Daggerfall:The Cursed Weapon

Deliver a cursed weapon wanted by the orcs to a cleric in a local dungeon. Location(s): Any quest giver of your Temple or Templar Order Reward: Random Gold Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: c0b10y05 Required Reputation: 10 reputation or more Difficulty: Hard

An army of orcs are after you

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to the quest giver of your Temple.
2. Head to the dungeon named by the quest giver.
3. Enter the dungeon and find the cleric within.
4. Deliver the weapon to the cleric within the time limit and collect your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

Curses and Orcs

Speak to the quest giver, who says:

"(Player's name), we have a very dangerous mission for you. The temple has come into the possession of an evil, magical weapon long sought by the orcs. The temple has already been attacked twice by the creatures. It needs to be taken to a safehaven. Will you to this for us? The temple will pay (random gold) gold."

Accept

The quest giver goes on:

"Take this (weapon). In (dungeon), you will find (cleric's name), a servant of this temple for many years. (He/She) will safeguard the item and keep it out of the hands of the orcs. We have bound it in spells to protect you from its evil effects. However, these spells will wear off in (time limit) days.

Decline

The quest giver answers:

"I am saddened that your loyalty to the temple is so low. But in light of the danger, I forgive you."

Manshrieker

This Orc Warlord wants Manshrieker

Overall, the quest is yet another standard dungeon crawl. Head to the dungeon mentioned by the quest giver, enter it, and find the cleric within. Speak to the cleric to deliver the weapon and receive your reward.

Until you have delivered the weapon to the cleric, you will be pursued by legions of orcs intent on taking the weapon from your corpse. When hit, the orcs sometimes shout:

"You must be the bearer of Manshrieker, the holy orc weapon of war. Kill the human! We must have that (weapon)."

If you fail to deliver the weapon in time, it will vanish from your inventory and you will become infected by Stomach Rot.

Reward

When you deliver the weapon, the cleric says:

"Ah, this is the evil (weapon) that (quest giver's name) spoke of. I shall keep it here, where there are many defenses to keep it safe. (Quest giver's name) said that I should pay you (random gold) gold pieces for safe delivery."

If the time limit expires before you can deliver the weapon, a notification appears:

"The evil (weapon), sparks and disintegrates. You suddenly feel very sick."

Reputation Gain/Loss

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Deity of the Temple	+5
Temple and its associated factions	+2

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

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Deity of the Temple	-2
Temple and its associated factions	-1

Enemies

• Random dungeon monsters
• 20x One Orc Shaman every twenty one in-game minutes (5% chance) until the weapon is delivered
• 20x One Orc Warlord every twenty one in-game minutes (5% chance) until the weapon is delivered
• 20x Two Orc Sergeants every thirty one in-game minutes (5% chance) until the weapon is delivered
• 20x Three Orcs every forty one in-game minutes (5% chance) until the weapon is delivered

Notes

• The orcs will refer to you as human even if you are of a non-human race.

Additional Dialogue

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

• "The orcs have been attacking (temple) caravans."

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

• "The orcs finally got that (weapon)."

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

• "The (weapon) is safe from the hands of the orcs."

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

• "I heard that you got rid of the (weapon). Now, what can I help you with?"

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

• "I trusted you with the (weapon) and look what happened."

Quest Log

The Cursed Weapon (c0b10y05)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): (Quest giver's name) of (temple), in (town), gave me an evil (weapon) to deliver to the (dungeon) so that the orcs could not get it. I have (time limit) days to make the delivery.