Shady Sam in the game Oblivion can be found just outside the Imperial City walls, northeast of the Chestnut Handy Stables. To locate him, fast travel to the Chestnut Handy Stables and then move clockwise along the city wall toward the northeast. He is typically found hiding in an alcove or next to a bush in the eighth indentation of the city wall, near the Elven Gardens District. He is dressed in black clothing with a hood and is there day or night, selling poisons, potions, lockpicks, and skooma

. He will flee if law enforcement approaches, so be cautious when trying to find him. Shady Sam does not have a storefront and conducts business discreetly. He is one of the few vendors who sell skooma in Cyrodiil and offers lockpicks in bulk

. In summary:

• Location: Outside the Imperial City walls, northeast of Chestnut Handy Stables, near Elven Gardens District
• How to get there: Fast travel to Chestnut Handy Stables, then walk along the city wall northeast
• Available: Day and night
• Sells: Poisons, potions, lockpicks, skooma
• Behavior: Flees if guards approach