Daggerfall:An Anonymous Job

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to a Dark Slayer in a Dark Brotherhood guildhall.
# Head to the town named by the Dark Slayer.
# Find and kill your target within the Palace.
# Report back to the Dark Slayer within the time limit to collect your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
thumb|right|Some targets probably shouldn't have been in the palace, like the burglar...
thumb|right|...or the rogue
thumb|right|Beware the crafty Daedra Seducer
 
Anonymous Tip
Speak to the Dark Slayer, who says:

:"We have an anonymous job for you. It happens every now and then that someone pays us to remove someone, but never reveals why, or may even work though a go between to keep their identity secret. At any rate, the job is yours if you want it."

Accept
The Dark Slayer goes on:

:''"Go to Palace of (town). Your target has a scar on the left cheek. That's all we know. Come back in (time limit) days to collect your payment. Mephala bless your blade, (player's name)."

Decline
The Dark Slayer answers:

:"Can't blame you for not wanting to get mixed up in this one."

Unknown Target
Travel to the town named by the Dark Slayer and locate the palace. You can enter freely between 10:00 and 18:00, but will have to pick the lock at any other time. Find your target within; there is a 25% chance each that this will be a burglar, a healer, or a rogue. However, you should come prepared as there is also a 25% chance the target will instead be a Daedra Seducer.

Enter the palace and engage the target in battle. Remember that if you are facing a Daedra Seducer, your weapon must be of mithril or better quality to harm her. When the enemy dies, a notification confirms it was the target:

A fresh scar marks the target's left cheek.

Return to the Guildhall to complete the quest.

Reward
When you report back after a successful kill, the Dark Slayer says:

:"Beautiful, (player's first name), truly. Brings tears to these weary eyes. As lovely an accounting as I've ever seen. I feel like writing a poem. Why don't you take your (random gold) gold pieces and get the hell out of here so I can write a ballad about it. Seriously, I'm very proud, (player's first name)."''

Reputation Gain/Loss
 

Enemies
Quest Target: Any of the following:
One Burglar
One Daedra Seducer
One Healer
One Rogue

 

Bugs
Due to an oversight, the town where you accept the quest is not named in your journal. If you aren't keeping track of this information, you can potentially fail the quest simply by not being able to return for your reward.
DFQFIX adds a line to your quest log which keeps track of your town of origin.

Additional Dialogue
After you have accepted this quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"Lovely weather."
If you fail the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"They say the king is having an affair."
If you successfully complete the quest, NPCs may say when asked for any news:
"If you ask me, our taxes are too high."
If you successfully complete the quest, the quest giver may later greet you with:
"Good work with that anonymous job."
If you failed the quest, the quest giver will greet you with:
''"Too bad you couldn't complete that anonymous job. Definitely a stain on your record."''

Quest Log