Main Quest
Prison Break
As the game starts, you find yourself inside the imperial jail, kept
company by the remains of an earlier convict, and being mocked by a
neighboring prisoner.
During this small time you'll be able to create the basic outline of your
character, that is the appearance , race and such. After you've chosen
those and have been given some time to experiment with the physics in
Oblivion, you'll be visited by an emperor on the run.
He'll fill you in on current events, and after you've heard him out, one of
his bodygaurds will open a secret passageway in your cell.
Follow them into the corridor beyond, and you'll be attacked for the first
time by mystic dawn followers. More on them lateron.
Again follow the blades and the emperor and they'll arrive at a gate,
they're able to go through the gate but you won't. Instead look to the wall
on the right of the gate and you'll see an opening, that's your exit.
once beyond, you've entered another part of the tutorial, here you can
learn a bit about casting spells, opening locks, fighting with a weapon and
more. There's not much in terms of directions I can provide here, only one
way to go and no way to walk the wrong way or get lost.
In case you have doubts anyway, keep an eye on your compass to be sure
of the direction you're going in.
Once you've fought your way past the rats and goblins that inhabit this
part of the dungeon, you'll arrive back in the normal parts of the prison,
and you'll meet up with the emperor and his gaurds once again. They're
under attack again, but unless you can use a bow, I recommend staying
out of this.
Speak to the emperor again, for some more info and he'll let you choose
your birthsign this time. After that's done you'll go along with the partie
and will eventually wind up at the place you were going to in the first
place. I recommend staying with the emperor there while the two blades
go back to fight of some pursuers.
The emperor will once again speak to you and this time hand you the
Amulet of kings. Once you have it, the death of the emperor is but
seconds away as an assassin makes it to your room and kills him. Try and
stay alive while waiting for one of the bodygaurds to return and he'll save
you from the assassin.
Speaking to Baurus, the bodygaurd, will give you your next quest. First to
get out of jail and out of the sewers in one piece, and second to deliver
the amulet onto the person most suited to have it.
Exit the room and follow the stairs down, to wind up in the sewers. fight
your way past a few goblins and rats again and you'll wind up at the outer
gate of the sewers.
Note! this is a great place to have a permanent save game as upon
touching the gate, you'll be able to change anything about your character
for the last time before entering the rest of the game. Saves you some
trouble next time you wish to start over.
And that's it, you find yourself outside now, and are ready to either do as
you wish, continue the main quest or both pherhaps?