Daggerfall:The Lost Sapphire

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to a Noble.
# Head to the dungeon named by the noble.
# Enter it and find a giant carrying the sapphire.
# Kill the giant and take the sapphire.
# Return it to the noble's ally within the time limit and collect your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
A Hidden Gem
Speak to a noble, who says:

:''"I have a friend, a potential ally, who is in need of discreet assistance. It's a relatively simple salvage operation, one for which my friend would happily pay very handsomely and I would greatly appreciate. It will need to be accomplished very soon, within (time limit) days. I'll go into detail, if you're interested."

Accept
The noble goes on:

:"Excellent, I knew you'd help. Now then, my friend is (noble's ally) of (town). (He/She) has lost a gem, a sapphire, and my spies have tracked it down to (dungeon), of all places. (Noble's ally) needs this stone, because (he/she) borrowed it from a third party. If it's not in (his/her) hands in (time limit) days, well, there will be considerable trouble. Furthermore, the persons who now possess the stone will, according to my spy, be vacating (dungeon) any day now. Obviously, you'd best leave immediately to get to (town) in (time limit) days with the sapphire. Good luck, (player's first name). Make me proud."

Decline
The noble answers:

:"Well, saying no from the beginning is definitely preferable to saying yes and failing. I am a little disappointed, but that'll pass."''

Sapphire in the Rough
thumb|right|The giant doesn't know it is time for repayment.
This quest is not another simple delivery, but requires some efforts to be done. Travel to the dungeon the noble mentioned to you and enter it. Somewhere inside the dungeon you will come across a giant, kill it. Upon inspecting its corpse you will discover the sapphire you have come for, you will get a notification when you pick it up:

:You have found the sapphire.

Obviously the giant used it as its toy. Leave the dungeon and travel to the city where the noble's ally can be found. Ask around until you know where to meet them. Deliver the sapphire and receive a magical item as reward.

Reward
thumb|left|The noble's ally is already waiting impatiently.
When you return with the sapphire, the noble's ally will be relieved and say:

:''"Oh, (player's first name), you don't know how relieved I am that you found that sapphire. I don't even want to think about it if you hadn't. Here's the finest reward I can give you, a (magical item). Please accept it, with my sincere thanks."
 
Reputation Gain/Loss
 

Additional Reputation
If you fail the quest, you will lose additional reputation as shown below.



Enemies
Random dungeon monsters
One Giant carrying the sapphire

 

Notes
If you keep the sapphire 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:
"Those thieves in (dungeon) have some pretty powerful guards."
''"(Noble's ally) has been awfully nervous lately."
If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"Apparently some powerful wizard has it in for (noble's ally)."
"(Noble's name) has been complaining about the dearth of decent (player's race) mercenaries."
If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"Turns out (noble's ally) didn't steal that gem after all. They found it."
"(Noble's ally) was called a thief, but they found the gem (he/she) supposedly stole."
If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:
"My friend tells me that you got the sapphire. Now, what can I do for you?"
"I'm glad to see you again. My friend appreciated the little blue gift."
If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:
"I'm impressed by your nerve, (player's name). You failed the quest and yet return with no sapphire."''

Quest Log