Delvin’s Additional Jobs

The Numbers Job

Delvin is concerned with skimming a little off the top: To this end, he requires you to visit a store somewhere in the realm and make some subtle changes to the ledger. Enter the establishment, find the ledger, and fix it. You only need to complete the ledger changes without being spotted, although some ledgers are in the same room as a vendor, meaning you need to enter at night or use Sneak abilities.

The Fishing Job

Delvin has numerous jobs to test one of the oldest and most important skills that a thief must possess: a penchant for pickpocketing! Move to the location indicated and observe the person. Check the route they take and be patient; then quickly crouch and follow them. Swipe the valuable before they can react or even know it’s gone! Augmentations both magical and skillful help here.

The Bedlam Job

Delvin’s third job involves surreptitiously entering a city and emptying it of a set number of valuables up to a value in gold pieces that Delvin has determined. The trick here is to know where in the city you can pillage (everywhere within the local map but not adjacent locations such as the Blue Palace in Solitude or Understone Keep in Markarth) and to take items only while you’re hidden; therefore, crouch and check every time, just before you make the snatch. If you are seen taking an object, it doesn’t count toward the total, so make sure you are completely hidden. Basically, keep stealing until the quest triggers that you’re done!