There's nothing quite like digging through my quest log trying to find something to do.
Huh, this looks interesting. And... slightly familiar. What with the vampires and all.
...This... this isn't going to have the same "plot twist" as that
other quest, right?
Well, I suppose there is only one way to find out...
I head to Bruma and check out the crime scene.
I also take the opportunity to loot the-
Dammit. I like looting bodies.
Oh crap a guard is walking toward me I hope he didn't see me try to loot the body
Oh phew good he is just politely asking me to leave.
What a relief.
Anyway, after just a small amount of persuasion, he changes that "you have to leave" attitude.
Yeah I'm calling it now the dead guy isn't a vampire and the "vampire hunter" is.
I mean, yeah, that's exactly the same as that other quest, but it wouldn't be the first time Brethesda had me basically do the same thing twice.
So apparently some dead beggars were found and the vampire hunter came and killed this guy about it.
Without evidence.
He just went into some guys home and killed him without any evidence of wrongdoing and he got away with it.
...The guards here are the most incompetent idiots I have ever seen.
Ever.
Yeah, sure whatever.
I'm going to go talk to her because the grieving wife is the only one that tells even the slightest bit of truth in these sort of things.
Unless of course they are the killer. But that only happens when we don't already know who the killer is. And we do.
Don't worry, I will listen to you because that is clearly what the quest wants me to do.
It's really weird how it doesn't even really give me a choice here. It's like I'm
forced to believe you. At least with that other quest I could have killed the guy and did what the vampire asked if I wanted to.
Apparently after the supposed hunter killed the supposed vampire dead bodies were found in the supposed vampire's basement.
Okay so maybe he did have evidence.
Sue me.
Not really. Plenty of people do that.
But I mean this quest
really wants me to believe so it isn't like I have a choice.
HOW SUSPICIOUS
Anyway, Queston wants me to go talk to innkeeper's or something about the whole matter.
I go ahead and do so.
Oh boy more conversation minigame-ing.
My favorite.
Wait what
I just asked where he was.
Why are you just handing me the key
I mean yeah I know we are
friends now but still really that is kind of stupid on your part.
Oh well, at least I don't have to break in like I was planning to.
TIME TO SEARCH THE PERIMETER
What's this? An item that is entirely worthless? That can only mean one thing...
QUEEEEEST ITTEEEEEEEEM
Okay so apparently there were three dorks or something and one of them was the guy who got murdered and another was the guy who claimed to be a vampire hunter and they found some treasure or some shit like that but they hid it and gave each person a key to the treasure and you need all three keys to open the box.
It was basically a tale of three idiots.
This seems like evidence all right.
For some reason Queston wants me to talk to the innkeeper about this.
WHAAAAAAT
SUSPICIOUS
I'D BETTER GET BACK TO MCGUARDERSON
A vampire? Huh! I happen to have his journal right here, which somehow proves he was not a vampire despite the fact it is clearly from a long time ago and has almost nothing to do with anything that happened here whatsoever!
Yeah.
You were pretty stupid not to figure it out.
Wait what
How is it your fault
Were you even involved with the Skingrad case
at all
Hell, I thought you didn't even know about
this one until after it happened.
MMkay
I meet him at the tarven and he tells me to go find the "vampire hunter" before he runs away.
He is in a cave or something.
I head for the cave
with great haste
I make it there and I find-
Oh my god
Your
eyes
Holy crap your eyes are messed up. They are... HUGE
The rest of your face doesn't look too good either.
I can't even pay attention to what you are saying. I'm too distracted.
I mean, it isn't as bad as that one Mage's Guild guy who I had to kill who had that huge forehead and looked like Brain from Pinky and the Brain, but
this is still pretty bad
Wait what
I wasn't paying attention
Are we fighting now or something?
WHOOPS APPARENTLY SO
You should have chose the dungeon, good sir.
He lasted surprisingly long for one guy fighting against 6 or so armed men.
I take everything he has off his body. Including some keys.
This must be the treasure.
I sure can't wait to loot it!
...The treasure is complete shit.
Why am I not surprised?
Anyway, I thought I should talk to the city guard member again, but Queston insisted I go talk to McDeaderson's wife.
Yes yes I'm sure it is very secret and all that.
Just spit it out and stop wasting my time.
Apparently the amulet is actually sealed or something, and requires a secret word to activate it. She offers to activate it for me.
Wait, the secret word is
brotherhood? That's... sort of a word that isn't too secret. Someone would just
accidentally activate the amulet. He should have gone with "triskaidekaphobia" or something. Or even made up a word.
That's okay, I wouldn't have given it back to you anyway.
Eh, it isn't that good an amulet, but it will sell for something, at least.
...Wait, is the quest over?
Shouldn't I tell the guard guy I killed the fake vampire hunter?
What, am I supposed to just let the guard sit there and wonder what happened to me and the vampire hunter? Seriously?
...Well, okay. Not my problem, I guess.
I suppose I should try and find another adventure now. After all, it isn't like I'm suddenly going to stop adventuring for some reason or anything like that.