Daggerfall:Espionage Equipment

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to a noble.
# Travel to the town named by the noble.
# Talk to the spy and give her the telescope.
# Travel to the town named by the spy.
# Meet your contact there.
# Give him/her the relic.
# Collect your reward.
# Be sure to follow the time limits.

Detailed Walkthrough
thumb|right|The spy, cleverly hiding behind a tavern patron
Spies Like Us
Speak to a noble, who says:

:''"If you have a couple days to spare and wouldn't mind being (random gold) gold pieces richer, I have a mission requiring some speed and delicacy."

Accept
The noble goes on:

:"Excellent, (player's first name). Now, I have a spy, (spy's name) in (first town) who needs a telescope to continue (his/her) surveillance activities. I am given to understand (he/she) has found something of interest to a mutual friend of ours, which needs to be delivered as well. So, here is the telescope. Take it to a (spy's description) in a place called (first building) in (first town), and there you will get further instructions. Good luck to you, (player's first name)."

Decline
The noble answers:

:"No? I wasn't expecting you to turn down (random gold) gold for a few days work. How many peasants would murder for that kind of money? Ah, well. Your life, I suppose."''

Making Deliveries
thumb|right|A relic
thumb|right|The relic's recipient
 
This is a simple quest; there will be no enemies to stop you. Just travel quickly to the spy, hand over the telescope, then deliver the relic to the contact in the second town in time. Speak to the spy and be told:

:''"Excellent timing, (player's first name). Allow me to introduce myself. My name is (spy's name) and I believe that's my telescope you're carrying. (Noble's name), I believe, told you I would have a little job for you. Take this relic over to a (contact's description) in (second town). The name's (contact's name) and you'll find (him/her) at (second building). Your gold will be waiting for you there as well. Be better be on your way; (he/she) expects you there in (second time limit) days."''

Travel to the second town and ask around to locate the contact's building. Enter it, and deliver the relic for your reward.

Reward
When you deliver the item, the contact says:

:''"You must be (player's name). (Spy's name) told me to expect you. I am (contact's name). Let me have a look at that relic. Very interesting indeed. Well, here's your (random gold) gold pieces. You never saw me, got it?"''

Reputation Gain/Loss
 

Enemies
None

Notes
The first time limit for reaching the spy is visible in your journal.
The telescope is unique to this quest and not encountered elsewhere in the game.
If you keep either of the items, it will remain in your inventory and won't vanish once the quest is over, unlike most quest items.

Additional Dialogue
After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
''"If (noble's name) really has a spy network, it must be pretty well hidden."
"It's said that (spy's name) is a spy, but (he/she) never leaves (first building)."
If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"Turns out they caught (spy's name) and confiscated (his/her) illgotten loot."
"They say (spy's name) was a spy in the service of (noble's name)."
If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"I always get the feeling I'm being watched everywhere in (first town)."
"I wonder if they'll ever find that relic that was lifted from the palace."
If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:
"Well, if it isn't my favorite spy. How goes it with you, young (player's first name)?"
"I understand that the enterprise went off without a hitch. Well done, (player's first name)."
If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:
"That quest I sent you on was rather a failure, wasn't it? There isn't any pressing reason why I should talk to you at all, is there?"''

Quest Log