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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Hints

Trolls of Forsaken Mine

  • 1 of 11: After you finish Azzan's "The Wandering Scholar" quest and gro-Khash's "The Fugitives" quest, talk to one of them about advancement and then "Contract" to get this quest.
  • 2 of 11: Then go talk to Oreyn about "Duties" and "Viranus Donton" to learn that the guildmaster's son hasn't returned from a recent mission he was sent on.
  • 3 of 11: Travel to the Forsaken Mine (location 1 on the Blackwood map) and use the entrance that's marked with a quest arrow on your local map.
  • 4 of 11: As you explore along, you'll find only minor critters and dead bodies at first.
  • 5 of 11: Find the hard-to-see SE passage in the room a short way NE of the entrance, then follow it along to find a door to the mine's Lost Passages area.
  • 6 of 11: You'll be fighting mostly trolls now, so proceed along cautiously and ready for combat.
  • 7 of 11: Use one of the several routes available to get to the SW-most chamber, where the local map has a green quest arrow.
  • 8 of 11: There you'll find Viranus Donton's body. Approach it to get a journal entry.
  • 9 of 11: Then search it to find a bloody journal that tells what happened.
  • 10 of 11: Take the journal to Oreyn to finish the quest.
  • 11 of 11: NOTE: The next time you talk to Azzan, he'll tell you that Oreyn's been expelled from the guild and you've been demoted to Defender.