Oblivion:Tahm Blackwell

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Tahm Blackwell (RefID: xx00EE09)
Added by	Thieves Den
Location	Dunbarrow Cove
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
Level	10	Class	Rogue
RefID	xx00EE09	BaseID	xx00348B
Services
Available	24 hours/day (training and spells); 8am-10pm every day (barter)
Training	Security, Advanced (75)
Merchant
Gold	100	Mercantile	Apprentice (44)
Sells	Potions of Magnification, Open scrolls
Buys	Potions Books Thieves Tools
Spells
Other Information
Health	98	Magicka	132
Responsibility	5	Aggression	5
Essential	Always
Faction(s)	Dunbarrow

Tahm Blackwell in Dunbarrow Cove

Tahm Blackwell is an Imperial rogue who is included with the "Security Expert" upgrade that you can purchase for 1000 gold from Dahlia Rackham for Dunbarrow Cove.

He wears a brown shirt, light brown linens and a pair of rough leather shoes. He is armed with a fine steel cutlass and carries a copy of the Guide to Anvil and some crab meat.

The related upgrade also includes a "Training Chest" that can be used to effectively train your Security skill: it has a Hard Lock that immediately locks again every time it is successfully opened. This is where Tahm spends most of his time: from 8am to 8pm he will be found standing and reading in the northwest corner of the main cave (near the entrance from Smuggler's Cave). After this he will enjoy a two-hour dinner before heading to the small cave on the lower level of the cove to sleep at 10pm. He offers his full services at all times while awake. While he's asleep you will still be able to train your Security skill and buy spells, but won't be able to barter with him.

He sells the unique Potions of Magnification and standard Open scrolls. The Restoration spells he sells are also unique. Additionally, he provides training in Security up to level 75. Despite being able to sell plenty of them, the only spells Tahm can actually use are Open Very Easy Lock and Minor Fortify Security.

Spells

Tahm Blackwell has the following spells for sale:

Spell Name	Level	Cost	Effects
Alteration
Open Very Easy Lock	Novice	7	Open Very Easy Lock (7 pts) on Target
Open Easy Lock	Apprentice	29	Open Easy Lock (20 pts) on Target
Open Average Lock	Journeyman	72	Open Average Lock (40 pts) on Target
Open Hard Lock	Expert	176	Open Hard Lock (80 pts) on Target
Restoration
Minor Fortify Security*	Novice	14	Fortify Security 5 pts for 30 secs on Self
Wraithwind*	Apprentice	28	Fortify Sneak 5 pts for 30 secs on Self Fortify Security 5 pts for 30 secs on Self
Major Fortify Security*	Apprentice	34	Fortify Security 10 pts for 30 secs on Self
Greater Fortify Security*	Journeyman	124	Fortify Security 20 pts for 45 secs on Self
Greater Wraithwind*	Journeyman	68	Fortify Sneak 10 pts for 30 secs on Self Fortify Security 10 pts for 30 secs on Self

* Indicates spells which cannot be purchased from anyone else, though spells with the same effects at different magnitudes can be purchased elsewhere.

Bugs

• Tahm is often seen picking fights with other occupants of Dunbarrow Cove, and will randomly run across the cave to attack either Melliwin, Khafiz, or Kovan Kren. They will fight until one or the other is knocked unconscious (since they are all essential, nobody ever dies during these fights), but sometimes Tahm will run away and possibly not come back. While engaged in a fight neither combatant will offer any services.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches, version 12, fixes this bug.
  • Create or use an already existing Calm spell (up to at least level 10+, and with a relatively large area of effect), and if the merchants begin fighting, fire the spell until they are all calm. After that simply use the wait feature and wait for any amount of time. When you "wake up", the pirates should be walking back to their posts as if nothing happened.
  • Try to get the fight to move to an area away from either person's usual area. In that case, once somebody falls unconscious, the other person will wander off, which tends to cease the fight, especially if you then start interacting with one of the participants.
  • Wait for some period of time (12 hours, 24 hours) and see if their behavior resets.
  • Select one participant in the fight and use the kill command. This will knock that participant unconscious and should reset the behavior of both combatants.