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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints

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  • 1 of 8: Unlike in Morrowind, the Thieves Guild in Oblivion is not an official Imperial guild, and you won't be able to find sign-up guys in well-known hangouts like corner clubs or anything like that.
  • 2 of 8: You have to do one of two things in order to set up a special meeting with a guild representative.
  • 3 of 8: One way or another, you'll learn that you need to go to the Garden of Dareloth at midnight.
  • 4 of 8: Wait for three other people to show up, including one named Armand Cristophe.
  • 5 of 8: Talk to Cristophe about "Gray Fox" and "Join the Thieves Guild" after getting his disposition up to at least 40.
  • 6 of 8: Since there are so many eager applicants at once, he decides to have a little contest to see who is most worthy of admittance to the Thieves Guild.
  • 7 of 8: After you finish the above quest, talk to Cristophe about everything to learn some important things about the Thieves Guild, such as how you can get your bounties removed for half price, and how you can sell stolen items.
  • 8 of 8: NOTE: "Independent Thievery" will be put in your journal as a quest, but it just has to do with stealing items and fencing them, so I won't have a quest entry for it anywhere in these hints.