The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion/Walkthrough/Anvil
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Where Spirits Have Lease
Follow your quest marker to The Count's Arms and go inside, find Velwyn Benirus and talk to him, ask him about 'Manor' and you will be able to buy the house for 5000 gold.
After you buy the house follow your quest marker out of the building to 'Benirus Manor'. Go inside, to the south east is a door, go through it into the next room, on the north wall is another door, go through it. On the east wall is a flight of stairs, follow them up and you will come to another door, open it and you will be in a room with a bed. Sleep on the bed for any length of time.
When you wake up there will be ghosts in the house, kill them or run from them, either way go through the door on the east wall and head down the stairs, make your way through the house until you get to the entrance room, in the north west corner there is some stuff on the floor, pick up the 'Scrap from Lorgren's Diary' and the 'Skeletal Hand'.
Exit your house and go west, pass the big tree in the middle of the path and then the third building along the north wall is the Count's Arms, go inside and ask Wilbur about 'Velwyn Benirus'. Exit the building and open your world map and fast travel to 'Imperial City Elven Gardens District'.
Once there follow your quest marker to the King and Queen Tavern, go inside and talk to Velwyn Benirus, ask him about 'Manor'. Then ask him about 'Lorgren Benirus'. After that ask him about 'Lift the Curse', then exit the building and open your world map and fast travel to 'Anvil Main Gate'.
Once there follow your quest marker to The Counts Arms and find Velwyn Benirus, talk to him and tell him you're ready. Now follow Velwyn out of the building and to Benirus Manor. You will be fighting ghosts in here, lots of them, you will want a good silver weapon or powerful offensive magic.
Enter the manor and inside, follow your quest marker to the basement. Make your way to the end of the basement and you will find the secret door, Velwyn will open it for you and then he will run away.
Walk into the room and activate the skeleton on the altar in the middle of the room. If you did not pick up the hand previously, follow your quest marker back upstairs and in the corner of the room you first come into when you enter the house, is the hand laying on the floor. When you have the hand, activate the body again, but be prepared for a nasty fight, this guy is tough, but its only cause he has a powerful staff, if you let him waste his staff's magical charges he is a pussy.
After buddy is dead follow your quest marker out of the house and to The Counts Arms. Talk to Velwyn Benirus and this quest will be complete.
The Ghost Ship of Anvil
Go to the docks at Anvil, one of the ships there has a high elf called Varulae standing on the deck, talk to her and offer to help to activate this quest.
You'll need to enter the door behind Varulae that needs a key, go inside. In the first room there is a ghost to the east, kill it and then go back to the north west corner beside the door you came in to find a trap door on the floor to the mid deck, go in this door.
There are a couple ghosts on this floor, kill them and then go to the south west end of the room, there is a nother trap door on the floor to the carge hold, go in this door.
Another couple of ghosts on this floor, kill them and then go to the south west end of this room, there is a chest there, open it and take Varulae's Crystal Ball.
Now just follow your quest marker out of this place and talk to Varulae to complete this quest.
The Siren's Deception
Wander around Anvil long enough and ask about enough rumors and you'll get the topic 'Gang' ask just about anyone about it and you'll activate this quest. After activating this quest follow your quest marker to find Maelona, talk to her and she'll ask you to help her, go ahead and say yes. Then ask about 'Gang' and say you'll help again. Then ask her about 'Gang' again.
Now follow your quest marker to find Gogan, talk to him and ask him about 'Gang'. Now follow your quest marker to the Flowing Bowl, hang around inside for a bit and a couple of women will appear, talk to Signy Home-Wrecker to get a map marker for Gweden Farm, east of Anvil.
Follow your quest marker to get you to Gweden Farm and then wait until 11:00 pm. When you get inside Faustina will approach you and ask you to take your clothes off, refuse and you'll get to kill all 3 girls. If nobody was home when you came inside, you probably came in too late, try to go inside as close to 11:00 as possible.
After the girls are dead a guard will show up, its actually Maelona, she'll talk to you, ask her about 'Gang' to complete this quest.
When the Vow Breaks
This quest starts just outside of Anvil, fast travel to 'Horse Whisper Stables' and then go due north, after just a little distance you will find Whitmond Farm. Go inside the farm house and talk to Maeva the Buxon, ask her about 'Husband' to activate this quest.
Follow your quest marker to Fort Strand, just east of Anvil. When you get there go inside and just follow your quest marker to find Bjalfi. He uses the mace, so when you kill him, you'll probably have to find it on the floor some where. After you have the Rockshatter mace, just follow your quest makrer back to Maeva. Talk to Maeva and tell her about 'Husband' to complete this quest.
