Skyrim:The Pursuit

Summary

Head to the Ragged Flagon through The Ratway. Meet Karliah after entering through the door to the Ragged Flagon and follow her as she leads you to the Cistern, where Brynjolf, Delvin and Vex are waiting with knives drawn. Karliah pleads clemency and hands over the journal you translated in the previous quest as proof of her innocence. Brynjolf is shocked at the revelations contained within and determines that they must open the vault to see the truth. Follow them as they head to the vault and watch as Delvin and Brynjolf use their respective keys to open it. As soon as the doors open, Brynjolf will let out a cry of horror at seeing the place completely empty; not a single gold coin is left. While Delvin is distraught at seeing their fortune gone, Vex's reaction is more violent; she pulls her dagger out and vows to kill their treacherous Guildmaster immediately. Brynjolf manages to calm the situation and asks to talk to you after assigning the other two to keep an eye out for Mercer. Tell him everything and he'll instruct you to break into Mercer's home to look for clues. However, the place is guarded by a Nord lout named Vald who is quite insistent on keeping people out. Brynjolf suggests you speak to Vex about him, since she was at one point intimately acquainted with Vald. Vex suggests the best course of action would be to erase Vald's debt with Maven Black-Briar or run him through and take what you need off his body. You must pass a hard-level Speech check to persuade him to give you the key.

The quest involves theft, betrayal, and moral choices, with options for mercy or cruelty. It is heavily criminal and chaotic, fitting the Thieves Guild theme.

Details

Location

Riftweald Manor

Classification

classified

Rewards

• itemChillrend

NPCs

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