Concerns of a Noble

Concerns of a Noble is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Dark Brotherhood
Membership	Member
Requirements	Rank 4+
Summary	Assassinate a seasoned knight of the Host in his palace, or settle the contract another way.

Objectives

Use the location names in your quest journal. Follow map markers when they are available.

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Account the knight at the quest dungeon in the quest dungeon. the knight is no pampered princeling.	No
2	Return to your quest giver in the named town	No

Choices

Decision	Choice
Your client sits a step nearer the throne. Your fee: in gold, or as a royal debt to the Brotherhood?	Take the gold, as contracted
Your client sits a step nearer the throne. Your fee: in gold, or as a royal debt to the Brotherhood?	Let the debt stand, for a royal debtor is worth more than gold

Outcomes

Added gear requires a successful quest payment and a qualifying outcome. Quest mail alone does not count as payment.

Outcome	Gold multiplier	Gear choice
The knight will never rule, and the fee is yours.	100%	Yes
The knight will never rule, and a royal of the quest dungeon now owes the Brotherhood.	75%	Yes
The knight lives, and may yet worm a way to the throne.	No added payment	No

Outcome	Change type	Target	Change
The knight will never rule, and the fee is yours.	Faction reputation	The Host of the Horn	-2
The knight will never rule, and a royal of the quest dungeon now owes the Brotherhood.	Faction reputation	The Dark Brotherhood	+4
The knight will never rule, and a royal of the quest dungeon now owes the Brotherhood.	Faction reputation	The Host of the Horn	-2

With Questlines enabled, these outcomes control the added rewards. Gold multipliers apply only to gold the quest actually pays. A gear choice offers a weapon, armour and jewellery; keep one. See Quest rewards and loot for rarity, payment and online reward rules.

Possible quest foes

Foe	Group size
Spellsword	1
Knight	1
Warrior	1
Nightblade	1

These are the script’s possible foe groups, including conditional encounters. They are not all guaranteed to appear together; repeated attacks and ordinary dungeon enemies can add more. Follow a foe’s reference for its combat rules before choosing weapons.

See Quest reference for offer requirements across quests.

Online, a failed outcome does not apply its faction-reputation penalties. Legal-standing changes and choices made during the quest are separate.

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