Revenge Served Cold Side Quest Walkthrough – How To Get Kayleen’s Grace Buff

How Do I Start Revenge Served Cold?

You’ve got two options here, both work fine depending on how you like to play.

Meeting Corrick Northwode at Harm’s Folly is the “proper” way. Head northeast from the Imperial City into the Great Forest it’s that area between Bruma and Cheydinhal where half the trees look identical and you’ll probably get lost at least once. Look for a small farmstead called Harm’s Folly. Inside or near the house, you’ll find Corrick Northwode, usually around 10:00 AM if he’s following his schedule. Sometimes he doesn’t spawn immediately (classic Oblivion behavior), so just click on Kayleen’s grave and he’ll show up.

Talk to him, pick the “Avenge” dialogue option, and he’ll tell you the whole story. Goblin war party attacked his home, killed his wife Kayleen, stole her Jade Amulet, then ran back to their lair at Exhausted Mine. Pretty straightforward revenge plot.

The second method? Just skip the conversation entirely and head straight to Exhausted Mine. Kill the Goblin Netherboss, grab the Jade Amulet off his corpse, and boom quest added to your journal. You’ll still need to visit Corrick afterward to finish things, but if you like doing things backward, this works too.

Harm’s Folly Location

Let me save you some time. Harm’s Folly sits in the Great Forest region, northeast of the Imperial City. If you’re traveling from Cheydinhal, head west. From Bruma, head south. It’s a modest little farmstead, easy to miss if you’re not paying attention to your map markers.

The place feels kinda sad when you first arrive. Disheveled farmhouse interior, a fresh grave outside, vegetables growing unattended. Corrick’s still there trying to keep things together after losing his wife. The location ID is HarmFollyExterior if you’re into console commands, but honestly just fast travel to the nearest spot and walk.

What’s Inside Exhausted Mine? 

Exhausted Mine is a three-zone goblin dungeon. It’s not huge, but it’s packed with greenskins who really don’t want you taking their boss’s jewelry.

Zone 1: Exhausted Mine Entrance

First section’s pretty linear. You’ll fight through a bunch of goblins as you push north through the main chamber. Standard fare block, swing, heal, repeat. The door to the Spent Works section is at the northern end.

If you’ve got invisibility potions or decent sneak, you can skip most of these fights. I did a full stealth run once just to see if it worked, and yeah, totally viable. Save your weapon durability for when it matters.

Zone 2: Spent Works

More goblins, more tunnels. This zone’s still fairly straightforward just keep heading west until you find the entrance to the Bottom Section.

The mine layout isn’t as confusing as some of Oblivion’s other dungeons (looking at you, every Ayleid ruin ever), but it’s easy to get turned around if you’re not paying attention.

Zone 3: Bottom Section – Finding the Goblin Netherboss

This is where your target hangs out. Push through to the northwestern section of this zone and you’ll find the Goblin Netherboss guarding the Jade Amulet. Here’s the thing though this boss doesn’t scale with your level. I fought him at level 8 expecting a brutal fight and it was… underwhelming? Don’t get me wrong, he’s tougher than regular goblins, but if you come prepared he goes down pretty quick.

Grab the Jade Amulet off his corpse and you’re done with the dungeon crawling part.

Combat Tips

Exhausted Mine has loads of goblins spread across roughly four separate areas. Your weapons will take a beating. Bring repair hammers at least three or four if you’re using anything below legendary quality.

The invisibility cheese method works perfectly here if you want to skip 90% of the combat. Just turn invisible, sprint through the zones, kill only the Netherboss, and get out. Saves time, saves repair costs, saves health potions. Sometimes the smart play is just avoiding the fight entirely 😉

Completing the Quest and Getting Your Reward

Once you’ve got the amulet, head back to Harm’s Folly and talk to Corrick. He’ll thank you for avenging Kayleen’s death and hand over six leveled gems. The gem quality scales with your level if you’re 25 or higher, you’re looking at flawless diamonds. At lower levels? Still decent gems, just not as valuable.

But here’s the thing. The gems are nice, sure, but they’re not why this quest is worth doing.

Kayleen’s Grace – The Real Reward

After you complete the quest, Corrick will suggest you pay respects to his wife at her grave. Do it. Seriously, don’t skip this part.

When you activate Kayleen’s grave, you get a blessing called Kayleen’s Grace:

• Fortify Health +30 for 600 seconds (10 minutes)
• Fortify Fatigue +30 for 600 seconds (10 minutes)

That’s a solid buff for tougher fights or dungeon runs. But the real reason this matters? You can return to the grave anytime and reactivate the blessing. It’s repeatable. Infinitely. Forever.

I’ve started making Harm’s Folly a regular pitstop before heading into Oblivion gates or tackling tough quest chains. Ten minutes of boosted health and fatigue can absolutely make the difference between surviving a fight and reloading a save. Plus it takes like five seconds to grab, so there’s no reason not to use it.

What Does “Revenge Served Cold” Actually Mean?

You’ve probably heard the phrase “revenge is a dish best served cold” before. It means vengeance hits harder when you take your time, plan it out, and strike when anger’s cooled into something more calculated. The expression comes from an 1846 French novel “Les Mystères de Paris” (The Mysteries of Paris) by Eugène Sue, though most people recognize it from The Godfather or Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

It fits Corrick’s situation perfectly. He can’t take revenge himself he’s just a farmer, not a warrior. So he waits. And when you show up, you become the cold dish he’s been waiting to serve those goblins. Poetic, in a dark kinda way.

What Alchemy Ingredients Can I Farm At Harm’s Folly?

Yeah, but don’t expect a goldmine. Harm’s Folly is a decent spot for grabbing some basic vegetables if you’re already in the area, but it’s not one of Cyrodiil’s top-tier farming locations.

Here’s what you can harvest from the farm garden:

• Carrots – Restore Fatigue, Night-Eye, Fortify Intelligence, Damage Endurance. Found in the garden and inside the farmhouse.
• Leeks – Restore Fatigue, Fortify Speed, Feather, Damage Personality. Garden only.
• Potatoes – Restore Luck, Damage Fatigue, Fortify Personality, Cure Paralysis. Garden only.
• Tomatoes – Restore Fatigue, Detect Life, Shield, Burden. Garden only.

You’ll also find some Arrowroot plants near the farm entrance (Restore Agility, Damage Luck, Fortify Strength, Burden). And 7 Cairn Bolete plants plus 17 Wisp Stalk plants in the Exhausted Mine btw.

Is It Worth Farming Here?

It’s fine if you’re passing through. Three of the four vegetables share the Restore Fatigue effect, so you can whip up basic stamina potions pretty quick. Everything’s free to take (no stealing penalty), and crops respawn every 3 days after you leave the cell.

But the yields are small. This is a modest farmstead, not a sprawling plantation. If you’re serious about alchemy farming, there are better spots in Cyrodiil with higher variety and quantity. Harm’s Folly works as a convenience stop, not a primary source.

The real value of this location is the repeatable blessing, not the vegetables.

Quest Tips for Maximum Efficiency

A few things I’ve learned after running this quest multiple times across different characters:

• Stock up before entering the mine. Repair hammers are non-negotiable unless you’re using unbreakable enchanted gear. Health potions, restore magicka if you’re a caster, maybe some resist magic potions if you’re worried about goblin shamans.
• Use stealth or invisibility if you have it. Why fight 40 goblins when you can just sneak past them? Kill the boss, grab the amulet, get out. Your repair hammers will thank you.
• Save frequently. Oblivion’s combat can be janky sometimes. A bad camera angle or a surprise goblin ambush can turn a routine fight into a reload situation. Hard saves before major encounters are your friend.
• Complete the quest at level 25+ for the best gem rewards. If you’re min-maxing, wait until you’re high level to turn in the quest. Those flawless diamonds sell for a lot more than low-level gems. Of course, if you need the gold now, just do the quest whenever. The repeatable blessing is the real prize anyway.
• Don’t forget to visit the grave after completion. I cannot stress this enough. The blessing is what makes this quest worth remembering. Grab it before your next big fight.

Other Hidden Quests You Might’ve Missed

Revenge Served Cold is one of those side quests that flies under the radar unless you’re actively exploring. Oblivion Remastered has a bunch of these small, self-contained stories tucked away in random corners of Cyrodiil.

There’s also a ton of other hidden content scattered across the map. I’ve been compiling stuff as I find it, so check back at the main hub if you’re hunting for more obscure quests.

Wrapping up on Revenge Served Cold Side Quest

This quest isn’t flashy. There’s no dramatic cutscene, no legendary weapon, no earth-shattering lore reveal. Just a grieving farmer, a dead wife, and a bunch of goblins who picked the wrong farmstead to raid.

But that simplicity is what makes it memorable. Corrick’s story feels real in a way a lot of Oblivion’s more bombastic quests don’t. And the repeatable blessing? That’s just smart quest design. Instead of being a one-and-done experience, Harm’s Folly becomes a permanent part of your playthrough. Every time you visit that grave, you remember this quiet little tragedy in the Great Forest.

Plus, getting revenge for someone who can’t do it themselves never stops feeling satisfying. Even if it’s just pixels and voice acting, there’s something about dropping that Jade Amulet into Corrick’s hands and knowing you’ve given him some closure.

So yeah. Get the blessing. Bookmark the farm. You’ll be glad you did 🙂

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