Project Tamriel:Skyrim/Playing All Sides

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Intercept some correspondence.
Quest Giver: Boss Kanah in the Thieves Guild Hideout, Karthwasten
Location(s): Karthwasten
Prerequisite Quest: Looting the Lost Heirloom
Reward: 550 gold, Master's Lockpick and Probe
ID: Sky_qRe_KWTG8_Journal; Sky_qRe_KWTG8a_Journal; Sky_qRe_KWTG8b_Journal; Sky_qRe_KWTG8c_Journal
   

Quick Walkthrough[edit]

  1. Talk to Boss Kanah.
  2. Go to the Sur-Rata Caverns and say the password Kanah tells you. You can find these caverns in the Kathwasten Caves. From the Thieves Guild Hideout, enter the Lower Caverns, then enter the Upper Caverns where you will find the entrance to the Sur-Rata Caverns.
  3. Deliver the map to Rakan.
  4. Steal the letter of correspondence on the table next to Mazzir.
  5. Steal the list of assassination targets in the chest behind Yanafa.
  6. Return to Boss Kanah.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

Quest Stages[edit]

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

Playing All Sides (Sky_qRe_KWTG8_Journal)
Index Finishes Quest Journal Entry
10Boss Kanah has asked me to travel to the Sogat Dur-Gada hideout in the tunnels underneath Karthwasten. I'm tasked with collecting intelligence while delivering the map I stole from the City Watch. Possible sources of intelligence include a letter of correspondence to an unidentified spy in the Red Palace and a list of assassination targets.
20I gained access into the Sogat Dur-Gada hideout.
30I gave Rakan the map of the tunnels beneath Karthwasten.
40Finishes quest☑I gave Boss Kanah the intelligence I found in the Sogat Dur-Gada hideout. She thanked me for helping secure the Guild's future.
50Finishes quest☑A member of the Sogat Dur-Gada detected me while I was collecting intelligence. I've failed the job.
Playing All Sides (Sky_qRe_KWTG8a_Journal)
10I found a letter of correspondence between the Sogat Dur-Gada and an unidentified spy in Karthwasten's Red Palace.
Playing All Sides (Sky_qRe_KWTG8b_Journal)
10I found a list of assassination targets in the Sogat Dur-Gada hideout.
Playing All Sides (Sky_qRe_KWTG8c_Journal)
10A Nord prisoner in the Sogat Dur-Gada hideout offered me information on where to find various Sogat Dur-Gada intelligence in exchange for securing his escape.
20I freed the Sogat Dur-Gada's prisoner. He told me that he saw a letter in the communal area in the middle of the hideout and overheard a guard talking about training for his next assignment with Yanafa.