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The Veteran

The Veteran is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Dark Brotherhood
Membership	Member
Requirements	Rank 6+
Summary	Kill a limping war hero guarded by an ancient vampire and fighters in a weapon store.

Objectives

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

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Account the war hero at the quest dungeon in the quest dungeon. You will know the mark by the limp.	No
2	Return to your quest giver in the named town	No

Choices

Decision	Choice
The hero of Betony Map is dead. Take the fee, or pay for the mark's rites as the old accounters did?	Take the fee, for heroes die like anyone else
The hero of Betony Map is dead. Take the fee, or pay for the mark's rites as the old accounters did?	Spend it on the veteran's rites

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 hero of Betony Map is dead, and the fee is yours.	100%	Yes
The hero of Betony Map is dead, and buried with rites your fee paid for. The old accounters would approve.	75%	Yes
The veteran of Betony Map still limps through the quest dungeon.	No added payment	No

Outcome	Change type	Target	Change
The hero of Betony Map is dead, and buried with rites your fee paid for. The old accounters would approve.	Faction reputation	Generic Temple	+3
The hero of Betony Map is dead, and buried with rites your fee paid for. The old accounters would approve.	Faction reputation	The Dark Brotherhood	+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
Ancient Vampire	1
Ranger	1
Monk	1
Barbarian	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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