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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints
Prisoner Notes
1 of 9: If the Argonian makes it out of the shrine area alive, you can go meet him in the Imperial City's Temple of the One later on to get a reward of increases to your Restoration, Mysticism, and Alchemy skills.
2 of 9: However, he's very likely to be killed if you free him before you clear out the shrine area and the living quarters area beyond. (See the hints below this notes section.)
3 of 9: So when you're asked to sacrifice him, instead start attacking the nearby cult members.
4 of 9: When they're all dead, quicksave your game and grab the Mysterium Xarxes book.
5 of 9: When you do, the huge statue nearby will collapse on top of the Argonian, possibly killing him.
6 of 9: You could free him before grabbing the book and causing the statue to collapse, but then you'd have to carefully protect him from all the cult members in the living quarters area as you ran through it. (The game is rigged so that you can't enter the living quarters until after you get the book.)
7 of 9: It's much better to keep quickrestoring and taking the book until Jeelius survives the statue's collapse.
8 of 9: Then go through the living quarters area thoroughly, killing off every cult member in it.
9 of 9: Then return to the shrine and free the prisoner and follow him all the way out.
