Oblivion:Bear Season

Current Best Route

Quest stages are indicated in parentheses at the end of each step when they are updated. Keep in mind that these optimized steps are within the context of the 100% speedrun route, meaning that certain items and setups are sometimes assumed to have already been performed prior to the start of the quest.

1. Fast travel to Shardrock, a village icon between Skingrad and Kvatch.
2. Talk to Thorley Aethelred.
   • ↳ Bears. (10)
3. You need to kill 6 West Weald Bears and loot the fangs off of the corpses. The bears all spawn on the outskirts of the farm, so just run around the perimeter until you see one.
4. Once you have all 6 fangs, follow the Quest Marker. Quicksave right before talking to Thorley Aethelred. (70)
   • ↳ Bears. (✔ 100)
5. If you have a random skill book remaining from the ones listed below, quickload and repeat the previous step until you are given that book, otherwise move on:
   • The Argonian Account, Book 1 [Athletics]
   • Mace Etiquette [Blunt]
   • Master Zoaraym’s Tale [Hand to Hand]
   • History of the Fighters Guild [Heavy Armor]

Bugs

Currently there are no known bugs associated with this quest that affect the 100% route.

Route Logic Considerations

• Technically it is fastest to kill Thorley Aethelred after starting this quest, but in the context of the 100% route, it is more of a time save to secure a random skill book from the quest reward.
• Since this quest can be forced to reward you with a random skill book, this quest is best done when you only have one random skill book remaining (one of the three listed above).
• There is currently no known way to duplicate the West Weald Bear Fangs. This would significantly improve the time it takes to complete this quest.

Script Analysis

No script analysis has been done for this quest.

Quest Stages

Bear Season (SQ06)

Stage	Finish	setstage Scripts	Journal Entry
10			Thorley Aethelred, a shepherd who lives at the Shardrock Farm, has tasked me to slay six West Weald Bears and bring back their fangs as proof. They've been threatening his sheep, and he has nowhere else to turn.
20			I've obtained the first West Weald Bear Fang from a bear that has been threatening Thorley Aethelred's sheep.
30			I've obtained the second West Weald Bear Fang.
40			I've obtained the third West Weald Bear Fang.
50			I've obtained the fourth West Weald Bear Fang.
60			I've obtained the fifth West Weald Bear Fang.
70			I've obtained the sixth and final West Weald Bear Fang. I should return to Shardrock and give the fangs to Thorley Aethelred as proof of my deed.
100	✔		I've given all six of the West Weald Bear fangs to Thorley Aethelred, who in turn rewarded me with an enchanted tome.
200	✔		With Thorley's death, it's impossible to complete this quest.