Scheduled for Execution
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Faction: Dark Brotherhood
Quest Giver: Vicente Valtieri
Reward: Gold (based on level)
Bonus: Scales of Pitiless Justice
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[edit] Background
Vicente asks you to kill a prisoner, Valen Dreth, who is soon to be released from prison. The bonus is not to kill any guards during the course of the mission.
[edit] Walkthrough
First, enter through the Imperial Prison Sewer, where you exited the character creation tutorial. Open the gate with the key you were given by Vicente.
Once you are in, go to the tunnel to the right from the entrance and continue through the sewers through another door to more Sewers. Pull up your map and follow the pathway to the red triangle. There are 2 locked doors. Both of them are Average locks.
Go down the stairs and go right through the gate, down the hallway, and then make another right at that room. Make yet another right down the hallway, up the stairs, and up the ladder to The Sanctum (hard lock). Either use a lockpick, or use an Open Hard Lock spell. In order to use the spell, you need to be at least 75 skill points in Alteration magic. If you don't have the spell, you can purchase it from Gaspar Stegine or Raminus Polus in the Imperial City Arcane University, or from Orintur in the Cheydinhal Mages Guild.
There will be guards in the next few areas. The easier way to accomplish this mission with the bonus is to run past the guards, kill the prisoner, and run back through the sewers. Note: Some of the guards carry torches so, when hiding, be sure to be a safe distance from them, so they won’t spot you in the light as they walk by. If you wish you can use invisibility potions but their are lots of doors which will make them ineffective.
Once inside, sneak and wait for the two guards to stop talking and walk away. This will take a long time, at least few minutes for them to stop talking. Sneak forward down the hall. Walk instead of running. Make sure to stay in the shadows. You’ll need to go left but a guard patrols that walkway. You’re going to need to sneak forward down the middle as the guard walks forward down the left side. If he doesn’t move, you can jump your way if your acrobatics is high enough around by jumping on the pillar ledges and eventually jumping to the upper walkway.
Then simply go through the door to the Imperial Subterrane. There is one guard patrolling this area and he's carrying a torch. Avoid him in the shadows until he passes you by, then make your way to the Imperial Prison. Go straight up the stairs and down the hall, make a left, up some more stairs turn around to the right, and go through the tunnels directly into the prison cell where you started the game.
Wait for the guard and talkative prisoner to stop talking. That prisoner is Valen Dreth, the guy you’re supposed to kill. The guard will stand in front of the cell and will not move at all. Sneak past him to the left and get the 2 keys on the table. After you get the 2 keys (cell key and an Imperial Prison Key), then the guard will leave Valen Dreth alone. Make sure there's no guard around. Just casually open his cell and kill him. If the player character decides to converse with Dreth, they may repeat Dreth's taunt from the beginning of the game, "You're going to die in here". Follow where the guard disappears and go up to the bastion. With the other key, you can open the door and the guards will not bother you. Return to Vicente for your reward.
[edit] Alternate methods
Instead of attempting to sneak past the guards in the sewers, you can also pickpocket one of them for the Imperial Prison Key. After obtaining it, you can then exit the sewers, enter the Imperial Prison from the front door, enter the Bastion, then go down the left door that says it requires a key to unlock. You'll come out right next to Valen's cell with a single guard between Valen and your blade. Be warned: This guard will not move. You will have to run past him, kill Valen, and exit as quickly as possible.
Alternately, allow the guard to see you and attack you. Then yield to him by holding block and talking to him. He will stop attacking you, allowing you to initiate the conversation with Valen. After he leaves, you are free to kill Valen.
You can also just run straight past the guards - they're not that tough, and you don't bump into one until you get out of the sewer. Follow the red arrow, kill Valen as quickly as you can, ignoring the guards, and run like hell back out again, still ignoring the guards even when they hit you. Get the magicka boost from the Ayleid well just outside first to make this a lot easier, you can then cast more heal spells as you run through the sewers. Once you get out into the open, jump straight in the lake in front of you and swim away, you lose them pretty easily and can jump back to 'base' once you reach the far shore.
[edit] Journal Entries
Upon receiving the quest:
- I must break into the Imperial Prison and kill a Dark Elf prisoner named Valen Dreth. I will receive a special bonus if I manage not to kill any guards. I can enter the Imperial Prison through the connecting sewers, which can be accessed through a locked manhole just outside the prison walls. Vicente has provided me with a key.
After entering the sewers:
- I have entered the sewers beneath the Imperial Prison. I must now proceed through the sewers and into the prison itself, and kill Valen Dreth.
After killing Valen:
- Valen Dreth is dead, and no guards have been killed. I must return to the Sanctuary and speak with Vicente Valtieri to receive my reward, as well as a bonus.
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