Online:Crime Pays

​	Crime Pays
Type	Exploration Achievements
Points	15

Extort gold from merchants across Tamriel.

Crime Pays is an achievement related to a random roadside encounter. In each of the 15 Alliance zones, there are specific locations where one of three random encounters can occur: Crime Pays, Give to the Poor, and Lightbringer. They do not happen every time, and you can get the same one multiple times in a zone, so it can take a while to complete all three of them in each zone. Completing all of them once each in all 15 zones awards you with one of these three achievements.

For this achievement, you must find the encounter where a merchant appears at a location with a horse. Often the horse will appear first, so if you see a horse standing around, you might want to wait a few seconds to see if its owner shows up. You can talk to the merchant, and above the usual option to trade with them, you will be given the option to rob them instead. This option can only be chosen if you have the Fighters Guild Intimidating Presence passive. If you choose to rob them, they will put a backpack on the ground which contains some random loot (not gold, despite the achievement's description and much of the associated dialogue). They will then sit down next to the horse and sulk. If you meet the same merchant again, they will remember you, and you can rob them again, though this does not progress the achievement. You will earn a small amount of experience every time however.

LocationsEdit

Zone	Locations	NPCs
Aldmeri Dominion
Auridon	On the road between Torinaan and North Beacon, at the branch to Castle Rilis (map) Just east of the Firsthold Wayshrine (map) By the road, across the river from Phaer Wayshrine (map) On the road between Tanzelwil and Mathiisen (map) Southwest of Skywatch, on the road leading to the Docks. (map) On the road just southwest of The Lover (map) By the shore, southeast of Greenwater Cove (map)	Erinquen
Grahtwood	Just west of Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine (map) Southeast Cormount, due east of the Wayshrine (map) On the road just south of Root Sunder Ruins (map) Just outside the southwestern gate of the Altmer Embassy (map) On the road just west of Redfur Trading Post (map)	Trader Rabamak
Greenshade	On the road southeast of Spinner's Cottage, east of the south edge of the Labyrinth (map) On the road halfway between Rootwatch Tower and Rulanyil's Fall (map) On the southern shore of Echo Pond (map) Just north of Lanalda Pond (map) In Woodhearth, between The Improbable Cutlet and Blade and Song (map) On the road east of Woodhearth Wayshrine, south of Rootwater Grove (map)	Quentyn
Malabal Tor	Just north of Bloodtoil Wayshrine (map) On the road west of Falinesti Summer Site (map) Northeast of Vulkwasten, west of the Chancel of Divine Entreaty (map) On the road north of Baandari Trading Post, near Ragnthar (map) Just east of the Abamath Wayshrine (map)	Teldryni
Reaper's March	Just south of Broken Arch (map) Across the bridge west of Arenthia (map) Just southeast of Fort Sphinxmoth Wayshrine (map) Near a bridge north of Dune (map) In front of an unnamed ruin due west of Old S'ren-ja Docks (map)	Bilaira
Daggerfall Covenant
Alik'r Desert	West of the Bergama Wayshrine, across the road (map) Just north of Ancestor's Landing (map) Due south of Sentinel Palace on the hills above the road (map) On the road southeast of Leki's Blade (map) On the road just outside the northeastern exit of Kozanset (map)	Ila
Bangkorai	Just southwest of Old Tower (map) Where the road east from Hallin's Stand branches south and east (map) East of the Crypt of the Exiles (map) At the camp south of Troll's Toothpick Wayshrine (map)	Redvayn
Glenumbra	Northwest of Westtry, east of Seaview Point (map) South and slightly east of the Burial Mounds (map) On the road southeast from Dresan Keep, south of the triangle leading to Aldcroft (map) On the road east from Daggerfall, just southwest of Baelborne Rock Wayshrine (map) On the road east of Camlorn (map) West of The Wolf's Camp, south of Tangle Rock (map)	Trader Renko
Rivenspire	On a bluff west of Trader's Rest (map) On the road halfway between Hoarfrost Downs and Moira's Hope (map) South of Westwind Lighthouse (map) Just outside Shornhelm's southern gate, to the west (map) In Northsalt Village, just east of Hildune's Secret Refuge (map)	Maladdak
Stormhaven	Just southwest of Alcaire Castle Wayshrine (map) North and slightly east of Aphren's Hold (map) Southwest of Pariah Abbey (map) North of the Soulshriven Wayshrine (map) Near the docks west of the Bangkorai bridge (map)	Ohtarona
Ebonheart Pact
Deshaan	Just southwest of Caravan Crest (map) Just south of The Corpse Garden (map) Just south of the Stonefalls gate, east of the road (map) At the fork in the road northeast of Narsis (map) At the road loop west of House Dres Farmstead (map)	Evien
Eastmarch	Just east of the Voljar Meadery Wayshrine (map) Just south of the bridge to Windhelm (map) West of Cragwallow (map) Just west of Crimson Kada's Crafting Cavern (map) West of the Jorunn's Stand Wayshrine (map)	Sahaz
The Rift	North of the Taarengrav Wayshrine (map) Southeast of Grethel's Vigil (map) On the road across the bridge southeast from Treva's Farm (map) East and slightly north of Trollslayer's Gully (map) North of Boulderfall Pass (map)	Anirione
Shadowfen	Just southeast of the Hatching Pools Wayshrine (map) East and slightly south of The Shadow (map) East of White Rose Prison and south of Zuuk (map) West of the Percolating Mire (map) South of Ten-Maur-Wolk (map)	Sefra
Stonefalls	Just east of Vivec's Antlers Wayshrine (map) NOTE: Map link shows it WEST of the wayshrine. South of the Ashen Road Wayshrine (map) At the road loop just northeast of Fort Arand Wayshrine (map) East of Fungal Grotto (map) On the cliff just north of Mephala's Nest (map) NOTE: Never seen in that area. Just east of the Davon's Watch Wayshrine (map)	Selenor