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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints

Anvil Recommendation

  • 1 of 16: Speak to Carahil in the Anvil Mages Guild about "Recommendation" to get this quest.
  • 2 of 16: TIP: Ask her about "Rogue Mage" to get some free Frost Shell scrolls.
  • 3 of 16: Travel to the Brina Cross Inn (location 4 on the Gold Coast map) and find Arielle Jurard inside.
  • 4 of 16: She says to pretend to be a traveling merchant and order a room for the night. (Yes, you're the bait.)
  • 5 of 16: Talk to Christopher Marane at the bar about "Bed" and tell him you're a merchant.
  • 6 of 16: Head up to your room, which is upstairs, the last one on the right (behind the only unlocked door).
  • 7 of 16: NOTE: If Caminalda approaches you and talks to you on the way, tell her that you're a merchant. She may have some part in this.
  • 8 of 16: Wait in your room until Jurard comes in, then talk to her to learn about the plan to trap the guilty merchant-killer.
  • 9 of 16: She says to start out the next morning, but all you have to do is sleep on the bed in your room for one hour to get a journal entry.
  • 10 of 16: Then you can leave the inn and start east down the road.
  • 11 of 16: Notice the two battlemages heading for cover at strategic spots.
  • 12 of 16: Just east of where Roliand Hanus finds a position, you'll be approached by Caminalda.
  • 13 of 16: She's the evil merchant-killer, and right after she talks to you, she'll attack.
  • 14 of 16: TIP: She won't attack until after she talks to you, so lead her to Roliand before you let her talk to you if you can. Otherwise, just dodge her spells until the battlemages take her down.
  • 15 of 16: TIP: After she's down, search her body for stuff, including her room key. You can optionally go raid her room in the inn (the one next to yours) for stuff, including gold in a chest that her key will also open.
  • 16 of 16: Return to the Anvil Mages Guild and talk to Carahil about "Rogue Mage" to finish the quest.