The Acceptance Test

Quest Complete

Well done, [your name]. [npc] was stricken with sudden heart failure. Poor bastard. You have shown you can kill with care and not just with a bared blade. You are now a full member of the Dark Brotherhood. Anytime you enter a town, you will know if there are any guild buildings there. It is customary for the novice to receive payment of a single gold coin for [his/her] first sanctioned death. Here is yours.

Rumors During Quest

[npc] ought to watch [his/her] step. [He/she] has a number of enemies.

Rumors Postfailure

It is unwise to disregard the Dark Brotherhood. Unwise and fatal.

Rumors Postsuccess

Poor [npc]. I guess [he/she] made too many enemies. One too many.

The wine in [npc]'s decanter must've gone bad. Wine does that.

Quest Log Entry

[the quest date]: I had a secret meeting with [apothecary], a member of the Dark Brotherhood, the guild of assassins, in [apothecary's place]. I was given a vial of [poison] to secretly put into the wine of [npc] of [mansion], in [mansion's town]. According to [apothecary], if I then go see [darkbmember] in [darkbmember's place], I will become a member of the Dark Brotherhood. I have [travel time] days to reach him, or the Brotherhood will assume I have failed in my quest.

Message 1011

A young street urchin presses a letter into your hand. As you attempt to question him, it becomes obvious that he is both deaf and mute. With a wave of frustration you send him on his way.

You feel a letter slip into your hand and hear the sound of footsteps scampering away. There is no other sign of the mysterious courier.

Message 1012

[the quest date]: I was handed a mysterious letter by a street urchin. I dare not copy its contents into this journal.

Message 1014

You have failed, [your name]. [npc] still lives. It is a guild rule that someone must die once a contract is accepted. You must take the place of [npc].

Message 1015

Ah, you must be [your name]. The Dark Brotherhood has been watching you. You have proven you can kill with a blade. The Brotherhood does not tolerate rogue assassins. You must either join us, or be marked for death. The Brotherhood will initiate you as a full member if you take this [poison] and place it in the wine decanter of [npc] in [mansion] of [mansion's town]. You have [travel time] days to do this and report to [darkbmember] in [darkbmember's place]. The blessings of Mephala upon you, [your name].

Message 1019

The [poison] clouds the wine but briefly. In a few seconds the drink looks normal again. Now all you have to do is put it back.

Message 1020

[your name] The Dark Brotherhood has been watching you. You have slain without sanction several times. You must now join us, or be counted as our foe. Travel to [apo's place] in [apo's region] and see [apothecary], who will give you further instructions. We give you [S.01] days. A Brother --changed [the region] to [apo's region] here to ensure region consistency -- Symbols used in the QRC file: -- -- [he/she] occurs 2 times. -- [his/her] occurs 1 time. -- [your name] occurs 6 times. -- [the quest date] occurs 2 times. -- [the region] occurs 1 time. -- [travel time] occurs 2 times. -- [apothecary's place] occurs 2 times. -- [darkbmember's place] occurs 2 times. -- [mansion's town] occurs 2 times. -- [apothecary] occurs 3 times. -- [darkbmember] occurs 2 times. -- [mansion] occurs 2 times. -- [npc] occurs 11 times. -- [poison] occurs 3 times.