Oblivion:Lady Drad

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Lady Drad (RefID: 0001EC34)
House	Lord Drad's Estate
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Female
Level	PC+3	Class	Noble
RefID	0001EC34	BaseID	0001EC33
Other Information
Health	35 + (5+1.4)x(PC+2), PC=2-40
Magicka	100 + 1.5x(PC+2) (max=250)
Responsibility	50	Aggression	5
Essential	Always
Faction(s)	Lord Drad Faction

Lady Drad in her house

Lady Drad, a Dark Elf noble, is the wife of Lord Drad, who owns an estate north of Anvil.

It seems that Lord Drad is not opposed to using slave labor to line his pockets, especially in Bleak Mine, which he owns. Malacath, however, does not look kindly upon this particular endeavor and will ask you to free the ogres during the related quest. If you express abolitionist tendencies when talking to Lord Drad, have a follow-up with Lady Drad. She has a rather different mindset to her husband and will furnish you with key information about the ogres and the mine.

Disgusted by the slavery in Bleak Mine but in love with the upper-class life, Lady Drad certainly appreciates the money the ogres bring to the house and stays inside all day long, enjoying a relaxed existence. After waking up at 6am she picks a random book from the nearby collection and studies it until 8am. The rest of the day is spent wandering around the ground floor, only interrupted by a two-hour breakfast at 2pm and a two-hour dinner at 6pm. At 10pm, she heads upstairs and goes to bed.

She wears a black & burgundy outfit with a pair of green velvet shoes, a silver ruby ring, and a different leveled piece of jewelry. She also carries a rake which she will use once she has become a slave, a green silk garment, and a small amount of gold. When she is forced into slavery, she dons a lower-class outfit consisting of a pair of coarse linen pants, a coarse linen shirt, and a pair of oiled linen shoes.

Dialogue

When greeting you, Lady Drad will politely inquire:

"Greetings, traveller. What is your business here?"

Lord Drad

"He is my husband, a kind and gentle man. He has given me everything I might ever desire."

Related Quests

• Malacath: Rescue some Ogres from slavery.

Quest-related Events

Malacath

The first you will hear of her during the related quest is from Shobob gro-Rugdush:

"Drad's a fancy pants who lives in a pretty house with a pretty wife because he screws over folks like you and me. He makes us puke."

Lady Drad herself isn't quite so bad, however. If you spoke to her husband and castigated him for owning slaves, she will greet you with:

"I'm afraid you've upset my husband. Please, leave before he loses his temper. I beg you."

Lord Drad Estates

"Drad purchased the land and title from Council. It cost him a fortune, and he's determined to make it pay."

Ogre Slaves

"I can't tell you about that. Please, just go." (Disposition below 70)

"He works them in Bleak Mine. It's terrible. The guards beat the creatures mercilessly. That's all I can tell you. Now please, go."

Should you choose to free the ogres, Lady Drad will, alongside her now-enslaved husband, be forced to work the farm outside, 24 hours a day, without ever eating or sleeping. If you speak to her she will bemoan:

"The poor man's terrified."

"Now my poor husband is the slave, and the ogres are his masters. They haven't harmed us, but he's never worked so hard in his life."

"May Malacath forgive us for what we've done."

If you then murder the ogres, she will still be angry with you:

"You've murdered the poor beasts! And ruined us! Leave us alone!"

Bugs

• Even after completion of her related quest, Lady Drad will remain permanently essential.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.5.4, fixes this bug.