Oblivion talk:Jakben, Earl of Imbel

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Contents 1 Gray Cowl 2 problem 3 Boots 4 Vampire Crypt 5 Jakben's manor? 6 Where is Jakben?

[edit] Gray Cowl

Did Jakben help to steal the cowl? I didn't think he did Could someone verify that? Volanaro 09:32, 7 January 2008 (EST)

You're absolutely right - it wasn't Jakben that stole the Cowl but he seems to have known the original Gray Fox that did the deed, according to his diary. Care to make the fix? —Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 09:41, 7 January 2008 (EST)

Looks like Timenn beat us to it. Thanks for confirming that anyway

[edit] problem

I'm having a huge problem with this quest, I killed his butler and hasn't respawned and jakben never seems to come home. what should I do? or am i simply missing something?

[edit] Boots

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"Ok this is a question i hope someone will answer. can you get the boots without doing the quest¿?" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.118.115.45 (talk • contribs) on 22 November 2008.

In a word, "no". The problem is a bug (or possibly a deliberate oddity to stop this happening) in Jakben's AI. He is set to wander around the family tomb when the Boots quest is <25 (a blank stage we don't show on our list) or >30. Since the quest starts at 0, this AI is always in effect until the quest advances to 25 or 30. The problem is that you can't get into the family tomb until Jakben gives you the key. If he did come out then yes, you could reverse-pickpocket some bound boots onto him and then steal the BoSJ when he puts them on. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 03:03, 23 November 2008 (EST)

Uh, actually, I broke into his home without activating the quest at all, and sure enough, he was in his ceiling trapdoor studio in the third floor. Killed him and the boots were on him. There's just a small problem - getting the boots automatically activates the quest, which can result in a very serious bug like with the Temple of the Ancestor Moth one. I strongly advise leaving Jakben and his boots alone until the right time. GenocideHeart 11:34, 7 March 2009 (EST)

[edit] Vampire Crypt

I'm curious whether the vampires in the crypt below Jakben Earl of Imbel's house respawn because i am currently searching for vampires to kill so i can steal their vampire dust. I need the vampire dust so i can join the mages guild again.(i got kicked out). So if anybody knows whether these vampires respawn please help by editing or e-mail me, my e-mail address is mike_a7x@hotmail.co.uk. Or alternatively if anyone knows of any other vampire strongholds/crypts then please help with that too. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.201.170.171 (talk • contribs) on 4 July 2009.

Yes, they respawn. You can find other vampire dungeos here. –rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 14:54, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jakben's manor?

Does anyone know if there are any safe containers in it? The butler is easily disposed of once the quest is clear, and the house looks mighty nice... GenocideHeart 20:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I didn't check every last container in the basement, because there are rather a lot of them, but it looks like all the sacks there and upstairs are safe, as well as the all the jewelry boxes, and one chest in a corner behind a desk upstairs. —Robin Hood (Talk • E-mail • Contribs) 02:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Where is Jakben?

Just got a problem whilst playing. I get the quest to find Jakben from The Grey Fox but it leads me to a green arrow outside his house. It's like he should be standing in the doorway, but he isn't. Is there any way to fix this? (It stays like that for night and day so the vampire issue kinda doesn't come into effect) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.2.47.191 (talk • contribs) on 17:14, 17 November 2009.

The quest marker is wrong. Simply ignore it and enter the house, he should be on the secd floor.--S'drassa 17:27, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, in this case, the quest marker is actually leading you to the door of his house, rather than Jakben himself. I don't remember the specifics of this part of the quest off-hand, but often this is done when leading you to the person would go through a locked door, or might give away information that it shouldn't (for example, if someone were in a location that you wouldn't expect based on the quest). Of course, sometimes it's done through sheer bad design, too. :) —Robin Hood (Talk • E-mail • Contribs) 22:07, 20 November 2009 (UTC)