Skyrim:The Silence Has Been Broken

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Meet Amaund Motierre inside Volunruud and learn who he wants assassinated. Quest Giver: Astrid Location(s): Volunruud Prerequisite Quest: Kill Hern or Kill Lurbuk Next Quest: Bound Until Death ID: DB04a

Rexus hands over an Amulet.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Meet Amaund Motierre inside Volunruud.
2. Take his letter and amulet to Astrid.
3. Take the amulet to Delvin Mallory in the Ragged Flagon in Riften.
4. Return to Astrid with the letter of credit from Delvin.

Detailed Walkthrough

Upon returning to turn in the completed missions Kill Hern and/or Kill Lurbuk, Astrid will approach you and tell you that she has finished thinking. She agrees that it would be madness to just ignore the Night Mother's demands, and tells you to travel to Volunruud to meet with Amaund Motierre.

Travel to Volunruud and enter the ruin. Immediately to your left, a skeleton waiting in a small alcove will attack you (the skeleton may not attack until after you have spoken to Amaund Motierre) , surrounded by some more bones and an Iron Helmet. After defeating the skeleton, continue straight to the main entryway. There are three paths, but the one you want is the leftmost one. The first chamber here is filled with draugr, but only a few are hostile. The others can be looted. Open the door and you'll find Amaund. There, he will inform you that he wants the Emperor himself assassinated, and his servant will give you two items: a valuable Jeweled Amulet "to cover expenses" and Amaund Motierre's Sealed Letter to deliver to Astrid. Return to the sanctuary and deliver these items to Astrid.

Astrid will ask you to take the amulet to Delvin Mallory, a Thieves Guild member, inside the Ragged Flagon in the Ratway in Riften. She says that, in lieu of payment, Delvin will probably give you a letter of credit, which he does. If you are a Thieves Guild member and have completed the quest Taking Care of Business, remember that you can enter via the secret entrance in the Riften graveyard. Delvin may also comment on your multiple memberships by saying that you've been making friends in all sort of places.

Delvin Mallory will inform you that the amulet is a one of a kind amulet that is only given to members of the Elder Council. He agrees to purchase it and hands you a letter of credit, which is to be delivered to Astrid - as per their "standard arrangement."

Return to Astrid with the letter, and she will tell you that Amaund Motierre is probably a member of the Elder Council looking to get himself promoted. With that, she informs you that your first mission will be assassinating Vittoria Vici at her own wedding.

Notes

• If the player reads the letter Amaund Motierre gives them inside Volunruud before delivering it to Astrid, she will mention it in conversation after showing it to her, criticizing the player's actions as "sloppy." This has no effect on the quest other than the additional dialog.
• It is possible to start this quest by directly going to Volunruud rather than speaking to Astrid first, but only after you have killed either Lurbuk or Hern.
• There is a chest in Amaund's chamber within the ruins which is free to loot, containing some leveled valuables and gold.
• If you go to Amaund before getting the quest, the quest will not be altered. If you return to the Sanctuary, Astrid will simply tell you to go to Volunruud before ending the conversation.
• Asking Astrid for more details on the wedding murder will have her speaking like the civil war is still ongoing, even if you've already completed that questline.

Quest Stages

The Silence Has Been Broken (DB04a)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0
5		I returned to Nazir, but he directed me to speak with Astrid immediately. Perhaps she's made up her mind about me seeing Amaund Motierre in Volundruud. (Objective is assigned): Speak with Astrid
10		Astrid has agreed to let me see Amaund Motierre in the dungeon known as Volunruud, as commanded by the Night Mother. I'm to speak with Motierre, and find out what he wants. (Objective is assigned): Speak with Amaund Motierre
15		(Objective is assigned): Talk to Rexus
20		Amaund Motierre has commissioned the Dark Brotherhood to kill several people, all of which will lead to the assassination of a primary target - the Emperor of Tamriel himself. I am to report this information back to Astrid. (Objective is assigned): Deliver the letter and amulet to Astrid
30		I've given Astrid the amulet and sealed letter provided to me by Amaund Motierre. I'm to take the amulet to a fence named Delvin Mallory, in the Riften Ratway - to gain any information I can, and sell it if Mallory is willing to buy. (Objective is assigned): Show the amulet to Delvin Mallory
40		Delvin Mallory has informed me that the amulet provided by Amaund Motierre indicates he is a member of the Emperor's Elder Council. Mallory was willing to purchase the amulet in exchange for a letter of credit, which I must now deliver to Astrid. (Objective is assigned): Report back to Astrid
200		After meeting with Amaund Motierre, I learned he is a member of the Elder Council, and wants the Dark Brotherhood to kill several people, all of whom lead to a primary target - the Emperor himself.

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• 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 any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• 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 DB04a 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, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest DB04a.

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