Daggerfall:The Infested House

Clean out a local residence for a knightly order. Location(s): Any Quester of a knightly order Reward: None Reputation Gain: see Reputation Gain/Loss ID: b0c00y13 Required Reputation: Not in Order Difficulty: Easy/Medium

They seem to be everywhere

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to the Quester of a knightly order.
2. Head to the Quester's residence in town.
3. Kill all vermin there.
4. Report back to the Quester within the time limit.

Detailed Walkthrough

Infestation

Speak to the Quester of a knightly order, who says:

"Why should I trust you, (player's name)? I suppose some small trial of arms is in order. I certainly wouldn't give you anything important, seeing as you are not a member of this knightly order. I own a building that is infested with creatures. Kill them for me and maybe I'll put in a good word for you."

Accept

The Quester goes on:

"I am only giving you 1 day to clean (residence) out. After that, I'll just do it myself and tell everyone what a coward you really are."

Decline

The Quester answers:

"I guess I'll just have to do it myself. You are even more worthless than I thought."

Extermination

Given that the target building is in the current city, the Quester only gives you one day to complete this task. Ask around until someone points you toward the house. Enter it and kill all vermin there. There will be bats (at most eight), rats (at most ten), giant scorpions (at most four) or spiders (at most four). Each type of vermin has a 25% chance of appearing. The individual creatures will appear one after another. Continue killing them until you get the following notification:

"You have cleaned out (Quester's name)'s house."

This happens after you have killed at least six bats, seven rats, three giant scorpions, or three spiders. Head back to the Quester once you are sure there a no more creatures left in the building.

Reward

After the building is clean, report back to the Quester who says:

"Quite acceptable (player's name). I'll put in a good word for you with my knightly order."

Reputation Gain/Loss

Successfully completing this quest results in a reputation gain according to the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Generic Knightly Order	+10
Questers	+5
Smiths	+2
Healers	+2
Seneschal	+2

Failing this quest results in a reputation loss as seen in the table below.

Faction/Person	Reputation Gain
Generic Knightly Order	-4
Questers	-2
Smiths	-1
Healers	-1
Seneschal	-1

Enemies

Any of the following:

• 8x One Bat every three in-game minutes (25% chance)
• 10x One Rat every three in-game minutes (25% chance)
• 4x One Giant Scorpion every three in-game minutes (25% chance)
• 4x One Giant Spider every three in-game minutes (25% chance)

Notes

• This quest is very similar to a quest you can do for the Merchants and Innkeepers faction.
• This quest is the only quest for knightly orders that does not require visiting a dungeon and it can be done very quickly (especially in smaller settlements) as a result. While it does not give a direct reward, neither do most other quests for the factions, and the few that do require high rank. Consider doing this quest several times before joining an order to quickly max out reputation with it.

Additional Dialogue

After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Very strange sounds come out of the (residence).'
• "(Quester's name)'s house has really gone to Oblivion."

If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "Poor (Quester's name) has to hire an exterminator."
• "It's going to cost (Quester's name) to clean that house."

If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:

• "(Residence) is finally at peace."
• "Those critters are out of (residence) at last."

If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:

• "Well, you did clean out my house. What do you need?"

If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:

• "You can't even kill a few critters. Don't waste my time."
• "I wouldn't waste my breath talking to a lickspittle."

Quest Log

The Infested House (b0c00y13)
Stage/ Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0		(Date): In (town), I met (Quester's name) of the knightly order. I can curry favor with the knights if I rid (residence) in (town) of its infestation for (him/her).