A Special Request

Background[]

Objectives[]

1. Speak to Astara Caerellius
2. Go to Anvil Castle and speak to Governor Fortunata ap Dugal
3. Infiltrate Castle Kvatch
   • Talk to the Castle Gate Officer
   • Obtain the Gatehouse Key
4. Kill Commander Marcus Scipio
5. Speak to Count Carolus Aquilarios
6. Speak to Speaker Terenus
7. Speak to Mirabelle Motierre at Anvil Castle
8. Poison Fortunata's Wine Decanter
9. Report to Fortunata ap Dugal
10. Oversee Fortunata's death at the Castle Balcony

Walkthrough[]

After completing "Questions of Faith," Astara Caerellius will give you a new assignment. Pirate queen Fortunata ap Dugal of Anvil has contacted the dark brotherhood and wishes to personally meet with the assassin who will carry out her contract.

Head to Castle Anvil. You will find the pirate queen in the throne room. Speak with her and she will tell you what you need to do. The Order of the Hour has been expanding its influence, and Fortunata wants to send a message to Count Carolus Aquilarios that they cannot protect him. She wants you to murder Commander Marcus Scipio and then tell the count you did this.

Make your way to Kvatch. The castle is locked and guarded, but you can find a key in the Castellan's House in the west of town. It will be on the top floor, on the dresser by the bed. Using this key, you can take the gatehouse passage northeast of the Bank of Kvatch to secretly get into the castle. Alternatively, you can talk to Sergeant Luca Plavius at the castle gates to learn that only people with a special writ are allowed to enter the castle, and that the chanters from the chapel have such a writ. You can then go to the chapel graveyard and intimidate Chanter Amia. She will not give you her writ, but she will tell you about a passage through the moat that will allow you in.

Either way, once you have made it into the castle, make your way to the southeastern room. You will find the commander at the table. If you sneak up on him and use your blade of woe, you can avoid a drawn-out boss battle. Either way, once he is dead, make your way to the northeastern room. As you approach the Count's Suite, you can overhear the count performing the Black Sacrament. Head in and talk to him. He will assume you are there because of his ritual, and will ask you to kill Governor Fortunata ap Dugal in exchange for information about who is killing dark brotherhood agents. When you tell him why you are really here, he will still offer the job.

Speaker Terenus will then show up behind you. Speak with him and he will tell you to fulfill the count's contract, to murder your previous client. Head across from this room to the dignitary suite and use the secret passage in the wardrobe to make your way out of Castle Kvatch. Make your way over to Anvil and speak with Mirabelle Motierre outside the castle. She has been working as a dark brotherhood spy here, and can tell you how to approach this contract. She will tell you the easiest way to kill the governor is to poison her wine. You can move about the castle through the secret passageways behind the red drapes.

Sneak your way to the top floor, then to the dead end in the southeast of the castle. There, you will find Fortunata's wine decanter. Poison it, then head down the passage west of there to make your way to the governor's suite. You will find Fortunata there; tell her you have completed her contract, and she will offer to have a drink with you on her balcony. Mirabelle will come and deliver the wine that you poisoned; after Fortunata drinks it, Mirabelle will taunt her before she dies of the poison.

With Fortunata dead, head out of Anvil castle. You can use Fortunata's secret escape route behind the red drapes. Once you are out, return to the sanctuary and speak with Astara to finish the quest.

Reward[]

• Unidentified Sithis' Touch Chest Armor
• 1 Skill Point
• Dark Brotherhood 10 Skill line experience
• 73–302

Journal[]

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Appearances[]

• The Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood