Oblivion talk:Imperial Corruption

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Contents 1 Audens doesn't attack when in Sneak mode 2 Audens killed before he finds a character? 3 Does Audens ever forget to take revenge? 4 Quest from Ruslan? 5 Quest Problem 6 Bug ? 7 Ruslan is worried 8 Quest Bug 9 Audens Avidius able to arrest while in prison? 10 how has this never been mentioned? 11 Items of note 12 Can't do mission 13 Unable to complete the mission. 14 Where is Luronk? 15 A couple of bugs 16 Jensine's Disposition won't increase? 17 Ruslan is dead 18 Avidius randomly killed 19 Can't find itius hayn

[edit] Audens doesn't attack when in Sneak mode

I do confirm this. He found me in my Skingrad House while i was sneaking (like always in my house). He didn't attacked me and now he stays there. Quite funny, because he talks with housemaid. -- Roi Danton

No, he doesn't attack if he can't detect you, which isn't the same thing. He just jumped me while I was stealing Hrormir's Icestaff (talk about terrible timing) and woke up Traven, grr.--Aliana 11:15, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

After a couple of retries, it seems he may attack immediately, or (bug, and not fixed by UOP) he may go through the Trespassing Warnings (if you're trespassing like I was at the time) before attacking.  :)--Aliana 11:29, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

Even better, grabbing the Staff then retreating to the Council Chamber (where I'm not trespassing) and waiting for him there caused Irlav to attack him, and while they were fighting one of them shouted "Thief! I'll get Hrormir's Icestaff back, dead or alive!", which must be one of the least-heard pieces of dialog ever. I couldn't tell who said it, and I can't find it in the Construction Set so the wording may not be exact.

[edit] Audens killed before he finds a character?

It's funny, but Audens never came after me (I was about level 10 and way past 10 days of game time, and I forgot about him). Exploring Horn Cave I found his body (with note talking about escaping) near a Wisp in a small room that had a trap door in the floor. Can he wander about and be killed?--Mazogaman 18:53, 27 November 2006 (EST)

Perhaps he followed you in the cave without you noticing and was killed by a creature? While i was doing a mages guild quest in a cave with necromancers i found his body next to a necromancer at the exit who had obviously killed him. 195.194.222.10 05:27, 12 February 2007 (EST) alcryt

In one game incarnation of mine, I found his body on the Silver Road just below Bruma, facing the dead body of Aval Uvani. It's safe to say that, sometimes, somebody else will get to him before you have a chance at him.

I think he actually spawns close by before he attacks. I was lining up a sneak shot on a will-of-the-wisp, in a very large chamber whilst raiding a ruins. I was using Detect Life so I know there was only 3 living things in there. I was one and the other 2 were in front of me. Took my shot and Audens started attacking from behind. Took me a while to figure out who the hell he was. Reloaded, and didn't shoot - turned around and Audens was standing in the middle of the room. I was hidden so he didn't attack. There was an oddity though, as initially I killed him and got the message about him being dead, but the second time I ran through the monsters, let Audens follow me, and he was killed out of my sight. I never received the message about him being dead even when I looted the body.

[edit] Does Audens ever forget to take revenge?

If 10 days pass and I'm still below level 5, would Audens still attack me any time after I become level 5? -- Jargon 04:15, 14 December 2006 (EST)

I'll answer my own question since I discovered the answer myself. Yes, Audens did attack me some time after I became level 5. -- Jargon 17:30, 25 January 2007 (EST)

[edit] Quest from Ruslan?

I entered the Temple District at night to do some thieving, and I saw Ruslan, whom I was about to pickpocket when I got this quest. Anyone else get this?-- Hobojoe

[edit] Quest Problem

For some reason luronk or ruslan may not talk to you about the incident in this case you for some reason cannot do the quest it happens to me which sucks

Any chance you just haven't raised their disposition high enough? Or are you saying that you don't have the topics show up when you talk to them? In that case, you just haven't started the quest yet because you haven't overheard the rumors. In any case, from the information you've given there's no sign that you've hit a glitch. --Nephele 22:47, 16 March 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Bug ?

I have finished the thieves guild and the main quest but when I attempt this quest I can never find Servatius Quintilius. The marker drects me to the Imperial waterfront but he is never there even when I wait at diffrent times of the day. i think ihave found a bug.can anyone help me on this issue??

Have you checked the waterfront buildings? I've found him in the Bloated Float inn once

I once walked in on a heated battle between Servatius Quintilius and the pirates on the waterfront. Some guards joined in, but Servatius died. Since he is not essential, he stayed dead. When it came time for me to do this quest, sure enough, the marker directed me to the exact spot he died on, and even the corpse had gone. Now I have to scour the city looking for Itius Hayn the hard way, and hope that I can continue this quest once I find him. I found Itius walking in Talos Plaza, talked to him and the quest is now progressing fine.

I had a similar problem, i am Arch Mage and for some reason the mage apprentices in arcane university are always fighting with the imperial battlemages, they always kill each other, one day i walked up and there were 4 dead battlemages and a dead apprentice surrounding Servatius Quintilius' body, I searched and found him wandering in the Talos Plaza district. - Syko_CoNoR

At some point you must have had the guards chasing you while at the Arcane University and the other mages must have come to your aid(killed the guards). Since they now have bounties on their heads and the guards keep respawning, these skirmishes will go on until the mages are all dead(they respawn too) which is very unlikely because the guards are heavily outnumbered and even if they do manage to kill one mage, there are always a few others who'll kill the guard and the cycle continues. --Sundar 03:09, 10 November 2007 (EST)

[edit] Ruslan is worried

I convinced Ruslan and Luronk gro-Glurzog to testify, then waited until the next morning to see what would happen. The quest said I should keep an eye on them, so I went back to Luronk's house. Right before I got there, Ruslan stopped me and said he was worried about his friend Luronk. I thought this was a quest update, like maybe he got killed for testifying. However, Luronk was in his house, talking about how he was going to lay low for a while. Going back to Ruslan gave the same comment - he was worried.

Since nothing at all was happening, I went to another town to do another quest. Upon arrival in town, I got the note that the arrest had been made. I don't know if my level has anything to do with it (32) or that I have already completed the main quest line.

-Z

[edit] Quest Bug

This has happened every time he escapes.

First of all, I was hiding in a small room in the Chrool Barracks, and there he sat in the room with me after I waited for 14 hours until midnight to sneak into the dungeons man. He didn't even notice me until after I spoke to him or I walked out of the room, and when he attakced the Chrool Guards defended me but also attacked me and put a 40 gold bounty on my head for no reason! I wasn't tresspassing as the room's door didn't have a red symbol on it, and every time i re-loaded it happened again, even afetr the fight had finished and then the three Fighters Guild Members started defending me man, and I don't know why. Does anyone know the answer to this? The Chorrol Guard owes me 40 gold, I had to pay the gold as i had no other choice unless I wanted to be a fugitive.

Redguard Elite 13:33, 11 February 2008 (EST)

[edit] Audens Avidius able to arrest while in prison?

I removed the following from the main page.

==Bugs==

• After Audens Avidius has been put in jail, he continues to have the ability to arrest your character, if your character has a bounty.

I think that this was a random one-time glitch, or (more likely as this was reported to me which is why I was testing it out and read this page) a mod's doing. It's certainly not repeatable and not for lack of trying (set bounty to over a thousand before going in to visit him, murdered an Imperial Watch in front of him, punched him up... no arrest and when talked to after yielding he would just say the same "Someday when I get out" or some such greeting. The stage scripting correctly changes his class from guard to warrior and pulls him out of the Watch and Watch Captains factions, so it's not possible for guard dialog and behavior to persist. If anyone can confirm any circumstances otherwise, please post them here. -- Kivan 19:50, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

I'm going to put this one back. I've already confirmed the bounty when he attacks because the game thinks that he's still in the Guard class, so it's quite probable that for some people he can still display arrest behavior as well. Kivan 22:28, 15 July 2008 (EDT)

[edit] how has this never been mentioned?

10 days have passed. im well over level 5 (and i was at the time of the quest, too) and still, Audens has never come to attack me. he isnt in the jail, either. he has, for all intents and purposes, ceased to exist. Baconator96 22:49, 23 August 2008 (EDT)

Try waiting for a long time somewhere. He's probably wandering around trying to find you. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 05:24, 24 August 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Items of note

I received the quest from Raslan, without ever having spoken to Luronk. Also, I have completed the Theives Guild quest chain and Hieronymus Lex is no longer a resident of the Imperial City. His replacement Servatius Quintilius said he was "too new" to challenge another Watch captain, and sent me to Itius Hayn. 70.210.43.181 00:18, 16 September 2008 (EDT) Lady Grey

[edit] Can't do mission

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my character cant do this mission it jensine wont talk to me about the imperial corruption guy and she has fer diposition of 100 on her................help—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.58.163.39 (talk • contribs) on 17:14, 23 December 2008.

You have to talk to one of the robbed guys first (Luronk or Ruslan) before Jensine will talk to you about Audens Avidius.

[edit] Unable to complete the mission.

After convincing Ruslan and Luronk gro-Glurzog to testify I went and followed the quest arrow to the guard captain Itius Hayn. At this time I didn't know that you could wait and have the mission complete its self on its own. When I got there Ruslan attacked Itius Hayn and was subsequently killed on the spot. Now how am I supposed to complete the mission with one of my witnesses having been killed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Freyrson (talk • contribs) on 7 January 2009.

I'm afraid you can't complete it, if I'm reading things right. Both Ruslan and Luronk must testify in order to cause the quest to update. You'll have to reload an earlier save. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 07:35, 7 January 2009 (EST)

Not sure if you're on PC or not, but could you use a console command to update the quest? piphil 08:03, 7 January 2009 (EST)

I was assuming console, since the setstage instructions are already on the page... If it's the PC then the Quest Stages list will indeed help. I'm guessing that if you run setstage MS26 71 it should update correctly. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 08:12, 7 January 2009 (EST)

[edit] Where is Luronk?

I have the problem that I don`t find Luronk when I ahve to get him to testify...? I have spoken to Jensine and the other guy.Worked fine then but Luronk is gone.Not in house or in city.On map he is shwon in the Arbotorium,not there.Help anyone? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by StormRage88 (talk • contribs) on 10 February 2009.

I just added full details of his schedule to his page. Hopefully that will help you find him. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 16:38, 10 February 2009 (EST)

Ok thanks but the problem is that the map marker always shows that he is at arboretum.Night and day,al the same.I ahve looked in his house every hour in the day.In arboretum too.Mayby I have to update the quest or something like that.I dont know...(??) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by StormRage88 (talk • contribs).

As Rpeh pointed out the schedule is available on his page, which he he also gave you the link to. If you quest marker doesn't work simply ignore it and use the schedule on-site as reference. In case that doesn't work it probably means that you haven't progressed in the quest far enough: have you already talked to Itius Hayn? --SerCenKing 13:14, 18 February 2009 (EST)

[edit] A couple of bugs

1) After asking Luronk to testify, I "waited" inside his home until morning. Come morning, he kept mumbling "I'm looking for Itius" but did not budge. I left and came back... still nothing. After a few days when I went back, they had testified.

2) I went to the prison to see Audens. I asked the guard to "Visit a prisoner" and he led me down. While I was down there, the guard stuck to me like glue... until I asked to visit a prisoner again. The guard responded by going back upstairs and closing the door behind him, leaving me alone in the jail to do as I pleased (whereby I picked the locks on all of the cells). -–BlueCat ^Talk

[edit] Jensine's Disposition won't increase?

I've spent a while getting her disposition up to 68, but it says it's maxed! I need it to 70, and I'm unknowing when it comes to disposition and stuff, so how can I make it 70? I've talked to Ruslan ect but she says "I dont trust you." every time. Can someone help? :( —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.150.69.196 (talk • contribs) on 1 June 2009.

You'll have to use a charm spell or bribe her —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.46.85.68 (talk • contribs) on 1 June 2009.

I have, I bribed her.

But it wont BUDGE! :( —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.150.69.196 (talk • contribs) on 1 June 2009.

Try reading the article on Disposition. --Nephele^Talk 16:17, 1 June 2009 (EDT)

[edit] Ruslan is dead

ruslan is dead. So i cant convince him to testifiy. I remember some mystic dawn agents attacked me and some other people attacked them. The arrow just points to the spot were ruslan died! TT.TT Anyone know what to do? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.136.30.104 (talk • contribs) on 23 July 2009.

Sorry... you'll have to reload an earlier save. –rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 19:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

I've added this as a note, cause it seems important enough to mention. Some of it is based on assumption, as I don't know the full details. Perhaps it needs to be revised. Wolok gro-Barok 21:59, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Avidius randomly killed

I was walking around the Imperial City just getting started on a new game, when two imperial guards ran up and mauled Audens Avidius for no discernable reason. I haven't started the quest, haven't even met the quest NPC's yet. Anyone know what the **** is going on? I'm using a lot of mods, but none that concern him (as far as I know).

[edit] Can't find itius hayn

The quest marker says he is standing in front of a gate in the elven district but hes not there, hes essential isn't he so he can't be dead.