Daggerfall:An Old Enemy

Dispose of a vampire you inadvertently spawned. Location(s): Any Reward: None Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: p0b00l04 Required Reputation: Any Difficulty: Hard

Your "child" is not happy with you

Quick Walkthrough

1. Receive a letter and read it.
2. Meet and speak with a vampire of your bloodline.
3. Head to the dungeon where your vampire spawn resides.
4. Locate and destroy your vampire spawn.
5. Return to the vampire contact within the time limit.

Detailed Walkthrough

Vampires of your bloodline often hide in plain sight

Be alert for long range surprise attacks

In undeath, your offspring is a potent spellcaster

Undying Progeny

Your vampire family calls once more:

A pale young boy slips a letter into your hand and disappears, nimble as a rat.

The letter reads:

(Building)

(Town)

My Dear (player's name),

Perhaps you remember a warrior

you met once, (spawn's name)? Taut,

succulent, slightly thin-blooded,

but all in all, a memorable meal. Well,

(he/she)'s back from the grave now.

(Bloodline) have rather

mixed emotions about your progeny's

existence. Come see me and we'll discuss

it.

Yours in Death,

(Vampire's name)

Travel to the town named in the letter and enter the building. Speak to the vampire, who says:

"Ah, good evening to you, blood of my blood. We have a problem, you and I. One of your old meals has come back out of the grave. (Spawn's name)? I don't know if the name means anything to you. In any case, we have been watching (him/her), as we watched you, to see if (his/her) response to immortality is worthy of (his/her) bloodline.

It has not been. With every drop of blood (he/she) drinks, (his/her) thirst increases tenfold. A mad, virgin vampire loose in the region is a threat to all civilized vampiric business. Go to (dungeon) and slay this troublesome child of yours. It is unpleasant business, but it is your responsibility. I will expect to see you again in (time limit) nights with the deed completed. Farewell."

Vanquishing the Vampire

Take the fight to the vampire and end its existence once and for all

Travel to the dungeon and find the vampire within it. Attack, but be careful as your spawn is a powerful foe. When hit, your errant spawn will taunt you with one of:

• "Better not spare that rod, my parent. You'll spoil me."
• "I know you. You were the last face I saw, smeared with the blood of my body. Come, my dear creator, let us embrace."
• "Your face is the face of my nightmare, (player's name). You are the one who cursed me to this life, aren't you?"

Once you destroy the vampire, you will get a notification:

(Spawn's name) dies at last a true death. You must return to tell (vampire's name) that the deed is done.

Do this to complete the quest.

Reward

When you return to your bloodline contact after your progeny has been put to rest for good, you will be told:

"Is that a hint of sorrow on your brow, (player's first name)? I quite understand. I have on more than on [sic] occasion had to slay an offspring of mine. You must try to rise above this mawkish mortal regard for propagation. What you have had to do is lamentable, but you must chill your blood to truly become one of (bloodline). You have made a step toward that, for which you deserve congratulations."

Reputation Gain/Loss

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Regional Vampire Bloodline	±0
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
Wrothgarian Mountains and its associated factions	-1

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Regional Vampire Bloodline	±0
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
Wrothgarian Mountains and its associated factions	-1

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

The Vampire Bloodline will always be the dominant bloodline of the region were the quest takes places.

Enemies

• Random dungeon monsters
• Quest Target: One Vampire

Additional Dialogue

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

• "The grave of (spawn's name) must have been robbed. It's all ... torn up."
• "There's been a lot of activity around (dungeon) lately. At night."

Once the quest is over, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "I got a boil the other day ... but it healed."
• "I just had a three hour conversation about the weather."
• "The weather is pretty usual for this time of year."
• "It seems a trifle coolish in (current locale) for this time of year."
• "It sure is a lot warmer today than this time last year."
• "My great aunt is going to a specialist across the Bay."
• "It's always funny what time it gets dark around here."
• "We should erect a war statue around here."
• "The kids these days with their magic. (Oath), I don't know."
• "I had the weirdest dream last night."
• "I heard a great joke. (Joke)"
• "(Joke) Actually, that's a joke."
• "(Joke) Can you explain that to me?"
• "The legal system in (region) has it good points and bad ones."

Quest Log

An Old Enemy (p0b00l04)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): (Vampire's name) of (bloodline) sent me a letter, asking for my immediate presence in (town) at a place called (building).
1		(Date): (Vampire's name) has sent me to (dungeon) where I am to slay (spawn's name), a vampire I created. I have (time limit) nights to do this duty and report back to (town).