Faction Quests
Beyond the main quest, Oblivion offers extensive questlines for its various factions, providing hours of additional gameplay, unique rewards, and opportunities to develop your character. Each guild has a distinct narrative and challenges that test different skills and playstyles.
Fighters Guild:
The Fighters Guild focuses on combat and monster hunting. Quests typically involve clearing out dungeons, slaying beasts, and protecting settlements. Progression leads to becoming the Guild Master, granting access to powerful combat gear and training.
- Early Quests: Often involve simple tasks like killing rats or bandits.
- Mid-Game Quests: May include larger monster hunts or dungeon crawls.
- Late-Game Quests: Culminate in challenging battles and sificant rewards, often involving internal guild politics.
Mages Guild:
The Mages Guild quests revolve around magical research, artifact retrieval, and dealing with magical anomalies. Becoming Arch-Mage unlocks access to spellmaking and enchanting altars.
- Early Quests: Involve basic spellcasting and ingredient gathering.
- Mid-Game Quests: Often require delving into ruins for magical artifacts or dealing with rogue mages.
- Late-Game Quests: Culminate in confronting powerful magical threats and securing the Guild's reputation.
Thieves Guild:
The Thieves Guild quests focus on stealth, thievery, and subterfuge. You'll undertake heists, burglaries, and sabotage missions. Rising through the ranks grants access to fences and unique stealth equipment.
- Early Quests: Simple pickpocketing and burglary missions.
- Mid-Game Quests: Involve more complex heists and framing rivals.
- Late-Game Quests: Culminate in major heists and dealing with the Guild's internal power struggles.
Dark Brotherhood:
The Dark Brotherhood is an assassins' guild. Their quests involve eliminating targets, often with creative and deadly methods. Membership is exclusive and requires a willingness to embrace death.
- Early Quests: Simple assassinations with clear targets.
- Mid-Game Quests: Involve more complex targets and scenarios, often with moral dilemmas.
- Late-Game Quests: Culminate in high-profile assassinations and confronting powerful enemies within the Brotherhood.
Completing these faction questlines not only provides valuable rewards and skill increases but also offers rich lore and character development opportunities, making them an integral part of the Oblivion experience.