A Deceptive Escort

A Deceptive Escort is a Fighters Guild quest available in .
This quest is the first in a three-part storyline, dealing with the Lord K'avar, and his vie for the throne of Sentinel. "A Deceptive Escort" was only included in the CompUSA Expansion of Daggerfall on release, but is now included within most standard installations.
==Background==
Approaching a Quester in the Fighter's Guild will result in him asking the Agent to go on a mission of utmost discretion. Upon accepting, he sends the Agent off to a location within the city where they must meet a contact of his.
==Objectives==
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==Walkthrough==
While in the city, a letter may be delivered:
"A small child of indeterminate gender hands you a note, and runs away before you have a chance to react."''
The letter reads:
"Dear ,
Chang of plans. had to leave town quickly, and asked me to meet you in . Please come at once. The matter is extremely urgent.
"''
Approaching the contact in the tavern will trigger a response:
", right? I'm glad I managed to contact you. Did tell you much about what was going on? I didn't think so. Suffice it to say that the Necromancers are involved. Dangerous people to cross, indeed. But, I have an Amulet for you which will warn you if agents of the Necromancers are nearby. Should come in handy. Keep a wary eye out, friend."
Taking the Amulet, the Agent must make their way towards the original contact mentioned by the Quester. Upon arrival at the right location and at the right time, the contact will state:
"You are ? described you well. I am . We must proceed to Sentinel at once. I can tell you no more, except that the enemies of Queen Akorithi would give much to stop us."
Taking the contact with them, the Agent leaves the building, upon doing so they are ambushed by mages and archers. The contact is killed:
" gasps, and you turn to see a feathered shaft petruding from her chest. As she sinks to her knees, she slips a letter in your hand, and murmurs, "Lord K'avar is a traitor to Sentinel. You must get this to Queen Akorithi." is dead."
Defeating the warriors involved in the ambush, the Agent can read the letter in peace, which will state:
"My dear ,
I am pleased to hear of your progress in training my forces at . I will send more money as soon as I can raise it, as you will need to hire more troops if we hope to defeat Queen Akorithi. You are surely correct that going into open battle against her is a lost cause, but I believe that even for a coup de main against the Castle itself, we will need more men.
We can discuss this matter further in person when I arrive at in a few weeks. If you need to reach me in the meantime, I am staying in the Palace at . If all goes well, we may soon have a new ally. Once the situation here is proceeding smoothly again, I must return to Sentinel to pay my respects (perhaps my "final respects") to our dear Queen. Her agents have been dogging my steps lately, so I shall allay her suspicions by a show of fawning subservience which she so appreciates.
Keep me informed of your progress.
Most sincerely,
Lord K'avar,
"''
If the Agent waits around too long, or attempts to travel to either location, they will be teleported to a dungeon by the Amulet given to them by the contact in the tavern:
"You are suddenly surrounded by a bright glow. Looking down, you see that the light is coming from the amulet gave you. The ground seems to open beneath your feet, and darkness engulfs you."
The ruins are filled with enemies loyal to K'avar, hitting the first will trigger a response stating " dog, you will pay for your meddling in Lord K'avar's affairs." One will have to fight their way out of the ruins before the time is up. One way to bypass this obstacle is through the usage of a recall spell, by placing the anchor point before the amulet takes the Agent away, the Agent can use the teleport again to return to the location before the Amulet's effect.
Escaping the dungeon one way or another, the Agent is given two options. Either continue on with the mission to deliver the note to Queen Akorithi, or instead to deliver it to Lord K'avar.
===K'avar===
The location of Lord K'avar varies. In the early days of the quest, he can commonly be found in the Palace mentioned in his note to his agent, but otherwise he will be bunkered down in the fortress mentioned instead. Making their way to Lord K'avar, the Agent has the option to either give him the note, and thus ending the quest, or refuse to do so. If the latter option is selected, Queen Akorithi must still be informed.
===Akorithi===
Queen Akorithi is found in Castle Sentinel's throne room. If she is met in the early days of the quest, she will have Lord K'avar arrested and put in jail. At a later date, however, Lord K'avar will be absent from the court, as will be the case if he was directly confronted at the Palace. Queen Akorithi will then request the Agent to chase down K'avar. If the Agent accepts, they must travel to K'avar's hideout and confront him and slay him.
Lord K'avar is dead.
If the Agent takes too to beat him, K'avar escapes.
Lord K'avar throws down his weapon. Thinking he is surrendering, you pause in your attack, but instead he twists a ring on his finger. As Lord K'avar disappears in a haze of light, you faintly hear him shout, "Tell that bitch that she hasn't seen the last of me!"
If the Agent refuses, Akorithi will send her own forces to capture K'avar.
==Journal==
==Appearances==
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Category:Daggerfall: CompUSA Quests