The Assassin

The Assassin is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Commoners
Membership	Male only
Requirements	Any level
Summary	Kill a named target the Dark Brotherhood refused to take, whom townsfolk can point to.

Objectives

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

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Find the Brotherhood member and kill them. The townsfolk of the named town know where to look.	No
2	Return to your quest giver in the named town within the week for your pay	No

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 Brotherhood member is dead, your quest giver has their revenge, and the Brotherhood has your name.	100%	Yes
The Brotherhood member still lives, and the Dark Brotherhood is after your quest giver.	No added payment	No

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
Bard	1
Rogue	1
Archer	1
Spellsword	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.

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