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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints

Six Cloves of Garlic

  • 1 of 9: Loose garlic cloves and garlic clusters that you can harvest them from are fairly plentiful.
  • 2 of 9: You can search various buildings for garlic clusters, or visit ingredient sellers to see if they have any garlic for sale.
  • 3 of 9: I had fairly good luck finding garlic for sale in the various inns and taverns in the Imperial City.
  • 4 of 9: If you find some but not all of the garlic you need that way, you can rob Dynari Amnis' house and Thamriel's house in the Talos Plaza District for one garlic clove from each. (They're both on plates on dinner tables.)
  • 5 of 9: There are two garlic clusters in the cellar of Skingrad's West Weald Inn, which is also a good place to buy the bloodgrass you need.
  • 6 of 9: For more garlic clusters, search the various homes and shops in Skingrad. You should easily find all that you need (especially if you look in the basement of Glarthir's house).
  • 7 of 9: Another way to get all six cloves in one trip is to go to the Weynon Priory near Chorrol and search Weynon House.
  • 8 of 9: Three garlic cloves are in a tan bowl on the table that Jauffre often sits at upstairs, and the other three are in a tan bowl on a shelf at the other end of the same room.
  • 9 of 9: You'll have to either sneakily steal them or quickly grab them and run back outside before anyone can take them away from you. (Unless you've already done enough Main Quests to have joined the Blades faction, in which case you can take things at the priory legally.)