Cyrodiil/Ugly Love

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to   about his  .
# Gather evidence on Dumrag's failed mission and Atul's kidnapping from the nobles at  .
# Find  's   and incriminate him.
# Travel to   to look for Atul.

Detailed Walkthrough
Atul, Abducted
In   inn you'll find a surly Orc mumbling something about a job gone wrong. If you inquire, he'll explain he's a mercenary and about a year before he'd been hired along with his wife   by a   noble to clear out some bandits from a cave. Once there though, they'd been ambushed and taken captive; he was left for dead but his wife was abducted. He then asks for your help in tracking down his missing spouse, and suggests you start by questioning nobles in the  .

Courting Intrigue
Dumrag points you in the direction of four nobles:  ,   the steward,   and  . To unlock the most information, talk to the steward first, who after some persuasion will check his expenses records for any mercenary contracts. He notes there is one under Afanna's name but also recalls Simund Gautierre hired some mercenaries, and remarks on how strange it is this wasn't recorded. Find Sinja next and she tells you she spearheaded one bandit-clearing operation herself but mentions another she can't quite recall. Speak to Simund next; his dismissive attitude and shifty response when you bring up Sinja's second operation rings some alarm bells.

My Love for a Journal
Finally, track down Afanna and question her about a raid organised by Simund. She admits to having seen something in his   - it turns out Afanna is smitten by Simund and has been sneaking into his quarters regularly. You have a number of options now to get your hands on the journal. Afanna will offer up the key to Simund's quarters if you'll agree to leave a   in his drawer. Make your way to Simund's quarters in the castle's Guest Wing, unlock the door and take the journal from his writing table. You don't have to leave the letter, and Afanna will still reward you with 250 gold even if you lie about having made the drop.

Alternatively, you can offer her 500 gold to retrieve the journal herself. She will initially refuse but will change her mind if you successfully persuade or intimidate her, or if you up your offer to 1000 gold. In this case, she'll rush off to Simund's quarters and deliver the journal to you in the castle's Great Hall.

Settling it the Orc Way or Not?
The journal makes clear that Simund is involved, and points to him being smitten with Atul. Return to Dumrag and decide who you will implicate. Choosing Afanna or Svinja will launch him in a frenzy: he will rush to the castle, battle-axe in hand, before assaulting the implicated noblewoman and then dying under the blows of the castle guards. If you instead finger Simund and show Dumrag the diary, he will ask you to visit the noble's   for any clues. 

The manor can be reached by taking the trail heading east from  . The   outside will attack on sight, dispatch him and make your way inside, where you'll find a second aggressive guard. Head upstairs and turn right into Gautierre's study. On the writing table is a   from Simund to a bandit chief, offering a second payment for the "very expedient transport" of the "Orc received". Bring back this incriminating evidence to Dumrag and he'll ask you to accompany him back to the manor to rescue his wife.

The Beauty and the Beast
Once inside, Dumrag will inspect both floors before noting a barrel covering a trapdoor to the basement; smash it with your weapon and follow him inside. In the basement you find a lavishly furnished bedroom, currently occupied by Atul and Gautierre. Dumrag confronts the pair, and Simund explains Atul loves him now and demands you leave. Heart-breakingly, Atul appears to agree with Simund. At this point, Dumrag turns to you for advice and you are presented with three choices:

Tell Dumrag to accept reality and leave them be. He will dejectedly agree and leave the house. Atul will subsequently be found in the manor, sleeping most of the time and refusing to speak with you.
Encourage him to take his revenge upon Gautierre. Despite Atul's attempts to stop him, Dumrag will strike down the Breton with his battle-axe. Atul will then flee, with Dumrag chasing after her.
Decline to take a stance on the issue. An enraged Dumrag will swiftly dispatch both lovers, before rushing off horrified at his own actions.

In each of the three cases, Dumrag will reward you with 500 gold before storming off.

Bugs
When first entering   and speaking to Dumrag, he may jump straight to asking you who the culprit is. The quest will then start once you name a suspect. To return the quest to stage 0, type the console command  .
If you've asked Afanna to recover the journal for you, you might need to follow her into the Guest Wing to refresh her AI package and prompt her to enter Simund's quarters.
Similarly, Dumrag may freeze in position in the middle of the castle hall when on his murderous mission to kill Afanna or Svinja, even though they are within sight. Entering and exiting the hall will trigger the next scene.
At times Dumrag will not search Simund's manor for access to the basement hiding place but will instead follow you around. As he then won't find the barrel covering the trapdoor, you will be unable to progress. To avoid this, make sure you do not block Dumrag at all after entering the manor: stand against the dining table to allow him to complete his scripted search unobstructed and leave any other followers outside.

thumb|right|Dumrag fighting off some   after the quest
Notes
After the quest, if Dumrag has killed Simund but spared Atul, you may come across him fighting two   in the wilderness. If you help him defeat them, he will confess that Atul ran away again and that he's made his peace with it. Instead, he offers to follow you in your adventures.
If instead Dumrag killed both, he will flee in despair once he realizes what he has done. You may later come across him in the wilderness, beset by suicidal thoughts, where he will ask you to finish him.

 
Quest Stages