Taking Care of Lex Taking Care of Lex is a quest in . Hieronymus Lex is still a constant thorn in the side of the Thieves Guild . As the rules of the guild forbid killing , the plan is to have him restationed to Anvil where he can do little harm to the guild . Walkthrough . Count ess Millona Umbranox in Anvil is looking for a new Captain of the Guard . As this is a perfect opportunity to get rid of Lex from the Waterfront , S ' Krivva has made a plan . She wants the Hero to steal the List of Candidates for the new position in Anvil and rewrite Lex in as the top candidate . The list is currently in possession of Dairihill , the castle steward . Go to Anvil and ask the beggars about the castle . It may cost a little but if the Hero talks to Penniless Olvus ( typically through the main gate on the left ) , he will tell them for free . Any beggar will say that Orrin , the blacksmith in the castle , is associated with the Thieves Guild . Talk to Orrin in the castle and he ' ll show the Hero a secret passageway . Traverse through the secret passage . At the end is a door to be picked and on getting out of the secret passage , they ' ll need to pick another door into Dairihill ' s room , hopefully when she ' s asleep which usually is after midnight . Detect life and invisibility spells will be useful here as she is sometimes sitting at her desk . If caught , simply run up and pick one final lock on her desk to steal the List of Candidates . If arrested the List of Candidates will not be removed from the inventory even though it is considered a stolen item because it is a quest item . With the note in hand the Hero must forge a new one . Bribe the beggars and they will tell them about the Abandoned House . It is rumoured that a Master Forger lives there . Follow the quest marker to a man called The Stranger . ( " There is a bug here where it will say he ' s in his house even though he is not . This can be fixed by waiting a very long time [ only proven on PS3 version , others please verify ] . It has been suggested that if he does not appear in the Abandoned House to look in the castle of Anvil . " ) Though he won ' t tell the cost he ' ll forge the note for 500 gold and it will take 24 hours . ( " There seems to be a bug here ; if the Hero do not come back for 2 + days sometimes the green location marker will show him being in his house but he is not there and will never show up in his house , the chapel , the docks , or the castle . One can only fix it by reloading before you talked to him about forging the letter . " ) After getting the forged letter from The Stranger , the Hero needs to seal it using the Imperial Legion Seal to make it look official . Go to the Imperial City and enter the Prison District . Wait until after midnight to sneak into the Imperial Legion Offices to avoid detection . On the desk of the commander in the northern room , the Hero will find the seal : use it and get out . Or , pick the Imperial Legion Commander ' s locked chest ( to the left of the desk ) and steal the Daedric Helmet , valued at 1350g , the Elven Gauntlets ( 170g ) , the Crystal Ball ( 5g ) , Silver Bowl ( 4g ) , Silver Urn ( 5g ) , and misc amount of gold , which will bump up your stolen items rating - - regardless of your merchant / speech skills . Items can change depending on level . Go back to Countess Umbranox in Anvil and deliver the message . Wait until she is in the audience chamber . While one can approach her during her meals , she will not accept any official documentation during that time . Once the countess receives the letter , she gladly accepts Hieronymus Lex as her new Captain of the Guard . Before leaving with Lex ' s Transfer Orders , collect a 20 gold tip from Dairihill along with a nasty remark about how her cousin was supposed to assume Lex ' s new position . ( Optional ) Go back to the Imperial City and find Lex . As Lex does wander from time to time , it is best to follow the marker to get to him . He will rant on that the Gray Fox had something to do with it but is honor bound to leave , admitting defeat . Return to S ' Krivva in Bravil and collect the reward .