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I was in Skingrad selling of some plunder at Agnete's smithy when an attractive Dunmer woman (I remember her last name was Hlaluu) approached me and asked:
"Escuse me, but what is the penalty for Necrophilia here in Cyrodil?"
My triggered responses ran from "I have no idea" to "Is it a first offense?"
Somewhat baffled by the question, I chose the latter. She said "Let's theoretically say . . . no."
My autoresponse was that the fine was 800 gold, and she smiled and said "Oh, that's MUCH less than it is in Morrowind!"

What was that all about? Does it trigger a quest later? And is it a quest I would want to go on? I mean, necromancy is one thing . . . but necrophilia??
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As I recall, she definitely asks about necromancy. Not necrophilia.
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No..... no, she asks about necrophilia :eek: :rolleyes: :D
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Post by fable »

You may be right, at that. I wonder if that was an in-joke that accidentally got left in the game, passed the editing process?
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Post by Faberge »

[QUOTE=Erik J. Caponi
Designer]
I can honestly say that after hundreds (probably thousands) of hours playing Oblivion, I'm still finding things that I didn't know were there. My personal favorites are the humorous bits that have been placed all over the world - things like Falanu Hlaalu's inquiries about fines for certain activities, M'aiq the Liar, and the suicidal troll's note, which had me laughing for 10 straight minutes. [/QUOTE]

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I think the joke has originated from a misspelling in the official forums. Probably from something like "why is the Temple against necrophilia?"
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Post by Gobatcha »

Not a quest...yet

Necromancy plays a large part in a certain guild, but the Dunmer and her necrophilia has nothing to do with it...yet. Perhaps a plug-in will be released that ties her in later.
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