Oblivion:Den of Thieves

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Quest Giver: Azzan at Anvil Fighters Guild
Location(s): Anvil, Hrota Cave
Prerequisite Quest: Drunk and Disorderly
Next Quest: Amelion's Debt or The Master's Son
Reward: Level-dependent gold; (3) Newheim's Special Brew; possible Fighters Guild promotion
Fame/Infamy: Fame +1
ID: FGC03Thieves

Maglir at work.

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Receive the quest details from Azzan.
Discuss the quest with Maglir.
Speak with Newheim the Portly to receive additional details.
Kill the thieves in Hrota Cave and retrieve Newheim's Heirloom.
Return to Azzan and Newheim for your rewards.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Azzan

You can receive this contract from Azzan in the Anvil Fighters Guild after you've done a few jobs from Modryn Oreyn in Chorrol. He'll assign you to look for a den of thieves that has been responsible for recent thefts in the area. Since their numbers are unknown Azzan pairs you up with a new recruit, Maglir, who you met recently on a guild job.

[edit] Maglir

Maglir should be somewhere in the Anvil guild hall. Speak to Maglir who suggests you ask around town to see if anyone has any leads on the thieves' location.

[edit] Newheim the Portly

Speak to one of the townsfolk or guards about Thieves. If their disposition towards you is 60 or above they will tell you to speak with Newheim the Portly who recently had some things stolen. Newheim can be found at his home or wandering around town and when you catch him he'll say he heard they were holed up in Hrota Cave north of town.

[edit] Newheim's Flagon

Newheim will also mention a family heirloom that was stolen, a flagon, and says he'll reward you if you can return it; this is actually a separate quest in your journal labeled Newheim's Flagon.

[edit] Hrota Cave

Head to the cave, and keep in mind you have Maglir trying to follow you (he can't actually get lost, but he can be a long way back). There are a number of thieves in the place and if you are a stealth based character, you will want to leave Maglir at the cave entrance (see tips below). Newheim's Heirloom is on a table in the east end of the cave. You'll receive a quest message when all the thieves are dead.

[edit] Rewards

Head back to Azzan once the job is done for a standard level-dependent gold reward and one Fame point. If you have already completed Amelion's Debt, Azzan will also be willing to promote you to the rank of Protector. You will then have to go to Modryn Oreyn in Chorrol for your next quest, The Master's Son. Otherwise, you will need to go to Burz gro-Khash in Cheydinhal to complete Amelion's Debt next.

If you found Newheim's flagon, you can return it to him for a reward of three bottles of Newheim's Special Brew.

[edit] Tips

These are really bandits rather than thieves, and aren't members of the Thieves Guild so you have no need to worry on that score.
You can have Maglir help you, or ask him to wait and let you "do all the work." If you are playing a caster, marksman, or thief type character, Maglir can get you in trouble by his charging indiscriminately into battle. If you decide to let him help, he is essential, and will contribute something to the fight, including attracting some attention away from you; however, it's very easy to hit him by mistake as he runs around and gets underfoot. If you hit him three times in fairly short order, he will attack you. Knock him out once, and he will forget he is angry with you - you may want to take care of the bandits first though! Maglir will be weak by this time and easy to dispatch.
Another option is telling him to wait here, thus avoiding attacking him accidentally.

[edit] Journal Entries

Den of Thieves (FGC03Thieves)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Azzan has given me a contract to find the lair of some thieves near Anvil. I am to travel with another fairly new recruit, Maglir. I should go to Anvil first and see what information I can learn about the thieves.
20		People in Anvil have suggested I speak with Newheim the Portly. He apparently had some goods stolen by the thieves.
24		Newheim has told me that the thieves are all Bosmer and may be located in Hrota Cave, north of the city of Anvil. Maglir and I should travel there and take care of them.
30		Maglir and I have succeeded in clearing Hrota Cave of all of the thieves living there. I should return to Azzan for payment of the contract.
100		Azzan was pleased with our efforts, and has paid the contract.

Newheim's Flagon (FGC03Flagon)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
22		Newheim has mentioned that he had a family heirloom, a pewter flagon, stolen by the thieves. If I return it to him, he'll reward me.
33		I have found Newheim the Portly's flagon. I should return it to him.
95		I've returned Newheim's Flagon to the Nord, who was pleased to have the heirloom returned. He rewarded me with three bottles of his own special brew.

Notes

Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage FGC03Thieves stage. Where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.