Noble Protection

Quick Walkthrough
#Speak to   in  's Fighters Guild.
#Report to   at Telomas Manor.
#Report back to Laalalvo once the manor is secure.
#Talk to   at the guard tower.
#Speak to   and follow his suggestion - do not deviate from it.
#Once   has revealed what he knows, ask around town about the remaining suspect.
#Challenge and kill the suspect.
#Return to Laalalvo Irano to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Guarding Tenomas Manor
A noble retainer of Novas Senim, Pilu Telomas, is concerned for the safety of herself and her husband, and has contracted the Fighters Guild to help. Speak to Laalalvo to begin the quest (you will need to be at least Protector rank, or it will not start - see also 'Bugs' at the bottom of this page if having difficulties).

Laalalvo sends you to Telomas Manor, on the northwestern side of Akamora's central spire. You might wish to stock up on healing potions at the market before proceeding. On entry,   will greet you, and send you upstairs, noting a 'bad feeling' of his. Speak to Pilu on the top floor. She will note that Lord Senim refused to send her any protection. She will then note a noise downstairs. Investigate.

Hired killers have broken in on the ground floor, and you will need to kill them. On doing so, defeat the killer on the first floor. Do not expect the Tenomas couple or Circus to survive this - their deaths are scripted.

(If you are having a tough time with the fight, wait until Circus has wandered up to the top floor before speaking to Pilu - the assassins spawn next to the individuals they are meant to 'kill', and if Circus is on the top floor, this will allow you to face them one at a time.)

Reporting Back
Report back to Laalalvo after the deaths of the three assassins. She will express understandable horror, and feeling that her sister, Flaalsa Irano (the captain of the guard in Akamora) has her hands tied in investigating, will state that said investigation falls to you. She asks you to speak to Flaalsa for off-the-record assistance. You can find her by leaving the guildhall and following the road uphill to the guard tower. Flaalsa is in her room near the very top of the tower. Ask her about the ''assassination of the Telomas. She says:

I have heard news of their violent deaths. My sister was right to guess that there will be no investigation on our part. The way I see it, the case is closed. You killed the assassins, didn't you?

The one who hired them is still out there.

That is something I can live with to preserve peace in Akamora. The Telomas were Senim retainers. The Senims and the Indaren family along with all their allies are locked in a behind the scenes power struggle over the lordship of this town. An investigation would inevitably pull all the animosity between the rivaling nobles out into the open. And if we were to imply even slightly that one of the families was behind the assassination--the Three forbid it--that would trigger a violent chain of events.

Laalalvo wants the Guild to find the culprit. But we need your help.

Then Laalalvo has become more Imperial than I had thought. She'd be wiser to move her precious Guild away from here. But I will help you. Be aware that this is all off the record. You're not a representative of the law. If I receive word that you've caused any unnecessary discord in town with your inquiries, I will have my guards jail you rather than risk having the noble families warring against each other. Understood?

Yes. Can you tell me if you have any suspects?

Three possible candidates come to mind. First is the Indaren family and their allies the Veri family. I'd be extremely careful with the way you conduct your inquiries with the nobles. Offending them would be a huge mistake. Then there's Selari Danaran, a former Indaren hireling who held a personal grudge against Pilu Telomas. I'd also recommend you talk to lord Novas Senim. Since he employed Pilu Telomas he might have a good idea which one of her enemies could be behind all this.

The Investigation
You have a number of leads here, with Selari Danaran being the nearest. She is just one floor above Flaalsa, but will refuse to speak on the topic of the assassination. You should instead talk to the ruler of Akamora, Novas Senim, in his manor at the top of the central rock spire in the city. Pay him a visit. You may be interrupted by   there, who gives an interesting hint of things to come. Novas himself directs you to the Morag Tong, and warns you not to interrogate the Indaren or the Veri families. It is a warning you should heed.''' Upsetting these families through questions can result in expulsion from the Akamora Fighters Guild due to the political fallout it generates.

Visit the Morag Tong Guildhall on the east side of Akamora's spire, and speak to Fedril Verothran, who is in the downstairs room at the southern end of the hall. You will need 75+ disposition with him before he will reveal anything - that the assassins were considered so unreliable that no noble family would have hired them. This leaves Selari Danaran as your suspect. You'll need to find evidence before confronting her though. Ask around on the topic of ''Selari Danaran''. Both Mages Guild members and non-noble, non-Morag Tong locals will have something to say.

Once you have heard about Selari's proficiency in Illusion Magic, it is time to confront her. She is at the top of the guard tower in Akamora. Challenge her on the assassination, and kill her. This brings your mission to an end - return to Laalalvo Irano at the Fighters Guild to complete the quest.

Bugs
On some versions of TR Mainland, it is possible for Laalalvo Irano to not give any further orders on completing the preceding quest. She will simply repeat the orders concerning No Sin Goes Unpunished. This error can be fixed by rising to the rank of Protector (assuming you meet the requirements), and completing Circus Leono's quests, if you have not already done so. He is in the same building.

Quest Stages