If a general alarm is raised, additional guards will come from the barracks. Once clear, enter the only door into the ambassador's offices Elenwen's Solar. If the Dragonborn is an Altmer and is wearing hooded Thalmor Robes , they may walk past all the guards without incident. Walking is essential, as running, even as an Altmer and wearing Thalmor robes, will cause the guards to become hostile. Even if the Dragonborn is an Altmer, the Thalmor wizard at the door to the Solar will ask why they are not at their post.
At this point, the option to persuade the wizard that Elenwen wants to see them inside becomes available. If this persuasion is successful, the wizard will say to "take his post" and say not to let anyone in, at which point he should leave the area, but appears to stay where he is. Either way, once inside the Solar, any disguise will no longer work and everyone inside will become hostile on sight.
Inside, either kill everyone or sneak over to the chest the quest arrow is pointing to, and grab the needed items. Read the documents taken to activate the next arrow. There is a locked display case in Rulindil's office, containing two elven daggers , a gold and ruby circlet, and a gold and emerald circlet.
There is also a gold ingot in one of the upper rooms, along with more loot, but one will have to slip by the lone Thalmor soldier that patrols the stairs or kill them to be able to loot the upper floor. After recovering the quest items from the office, the quest arrow will lead down into the dungeon, where Etienne Rarnis is being kept captive. If Rulindil was killed in his office, the only other person in the dungeon will be a guard patrolling outside the cells.
If Rulindil was allowed to walk down the stairs, he will also be there, sitting at a desk taking notes while the guard tortures the prisoner to get him to confess the information the Thalmor are seeking regarding someone they are looking for of great interest.
Etienne: "Stop. I don't know anything else. Don't you think I'd have told you already? You know the rules. Do not speak unless spoken to. Master Rulindil will ask the questions. I've already told you everything If you persist in this stubbornness I'll have I was just I don't even know anything There's an old man. He lives in Riften.
He could be this Esbern you're looking for, but I don't know. He's old and seemed kind of crazy. That's all I know.
Like I've told already a hundred- Ahhhh! Just answer the questions. And where can we find this nameless old man? I've seen him down in the Ratway. Maybe he lives down there, but I don't know for sure. I must say I continue to be disappointed in your lack of cooperation.
I hope next time you will do better. I've already told you everything. Listen, if you let me go I can take you to Riften, show you where- Gaaaaah!!! Information about Esbern is needed to proceed.
This can be done in three ways:. Whichever method is used, learning about Esbern triggers a scripted event leading to the next stage of the quest. After the Dragonborn learns about Esbern, two Thalmor guards will enter the dungeon with Malborn in custody, his cover blown.
The guards hold the key to the trapdoor, so they have to be killed. If the Dragonborn is an Altmer dressed in full Elven Armor the guards will not be hostile, allowing them to get within the range of melee weapons. If they are not dead yet, Rulindil and the guard that had been torturing Etienne will assist with attacking Malborn and the Dragonborn, so they will all have to be killed before escaping into the Reeking Cave through the trapdoor with the key looted from the guards' bodies. Note that at this time, if Brelas was imprisoned, would be the time to free her.
Once through the trapdoor, a frost troll will be waiting, as well as any followers that might have been left before entering the party. The Stone should be best seized now, for there is no other method of accessing this place upon quest completion. Exiting the cave will allow seeing off anyone that was saved. Return to Riverwood to reclaim any gear from Delphine's chest. If Etienne survived, he can later be found in Riften among the Thieves Guild.
If Malborn survived, he can be found in the New Gnisis Cornerclub in Windhelm , and he will give the Dragonborn another quest to find and kill a Thalmor assassin who is keeping him from leaving Windhelm and Skyrim. If the distraction done at the party led to Brelas being incarcerated and she is rescued with Malborn and Etienne, if she survived, she will flee with Malborn to Windhelm, and then flee with him back across the Skyrim-Morrowind border once Malborn's quest is completed.
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You'll need to wait for the guards that come in with Malborn, to try to keep you from escaping. Kill the guards and loot the key off one of their bodys. Note: If you level up while your here, you will need to take care of that before you can leave. Then open the Trap Door and leave. The Reeking Cave, as this place is called, is home to a Frost Troll , but by this point you will have reunited with your followers if you had any to begin with.
Simply return to Delphine at Riverwood at this point to complete the quest. You'll find her in the basement of the Sleeping Giant Inn , which is accessed through a false panel in the wardrobe of the room closest to the front counter. Last Edited: 13 Dec pm. Was this guide helpful? YES NO. In This Wiki Guide. Find your own words; I have no more; or plenty more but why?
User Info: blowseph. Just give him everything you have on you, there's really no reason not to since you won't be doing any fighting between when you give him the stuff and when you get it back. User Info: IqarP If ppl call me a douche bag I reply "Well at least I'm scoring! Ok, I made a seperate save in the event of a mistake but ATM I just tore through everyone with my axe and rescued Malborn and that cell mate.
I bet a bunch of Thalmors really hate me now. Should I keep going or try again with stealth? User Info: Smakit. Just keep going. Unfortunately, there isn't much of a reward, besides personal satisfaction, with using stealth. I know in the thieves' guild quests, I went through several chock full of potential enemies without being spotted.
User Info: ryamis. Give him some lockpicks. They aren't needed but they can open some display cases. More topics from this board Thoughts on skyrim anniversary edition? Where is the best place to sell your stuff? Side Quest 9 Answers.
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