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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered

The Renegade Shadowscale Walkthrough and Rewards

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The Renegade Shadowscale

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

The Renegade Shadowscale Location

Sanctuary in Cheydinhal: Talk to Teinaava

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Description I must journey to the southeastern tip of Cyrodiil, to a swamp known as Bogwater. There I will find a renegade Shadowscale known as Scar-Tail. I must kill Scar-Tail, and return his heart to Teinaava.

The Renegade Shadowscale Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1 Talk to Teinaava
2 Take the Heart of an Argonian
3 Report Back to Teinaava

Talk to Teinaava

Teinaava

After completing the Scheduled for Execution quest, the optional Dark Brotherhood quest The Renegade Shadowscale will become available.

Inside the Sanctuary in Cheydinhal, talk to Teinaava. He will ask you for a favor: to kill his fellow Shadowscale, an Argonian named Scar-Tail. Just as a member of the brotherhood must not kill a fellow member, Shadowcales are also forbidden to kill a fellow Shadowscale, so he asks you to get rid of this renegade.

You can speak to Teinaava to learn more about your target and Shadowscales.

This quest can be done anytime but must be completed before The Purification quest. If not, then the The Renegade Shadowscale quest will cause a glitch. There will be a marker always pointing where Teinaava should be, and the quest will remain stuck and incomplete for the rest of the game.

Take the Heart of an Argonian

Head to Bogwater

Bogwater on map

Head to Bogwater, a swamp located at the Black Marsh in the southeast tip of Cyrodiil. To get there, you can fast travel to Deepscorn Hollow, then follow the marker up north until you reach the swamp. You will see Scar-Tail camped there.

There are two ways to complete this quest.

Options Outcomes
Take Scar-Tail's Heart Scar-Tail will die
Take the Argonian Corpse's Heart Nearby Scar-Tail will remain alive and he will tell you the location of his treasure

Option 1: Take Scar-Tail's Heart

Scar-Tail

Use stealth to sneak up on Scar-Tail and eliminate him. After killing him, take his heart.

Option 2: Take the Argonian Corpse's Heart Nearby

Hollowed-Out Rock

Talk to Scar-Tail. He will propose that you take the heart of an Argonian corpse nearby instead. Teinaava won't notice the difference. If you agree, Scar-Tail will tell you the location of his treasure as his payment.

Take the heart of the Argonian corpse nearby, which is lying next to the tree located to the west of his camp. Then take the treasure from the Hollowed-Out Rock.

Note: Alternatively, you can agree to Scar-Tail's proposition first to know the location of his treasure and then eliminate him. It is also not necessary to speak with Scar-Tail to discover the treasure's location. You can simply kill him and search the Hollowed-Out Rock near his tent to find the treasure.

Report Back to Teinaava

Teinaava

Head back to the Sanctuary in Cheydinhal. Talk to Teinaava to hand over the Argonian heart. This will complete the quest.

The Renegade Shadowscale Rewards

Boots of Bloody Bounding

Boots of Bloody Bounding

Whichever method you chose to do the quest, by bringing an Argonian heart to Teinaava, you will receive the Boots of Bloody Bounding as a reward for completing The Renegade Shadowscale quest.

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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