Daggerfall:Espionage Equipment

Deliver a telescope to a noble's spy, get further instruction from the spy afterwards. Location(s): Any Noble Reward: Random Gold Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: r0c11y16 Required Reputation: 11 reputation or more Difficulty: Easy

It's time for some delivery work!

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to a noble.
2. Travel to the town named by the noble.
3. Talk to the spy and give her the telescope.
4. Travel to the town named by the spy.
5. Meet your contact there.
6. Give him/her the relic.
7. Collect your reward.
8. Be sure to follow the time limits.

Detailed Walkthrough

The spy, cleverly hiding behind a tavern patron

Spies Like Us

Speak to a noble, who says:

"If you have a couple days to spare and wouldn't mind being (random gold) gold pieces richer, I have a mission requiring some speed and delicacy."

Accept

The noble goes on:

"Excellent, (player's first name). Now, I have a spy, (spy's name) in (first town) who needs a telescope to continue (his/her) surveillance activities. I am given to understand (he/she) has found something of interest to a mutual friend of ours, which needs to be delivered as well. So, here is the telescope. Take it to a (spy's description) in a place called (first building) in (first town), and there you will get further instructions. Good luck to you, (player's first name)."

Decline

The noble answers:

"No? I wasn't expecting you to turn down (random gold) gold for a few days work. How many peasants would murder for that kind of money? Ah, well. Your life, I suppose."

Making Deliveries

A relic

The relic's recipient

This is a simple quest; there will be no enemies to stop you. Just travel quickly to the spy, hand over the telescope, then deliver the relic to the contact in the second town in time. Speak to the spy and be told:

"Excellent timing, (player's first name). Allow me to introduce myself. My name is (spy's name) and I believe that's my telescope you're carrying. (Noble's name), I believe, told you I would have a little job for you. Take this relic over to a (contact's description) in (second town). The name's (contact's name) and you'll find (him/her) at (second building). Your gold will be waiting for you there as well. Be better be on your way; (he/she) expects you there in (second time limit) days."

Travel to the second town and ask around to locate the contact's building. Enter it, and deliver the relic for your reward.

Reward

When you deliver the item, the contact says:

"You must be (player's name). (Spy's name) told me to expect you. I am (contact's name). Let me have a look at that relic. Very interesting indeed. Well, here's your (random gold) gold pieces. You never saw me, got it?"

Reputation Gain/Loss

A successfully completed quest results in a reputation gain according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	+5
Noble's associated factions	+2

A failed quest results in a reputation loss according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	-22
Noble's associated factions	-11
Oblivion and all associated Daedra Princes	+1
Sheogorath	-1
The Night Mother	+1
The Dark Brotherhood and its associated factions	+1
Ebonarm	-1
The Order of Arkay and its associated factions	-1
The Benevolence of Mara and its associated factions	-1
The Akatosh Chantry and its associated factions	-1
The School of Julianos and its associated factions	+1
The House of Dibella and its associated factions	-1
The Temple of Stendarr and its associated factions	+1
The Mages Guild and its associated factions	-1
The Thieves Guild and its associated factions	+1
Random Ruler	-1
Daggerfall and its associated factions	-1
Sentinel and its associated factions	-1
Wayrest and its associated factions	-1
The King of Worms and The Necromancers	-1
The Underking and his Agents	-1
Orsinium and its associated factions	-1
The Glenmoril Witches	-1
The Dust Witches	+1
The Daughters of Wroth	+1
The Witches of the Marsh	+1
The Beldama	+1
The Tide Witches	+1
The Merchants	-1
The Bards	-1
The Prostitutes	-1
Wrothgarian Mountains and its associated factions	+1

(Allies/Enemies affiliations for listed factions are not considered.)

Enemies

• None

Notes

• The first time limit for reaching the spy is visible in your journal.
• The telescope is unique to this quest and not encountered elsewhere in the game.
• If you keep either of the items, it will remain in your inventory and won't vanish once the quest is over, unlike most quest items.

Additional Dialogue

After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "If (noble's name) really has a spy network, it must be pretty well hidden."
• "It's said that (spy's name) is a spy, but (he/she) never leaves (first building)."

If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Turns out they caught (spy's name) and confiscated (his/her) illgotten loot."
• "They say (spy's name) was a spy in the service of (noble's name)."

If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "I always get the feeling I'm being watched everywhere in (first town)."
• "I wonder if they'll ever find that relic that was lifted from the palace."

If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:

• "Well, if it isn't my favorite spy. How goes it with you, young (player's first name)?"
• "I understand that the enterprise went off without a hitch. Well done, (player's first name)."

If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:

• "That quest I sent you on was rather a failure, wasn't it? There isn't any pressing reason why I should talk to you at all, is there?"

Quest Log

Espionage Equipment (r0c11y16)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): A spy in the employ of (noble's name) of (town) needs a telescope and I have been asked to deliver it. I have (time limit) days to get to (spy's name) in (first town) at a place called (first building). Once there, I will be given further instructions.
1		(Date): I gave (spy's name) (his/her) telescope and (he/she) sent me on to someone named (contact's name) of (second town) with a relic of some kind. I have (second time limit) days to get to (contact's name)'s place in (second town), (second building).