Imperial City Sewers ( Oblivion ) The Imperial City Sewers are in fact not one area , but several interconnected areas that span the entire underside of the Imperial City . It connects all the major districts except the Waterfront and the Prison . Overview . The sewers are inhabited by Goblins , Rats , Mudcrabs , Bandits , Vampires , and undead . There are two exits that lead outside of the city onto the City Isle , and another exit for each district . The Blades are said to use the Imperial City Sewers to move around the city unseen . At low levels , one will only encounter goblins , rats and mudcrabs . The bandits and undead will be leveled as per normal . It is possible to cross the entire Imperial City by using the sewers . The Hero ' s first visit to the Imperial City Sewers is right at the start of the game . The sewers are a great place to go if one wish to escape from people / sunlight ( if one is a vampire ) . Overall , it is a major role in the storyline , for this tunnel system plays host to the Path of Dawn quest , and helping the Hero escape from prison in the beginning . Sections . Market Sewers . Entering from the garden during the day one will find a sleeping bandit and some cheap loot . For a low level character , it is a good place to practice sneaking . There is a door in the sewers that cannot be opened from the Market Sewers side . To open the door enter the sewers in the Arboretum and then go through the sewers to the Market Sewers entrance , where the door can be opened with a nearby wheel . In the Market Sewers there are two trap doors leading to The Best Defense and The Main Ingredient . These doors both have very hard locks . Also worth noting is that if one pick these locks and are in the Thieves Guild , one can easily acquire many items worth fencing , just make sure it ' s after about 10 or 11 PM . The sewers contain mud crabs , rats and bandits , all with good items to loot for beginners . There are a lot of low level chests to loot . Elven Gardens Sewers . The entrance is through a grate beside a well in a small garden . Going straight forward from the entrance when inside , leads to the Sewer Waterworks . Turning right and then right again after the stairs , leads to the canal . When going over the bridge in to the room next to the canal , one can find a chest with minor loot . In the same room there is an exit to Othrelos basement . Coming back in to the canal room , turn the wheel and a gate opens in the water and one is able to go through to the next room . There is also a chest there with minor loot . Go SW along the canal until the end and in the next room there is an exit to Irene Metrick s basement . There are mostly mud crabs and rats in this section . The second part of the sewer is reached after going through the Sewer Waterworks . Walking through the canal water will lead to a room where there are exits to Sunken Sewers and Fathis Ules basement . Behind the stairs to the Sunken Sewer is a locked chest with some . Beside is another chest with some potions . Sewer Waterworks . The entrance from the Elven Garden Sewers leads to a room next to the canal . In here there are leveled Goblins and they summon zombies . Near their living area one can find a few chests with minor loot . This part of the sewer has a few rooms attached to the canal . There is a second exit to the Elven Garden Sewers , this leads to the second part of that sewer . Sunken Sewers . This part of the sewer is where the Mythic Dawn members are meeting . It is empty after the quest " The Path of Dawn " in the main quest line . One can find a few chests , one is locked , with various items in them . Here are also Mythic Dawn Commentaries 1 – 3 found , left by the members when they left or were killed . There are two beds here one can use . The exit from the main area leads to Talos Plaza Sewers . Talos Plaza Sewers . When entering this part of the sewers from the Sunken sewers , directly ahead goblins have set up a camp . There are two chests with minor loot . Walking along the tunnels and one passes the exit to Dynari Amnis basement . Further along exits to Talos Plaza District and the South West Tunnel are found . The rest of the tunnels in this section is pretty empty except for a few mud crabs and some rats . Near the exit to the Talos Plaza is a locked chest with some loot . South West Tunnel . This part of the sewer is empty except for a few mud crabs . At one end of the tunnel is a locked chest with minor loot . The tunnel has exits to the Talos Plaza Sewers and the Temple Sewers . Temple Sewers . The Temple sewers are a large area with a round large room in the center . There are three different tunnel systems leading from this room . Leveled goblins are found here so be careful as they can be hard to dispose off . There are a few chests here with minor loot and leveled loot . There are only exits to Amantius Allectus basement and the South West Tunnel here so one have to backtrack to get out . North Tunnel . The North Tunnel is divided into two sections , a small tunnel with a canal when coming from the Market sewers . Then a larger area with two large rooms and the canal in the middle . There are mud crabs and rats in the smaller area . Bandits can be found in the larger area . A few chests with leveled loot are found near the bandits . In the large room next to the exit to the City Isle one will find a Nirnroot in the water . The exit to the City Isle has a very hard lock . Palace Sewers . Coming in from Beneath the Bloodworks , there are two circular rooms that lead to a canal with the door to The Old Way . During the quest " The Ultimate Heist " the Hero will get a key from the Gray Fox so they can go through the palace sewer and enter the Ayleid Ruin The Old Way , hidden under the sewer . The other entrance to this part of the sewer is in the Palace . One will encounter rats and wild dog on the way . South East Tunnel . There are two entrances to this part of the tunnel , one from the waterfront and one from the Arboretum . The tunnels exits to the Beneath the Bloodworks section . There is nothing of value here and only mud crabs and rats can be found . Beneath the Bloodworks . In the maze of tunnels and rooms that make up the Bloodworks sewers , one will find that vampires have been known to inhabit this area of the sewers , and it is a part of the path to the Imperial Palace during the quest " The Ultimate Heist " for the Thieves Guild . There are corpses hanging from the ceiling and coffins almost everywhere . Several chests can be found with various loot . The name refers to the area of the Arena known as the Arena Bloodworks , so called because blood from gladiatorial matches commonly seeps into the training room . It is possible that the blood that drips into the Bloodworks also seeps into the sewers below , which would explain the presence of vampires in the area . There are exits to the South West Tunnel , Market Sewer and the Palace Sewer . A key is needed to enter the Palace Sewer as one can ' t pick the lock . The door to the Market Sewer has a very hard lock . Quests . The Path of Dawn . After discovering that the Amulet of Kings was taken by the Mythic Dawn during the assault on Weynon Priory , Jauffre wants the Hero to meet with Baurus in Imperial City to help find the location of the Amulet of Kings . The Ultimate Heist . The final piece the Gray Fox needs to complete his grand ( but unrevealed ) scheme is an Elder Scroll from the Imperial City Palace itself . To start , he gives the Hero the Boots of Springheel Jak , which he believes they may need at some point , as well as the Arrow of Extrication , which supposedly should unlock something . Scheduled for Execution . Vicente Valtieri asks the Hero to kill a prisoner , Valen Dreth , who is soon to be released from prison . The bonus is earned by not killing any guards during the course of the mission .