Deceiving the Herd

Background
Feran Sadri will ask the Dragonborn to frame the Dawnguard for murder. His plan is for the Dragonborn to go to a hold capital and kill a resident in public while wearing the Dawnguard Armor. In addition, a note must be planted on the body that frames the Dawnguard.

An optional caveat is that the person should be someone of importance, such as a merchant, bard, or member of the Jarl's court. Feran will give the Dragonborn a mixed set of Dawnguard Armor to perform the task.

Walkthrough
Simply kill someone so that the murder is witnessed by a guard or citizen, and plant an Incriminating Letter on the victim. Optionally, perform the task while wearing Dawnguard Armor. Stealth kills will fail the optional armor objective.

Markarth

 * Hogni Red-Arm
 * Ogmund

Riften

 * Marise Aravel
 * Grelka

Solitude

 * Evette San
 * Jala
 * Taarie

Whiterun

 * Anoriath
 * Adrianne Avenicci
 * Fralia Gray-Mane

Windhelm

 * Hermir Strong-Heart
 * Oengul War-Anvil

Reward

 * Three Potions of Blood or leveled enchanted weapon.

Bugs

 * If the Capital Hold happens to be Markarth, and the Dragonborn has not visited it before, slaying the Forsworn before he murders the woman will count as a murder.


 * This quest can start randomly when killing an Imperial Soldier while in Vampire Lord Form. As the quest starts without the note being in the player's possession, it says "Failed" when the player wanders too far away.
 * This particular side quest remains one of the easiest to fail. In some cases, simply talking to someone can cause failure. In others, entering the town then leaving before performing the task will cause failure.