Amusei Amusei is an Argonian first seen in the Imperial City Waterfront taking the Thieves Guild admission test along with the Hero of Kvatch and Methredhel . Amusei has yet to make a living as a thief , and can be found living homeless when first encountered . Interactions . Amusei grew up in Leyawiin , and moved to the Imperial City to become a thief . Prior to any guild interactions , Amusei will own nothing but the clothes on his back and his bedroll in the Waterfront . His skill in Magic are in the Illusion arts , more specifically , spells like Chameleon , Invisibility , and Silence . May the Best Thief Win . When looking the join the guild , the Hero will have to face off against both Methredhel and Amusei . Armand Christophe will choose the best man for the job by way of a contest , and will send the three into the city to find Amantius Allectus ' Diary . Amusei will start his search in the wrong district and thus , fail this task . After the Hero is accepted into the guild , Amusei will decide to become a freelance thief instead of joining the guild and will move to Leyawiin . Ahdarji ' s Heirloom . After making it to Leyawiin , Amusei will attempt to make it as a freelance thief , but ends up only getting into trouble . He steals a ring from Ahdarji , whose partner was a member of the guild . It is explained that the ring at one point belonged to Alessia Caro , the Count ess of Leyawiin . Ahdarji ' s husband had stolen it and kept it for his wife . After stealing it , Amusei tried to sell it back the Alessia , who had him thrown into jail . In order to find out the location of the ring , the Hero must go into the prison and speak to Amusei . Amusei will be less than excited for the visit and will ask why he should offer any help when he is stuck in prison and awaiting his execution . Three options will be possible to this question . Two options will be met in swift rejection , due to lack of trust and freedom . Helping him by slipping him a lockpick is the only way to get his help . He will explain his story about how he was unable to fence the ring due to the inscription inside , and how the countess " tricked him " and locked him up . He will add that the countess rarely leaves the castle , so he himself doesn ' t see how they hero will be able to get the ring . After escaping , he will leave the city to continue his life elsewhere as a freelance thief . Lost Histories . While searching for Theranis , a missing guild member , the hero will discover he was captured and put in the prisons inside Castle Skingrad . As it turns out , he was locked up in the same cell as Amusei , who was again arrested for theft . However , when entering the prison , there will be no sign of Theranis , the book he was sent to steal , or Amusei . A prisoner , Larthjar the Laggard will explain that the prisoners are subject to the unknown wills of " The Pale Lady . " Every so often , she will enter the cells and take somebody for unknown reasons , and that after three times they never return . Theranis has been missing for a few days , and the lady had just taken Amusei for the third time within the last hour . Following the trail of blood and the hidden passages , the Hero will find a hidden room with Amusei and the Pale lady , who has been draining blood from her prisoners . After freeing Amusei and getting him out of the castle , he will tell the hero what happened . After being locked up , he was put into the same cell as Theranis , and the two began to talk . Before Theranis was taken for the third time , he explained that before he was arrested , he hid the book and wanted Amusei to get it to the guild , as he knew that he would die . Amusei will tell the hero the books location as thanks , and head out to attempt to join the guild again , seeing the perks of being a part of it . Member of the Guild . After this , he will join the guild and become the personal messenger to the Gray Fox . After the Hero turns in so much in stolen goods , Amusei will arrive and deliver the message .