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Venus Gallie is now an apprentice in the Fighter’s Guild. As an apprentice, our next mission is to go help a miss Arvena with a “rat problem.” Oh sure, you think, killing rats in the basement again. Didn’t I do this in every other fantasy game?

Actually, the rats are miss Arvena’s pets. A shocking thing in the Oblivion world, I know. I actually own two rats myself, so I thought it was a cute gesture. Any how, something’s killing her pets. Down we go to the basement, and sure enough, there’s a hungry mountain lion there! In defense of the rats (and myself), I kill it. Unfortunately for the lion, it dies in a rather awkward position to be internet memorialized:



Well, it turns out that the mountain lions are coming through a hole in the back of the house, and they’re doing that because someone is putting out meat in hopes of luring out the rats for the guards to kill. Shame on you! I’m given the choice to cover for the culprit, or to be honest to Arvena - you either get a boost to Speechcraft or a boost to Acrobatics depending on your choice. Well, I choose Speechcraft, so I tell the blunt honesty of the matter.

Mission accomplished! Our next mission is to help a local shop-keep with recent break-ins. Like a ghost story, we get to stay over night to catch the thieves in the act. They show up around 1am, trying to sneak around in chainmail and platemail… shame on them! The three robbers put up an excellent fight; what proves more rewarding is the delicious mithril they drop. Finally, Venus is starting to look like a real adventurer: