Cyrodiil/Adius Vilius

Adius Vilius, an Imperial guard, is the captain of the  . He is the quest-giver for the series of quests centered around the Bruma guard and in addition,   and   will ask for your help in convincing Adius to drop charges against them. If you report  's  , he will arrest her at the  .

He is initially found just inside the door of the   Great Hall and will immediately approach you to ask for your help in   some Akaviri artifacts. After that, he spends most of his days standing guard near the northern gate, heading back inside at 7pm and pacing around the guard barracks until he heads out again at 9am.

Once you have completed his first quest, Adius will approach you for another task: a   concerning some Talos worshipers in the Jeralls. Once you have dealt with them, he will ask a final favor, asking you to eliminate  , a criminal gang that has been terrifying  . Depending on your choices in the second quest, during   he may be detained by Thalmor justiciar   and teleported to Blue River Prison.

Adius is decked out in guard armor: cuirass, gloves, boots and shield. He also carries a set of clothes and a torch. He is armed with an Imperial sword, a steel dagger and an Imperial bow with 12 steel arrows.

When greeting you, Adius will state: "''I'm the captain of the guard. We keep the peace here in Bruma.", "Don't get any funny ideas here in Bruma, or you're in for a stay in the dungeon.", "See it, report it." and "If you ever catch wind of anything untoward whatsoever going on in Bruma, tell it to me or my men.''"

Ask him what it's like being captain of the guard and he admits: "''It's tough. On one side, you've got criminals - the kind that like to hide behind law and policy to wriggle out of justice. On the other, you've got politics, constantly meddling in our affairs as everyone walks on eggshells. And here I am, in the center, just trying to make things work for the people. Sometimes I wish I'd stayed down in the  ."

If you ask if he is from the capital, he confirms: "Yeah. Me and my family - wife and children are still there, in fact. Left because the place is swarming with people, hard to find any work. Came up here, couldn't find much work either, joined the guard on a whim. Saw a lot. Rose through the ranks. And now I'm guard captain. Funny how things work out. I try to take my duties seriously - and send as much as I can back to my loved ones."

Questioning him on whether politics gets in his way will net you: "More than you might think. Between the  , the White-Gold Concordat and all the other treaties, the rules are constantly changing. All I want to do is protect these people, jail criminals, earn my keep - but then the damned wind changes and, with it, the law. And then, what do you know? I'm supposed to jail this group, and that group, and the other group, and for what? For politics. Despite it all, though, I wouldn't trade this job for the world. It's rewarding. Fulfilling. And at least it lets me provide for myself and my family"

If you ask whether Bruma has any problems with criminals, he considers: "Well, I don't know if I'd go that far. We have it fairly okay compared to some other parts of the province. The problem is that the criminals here aren't driven to it out of desperation, they just want the coin. To get rich. They know how to game the system. Except  . He's... well, never mind. I've probably told you too much.''" If you persuade him, he'll reveal: "''Well, listen. Dar'taqto's a thief. Likes to call himself a "cat burglar". Funny Khajiit sense of humor. But it's funny - he steals from those who don't deserve it - like, say, other thieves, or power-mad politicians. And then he sells the stuff - with a discount for those who truly need it, no less. I don't understand that cat, but I can't really complain. As thieves go, he's one of the better ones. But he currently has charges leveled against him from  , the owner of  . So that's that.''" 

 
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Notes
Adius owns a horse,  , that resides at the   just outside town.
He is voiced by River Kanoff

Conversations
You may overhear   complaining to Adius after failing to intimidate  , as well as Adius warning  :



Armion will then continue to pester Adius:

Armion: "Guard Captain, a moment. I need to speak with you." 
Adius: "What is it this time?"