Oblivion:Christophe Marane

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Christophe Marane (RefID: 0002DC05)
Store	Brina Cross Inn
Race	Breton	Gender	Male
Level	15	Class	Publican
RefID	0002DC05	BaseID	0002DC04
Services
Available	6am-2am every day
Rents Bed	30 gold
Training	Blunt, Advanced
Merchant
Gold	50	Mercantile	Journeyman (50)
Sells	Ingredients, Potions (Food and Drink)
Buys	Ingredients Potions
Other Information
Health	112	Magicka	220
Responsibility	100	Aggression	5
Essential	Until Anvil Recommendation is completed
Faction(s)	None

Christophe Marane

Christophe Marane is a Breton publican and the innkeeper at the Brina Cross Inn. He sells food, rents beds, and provides advanced training in Blunt. During the recommendation quest, you'll have to investigate a series of deadly assaults on traveling merchants along the Gold Road, and all clues lead to the inn.

Christophe offers his services all day long, except when he sleeps in the downstairs area of the Inn between 2am and 6am.

He wears middle-class attire: doeskin shoes, a quilted doublet, and a pair of tan linens. He wields a steel mace and carries a small amount of gold.

Dialogue

When approached, he will always greet you with the words:

"Welcome to the Brina Cross Inn. Can I interest you in something to eat, or perhaps a bed for the night?"

Bed

"Are you interested? It's only 10 gold for the night."

I'll take it.

"I'm afraid I can't rent you the room if you can't afford it. Sorry."

"All right. It's up the stairs; the last door on your right. Sleep well."

Should you ask about the room again, he will say:

Bed

"I hope you find the room to your liking."

Related Quests

• Anvil Recommendation: Investigate a number of deaths along the Gold Road to obtain a recommendation from Anvil.
• Blunt Training: A Master in blunt skills needs to know sufficient bloodthirst to receive her training.

Quest-Related Dialogue

Anvil Recommendation

During the quest, you will have to book a room at the inn and the suspicious Carahil will warn you to be on your guard:

"The Inn lies north of Anvil. Speak with Arielle Jurard when you arrive. She will give you further instructions. Do not let your guard down. We do not know whether the Inn's staff is involved somehow."

The always service-minded and small-talking Christophe may inadvertently provide another regular with some useful information:

Bed

"Let me guess, traveling on business? You don't look like you're out for a stroll."

I'd rather not say.

"Of course. It's none of my business, is it? I merely ask out of concern. If you're a merchant, you should be wary. There have been... problems recently."

I'm a merchant.

"Ah, yes. Thought so. We get many of them traveling through here. Well, we used to. Haven't seen as many lately, what with the... well, you know. The murders. I don't like to talk about it much, as it's bad for business. At any rate, would you care for a bed for the night?"

I'll take it.

"Right then. The bed is just upstairs, at the back of the inn. Sleep well."

No thank you.

"Very well. If there's anything else I can do for you, let me know."

Speaking to him about the room after you've agreed to stay the night will have him say:

"I hope it's comfortable enough for you."

Blunt Training

As an advanced trainer, Christophe can provide you with the necessary reference for the Blunt Master Training quest. Once your blunt skill level reaches 70, speak to him, and choose the "training" option, which will trigger the quest as well as this dialogue:

"You want to do as much damage as possible with an axe or a hammer? Find Irene Metrick, and talk to her. The things she did.... Well, I heard she atoned for her crimes. She might be willing to train you, I suppose."

If you ask him about training once again, he will provide you with a hint as to where Irene lives:

"Look for Irene Metrick in the Imperial City. She can do some amazing things with a weapon in her hand."