Summary

Accepting the contract, you need to infiltrate Fort Sutch. Once inside, switch the medicine of Warlord Roderick and exit. And do it all undetected for a bonus.

Walkthrough

Accept the Contract – My Brother’s Keeper

Make your way back to Ocheeva and accept the contract offered by her. She explains that the target is a Warlord who lives off to the East. Ocheeva explains that Roderick has taken ill and has been getting a medicine to stay alive.

You can learn about the remains of the nearby Abbey which has a tunnel leading into the Fort by talking with Teinaava

Travel to Fort Sutch

You can travel to Malacath’s Shrine or Lord Drad’s Estate for a quick journey to the Fort. You can also just get here by traveling to the North from Anvil or West from Kvatch.

Infiltrate Fort Sutch – Front Door

Head for Fort Sutch itself. Go up the stairs and into the remains of the Fort itself. Drop into the center area. Head to the East and head through the opening tunnel into the Fort. You do need to stay on guard for Gerard Melie for patrolling around this area.

Inside the Fort, immediately head to the right. Pick the Lock (Hard) of the Gate. Slip into the tunnel and head along it. You’ll reach another Locked Gate (Average). Open it and slip along the walkway. Go to the West and then turn Right (North) and take the stairs. There are a few chests nearby. Go to the right after that. Head to the North after that and look for the stairs on the left. Take the stairs on up.

At the top of the stairs, head straight across the room. You’ll find a cabinet that’s marked. Interact with the Cabinet. Take “Roderick’s Medicine” from the Medicine Cabinet, and transfer “Rodrick’s Poison” in there.

Infiltrate Fort Sutch - Abbey

Make your way to the remains of the Abbey to the West of Fort Sutch. You find the Locked Hatch (Average). Inside the remains of the abbey. Go to the Northwest along the corridor. Follow it to the right and down the slope. This will bring you into a shallow pool of water that fills the remains of the abbey. Turn to the right (East) and follow this passage. Take the next tunnel to the right. Follow that through the water and then up the slope into the torch-lit tunnel.

Head up the next slope carefully, since one of the bandits, Laenafil, is patrolling around here. Wait for her to walk past you and you can easily just head to the North down the next tunnel to avoid a fight. Otherwise, get her in a single strike and hide the body. You can also pickpocket her for the Fort Sutch Key to not have to pick any locks. Head to the West along the corridor you’re in.

Look along the Northern side to find a Locked Gate that requires a key. You want to open this gate to have an easy time reaching your target. It saves you a little time looping around.

Open it and slip along the walkway. Go to the West and then turn Right (North) and take the stairs. There are a few chests nearby. Go to the right after that. Head to the North after that and look for the stairs on the left. Take the stairs on up.

At the top of the stairs, head straight across the room. You’ll find a cabinet that’s marked. Interact with the Cabinet. Take “Roderick’s Medicine” from the Medicine Cabinet, and transfer “Rodrick’s Poison” in there.

Exfiltrate Fort Sutch

It’s time to slip out of the Fort now. Turn around and head to the South. Weave through the hallway and back to the main chamber. Go over to the left and back around the corner. Turn to the right and head through up through the tunnel to the South. At the top, you need to get through the Locked Gate (Hard). From there, you can easily exit to the left and get back outside of the Fort.

Report to Ocheeva

Once outside the fort, just make your way back to Cheydinhal. Return to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary either through the Abandoned house or the nearby Well. Inside, just approach and talk with Ocheeva.

If you completed the bonus objective and avoided detection, you will receive the very useful Deceiver’s Finery.

Rewards

• Up to 600 gold
• The Deceiver’s Finery
• +1 Infamy

The Deceiver’s Finery

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