Spies

[GazzaMataz]

I have been playing the main quest but seem to have hit a sumbling block on 'Spies'. It says the the official game guide that you should be able to find Ruma's orders in the basement of Jearl's house which you can get to via the caverns underneath. I managed to get into this room but have found nothing... It also says that you should be able to info from some of the locals Jorek, Ongar and the other one - tried that, bribed them, got disposition up to max but nothing. So a bit of a dead end.

Can anyone help? Am I missing something?

[Minari99]

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Spies

Maybe this information helps?

[meheezen]

There are 2 ladies(?) you must kill near the stone close to cloudruler temple, one shows up during the day, the other during afternoon/night.

The quest will only complete once you kill both.

Both of them seem to “live” at Jearls house, and use the tunnel underneath to get to to the standing stone.

I usually kill one, inspect Jearls house, get back to the stone and kill the other.

[arottweiler]

After this quest is completed Jearl's house remains empty for the rest of the game because both occupants are dead so you can use it as your own home without any NPC ever entering it. The only exception are guards if you have a bounty and they see you entering the house.

[GazzaMataz]

Thanks for the replies peeps much appreciated. However I have hovered around the stones from 5 - 10 and nobody shows up... Then I go back to cave entrance and hover there for hours and no body shows up. I go into the room (which you cannot wait in) and rummage around for a while and nothing. Go mooch about the woods - nothing...

Went back to the temple and spoke to Capt Stefan and he mentioned the spies and an update to the quest happened. Then went through the same process as above and nothing... Has the game broke on me. There is an Oblivion gate nearby should it be there. I am tempted to enter. Also there is another cave I ransacked nearby should I look there?

I am stumped!

[arottweiler]

What is the last journal update for the quest?

Go to the runestone and then wait until 4pm. Then wait for an hour and hopefully they should spawn. If not try again and wait until 4pm and then wait for an hour at a time to see if that spawns them.

[GazzaMataz]

@arottweller

So far in the journal update I have:
Spies 13th of Heartfire, 3E433 'Captain Burd told me that no strangers were in town…'
And before that:
Spies 18th of Heathfire 3E433 'Steffan told me that the suspicious strangers have been seen on the road to Cloud Ruler Temple…'

[GazzaMataz]

OK! So I went back a few saves and went through the waiting routine and FINALLY one of the spies showed up and I chopped her up :-)

Now I gotta go get some Daedric artefact or whatever…

[meheezen]

Originally posted by GazzaMataz:

Now I gotta go get some Daedric artefact or whatever…

check UESP wiki for a list of them, get one you wont miss and give it to Martin (as you will lose it forever)

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Daedric_Quests