Project Tamriel:Cyrodiil/An Imperial Bargain

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Strike a deal with the Emperor's scion. Quest Giver: Herrius Thimistrel Location(s): Anvil, Thimistrel Manor Prerequisite Quest: Destabilization Next Quest: Last Salute to the Admiral Reward: Crossbow of Appetite Disposition: +10 (Herrius Thimistrel, Prince Enman Septim) Reputation Gain: +2 (Cyrodiil Reputation), +10 (Kingdom of Anvil) ID: PC_m1_K1_HT3 Required Rank: Seneschal

Prerequisites

• You must be of Seneschal rank in the Kingdom of Anvil to receive this quest.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Herrius Thimistrel about duties and Enman Septim.
2. Go to the Saint Amiel Officers' Club and talk to Prince Enman Septim.
3. Either:
   • Ask Enman to tell you about himself (requires 60+ disposition), then ask about his old bodyguard.
   • Ask Enman what he makes of Anvil (requires 50+ disposition), then ask why he's not staying at The Abecette.
4. Relay Herrius' offer of protection to Enman and ask about the shady-looking Nord.
5. Talk to Filhallil at The Abecette: Fight Pit about the shady-looking Nord (requires 60+ disposition).
6. Go to the Albatross Apartments and enter Slaffid Somber-Cleaver's home.
7. Kill Slaffid.
8. Return to Enman to let him know.
9. Speak to Herrius.

Detailed Walkthrough

A new opportunity (and new risk) has arisen for Herrius Thimistrel's coup attempt. Prince Enman Septim has arrived in the city, making any move against the Queen risky, for - as Herrius puts it - the Imperial Legion would be significantly more likely to intervene if the Emperor's son was at risk. Still, Herrius sees this as a chance to strike a deal with Imperial power, and wants you to speak to the prince and get him on side. He suggests that you offer the prince the protection of the Vampyrum Order in exchange for him distracting the eyes of Cyrodiil from Anvil long enough for Herrius to seize and consolidate power.

Herrius asks that you go the Saint Amiel Officers' Club to speak to the prince. It's in the Garden Quarter of Anvil, so head there. Prince Enman Septim is inside, flanked by two bodyguards. Talk to him about himself. He'll ask you to keep things short. Don't - directly offering him protection just offends him (and his impressively armed guards), and he's irked by political topics too. Instead, raise his disposition to 50+ and ask him how he finds Anvil, before enquiring why he isn't staying at The Abecette. This provides you the opening you need to convey Herrius' offer of protection without Enman taking offense. He'll ask that you prove your abilities first though. Apparently a shady-looking Nord has got him on edge, and he wants you to to eliminate him if he proves to be a threat.

Enman saw the Nord at the Abecette casino, so go there and ask around. You'll be pointed to the fight pit area of the casino, which is accessible via the Inner Hall. The person to speak to in the Fight Pit is Filhallil, who (with 60+ disposition) will identify the Nord - a man named Slaffid Somber-Cleaver. He'll point you to his home in the Albatross Apartments in Little Arenthia. Go there to search it - the apartment block is at the canal's east end. You'll need a means of unlocking the level 60 locked door to Slaffid's apartment.

Once inside, prepare for an ambush. Slaffid is unhappy at your entry and will assault you with a cleaver that inflicts a Blind effect on hit. A Note for Slaffid on his body implies that he was indeed an assassin out to get Enman. Return to the prince and let him know. He agrees to uphold his end of the deal, allowing you to return to Herrius to relay the good news.

Quest Stages

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

An Imperial Bargain (PC_m1_K1_HT3)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Herrius Thimistrel informed me that Prince Enman Septim has come to Anvil on vacation and is currently visiting the Saint Amiel Officers' Club. He wants me to take advantage of the Prince's arrival by making a deal with him: I am to offer him the protection of the Vampyrum Order in exchange for him getting the Empire to look away while Herrius executes his coup.
20		Enman Septim was wary of the deal I offered. He requested that I first prove my good intentions and the Order's effectiveness at protection by dealing with a shady-looking Nord in the Abecette fight pit who he believes has been following him.
21		Filhallil, the bet manager at the Abecette fight pit, told me that he had once gone out drinking with Slaffid Somber-Cleaver, the shady-looking Nord who Enman Septim believed was following him. When the two of them parted ways and Slaffid went back to his room at the Albatross Apartments by the canal in Little Arenthia, he made sure that Filhallil couldn't see inside.
22		Slaffid Somber-Cleaver ambushed me when I investigated his room at the Albatross Apartments.
30		I told Enman Septim that I killed Slaffid Somber-Cleaver, the shady-looking Nord who had been following him. He thanked me for my help and promised that he'd leave Anvil soon to hold up his end of the bargain.
100	Finishes quest	Herrius Thimistrel was pleased that I was able to make a deal with Enman Septim and get him to leave the city in preparation for the coup. He gave me an enchanted crossbow as a reward.
110	Finishes quest	Herrius Thimistrel was furious to hear of Enman Septim's death. He swore vengeance upon me for my actions and then attacked me.
120	Finishes quest	Herrius Thimistrel was furious to hear that I had killed Enman Septim's bodyguard. He swore vengeance upon me for my actions and then attacked me.
130	Finishes quest	Herrius Thimistrel was furious to hear of Queen Millona's death, as it meant that he could no longer become King legitimately. He swore vengeance upon me for my actions and then attacked me.