How to Join the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim
Acquire the miscellaneous quest, “Talk to Aventus Aretino.” This quest will be added to your journal once you talk to an NPC who tells you about Aventus, a boy in Windhelm who has been trying to summon the Dark Brotherhood., Set “Talk to Aventus...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Acquire the miscellaneous quest
There are a few different ways to start this quest.
Continually talk to city guards.
Speak with inn or tavern keepers and ask if they have heard any gossip.
Talk to the orphans at Honorhall Orphanage in the city of Riften. -
Step 2: “Talk to Aventus Aretino.” This quest will be added to your journal once you talk to an NPC who tells you about Aventus
Doing so will set a waypoint on your compass and make it much easier to find him.
Under the miscellaneous section of your quest journal, highlight and select “Talk to Aventus Aretino.” , You have a few options for getting there.
Travelling on foot is the most adventurous and you can find alchemy ingredients along the way.
Outside of most major cities, you can buy a horse for a faster trip.
Book passage in the back of a carriage, usually found in the same area where you would buy a horse.
You can also fast-travel to Windhelm if you have been there before. , He will give you a quest to kill Grelod the Kind at Honorhall Orphanage. , You can travel there by any of the methods in Step Three. , If you kill her while inside the orphanage, the orphans will cheer for you.
As long as you do not attack anyone else in the orphanage, killing Grelod is not considered a crime. , One to three in-game days later, a courier will deliver a note to you.
All it says is, “We know.” written beneath a black hand, the symbol of the Dark Brotherhood. , This can be done in any usable bed in the game.
Upon waking up, you will find yourself in an abandoned shack with Astrid, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, and three tied-up captives. , You can kill one, two or all of them.
You can speak with the captives and listen to their stories.
Kill whomever you think deserves to die.
Your decision has no impact on gameplay. , She will congratulate you and comment on your decision of which captive(s) to kill, and then instruct you to meet her at the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. , -
Step 3: a boy in Windhelm who has been trying to summon the Dark Brotherhood.
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Step 4: Set “Talk to Aventus Aretino” as your active quest.
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Step 5: Go to Aventus’ house in Windhelm.
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Step 6: Speak with Aventus.
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Step 7: Go to Honorhall Orphanage in Riften.
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Step 8: Kill Grelod the Kind.
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Step 9: Return to Aventus’ house and tell him the good news.
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Step 10: Sleep in a bed.
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Step 11: Talk to Astrid
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Step 12: who will tell you to kill one of the captives.
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Step 13: Speak with Astrid.
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Step 14: Go to the Sanctuary
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Step 15: where you will be made a full member of the Dark Brotherhood.
Detailed Guide
There are a few different ways to start this quest.
Continually talk to city guards.
Speak with inn or tavern keepers and ask if they have heard any gossip.
Talk to the orphans at Honorhall Orphanage in the city of Riften.
Doing so will set a waypoint on your compass and make it much easier to find him.
Under the miscellaneous section of your quest journal, highlight and select “Talk to Aventus Aretino.” , You have a few options for getting there.
Travelling on foot is the most adventurous and you can find alchemy ingredients along the way.
Outside of most major cities, you can buy a horse for a faster trip.
Book passage in the back of a carriage, usually found in the same area where you would buy a horse.
You can also fast-travel to Windhelm if you have been there before. , He will give you a quest to kill Grelod the Kind at Honorhall Orphanage. , You can travel there by any of the methods in Step Three. , If you kill her while inside the orphanage, the orphans will cheer for you.
As long as you do not attack anyone else in the orphanage, killing Grelod is not considered a crime. , One to three in-game days later, a courier will deliver a note to you.
All it says is, “We know.” written beneath a black hand, the symbol of the Dark Brotherhood. , This can be done in any usable bed in the game.
Upon waking up, you will find yourself in an abandoned shack with Astrid, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, and three tied-up captives. , You can kill one, two or all of them.
You can speak with the captives and listen to their stories.
Kill whomever you think deserves to die.
Your decision has no impact on gameplay. , She will congratulate you and comment on your decision of which captive(s) to kill, and then instruct you to meet her at the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. ,
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