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The quest, The Pursuit, is part of the Thieves' Guild main questline, obtained after completing Hard Answers.

Objective

• Meet Karliah at the Ragged Flagon
• Follow Karliah
• Talk to Brynjolf
• Infiltrate Mercer's house
• (Optional) Speak to Vex about Vald
• (Optional) Shoot the mechanism to lower the ramp
• Discover the evidence of Mercer's location
• Speak to Brynjolf

Warning: This quest has a 1/200 chance of not being activated. Possible fixes are not known, yet. Proceed with great caution.

Walkthrough

The shortcut to the Ragged Flagon in the graveyard is locked so you don't have a choice but to take the longer route in the Ratway. Talk to Karliah and follow her to the Cistern. Once there, the other members will confront you and Karliah. Just let them do the talking and watch them discover that their vault has been emptied.

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Talk to Brynjolf to update your quest. You have been given permission to kill anybody who stands in your way. Before heading out, you can talk to Vex about Vald as your optional objective. She will tell you that you can talk to Maven about Vald's debt. This is a tedious process so its up to you to just kill the guy (if you're confident and strong enough) or get on his good side.

(Skip this if you just want to kill Vald outright)

Tip:'find the sailboats in Riften dock and Goldenglow Estate swim to the middle of both and then dive straight down

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After getting the quill, deliver it to Maven to get the document erasing all of Vald's debts. You can now proceed with the infiltration of Mercer's abode. His house is located conveniently right outside of your guild's alternat exit. You can shoot the mechanism using an arrow for the ramp to go down. This will however, cause Vald to become hostile, thereby killing the chance to speak with him peacefully. You can obtain the house key from him as well.

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Continue inside and the deal with the two bandits. Head to the kitchen and find the suspicious cabinet beside the barred door. Open it then open the false back panel to reveal a hidden passage.

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Continue through the trap-ridden path until you finally reach the room with Mercer's plans. Grab the valuables here, including the Bust of Gray Fox (for Delvin), some gems inside the bowl and Chillrend. Return to your headquarters after looting the place. Talk to Brynjolf to complete the mission.

Up Next: Trinity Restored

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