Daggerfall:The Crazed Mercenary

Kill a crazed orc mercenary, who has really bad plans for the region. Location(s): Any Quester of your Knightly Order Reward: None Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: b0b10y04 Required Reputation: 10 Reputation or more Difficulty: Hard

The Orc warlord on a killing spree

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to the Quester of your Knightly Order.
2. Head to the orc-infested dungeon.
3. Find and kill the Orc warlord.
4. Return to the Quester within the time limit.

Detailed Walkthrough

A Conspiracy of Orcs and Mages

Battle your way through an army of orcs

The less common (but more dangerous) Orc sergeants pack a punch

Speak to the Quester, who says:

"Welcome (player's name). My name is (Quester's name). The order has just been told of a crazed, orc mercenary that needs to be stopped. Are you willing to take up this quest?

Accept

The Quester goes on:

"Very well. In a dark pit not to far away, a cursed place called (dungeon), an orc warlord named (orc's name) has been conspiring with a group of renegade mages, even worse than the Necromancers, to destroy (region). Perhaps he feels that he was wronged by the (ruler's title), perhaps it is merely the unreasoning hate that orcs often exhibit toward humans. The important thing is that he must be stopped, before his blind fury and the magic of the mages have truly disastrous results. Stop him, (player's first name) any way you can. If you have not returned with the situation remedied in (time limit) days, if it isn't too late, we knights will do the job ourselves. Pray, do not let it come to that."

Decline

The Quester answers:

"Your modesty does you justice, (player's first name). Feel free to return when you are less faint of heart."

Hunt the Warlord

Head to the dungeon where the Orc warlord is amassing his forces. Once inside, orc warriors and shamans may appear at regular intervals attempting to end your quest and your life. Find and kill your target, an orc warlord. When he dies, you get a notification:

You have slain the Orc warlord.

Return to the Order to complete your mission.

Reward

Upon reporting back to the Quester, he says:

"Well done, (player's first name). The orcs are moving out of (dungeon), so your mission must have been successful. You are truly a worthy member of our order."

Reputation Gain/Loss

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Generic Knightly Order	+5
Knight Order	+15
City-State where the order is located	+10
Nobility of the city-state where the order is located	+5
People of the city-state where the order is located	+5
All other factions of the city-state where the order is located	+5

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Generic Knightly Order	-2
Knight Order	-2

Enemies

• Random dungeon monsters
• Quest Target: One Orc Warlord
• 100x Two Orcs every one hundred in-game minutes (12% chance) once you enter the dungeon
• 50x One Orc Sergeant every one hundred-seven in-game minutes (10% chance) once you enter the dungeon
• 20x One Orc Shaman every one hundred-thirteen in-game minutes (8% chance) once you enter the dungeon

Notes

• The questfile contains elements of a second path through the quest which allows you to complete it without killing the orc warlord. However, this optional path is not implemented in the final release.

Additional Dialogue

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

• "(Dungeon) is a perfect location for the orcs to gather -- it's so remote."
• "The orcs and the renegade mages are planning something horrible for (region).'

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

• "The land has been cursed by the mages. It may be war, plague, famine, or all."
• "No one could do anything to stop the unholy alliance of orc and mage."

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

• "The orcs have left (dungeon) suddenly. Their leader was sick or even dead."
• "(Region) was saved by the sacrifice of a brave and resourceful (player's race) mercenary."

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

• "Greetings, (player's guild title). How goes it with you, Orc Slayer?"

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

• "Dashed pity about those orcs and mages getting away. Well, it happens."

Quest Log

The Crazed Mercenary (b0b10y04)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): (Quester's name) of (knightly order) in (town) wants me to stop an Orc warlord bent on destroying (region). The orc lives in a hole called (dungeon) with his troops. I have (time limit) days to deal with this threat and return to (knightly order).