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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered

Bad Medicine Walkthrough and Rewards

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Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine is a Dark Brotherhood quest in The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered. Read on for a Bad Medicine walkthrough, learn its location, how to unlock it, and the rewards for completing this quest.

Bad Medicine Location

Sanctuary in Cheydinhal: Talk to Ocheeva

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Description I must sneak into Fort Sutch, find the medicine of the debilitated warlord Roderick, and replace it with the poisoned bottle Ocheeva has given me. If I am detected by any of the mercenaries, or if Roderick is killed in any other manner, my bonus is forfeit.

Bad Medicine Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1 Talk to Ocheeva
2 Poison Roderick's Medicine
3 Report to Ocheeva

Talk to Ocheeva

Ocheeva

Talk to Ocheeva and choose Contract dialogue option. Your next target is Roderick, a warlord.

She requires you to eliminate him by poisoning his medicine. You must also not attack or kill anyone else, and not get detected.

Ocheeva will provide you with the poison that will be used for the mission.

If you fail, you will not receive the bonus reward, an enchanted shirt, The Deceiver's Finery.

Poison Roderick's Medicine

# Step-by-step Walkthrough
1
Head to Fort Sutch. It is located far to the west of Cheydinhal and north of Anvil. To get there, exit Cheydinhal and make your way to Anvil. Exit out of Anvil from the Main Gate, which leads to the Gold Coast. Go north until you see a tower ruin.
2
The tower ruin has a hole which is a tunnel that leads to an Old Wooden Door to Fort Sutch. Enter the door and proceed to the gate to your right. You need to open two Average locks to get inside.
3
Once you have infiltrated Fort Sutch, go further inside and follow the marker until you reach the room where the Medicine Cabinet is.
4
Take out Roderick's Medicine and replace it with Roderick's Poison. Leave the Fort undetcted. You can use the same way you came in.

Report Back to Ocheeva

Ocheeva

Head back to the Sanctuary in Cheydinhal. Talk to Ocheeva to complete the Bad Medicine quest.

Bad Medicine: What is the Poison's Name?

Roderick's Poison

Roderick

The poison that Ocheeva will give you is called Roderick's poison. It will be placed on your inventory under Miscellaneous items.

Bad Medicine Rewards

Bonus Reward: The Deceiver's Finery

The Deceiver

You will receive 100 gold as a reward.

If you remained undetected and replaced the medicine with the poison provided, you will also get the bonus reward The Deceiver's Finery for the quest Bad Medicine.

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered Related Guides

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Dark Brotherhood Quests
1 A Knife in the Dark
2 A Watery Grave
3 Accidents Happen
4 Scheduled for Execution
5 The Renegade Shadowscale (Optional)
6 The Assassinated Man
7 My Brother's Keeper
8 Darkness Eternal(Optional)
9 The Lonely Wanderer
10 Bad Medicine
11 Whodunit?
12 Permanent Retirement
13 Of Secret and Shadow
14 The Purification
15 Affairs of a Wizard
16 Next of Kin
17 Broken Vows
18 Final Justice
19 A Matter of Honor
20 The Coldest Sleep
21 A Kiss Before Dying
22 Following a Lead
23 Honor Thy Mother
24 Whispers of Death

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