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I'm currently working on the Forsworn Conspiracy quest in Skyrim:

I've already killed Nepos and I've returned to the Shrine of Talos to find that Eltrys is dead.

The guards are trying to arrest me, but I hate being arrested (mostly because I lose my massive amounts of stolen loot) so I kill them all. Then, when I go outside, every guard in the city attacks me and so I kill all of them too. Of course, I then realize that the quest most likely doesn't want me to kill every single guard in Markarth and so I load a previous save.

So, do I have to get arrested in order to complete this quest or do I have another option? If not, is there a console command to get me passed this quest (I'm on PC)? I really don't feel like going to jail.

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Yes, you have to go to jail as a part of this quest. I tried resisting and everything to avoid it, but I found no way of getting around this part (You can go ahead and kill those corrupt guards if you want, you'll earn a bounty but you'll still go to jail if you walk out of the shrine). Your equipment be taken away for the period that you are in jail and there may be some fights, so plan accordingly.

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I've heard that there's a console command for skipping quests. Do you happen to know what it is? I usually don't use the console but I really hate being forced to go to jail. Ughhhh – spugsley Jan 29 '12 at 14:23
@spugsley unfortunately, this is a 2 parter quest. The one you are on(The Forsworn Conspiracy) ended as soon as you went into the temple and found Eltrys dead, the follow up quest(No One Escapes) doesn't start until you are jailed. – spartacus Jan 29 '12 at 14:30
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fantastic :/ Well, I guess I'll stop whining and just do it. Thanks for your help. – spugsley Jan 29 '12 at 14:36
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Why not just dump your gear in your house or a your room in a guild? – Canageek Jan 29 '12 at 17:13
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@Canageek either way you'll get your stuff back after the quest, so if you feel its safer to drop it off ahead of time, that's fine too. – spartacus Jan 29 '12 at 17:17
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Yes, but No! You can go to jail, but! If you own a house, you can store all of your stolen items there, and go to jail with out losing them. You can even store your coins if you want.

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No, you don't have to be arrested. At least I didn't on my PS3. You go in and see the guy dead and the corrupt guards there yelling at you. At some point in the conversation, in the lower right of the screen, you'll notice you can hit the back button. When you do that the guards will become "nice" guards and give you the option of paying 1,000 gold. If you do that you won't have to go to jail, but they will take all of your stolen stuff.

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