Daggerfall:Dark Brotherhood

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The Dark Brotherhood is a guild of assassins shrouded in shadow and mystery. The Brotherhood can be found all over Tamriel and, although their business is certainly not legal, they are almost universally tolerated (out of intimidation, rather than respect). Whenever an individual with legal authority takes an interest in their dealings, the Brotherhood relies upon a combination of bribery, blackmail, coercion, and murder to keep their activities hidden. They were once connected to the Morag Tong, but since their split in the Second Era the two groups have become bitter rivals. The Brotherhood is also known for their worship of Sithis.

For general information about the Dark Brotherhood, see the Lore article.

To join the Dark Brotherhood in Daggerfall, you must kill at least three innocent citizens or fifteen town guards. The Dark Brotherhood's quests are usually standard assassinations, the execution of freelancing assassins and their employers or the execution of former members of the Brotherhood that failed their task.

Contents 1 Political Views 2 Quests 3 Guildhall 4 Members 4.1 Potion Maker 4.2 Potion Seller 4.3 Questgiver 4.4 Soul Gem Merchant 4.5 Spymaster 4.6 Trainer 5 Ranks 6 Required Skills 7 Benefits 8 Training Offered 9 Note

[edit] Political Views

		Power
Political Factions (by influence)	The Night Mother	20
	The Dark Brotherhood	45
	Dark Trainers	10
	Dark Mixers	10
	Venom Masters	10
	Dark Plotters	10
	Dark Binders	10
	Dark Slayers	10
Allies		None
Enemies		None

Allied with the Dark Brotherhood
Chulmore Quill Lord Kilbar

[edit] Quests

General Quests and Information
Quest Name	Quest Text	Description	Reputation Required
Quests for non-members
The Acceptance Test	Become a member of the Dark Brotherhood.	The Acceptance Test for the Dark Brotherhood.	Not in Guild
Quests for members
A Renegade Member	There is a traitor in the Brotherhood. You will perform the necessary accounting on this liability, will you not?	Execute a former member of the Dark Brotherhood.	In Guild
No Escape	As you know, (Brother/Sister), there is no room for failure in the Dark Brotherhood. Brothers who fail us...	Execute a former member who tried to escape from the Brotherhood's retribution.	In Guild
Disagreeable Competition	There is another assassination group budding in (region), which must be crushed before it can bloom. ...	Execute a freelancing assassin and his employer.	In Guild
A Renegade Mage	The Mages Guild has come to us for a bit of messy business that's too gross and nasty for them to deal with. ...	Execute a renegade mage on behalf of the Mages Guild.	In Guild
A Fateful Song	Here's a rather amusing accounting that may appeal to your morbid sense of humor. ...	Execute a bard who has composed a scandalous song about a local noble.	10 reputation or more
Unauthorized Absence	The Brotherhood prides itself on always knowing where each Brother is at all times. ...	Discover the whereabouts of a missing guild brother.	10 reputation or more
A Knight without Honor	Ah, here's something to appeal to the romantic in you, (player's first name): a caddish knight...	Execute a knight who refused to protect a damsel.	20 reputation or more
Contract on a Mage	I recognize your expression, (player's first name). You are growing arrogant, egotistical, and vain. ...	Execute a member of the Mages Guild.	30 reputation or more
An Anonymous Job	We have an anonymous job for you. It happens every now and then that...	Perform an execution at a palace in the region.	30 reputation or more
Concerns of a Noble	This little excursion is not for just anyone, but I feel ...	Mediate the succession within a noble family in the most "classic" way.	40 reputation or more
Taking on the Thieves Guild	We have an interesting job available (player's name). A high ranking member of the Thieves Guild. ...	Kill a high-ranking member of the Thieves Guild.	50 reputation or more
The Veteran	This could be a tough one, even for you (player's first name). ...	Execute a veteran of the War of Betony.	60 reputation or more

[edit] Guildhall

The Guildhall of the Dark Brotherhood is actual always the same two-leveled orange colored building, which is marked automatically on the town map once a member enters a town or city for the first time. This building is also often the quest location of many of the various quests that take place in the local town e.g. finding a missing person and so on.

[edit] Members

[edit] Potion Maker

Once one acquires the rank of a Slayer, he will provide his services to him. One can make Potions of his own, provided one has the required Ingredients and knows which ingredients makes which potion.

[edit] Potion Seller

Once one acquires the rank of an Journeyman, he will sell various potions to him. His assortment is determined randomly.

[edit] Questgiver

One will get his quests and possible rewards from him. He can be found on the first floor.

[edit] Soul Gem Merchant

She will sell Soul Gems to everyone, who is at least a Punisher of the Brotherhood. She can be found on the first floor. Sometimes she even sells filled Soul Gems, but such gems are often of immense value and therefore nearly exorbitant. Anyway, without a Soul Trap Spell a Soul Gem is of no further use than any other common gemstone.

[edit] Spymaster

Every member who is at last an Assassin of the Brotherhood may access their service. He can be found on the first floor. The Spymaster is a valuable source for various informations and rumors.

[edit] Trainer

He will train one in the Skills the Brotherhood offers. The costs are dependend on the level of ones character, 100 gold per level to be more precisely. He, like all other trainers, can raise ones skills only to 50.

[edit] Ranks

Rank	Rank Title	Reputation	High skill	Low skill
0	Apprentice	0	22	4
1	Journeyman	10	23	8
2	Operator	20	31	12
3	Slayer	30	39	16
4	Executioner	40	47	20
5	Punisher	50	55	24
6	Terminator	60	63	28
7	Assassin	70	71	32
8	Dark Brother	80	79	36
9	Master Assassin	90	87	40

[edit] Required Skills

• Archery
• Backstabbing
• Climbing
• Critical Strike
• Daedric
• Destruction
• Short Blade
• Stealth
• Streetwise

[edit] Benefits

Benefits by Rank

each rank	May bribe the judge. Chance is (Rank + 1) ÷ 20
each promotion	An undiscovered dungeon is revealed on your map
Rank 1	Access to Potion Seller
Rank 3	Access to Potion Maker
Rank 5	Access to Soul Gem Merchant
Rank 7	Access to Spymaster

[edit] Training Offered

• Archery
• Backstabbing
• Climbing
• Critical Strike
• Daedric
• Destruction
• Dodging
• Running
• Short Blade
• Stealth
• Streetwise
• Swimming

[edit] Note

Given the method how you join the Dark Brotherhood, you cannot join them again after you leave, for whatever reason (be it vampirism or being kicked out). Bethesda has verified this. This was never fixed.