Strife:Related in Death (Dark Brotherhood)

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Overview
Not so funny for a mortal...
 * Quest Giver: Doufliz Tadrunz.
 * Location(s): Vivec City High Fane.
 * Prerequisite Quest:  Stab-otage.
 * Next Quest: Demented Revenge.
 * Reward: Amulet of Sanguine Nimble Armour.
 * Optional Bonus: One Daedric Dart.

Quest start
After the talk from Doufliz, the party are directed to kill Garssa Avelim, a noblewoman wearing exquisite clothing and wielding no weapon. She is attending her daughters open-casket funeral in the Vivec City High Fane plaza area by the statues of Vivec.

Killing Garssa
During this, players can use waiting mechanics as much as they want and even go in the funeral as it is an open event.

Though there are other Ordinators around, there are two Ordinators always walking with Garssa, who is easily recognisable by the party. She will approach the coffin each hour to pay respects, but otherwise she will vary between talking to guests, randomly approaching the coffin, sitting at tables to rest, and going inside to eat.

If using the Rose of Sithis, players can shoot from anywhere in the range displayed in the photo. This rose will kill her instantly if hit; on any other targets it will do no damage but be seen as an act of aggression.

If not using the Rose of Sithis, Garssa has 100HP, 300FP, 60MP, and does not fight.

If they take Doufliz's advice of escape they are not seen. Otherwise, the escape and assassination method is up to the players, so the GM will have to improvise situations that may come up if the players deviate from any given advice.

If players fail
Upon a failed killing of Garssa, the players will now have to find her house in Vivec City. It is extremely hard to find as is not actually in Vivec City currently and staying with a friend in Ald'ruhn's Redoran Council Hall in Boldrisa Andrano's House, guarded inside by 4 Redoran Guards during the day, where at night 2 will guard the outside instead.

Finishing the quest
Upon getting back to Ald Sotha, ''there are even less agents around than last time, Sereyne, Doufliz, Bha, and Lucien are not around and not even Dandras has returned. The only recognisable person is Movis, who greets the party sitting on Doufliz's desk: "I've been told Bha hadn't told ya' of the Executioner promotion ya' got when back from killin' the Morag Tong agent. Whatever, don't matter now, he-heh. Consider it a staggered reward, an' 'ere's the reward for this'un."'' Movis gives the party the Amulet of Sanguine Nimble Armour, and their Daedric Dart bonus if earned. He continues: ''" Next up's a related 'un, you're goin' back to Garssa"; Movis grins as he says this. "Sorry, I'm excited; our business ends after the killin' usual', but this is gettin' us a lotta money for not too much... Ya' gotta' desecrate the grave of Garssa an' her daughter, just vandalise it yeah? It's north-a-Vivec an' no-one'll see. Easy money. 'ere's a shovel."'' He gives the party a shovel. "Oh, an' if you can, your bonus is ta' decapitate the bodies 'n throw 'em into the river. Leave the heads by the Othrelas Ancestral Tomb, apparently, hehehe..."

The party now has completed this quest and has now moved onto quest Demented Revenge.