Oblivion:Factions A

Adrian Decanius Faction
This faction seems to serve no purpose as it is not referenced by any scripts, owns no objects and has no relationships.

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Adventurer Faction
This faction groups together all the Orc Adventurers and ensures they will be friendly towards the player and suitably hostile towards the other inhabitants of the dungeons. It is also used to provide the various dialogue responses.

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Agarmir's Faction
Agarmir and Rolgarel are both added to this faction when the player enters Trentius Mausoleum during the Unfriendly Competition quest. It ensures the two of them will support each other during the subsequent battle.

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Aleswell -- people Serethi sisters dislike
The Serethi sisters of Aleswell are an unpleasant pair. Diram Serethi comments that "My sisters, on the other hand ... I wouldn't mind if they had stayed invisible!", and the feeling is evidently mutual. This faction simply ensures the sisters dislike their fellow townsfolk.

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Aleswell faction
After the Zero Visibility quest is completed, the player's disposition with this faction is boosted by 30 points. It has ownership of the Aleswell Inn and is also used to determine which Actors are affected by the Reverse Invisibility Spell.

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All the dremora guards and torturers
Used during the Paradise quest, this faction simply ensures that the various guards have the correct relationships to the other actors.

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Amantius Allectus Door Owners
This faction is only important during the May the Best Thief Win quest when it ensures Methredhel can enter Amantius Allectus' house without delay.

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Amantius Allectus House
Allows Amantius and his wife free access to their house.

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Ancotar's faction
Another faction related to the Zero Visibility quest, this one makes sure Ancotar and the invisible creatures surrounding his residence don't fight.

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Anvil -- Count's Arms faction
This faction owns most of the items in The Count's Arms, Anvil. It allows the three NPCs to use the items and enter the inn freely.

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Anvil - Enilroth lovers faction
It would appear that Enilroth and Hasathil (Heinrich Oaken-Hull's wife) have found a way of passing time while Heinrich is away at sea.

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Anvil - Foc'sle faction
This faction owns the whole Fo'c's'le inn, including the private rooms.

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Anvil - Heinrich Oaken-Hull's house
Allows Heinrich and Hasathil free access to their house.

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Anvil - Inventius family
Allows Astia and Pinarus free access to their house.

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Anvil - Jesan Sextius faction
Jesan Sextius seems to run something of an open house; three NPCs have free access to everything. This could be the source of his poor relationship with Newheim the Portly - perhaps the latter doesn't like having an Orc, Argonian and Khajiit coming and going at all hours of the day and night.

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Anvil - Morvayn's store faction
This faction simply ensures that the staff at Morvayn's Peacemakers can come and go as they please.

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Anvil - Newheim faction
This faction seems solely to allow the various residents of Newheim's house free access, and to enforce something of a poor relationship with Jesan Sextius and friends. This must be tricky for S'shani, since he is in both groups.

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Anvil - The Serpent's Wake faction
This faction groups together the crew of the Serpent's Wake. The only purpose it serves apart from creating a group is to own the door to the ship.

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Anvil Beggars
Gives Olvus and Imus a common set of dialogue responses for a couple of quests and allows relationships to be set up with other factions.

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Anvil castle residents
The main purpose of this faction is to allow the residents to move around the castle freely, but it also gives the members a common set of dialogue responses during the Taking Care of Lex quest.

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Anvil Citizen
This faction is used mainly to give the citizens of Anvil a common set of dialogue responses, but is also used to give a boost in disposition to the player when the Oblivion gate outside the city is closed and when the main quest is completed. Interestingly, it is this faction that owns the beds in the Fo'c's'le and the Chapel, rather than, say, the Anvil - Foc'sle faction or the Nine Divines.

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Anvil Flowing Bowl
Simply gives Caenlorn and Maenlorn ownership of their inn.

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Anvil guard faction
Apart from the usual common dialogue, this faction gives its members access to Anvil Barracks as well as ownership of the Anvil bedrolls during the Allies for Bruma quest.

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Anvil Harborside warehouse
Exists solely to allow Wilhelm access to the warehouse so he can do his job.

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Anyone wearing Bands of the Chosen
Used during the Paradise quest. Membership of this faction prevents the normally-hostile daedra and other monsters in the grotto from attacking the player, who is added to it while wearing the Bands of the Chosen. The Prisoners listed are the unfortunates who are encaged above the pits of lava.

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Arano Family
Allows Myvryna and her house guest access to her shack. Presumably the reason for including Lex is so he can enter freely during The Elven Maiden quest.

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Arcane University
It might be expected that the purpose of this faction is to allow entrance to the university, but in fact the only thing it does is provide a common couple of lines should the player be caught during the Misdirection quest.

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Arena
It is through this faction that the player progresses while fighting in the Arena. It provides ownership of the items in the Bloodworks and a few common lines of dialogue.

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Arena Bloodworks Dwellers
The purpose of this faction is somewhat unclear. It owns no items and provides one line of dialogue that is in any case a standard Imperial City line. It may exist solely to stop the inhabitants of the Bloodworks from attacking each other.

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Arena Champions
Seems to serves no purpose other than to identify the three members as Champions. The player is never added to this faction, even after completing the Arena matches. It is also not a complete list of former Champions; see this page for the full list.

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Arena Hopefuls
Gives its two members ownership of their chest.

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Arena Player
The player is added to this faction during a match in the Arena, but it seems to serve no real purpose.

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Arena Spectator Combatants
This faction contains the two combatants that the player watches while betting on an Arena match, and allows them to fight without guards or spectators joining in.

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Arena Yellow Team
The Arena Yellow Team contains all the opponents you will meet in the Arena except for the Grand Champion, Agronak gro-Malog. The relationships ensure that members don't start fighting each other if blows go astray.

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Arena01
This faction appears to be unused. Apart from its relationship with the Yellow Team it is unreferenced.

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ArenaFanFaction
Ensures that the Adoring Fan will always love the player and quite like any other arena combatants.

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ArenimFamily
Gives Erissare and Soris free access to their house. The faction also contains Ulen Athram, likely to ensure that Ulen can enter the house freely when visiting.

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Athram Family
This faction gives its members access to Ulen Athram's house in the Talos Plaza District of Imperial City. There appears to be a bug, however, in that Dralora Athram is not a member.

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Atius Family
This faction allows Astinia, Helvo and Sevarius access to their house in the Talos Plaza District of Imperial City.

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AzaniBlackheartFACTION
Seems to exist solely to ensure Azani Blackheart hates Fighters Guild members during his eponymous quest.

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Azura
Gives all the worshippers of Azura a common set of dialogue responses.

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