Daggerfall:Runaway Pet

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Contents 1 Quick Walkthrough 2 Detailed Walkthrough 2.1 Quest Offer 2.2 Quest Acceptance 2.3 Quest Decline 2.4 Quest Object 2.5 Quest End 2.6 Reputation Gain/Loss 3 Enemies 4 Notes

Bring back a noble's runaway sabertooth tiger. edit Location(s): Any questgiver of the Fighters Guild Reward: Random Gold and perhaps a magical item also Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: m0b00y17 Required Reputation: In Guild Difficulty: Hard

The tiger likes the sound of this bell

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to a questgiver of the Fighters Guild.
2. Head to the dungeon the questgiver mentioned to you.
3. Find the sabertooth tiger within and hit it once.
4. Use the bell the questgiver gave you.
5. In case there is a letter near the dead body read it.
6. Optionally travel to the lover mentioned in the letter and talk to him/her.
7. Receive a magical item from him/her.
8. Travel to the town where the pet's owner lives.
9. Meet him and collect your reward.
10. Be sure to follow the time limit.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Quest Offer

Questgiver says:

(player's name), isn't it? Just who I was looking for. We have a rather interesting job, requiring a bit of brains rather than brawn. Are you interested?

[edit] Quest Acceptance

Questgiver goes on:

Here's the situation. Seems (noble's name) has this pet sabertooth tiger -- don't ask -- and it ran off a few days ago. (He/She) had it tracked to (dungeon), but now we need someone to go in there and bring it out. Alive. The trick is that it's been trained to respond to this bell. The tiger should become docile if you ring the bell in its face. Of course, (noble's name) did say it isn't trained too well -- are you surprised? -- so you may have to smack it upside the head once or twice to get its attention. Just don't kill it, OK? Bring it back to (noble's name) at (noble's residence) in one piece within (time limit) days, and he'll pay you (random gold) gold. Good luck.

[edit] Quest Decline

Questgiver answers:

Yeah, you're right, I did say this job needed brains didn't I?

[edit] Quest Object

Head to the dungeon the questgiver mentioned to you and enter it. Find the sabertooth tiger within, it should be the only one of its kind in the entire dungeon, since sabertooth tigers show only up as long as your character is at lower levels. Once you have found it hit it once with a weapon that does a minimum of damage or just with your fist, because at higher levels it is very easy to kill the animal with just one hit from an advanced weapon. Once you have hit it, use the bell the questgiver gave you. The sabertooth tiger will become as docile as a kitten from now on and you can easily bring it back to its owner. Travel to the town the noble lives and ask around until you know where the noble's residence is located.

Near the tiger there is a dead body and there is a one in two chance that there will be a letter near the body. If this is the case pick it up and read it, it says:

Dear (lover's name),
I am sorry I can't be with you today in (residence), but I wanted to take a moment to let you know that you are in my thoughts as always, my sweet. I am sitting here under a tree, on a beautiful afternoon that reminds me of you. Everything reminds me of you, my darling, the shining sun in the sky, the chirping birds in the trees, even the pretty pet tiger walking with its owner over there. Ha ha! The tiger has gotten loose, the scamp. It is bounding over my way. See how its coat gleams in the sun, like your hair in the firelight. Its owner is shouting something and ringing a little bell, but it doesn't listen. Such a high spirited beast! It seems friendly enough, here it comes to say hello...

Optionally you can meet the lover mentioned in the letter, travel to any settlement and ask for him/her until you know the town where he/she lives. Actually it will be the town where you got the quest from the Fighters Guild. Once you arrive in town, ask around until you know where the lover's house is. Enter it and talk to the lover, he/she will say:

Yes, what do you want? Oh...good gracious, a letter from (victim's name)! Why is it stained with blood? (He/She)'s dead? Dear me. (he/she) always was so sweet to me, I'm afraid (he/she) had the delusion that we were in love. Poor soul, what a tragic end. I certainly appreciate you telling me what happened. I'll make sure (his/her) family knows. Here, why don't you take this (magical item) (he/she) gave me. I certainly don't have any use for it.

[edit] Quest End

When you bring back the tiger to its owner he will be delighted and thanks you by saying:

Oh, (sabertooth tiger's name), darling, you're safe! Thank you so much for bringing my baby back home to me. I'm sure he didn't give you any trouble, did he? He's just a big kitty cat at heart, wouldn't hurt a fly. Here's your (random gold) gold, just like I promised that nice (questgiver's name) at the Fighter's Guild.

[edit] Reputation Gain/Loss

A successfully completed quest results in a reputation gain according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Fighters Guild	+5
Fighter Questers	+5
Associated factions	+2

A failed quest results in a reputation loss according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Fighters Guild	-2
Fighter Questers	-2
Associated factions	-1

(Allies/Enemies affiliations for listed factions are not considered in the tables)

[edit] Enemies

• Random dungeon monsters
• Quest Target: One Sabertooth Tiger

[edit] Notes

• This quest is only available with the CompUSA Special Edition Patch (see Patches and Official Utilities).
• The town where the noble lives will be mentioned in your journal.