Strife:Ritualistic Risk (Dark Brotherhood)

To the GM's page

Overview
The Glint in the Night...
 * Quest Giver: Lucien Lachance.
 * Location(s): Almurbalarammi.
 * Prerequisite Quest: More than Business.
 * Next Quest: Trading Ties.
 * Reward: One Daedric Tanto.
 * Optional Bonus: None.

Quest start
The dead drop note from the previous quest summarised:
 * A possible large portion if not all of the Dark Brotherhood had betrayed the party and Lucien.
 * To stop the Blade of Woe falling into the rogue chapter's hands, the party must retrieve the artefact while Lucien finds out more.

Almurbalarammi
Almurbalarammi is as it is normally, except all of the worshippers of Sheogorath are closed off inside the ruins, and are being besieged by 5 Dark Brotherhood Assassins camping outside waiting for the worshippers to either starve or give up. They are levelled to the players with their health being:

$$HP = 100 + 4 \times (Highest\ player\ character\ level)$$

After defeating the Assassins, the worshippers will not open the 100 locked door, though they can be convinced by talking to them through the door. After getting in and fighting their way through (or convincing) the five worshippers, the Blade of Woe is on the altar inside the cursed chest.

Finishing the quest
Upon exiting Almurbalarammi, the players notice a Daedric Tanto pinning a note to a large mushroom they hadn't seen before; they may take the Tanto and the note reads:

''“I've been tracking you, Punishers; last time I saw you you were well on your way to acquiring the artefact, well done, I for one do not have the firepower to conduct such duties. I cannot be seen talking to you but know I am nearby watching this drop; they may be afraid to attack you but I am one man and do not have this liberty, I have not slept in days to avoid attacks.''

''I have uncovered a main supply line that is still loyal to the rebelled Dark Brotherhood; I do not have potency to eliminate them. Their main merchant is by name of Miun-Gei, in his shop in the Vivec City Foreign Quarter. They should also lead you to another contact I have not been able to track; we need them eliminating too.''

Currently I am leaving for Gnaar Mok, there is an abandoned shack southwest of the settlement, come there after you are finished.

Burn this letter."

The party now has completed this quest and has now moved onto quest Trading Ties.