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There’s a minor trade war occurring in the Imperial City, and with rumours and squabbles flying around the market, players might want to stick their nose into an investigation to earn some easy and valuable early-game weapons forOblivion Remastered, including a Sword and a Mace.
The Unfriendly Competition quest inOblivion Remasteredbecomes a must-play for its intriguing mystery and for its rewards that will really help early-game players to fight against the greatest villains, from bandits toDark Brotherhood assassins.
How to Start the Unfriendly Competition Quest in Oblivion Remastered
to get Debaser andCalliben’s Grim Retort, players must first start the Unfriendly Competition quest. This quest can be started by speaking to any of the three merchants found in the Market District of the Imperial City:
Uponspeaking to any of these merchantsabout Thoronir, they will receive further instructions to speak to Jensine at Jensine’s “Good as New” Merchandise, also found in the Imperial City Market District. Speaking to Jensine about Thoronir will reveal an investigation that the other merchants have opened up, and players can choose to help the Society of Concerned Merchants by investigating deeper into Thoronir.
Speak with Thoronir and Eavesdrop on His Midnight Conversation
Follow through with Jensine’s request and head to The Copious Coinpurse to speak with Thoronir by selecting the inventory option in his dialogue menu. While this prompts no cooperation from Thoronir, it’s exactly what players need, so leave his store and skip time until it’s around 11 PM.
For this objective, follow Thoronir at night, but keep your distance. It’s best to unequip any armor to make as little noise as possible, and also to stay as far away as possible to observe him. Around midnight, Thoronir will head into a small garden with a stone fountain to the back left of the Market District, and players will want to get close to the fountain without being detected to start a small cutscene.
How to Find Agarmir’s House and Get the Macabre Manifest
Eavesdropping on Thoronir and his partner, Agarmir, will see players tasked with a new objective to follow Agarmir. Stay in stealth and keep behind, where Agarmir will eventually leave for his house, which will be in the Talos Plaza District. Once players have found Agarmir’s home, players can wait around for a few hours so that he leaves the house, leaving it empty for players to explore. Here are the times that Agarmir leaves the house, as it is dependent on the day:
8 AM - 8 PM
4 PM - 8 PM
5 PM - 7 PM
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Once Agarmir has left his house, it’s time toget the lockpicks out, as players will need to break in. When inside, pick the lock to Agarmir’s basement, where players will discover the book on a stone tablet titled: Macabre Manifest, which details the graves that Agarmir has been digging up to sell. At this step, it’s important that players collect and take this book to Thoronir, where Thoronir will help players catch Agarmir as a result of making him unknowingly involved in his crimes.
How to Get Calliben’s Grim Retort & Debaser in Oblivion Remastered
Thoronir will tell players to visit the Trentius Family Mausoleum, which is a graveyard site found in Green Emperor Way. Inside the Mausoleum, players will be confronted by Agarmir, who has set a trap for them, which involves him and another armored guard as hostiles. Players will need to fight both of them, where killing Agarmir will grant playersthe enchanted sword, Debaser, which drains both Willpower and Endurance from those hit by it.
Players can also look to the left tomb to find Calliben Trentius, where just behind his stone coffin, is the weapon known as Calliben’s Grim Retort, which is an Elven Mace that has the perks: Absorb Strength, Absorb Blunt, and Frost Damage.
With Agarmir dead and the loot now claimed, pick up the Muddy Shovel by the broken grave, and then take the Trentius Mausoleum Key from Agarmir’s body. Now, head back to Thoronir, where he will gift players the Weathered Circlet, a piece of jewelry for Resist Fire and Resist Frost effects. To conclude the quest, speak to Jensine, who will gift players around 200 gold.
