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Imitation Amnesty in Skyrim is a quest given by Delvin Mallory; this quest needs to be completed if you want to become the leader of the Thieves Guild. In total, there are four quests associated with Delvin Mallory, with Imitation Amnesty being the quest for Whiteru🎐n.
In this guide, you are going to learn how to complete Imitation Amnesty, as well asཧ what the rewards are. For this quest, you will need to successfully break Arn out of prison. However, to begin Imitation Amnesty, you will need to complete a few additional tasks for Delvin, which we will take a look at first.
First Step, Completing Five Small Jobs
Prior to beginning Imitation Amnesty, you will need to complete five small jobs in Whiterun for Delvin and Vex, who can be found in the Ragged Flagon within Riften. Once you speak with one of these NPCs, they will give you a small job in Whiterun, which consists of retrieving a randomly generated item.
Overall, these small jobs are simple, and you should be able to complete them quickly. After the five small jobs are done, return to Delvin, and he will tell you to speak with Olfrid Battle-Born in Whiterun.
Speaking With Olfrid Battle-Born
After you are done speaking to Delvin, make your way to Whiterun to meet with Olfrid. Upon speaking to him, you learn that Arn, his old friend, is in Whiterun's prison due to drunken behavior. Whiterun's guards do not yet know that he committed a crime in Solitude that will result in his execution.
Olfrid needs your help to save his friend and wants to give him a new identity, so guards don't find out what he did in Solitude. Your task will be to steal a letter explaining Arn's true crimes, as well as change his name on the prison's registry.
Finally, Olfrid will tell you that this is a difficult job; both of these objects are within the Jarl's chambers in Dragonsreach.
How To Steal From The Jarl
With all the information from Olfrid, you will now need to make your way to Dragonsreach. To get to the Jarl's chambers, head up the stairs directly to the right of his throne. Once up the stairs, take a right, and you will see a table with the registry on it. Interact with the registry to forge the information a♎bout Arn.
Leave the room, continue up the steps, and head right until you come to the Jarl's office. On his desk, you will find the letter about Arn. If there are guards nearby, you need to sneak and steal the letter without them noticing.
Your relationship with the Jarl will impact how easily you can steal the letter. If you have completed Bleak Falls Barrow or Battle for Whiterun (Stormcloaks), you will be friendly with the Jarl, and you can fr𒊎e🅷ely take the letter without stealing it.
Returning To Olfrid
With the letter in hand and the registry changed, head back to Olfrid. As a reward for completing the 🥀quest, you will receive the following:
- Leveled Jewelry
- New Merchant in the Ragged Flagon
Additionally, three Thief Cache barrels can now be found around Whiterun. These barrels contain random loot and will regenerate in town if you are gone longer than 10 days. The bℱarrels can be found in the following locations within Whiterun:
- Behind Carlotta Valentia's house
- Behind The Bannered Mare
- Next to Gray-Mane's house in the farmyard
With that, you have finished Imitation Amnesty! Head back to Delvin to do more small jobs, oꦅr continue to explore Whiterun.
