Rumors (Oblivion)

Rumors are conversation topics accessed through a dialogue option. The person telling the rumor may often point the player towards a location in Cyrodiil, information that may start a quest, information about surrounding provinces, or comments on recent events. The "Rumors" dialogue option is never affected by the characters' disposition toward the player. Every character has the ability of telling rumors, but asking inn keepers about recent rumors will often triggest quests. The main questline for can be started by the player hearing rumors about the attack on the Chapel of Dibella in Anvil.

Trivia

 * Some characters in Oblivion are set to have specific rumor dialogue that is not meant to change. Notable examples include:
 * Lucien Lachance, who says he does not spread rumors, he creates them, or after Ungolim is killed, in which he scolds the Hero for wasting time when there is a traitor to be found.
 * M'raaj-Dar is supposed to insult the Hero constantly until Lucien is talked to during The Purification.
 * Arquen says that "this is no time for gossip mongering" when the Hero should be performing their duties as the new Listener.
 * However, certain in-game events override these set dialogues, such as the completion of the main quest, in which many people will talk about "the great victory over Mehrunes Dagon," or the "Anvil Chapel attack" caused by the Knights of the Nine plug-in.
 * Some rumors are not even rumors, but facts or simple statements.
 * While in Oblivion, rumors can be accessed from any character, in, rumors can only be gained from innkeepers.