” False direction “ – the fifth mission of the thieves guild in the elder scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered . Upon returning to the port district of the capital, you will find that the head of the city guard strengthened the search for a gray fox. The guard flooded the refuge of thieves, and you will have to help the guild get rid of close attention of justice.
How to find Metredel, steal the Archmage’s staff and throw it to one former scientist, we will tell you in our guide.
Passing the quest “False Direction” in the Oblivion Remastered
Upon completion of the task of “Aargi’s precious” and obtaining from the sowcrymum of the rank robber , you will have to help out the stolen 400 gold from the buyer.
Talk to s’krivva (s'krivva), which will express concern about the Jerome Lex (Hieronymus Lex). The port district was again under the close attention of imperial guards, and Armand Christophe was put under house arrest. Kajitka will ask you to find Metredel (Methredhehel), hiding somewhere in the of the Imperial City, and along with it to solve the issue with the captain of the guard.
Find the blizzard
Talk to the imperial city and talk to any poor thing to find out where the elf is hiding.
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it turns out that the blizzard stopped in the house of dunari amnis (Dynari amnis' House), located in the talos Plaza (Talos Plaza DISTRICT).
Follow the label on the map and talk to Metredel to find out a new plan of action. Since all the guards gathered in the port area, the elf organized a series of thefts of valuable artifacts in the remaining parts of the city.
your task will be stealing Ice staff of Khermir from the university of magic
, and specifically from the room of the archmage.Steal the staff of Khrremir
Metredel will tell you that the Archmage is sleeping from 1:00 to 7:00 in his chambers. At the indicated time, move to the University of Magic (Arcane University) and go to the reception of the archmage. Use the portal to move to the floor above the councils of advice (Council Chamber).
If you meet any representative of the Maga Guild, use the invisibility spell, chameleon or your secrecy skills, if you have quite pumped. The personal chambers of the archmage, where on the table at the end of the bed lies the desired item.
take the ice staff of Khrremir (Hrormir's IceStAff) and activate the night table to the left of the bed to leave the message from the Gray Fox.
After the task is updated, leave the archmage tower and run to the metoneal for the following instructions.
Note: if you are still in the process of the Maga Guild, after the quest is completed, after the quest is completed “Liberation or execution?” You will already have free access to the hall. In this case, stealing a staff will be much easier for you.
Note: However, if by this moment you have completed the quest chain of the guild of magicians and became archmage – you can safely pick up the staff at any time of the day, as it will be considered yours. This does not affect the passage of the quest.
Keep the hieronym Lias
Having received a staff, go to the Memoral. The elf will thank you for your work and ask you to follow the head of the guard until he receives an instruction to free the port area.
you will find it in port district (Waterfront District), next to the house of Mivrina Arano. Go to Jerome, wait for the moment when Dremor approaches him and give a note from the University of Magic.
After reading the note, Jerome Lex will throw it to the ground and will order the guard to leave the district. As soon as you return to the management of your character, take the note and run to the Melowl to report on success.
Throw the servant Otus Vanin
Return to the Plaza Talos and celebrate with the elven. She will ask you to return the stolen staff to the place, but will warn you that returning to the tower of the archmage will be too risky.
instead you will have to find a former scientist University of Magic – Ontus Vanin (ontus vanin) and throwing a staff into his personal belongings.
The house of Ontus Vanin will also be in Plaza Talos . You can visit his house after two in the afternoon, without fear of meeting him face to face. Go to the second floor and open the light lock into his personal room. On the left you will find Otus Vanin's chest , activating which, you will perform the penultimate stage of this quest.
Get a reward
After you toss the artifact of the magician, you only have to visit the Croil and get your award.
This time you will get 300 gold , as well as the rank of house (Cat Burglar). With the receipt of a new title, you will have a new buyer of stolen from Braville – Lucian Galen (Luciana Galena), which can be found at the In inn “Lone wanderer.”
