Side Quests (Oblivion)

Imperial City Quests
walk-throughs of quests which start in the Imperial City, sorted by district

Unfriendly Competition
This quest is recieved from a merchant in the Imperial City Market District (It may be recieved only from Ogier Georick of The Main Ingredient, or possibly from any of the merchants in the area). You are asked to talk to Jensine of Jensine's "Good as New" Merchandise about a Merchant, Thoronir who is selling goods at unfair prices, causing all the customers in the city to go to him, leaving no customers for the other merchants. It is believed that Thoronir is obtaining his goods illegally in order to keep his prices low. Go to Jensine's shop and ask her about Thoronir and she will tell you about a society of merchants of which she is the head. This society is meant to help out all the merchants in the city by working together to keep all business practices fair. Jensine tells you that Thoronir refuses to join the society and wont even talk to any of the other merchants about it. Because Thoronir recognizes all the merchants in town and they wouldnt be able to spy on him without being noticed, Jensine asks you to find out where Thoronir is getting his goods. Go to Thoronir's Shop, The Copius Coinpurse and ask him about his great selection of items. Thoronir will tell you that the way he obtains his wares is a secret which he will not reveal to anyone. Go outside the shop and check the time, figure out how many hours are left until 8 pm. Press T and wait for that many hours, Thoronir's will leave his shop sometime between 8 and 8:30. When He leaves his shop follow him to the inn around the corner, the Merchant's Inn. He will stay inside for about two hours, you can wait outside or go inside and watch him until he leaves. If you want to risk accidentally waiting too long you can press the T button and wait again for an hour or two, he leaves sometime between 10 and 11 (maybe). After he leaves the Inn, Thoronir will walk back in the direction of The Copius Coinpurse and go to the alleyway past the shop, and turn to the right, along the alleyway he will turn to the right into a small grassy area where he will meet with an acquaintance, Agarmir. Thoronir and Agarmir argue about the goods Agarmir has been brining to Thoronir lately and when they are done talking the go their seperate ways. After the conversation between the two you must go to Agarmir's House while he is not home and snoop around to find any incriminating evidence that he has, indeed, been stealing the goods he sells to Thoronir. Agarmir's house is located in the Imperial City TAlos Plaza District. When you first enter the district from the outside gate (the one leading to the world outside the Imperial City), turn to the right and Agarmir's House is one of the ones on the left side. The time durring which Argarmir is away from home is not unconfirmed, but it seems to be some time between 7-9 pm, the day may also make a difference. Crouch with the Ctrl key to enter sneak mode and walk up to his door while the guards arent looking, when the eye icon is transparent it is safe to pick the lock. If you click on the door and it says Argarmir is home, just wait for an hour and try again, or if you have a lot of patience you can just watch the door until you see walk out. When Argarmir is finally gone the lock will have 3 pins in the down position. If you have never picked a lock before read the Lock Picking Guide. Once inside, go straight forward and to the left, there will be another 3 pin lock to pick. Enter this door and go down the stairs, inside this room there will be piles of bone meal and a shovel, leading you to believe Agarmir is a grave robber. On a table in a corner of the room you will find a manifesto which lists all the graves that Agarmir has robbed and what he has taken. Take this book and leave Agarmir's house. Take the Manifesto to Thoronir and he will agree to stop buying from Agarmir and tells you he thinks Agarmir is going to rob another grave today. Thoronir doesn't think the manifesto is enough evidence and asks you to bring something else to prove Agarmir has been robbing graves. Travel to the Imperial City Palace and walk through the graveyard until you find the Trentius Family Mausoleum. When you Enter the mausoleum Agarmir is with a friend and Agarmir tells you he knew you were following him, and he wasn't robbing a grave today, he was actually digging a grave for you. Both Men Attack you at once and you must kill them both. After Defeating the two men you can rob their corpses, Agarmir is carrying a key to his house, and the key to get out of the Mausoleum. The men both have weapons and equipment and other various items that you may find to be of some use. Before you leave the Mosoleum take the shovel Agarmir was using as the final piece of evidence. When you return to Thoronir he tells you he has joined the society and he is going to start selling his goods at fair prices. He gives you a ring to thank you for your help. After talking to Thoronir go back to Jensine and she will tell you she just finished talking to Thoronir and he joined the society, and gives you 100 gold to thank you.