The Impostor

The Impostor is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Commoners
Membership	Male only
Requirements	Any level
Summary	Fetch a daedric ingredient from a dungeon for a stranger who is an impostor, then use a guardian's token and kill the orc shaman behind his face.

Objectives

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

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Find the daedric the ingredient somewhere in the quest dungeon	No
2	Bring the daedric the ingredient to your quest giver at the quest destination	No
3	Use the guardian's token on your quest giver at the quest destination	No
4	Kill the orc shaman behind your quest giver's face	No

Choices

Decision	Choice
The daedra guarding the ingredient warns that your quest giver means to kill you.	Spare the guardian and take its token
The daedra guarding the ingredient warns that your quest giver means to kill you.	Fight on for the ingredient

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
You broke the impostor's illusion with the guardian's token, and the Mages Guild trusts you more.	Scripted reward	No added gear
You took the guardian's token and killed it anyway, and its masters will not forget.	No added payment	No
The orc shaman behind your quest giver's face is dead. There was never any Chrysamere.	No added payment	No
The agent's client never got the daedric the ingredient.	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
Daedra Seducer	1
Orc Shaman	1
Orc Warlord	1
Daedroth	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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