Top 20 Must Play Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Quests
- June 07, 2006 08:21 AM PST
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Whom Gods Annoy
Why it's great: Everscamp Army Prize: Ring of Eidolon's Edge
Not particularly difficult, but really, really funny. You'll pick this quest up in Leyawiin as a rumor. Someone has a stinky house and its getting noticed by everyone. When you step inside to figure out what's up you see a woman surrounded by four Everscamps. Everscamps are exactly like scamps with the exception that they are more or less immortal, you can kill them but they'll come right back. For some reason the lady seems to think this a curse, personally I highly enjoyed running through a castle with four Everscamps for an entourage. Sadly they don't help out in a fight and the only way to get rid of them or the staff is to return it to Sheogorath's shrine, not the normal one, but one buried in a cave with leveled Daedra. You get a decent reward though, and some memorable screenshots.
Separated At Birth - Sins of the Father
Why it's great: Karma demands a good deed Prize: Enchanted Shield (Escutcheon of Chorrol)
Ok so this is actually a string of three quests, but whatever, I'm considering it all to be one. Get this in Chorrol; apparently a notorious drunk has stopped being notoriously drunk and it has a few people concerned. Enter identical twin. As the title suggests these two were separated at birth, reunite them and clear out their daddy's old home. Enter good part of quest. A few days later you'll be approached about retrieving something their daddy stole. It's easy enough to track it down but where do you return it, your journal tells you to give it back to the castle, common sense tells you to give it to Fathis. Trust the journal, at his peak Fathis will only give you three grand meanwhile the castle will give you a sweet shield valued at close to 18k. Now if only you could find somewhere to sell it.
The Collector
Why it's great: Money Maker Prize: 10K Gold
An ideal quest early in the game where gaining gold is an issue. You get it from Umbacano in the Imperial City but not without doing a little bit of pre-quest work. Before he will notice you enough to grant you the quest you need to find and sell a unique Ayleid statue. You'll probably get about 150 gold when you sell it in the shop. The U man will give you 500 gold for each of the next ten and a 5000 gold bonus once you complete the set for him. That's roughly 10000 gold before taxes and doesn't take into account any of the more typical loot you may have found and sold. The hardest part of this quest is just finding the first statue, mainly because you don't even know you're suppose to. You'll get more direction as you go along though so fear not.
Order of the Virtuous Blood
Why it's great: Cash Corpses Prize: 250 Gold per Vampire Dust, Ring of Sunfire
Another fine quest for gaining gold, but this one has no upper limit that I'm aware of. Once you become mildly famous you'll be approached by a woman in the Imperial City, she passes you on to the Order. They hunt Vampires and they want your help. Obviously this quest has all the dangers of getting bludgeoned to death with the added risk of becoming what you're killing. But when you finish, you'll be paid 250 gold for every portion of vampire dust you bring them. Combine this with the enchanted chest you get when you finish the mages guild and that's 2500 gold a week. Not a ton in the late game but it's enough to help you upgrade your weapons armor and houses.
Light the Dragon Fires
WHY: It's the Final Quest for crying out loud PRIZE: Sense of Accomplishment, Dragon Armor
It goes without saying that this quest is the most visually stunning, chaotic, lore extending quest in the game. As the final leg of the Main quest line, this is what it all comes down to. It literally reshapes how the Imperial City is viewed as well as the future of Cyrodiil. This quest will pit the long lost son vs. the elder scrolls very own Prince of Darkness. You'll be playing escort but at least you get front row seats to the battle of the century. I'm reluctant to say more because this is perhaps the best quest in the game. The reward is, certainly on par as well, a suit of heavy armor that previously only Kings and Emperors wore. You will need to wait a week to get it but that's okay.
