Oblivion Remastered: How To Find and Unlock Fences

Fences in Oblivion Remastered are crucial NPCs who buy stolen items, helping players profit from their roguish exploits.

Most fences are either in the Thieves Guild or Dunbarrow Cove
Most fences are either in the Thieves Guild or Dunbarrow Cove (Image via Bethesda)

Fences are NPCs involved in the trade of stolen items in Oblivion Remastered. Whether from the Thieves Guild or the Thieves Den, fences are the only characters who will buy stolen property. Their illicit trade makes them invaluable to the kind of Elder Scrolls player who likes to place buckets over vendors’ heads before robbing them blind. 

Identify stolen items by the red hand symbol over their icon in the inventory. Fences can be used to launder such goods by selling a stolen item to them and buying it back. This removes their “stolen” status. Moreover, they will no longer be confiscated if guards catch the player. 

All Fences in Oblivion Remastered

Ongar the World-Weary (Image via Bethesda)
Ongar the World-Weary (Image via Bethesda)

Thieves Guild Fences 

All traders who are part of the Thieves Guild act as fences. However, they are only willing to trade if the player has joined the Thieves Guild and progressed their guild rank to a certain extent by completing special jobs.  

FenceGoldMercantile SkillLocationGuild Rank to Unlock
Ongar the World-Weary60060Olav’s Tap and Tack in BrumaPickpocket
Dar Jee80070Outside the Five Claws Lodge or the Three Sisters’ Inn in LeyawiinBandit
Luciana Galena100080The Lonely Suitor Lodge in BravilCat Burglar
Orrin120090Anvil Castle’s Smithy in AnvilShadow Foot
Fathis Ules1500100Elven Gardens District or The Oak and Crosier tavern in Chorrol before Ultimate Heist. Dareloth’s Basement in Imperial City after the heistMaster Thief

Selling stolen items to any of these fences will count toward the Independent Thievery quest, which unlocks the special jobs required to progress rank in the Thieves Guild. 

Other Fences

Besides the Thieves Guild, players can access most of the game’s fences in Dunbarrow Cove. They are made accessible by purchasing a 1000 gold upgrade per fence from Dahlia Rackham. Apart from them, unlock M’raaj-Dar as a fence by joining the Dark Brotherhood, and sell to Manheim Maulhand freely, as he is the only fence available without any unlock requirement.

FenceGoldMercantile SkillLocationHow to Unlock
Manheim Maulhand5030Inn of Ill Omen, between Bravil and the Imperial CityNo unlock requirement
Jak Silver1005Dunbarrow CoveSupplier upgrade
Kovan Kren1005Dunbarrow CoveSpymaster upgrade
Melliwin1006Dunbarrow CoveFletcher upgrade Rackham
Khafiz150048Dunbarrow CoveFence upgrade
M’raaj-Dar4006Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood SanctuaryJoin the Dark Brotherhood

Among all the fences, Khafiz is the only one whose shop the player can invest in. In addition to fencing stolen goods, most of these merchants sell lockpicks, making them good options to stock up, in addition to Shady Sam.


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