bath. You have to be clean for the job!
Be an Imperial Legionnaire helper. Kill a guard, or get the armor from the guards that assist you in Kvatch. Be the partner of the Legionnaire who already resides there, and stop bar fights. Go outside, and kill the bandits on the bridge.
Pretend the Inn-keeper is whining about how the Ayleid Ruins are scaring off customers, or the necromancers are killing them, and go to the Ruins and wipe them out. Remember, the nearby Cadlew Chapel has some necromancers as well!
Go fishing every couple of days, when you have free time. Kill the fish in the river, gut them, take their scales and sell them.
There is a harbor nearby the bridge. It has crates and other assorted things. Decorate this place, if you want.
Decorate the interior of the Inn. The Inn has clay plates and cups. Is that going to appeal to fancy customers? No! Go out and get new silverware, maybe put collectibles where you deem fit. Maybe place bouquets and books near beds, store some beer or fancy wine across that thing on the stairwell wall. You could have Daedric artifacts lining the walls and shields shining from the glare of the fireplace. The possibilities are endless when decorating!
Make a small library! (Look below) Have books that will entertain all guests, not just the naughty ones who appreciate a good read of the Lusty Argonian Maid. Try to have an extensive collection.
Go out and hunt for some meat! Deer and rats run rampant in these parts, so stock up on your arrows. Once you've brought the meat to the Inn, remember to cook it. Wait for at least and hour before setting it out.
Take a trip to town every once in a while. Maybe the Innkeeper needs some fine wines or more beer. When in towns, maybe steal some pay. Even go on short mundane quests when in town. But not too long! The Innkeeper just might suspend your pay!
Help out the researcher at the Inn. Befriend him, if you're a mage, or an Ayleid Enthusiast. Maybe bring him books on the Ayleids, or some Welkynd stones for research.
Try to cover the breaks in between boards on the top floor with paintbrushes. That way, no one will fall through!
Consider the desk on the second floor yours. If you're an alchemist, decorate your desk with alchemical tools. If you're a bookworm, place books on your desk. For added realism, place a quill and something with a lot of writing on it.
Have a night where everyone parties and drinks endlessly! This would probably fit better in the weekend days.
Take the weekend off for enjoying the wilderness, storming ruins, stealing stuff, whatever your character wants to do in their free time.
Conjure a creature to fight off before it kills customers.
Get followers from quests to come and be visitors to the Inn.
If you have a religious character, take every Sundas off to go to a chapel to honor the Nine.
Go to cities to get the newest edition of the Black Horse Courier, and put them on beds, on desks, tables, and the bar.
There is a room next to the stairs to the third floor that's pretty much empty. Feel more than free to decorate this room. It will hold large items as well.
Have a little helper. Get the Adoring Fan and have him hang out in the bar until you ask him to help.
Outside of the Inn is a wall, but it's broken down! Duplicate bricks and rebuild the wall.
Do the Mazoga the Orc quest, and use this as your vacation house. Stay here for your vacation months. If you want, just use these months to do what you want. Chat it up with Mazoga, mess with the boat, swim, and even bring your little helper.
Get a few Goblin totem staffs. Maybe one night when everyones in bed they attack. Do your best to defend it.
Try and bring as many killable NPC's to the inn to add realism. The Dark Brotherhood assassin is good and so is the mage apprentice. They respawn.
Bring any horses that you own, and place them right outside of the Inn.
Buy the truncheon of submission or enchant something with a similar effect and make a frenzy spell so that if you get bored you can frenzy a customer and pretend they got drunk and you had to knock them out.
Set a day every month to be a 'shopping day', when you go into either Bravil or Leyawiin to go shopping for items for the inn.