Assassination Quest

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Archibald, the Palace Seneschal, is looking for evidence of a rumoured plot to kill King Almior. Uncover the plot, and bring the proof to Archibald. If you fail, the King's life is forfeit.

   Estimated Mental Difficulty Rating:   Five
   Estimated Physical Difficulty Rating: One
   Estimated Danger Rating:              Two

   This quest was created by Bannor.

Notes

Kill the thugs hanging around in the southeastern parts of Losthaven until you find a small steel key upon one of them. Then, head down into the sewers, and go 3n, 5w, 5n, e. Now unlock bars with key, open them and go east. Get the ring and the bag, and go to the palace throne room. There, give ring to Archibald. After a minute or so, Archibald will have solved the attempted assassination and reward you with 10,000 gold coins for your efforts.

Note that the ring often has to spawn first, so if it's not there, hang out in the room for five or ten minutes and it should proc messages that lead up to the ring being dropped down into the sewers.

You can also attempt to simply destroy the bars blocking your path to the ring's room by doing break bars. Forewarning that this will not work without sufficient skills and strength, so it isn't the path for everyone as it also may injure you a bit. Lockpicking works, too, if you have some in the skill and decent associated attributes, but it's difficult to actually get your hands on a proper lockpick. A small knife may help.