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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints

How can I find Theranis now?

  • 1 of 12: NOTE: If you got into the jail by being arrested, you'll have to somehow open the cell door to continue (or serve your time and then get back in another way).
  • 2 of 12: Larthjar mentioned that the Pale Lady took an Argonian most recently, and he was bleeding a lot at the time.
  • 3 of 12: So follow the blood trail.
  • 4 of 12: It leads from one of the cells to a stone wall that positively screams "secret door!"
  • 5 of 12: Click on the strange candle to the right of the wall to open the secret door.
  • 6 of 12: Follow the passage along until you find a door to the Castle Skingrad Wine Cellar.
  • 7 of 12: Continue following the passage until you reach another secret door, this one with an obvious turn handle just to the left of it.
  • 8 of 12: Explore the wine cellar until you find a room chock full of wine bottles to steal.
  • 9 of 12: Notice that the blood stains you were following lead into this room and end at the rightmost of the three giant casks that are against the north wall.
  • 10 of 12: To the left of that third giant cask is another "strange candle" that you can use to open a secret door in the center giant cask.
  • 11 of 12: A short ways past that, you'll meet and defeat (hopefully) the Pale Lady.
  • 12 of 12: Take her keys and then look around to find poor Theranis dead on the floor.