Daggerfall:Contraband Goods

Deliver some contraband for a noble. Location(s): Any Noble Reward: Random gold Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: r0c10y11 Required Reputation: 10 reputation or more Difficulty: Easy

Deliver a seemingly innocuous item like this one

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to a Noble.
2. Head to the town where the contact is staying.
3. Give the contraband to the contact within the time limit and collect your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

The contact's house

The noble's odd associate

A Little Errand

Speak to a noble, who says:

"You are not by any chance free to run a little errand for me? It's very simple, I would do it myself or have one of my runners take care of it, but we are all so very busy. It would mean an extra (random gold) gold pieces. That's not too bad. Are you available?"

Accept

The noble goes on:

"What luck. Now, take this (contraband) and go to (town) to a place called (building). There's an odd (contact's description) there named (contact's name). Give (him/her) the (contraband) and (he/she) will give you the (random gold) gold. Oh, and you need to be there in (time limit) days, but that should not be a problem. You have sturdy young legs. Off with you, what.

Decline

The noble answers:

"No? (random god) save me from idle (player's race) hands."

Running for the Noble

This quest is yet another simple delivery; you will not encounter any enemies on this one. Just travel quickly to the town the noble mentioned to you and find your contact by asking around. Give the contact the contraband and get your reward in return. The door(s) to the building where the contact is staying may be locked, so come prepared.

Reward

When you hand over the contraband to your contact, they will say:

"(Noble's name) hired you as a runner? Ah, the (contraband) I've been expecting. Very good. Here's your gold. Thank you."

Reputation Gain/Loss

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	+5
Noble's associated factions	+2

In case you don't deliver the contraband in time, you will lose reputation according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Noble you got the quest from	-32
Noble's associated factions	-16
Oblivion and all associated Daedra Princes	+1
Sheogorath	-1
The Night Mother	+1
The Dark Brotherhood and its associated factions	+1
Ebonarm	-1
The Order of Arkay and its associated factions	-1
The Benevolence of Mara and its associated factions	-1
The Akatosh Chantry and its associated factions	-1
The School of Julianos and its associated factions	+1
The House of Dibella and its associated factions	-1
The Temple of Stendarr and its associated factions	+1
The Mages Guild and its associated factions	-1
The Thieves Guild and its associated factions	+1
Random Ruler	-1
Daggerfall and its associated factions	-1
Sentinel and its associated factions	-1
Wayrest and its associated factions	-1
The King of Worms and The Necromancers	-1
The Underking and his Agents	-1
Orsinium and its associated factions	-1
The Glenmoril Witches	-1
The Dust Witches	+1
The Daughters of Wroth	+1
The Witches of the Marsh	+1
The Beldama	+1
The Tide Witches	+1
The Merchants	-1
The Bards	-1
The Prostitutes	-1
Wrothgarian Mountains and its associated factions	+1

(Allies/Enemies affiliations for listed factions are not considered.)

Enemies

• None

Notes

• If you keep the contraband, it will remain in your inventory and won't vanish once the quest is over, as it is usual the case for quest items.

Additional Dialogue

If you ask an NPC about the noble, you may be told:

• "(He/She)'s a thoroughly respectable ruler, with kleptomanic tendencies."
• "A big-time jewelry smuggler, from what I hear."

If you ask an NPC about your contact, you may hear:

• "One of (noble's name)'s fences. (Contact's name) practically lives at (building)."
• "That (contact's description)? (Contact's name) is a fence for a den of smugglers at (building)."

After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "(Noble's name) is still in the smuggling business, I hear."
• "There's been an extraordinary increase in smuggling lately."

If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "I heard someone came across a (contraband) out in the middle of nowhere."
• "(Noble's name) is mad as hell at some incompetent (player's race) courier."

If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Some (contact's description) was just here, waving around some (contraband)."
• "I guess (noble's name) didn't steal that (contraband) after all or else (he/she) ate it."

If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:

• "I recognize those sturdy young legs. How are you, my old courier?"
• "Come back to visit your old employer, have you, (player's first name)?"

If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:

• "I remember you. You're the (player's race) who failed that simple delivery assignment. (Oath), I have no time for you."

Quest Log

Contraband Goods (r0c10y11)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): (Noble's name) of (palace) has asked me to deliver a certain (contraband) to an associate named (contact's name). (Contact's name)'s current haunt is (building) in (town), a journey of about (time limit) days. That's how long I have, anyway.