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Find the Heir is the third quest in the main questline of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, after "Deliver the Amulet." Now that the Amulet of Kings has been delivered to Jauffre, the Hero must find the only remaining heir to the throne, a priest named Martin. Jauffre says that he is currently the priest at the chapel in Kvatch.

Walkthrough[]

Once at Kvatch, the city will be found in ruins. In front of the entrance is an Oblivion gate. Hirtel, a civilian, will run up to the Hero and say that Kvatch was destroyed by Daedra, and Martin is presumed to be dead. Some barricades and a few soldiers, including the Captain of the Kvatch Guard, Savlian Matius are in front of the Oblivion gate. He reveals that Martin is safe inside the chapel with a few remaining survivors.

Despite Matius' rantings, the gate does not actually block the entrance to Kvatch. The Hero may either walk around it, enter Kvatch, kill a few daedra in the courtyard, and then enter the Chapel of Akatosh to talk to Martin, or destroy the gate first and proceed inside. If the first route is taken, Martin will instruct the Hero to seek help from the city guard, however, they will not help until the gate is destroyed. Each time they are asked, they will run up to the gate which will spawn more daedra, which is useful for farming skills and daedric alchemy components.

Inside the Oblivion Gate[]

Main article: Breaking the Siege of Kvatch

Enter the gate, find the Sigilium Sanguis in the main tower, remove the Sigil Stone, and return to Nirn.

Returning to reality[]

Once the gate has been closed, speak to Matius and he will give the all clear to evacuate the Chapel of Akatosh for safety outside the city. Speak to Martin and he will follow the Hero outside Kvatch. If he is not spoken to, he will leave the chapel and must be found at the base camp. After speaking to him, bring him back to Jauffre at Weynon Priory.

Journal[]

Find the Heir – MQ03
ID Journal Entry
10 If the player has not been to Kvatch: Jauffre told me that the Emperor has an illegitimate son named Martin who is currently serving as a priest in the Chapel of Akatosh in the city of Kvatch. I must proceed to Kvatch at once and bring Martin safely back to Weynon Priory.
If the player has been to Kvatch but has not completed "Breaking the Siege of Kvatch": Jauffre told me that the Emperor has an illegitimate son named Martin who is currently serving as a priest in the Chapel of Akatosh in the city of Kvatch. Jauffre fears that the attack on Kvatch was part of the enemy's plan to eliminate all the Septim heirs. I must return to Kvatch at once, find Martin, and bring him safely back to Weynon Priory.
If the player has been to Kvatch and completed "Breaking the Siege of Kvatch": Jauffre told me that the Emperor has an illegitimate son named Martin who is currently serving as a priest in the Chapel of Akatosh in the city of Kvatch. I realized that Martin was among the survivors I helped rescue from Kvatch. I must return to Kvatch at once and bring him safely back to Weynon Priory.
20 I arrived at Kvatch to find the city in ruins and the survivors camped outside the walls. I need to find out if anyone here knows what happened to Martin.
30 I should talk to Savlian Matius, the acting captain of the surviving Kvatch guard. He may know if Martin survived the fall of the city.
40 Savlian Matius told me that he believes Martin is with a group that barricaded themselves within the Chapel of Akatosh inside the city. I need to follow his instructions in order to break the siege of Kvatch and rescue the survivors.
45 I have found Martin among the survivors inside the Chapel of Akatosh. He was surprised to learn that Emperor Uriel Septim was his father, but he will not leave until the way is safe for everyone to escape.
If the player has talked to Savlian Matius: I need to help Savlian Matius break the siege of Kvatch.
If the player has not talked to Savlian Matius: I need to see if anyone in the camp outside Kvatch will help me rescue Martin and the other people trapped in the Chapel of Akatosh.
50 If the player talks to Martin outside the Chapel of Akatosh: I found Martin among the survivors of Kvatch. He was surprised to learn that Emperor Uriel Septim was his father, but has agreed to return to Weynon Priory with me to speak to Jauffre.
If the player talk to Martin inside the Chapel of Akatosh: I have rescued Martin from the Chapel of Akatosh. He was surprised to learn that Emperor Uriel Septim was his father, but has agreed to return to Weynon Priory with me to speak to Jauffre.
60 I need to return to Weynon Priory with Martin and discuss our next move with Jauffre.
100
  • Quest complete

Trivia[]

  • After the quest has been completed, Oblivion gates will start to appear. Any arbitrary number of quests, quest lines, and random exploring can be done before this quest without a single gate appearing. This is similar to the mechanism by which random dragon attacks in Skyrim do not begin until the completion of the "Dragon Rising" quest.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Find the Heir. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.
  3. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.
  •  PC   PS3   If the "Breaking the Siege of Kvatch" quest has already been completed prior to this quest, Savlian Matius will offer no dialogue regarding Martin.
    • This objective is not needed, as the hero can just go back to the camp and meet Martin there.

Appearances[]


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Main Quest (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)
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TutorialDeliver the AmuletFind the HeirBreaking the Siege of KvatchWeynon PrioryThe Path of DawnDagon ShrineBlood of the DaedraSpiesBruma GateAllies for BrumaBlood of the DivinesMiscarcandDefense of BrumaGreat GateParadiseLight the DragonfiresImperial Dragon Armor
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