Malacath (Quest)

Malacath's follower tells the Hero they must offer Troll Fat in order for Malacath to speak to them. Level 10 is also required for this quest.

Walkthrough
Upon offering the troll fat, Malacath begins to speak. For a time he talks about an indignity done to him: a nearby noble has captured several of Malacath's 'servants', ogres, and put them to work as slaves. Malacath finds this distasteful, as only he is allowed to have ogres as slaves, and tasks the Hero to free them.

Lord Drad's Estate
Head south east to Lord Drad's Estate. Speak to Lord Drad and he'll tell them how he earned his riches: enslaving ogres and putting them to work in the mine underneath his property. As Lord Drad is unwilling to part with his lucrative servants, the Hero will have to free them yourself.

If they upset him, talk to his wife and she'll show where the mine is located. One can enter the house at night and steal the key to the mine. The key is sitting on a small table to the left of the front door.

Bleak Mine
The journal will update with the location of the Bleak Mine, which is a short distance east of the house unless the key is stolen, then no location will be marked. Just walk east a short way. Enter the mine and one will encounter several mine guards and their captain.

Either get a key from the guards by killing them or pickpocketing or pick the lock to the cages which hold the ogres. If the guards are ignored, they will not attack so the Hero can proceed to the cages where the ogres are held. When they free the ogres, the guards will start to attack them. Then it is six or more armed guards versus fewer ogres.

If too many ogres die, the quest fails. However, if the Hero kill the guards before beginning to free the ogres, they will not count as murders, nor raise the bounty. Guard kills do count towards the Dark Brotherhood admittion, however. Also, they will not go hostile to the Hero unless they see them fighting another guard, so it is easier to just kill the guards one by one before opening the two cells and freeing the six ogres.

Malacath's Shrine
After freeing the ogres, head back to Malacath's shrine for the reward: the daedric artifact Volendrung.

Afterwards, the Hero can visit Lord Drad and his wife working in the fields 24/7, being watched over by the freed ogres. When speaking to Lady Drad she will say that she has never seen her husband working so hard in her life.

Bugs

 * There is a glitch where there are endless lines off ogres coming out of the cave, but most times the glitch doesn't occur.