Daggerfall:Factions

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Contents 1 Major Factions 1.1 Guild Advancement 1.2 Guild Titles and Ranks 1.3 Guild Training Skills 2 Minor Factions 2.1 Political Entities 2.2 Witch Covens 2.3 Vampire Bloodlines

[edit] Major Factions

There are six categories of factions the player can join. Each faction gives random quests, ranging from a menial courier duty to killing liches and dragons. Most factions will give quests to all adventurers, although in most cases they will not provide an allowance, you will only improve your Reputation with them. For benefits, more money, and harder quests one must join.

Knight Orders - Valiant Knights look no further for a lord

Fighters Guild - The Imperial Mercenary's guild

Mages Guild - Spellcasters and Scholars alike will enjoy the benefits of the Mages Guild

Thieves Guild - Sneaky sorts reside in this guild

Dark Brotherhood - The assassins guild led by the Night Mother

Temples - Temples devoted to the Eight Divines of Tamriel

[edit] Guild Advancement

Each guild requires all members maintain proficiency with a specific set of skills. To be eligible for a given rank, one's reputation with the guild must meet or exceed a given value, and at least one of the preferred skills must meet or exceed the "High skill" degree, and all of one's other skills must meet or exceed the "Low skill" degree.

Rank	Reputation	High skill	Low skill
0	0	22	4
1	10	23	8
2	20	31	12
3	30	39	16
4	40	47	20
5	50	55	24
6	60	63	28
7	70	71	32
8	80	79	36
9	90	87	40

Within a faction one must wait 28 days between promotions. One may skip ranks when promoted; the highest rank for which one is eligible (according to the above chart) is the rank to which one is promoted.

[edit] Guild Titles and Ranks

The following are the various titles associated with each faction and rank.

Rank	Mages	Fighters	Thieves	Dark Brotherhood	Temples	Knights
0	Apprentice	Apprentice	Apprentice	Apprentice	Novice	Aspirant
1	Journeyman	Journeyman	Journeyman	Journeyman	Initiate	Squire
2	Evoker	Swordsman	Filcher	Operator	Acolyte	Gallant
3	Conjurer	Protector	Crook	Slayer	Adept	Chevalier
4	Magician	Defender	Robber	Executioner	Curate	Keeper
5	Enchanter	Warder	Bandit	Punisher	Disciple	Knight Brother
6	Warlock	Guardian	Thief	Terminator	Brother	Commander
7	Wizard	Champion	Ringleader	Assassin	Diviner	Marshal
8	Master Wizard	Warrior	Mastermind	Dark Brother	Master	Seneschal
9	Archmage	Master	Master Thief	Master Assassin	Patriarch	Paladin

[edit] Guild Training Skills

The following is a list of skills and which guilds can provide training. Please note that knightly orders do not offer training services.

Skill	Guilds Where Skill can be Trained
Alteration	Mage, Akatosh, Julianos
Archery	Fighters, Kynareth, Mara, Akatosh, Dark Brotherhood
Axe	Fighters, Arkay, Stendarr
Backstabbing	Arkay, Thief, Dark Brotherhood
Blunt Weapon	Fighters, Stendarr, Thief, Zenithar
Centaurian	Zenithar
Climbing	Kynareth, Arkay, Thief, Dark Brotherhood
Critical Strike	Stendarr, Fighters, Mara, Arkay, Dark Brotherhood, Julianos
Daedric	Dibella, Mage, Kynareth, Stendarr, Akatosh, Mara, Dark Brotherhood, Zenithar, Julianos
Destruction	Kynareth, Mage, Akatosh, Arkay, Dark Brotherhood
Dodging	Kynareth, Stendarr, Thief, Dark Brotherhood
Dragonish	Akatosh, Mage, Kynareth
Etiquette	Dibella, Mara, Zenithar
Giantish	Fighters, Zenithar
Hand-to-Hand	(none)
Harpy	Dibella, Mage, Mara, Kynareth, Zenithar
Illusion	Kynareth, Mage, Dibella, Mara
Impish	Mage, Julianos
Jumping	Fighters, Thief
Lockpicking	Dibella, Thief, Julianos
Long Blade	Dibella, Akatosh, Fighters
Medical	Arkay, Mara, Stendarr
Mercantile	Zenithar, Julianos
Mysticism	Mage, Julianos
Nymph	Dibella, Mara
Orcish	Stendarr, Dibella, Fighters, Mage, Zenithar
Pickpocket	Thief, Zenithar
Restoration	Dibella, Mage, Stendarr, Arkay, Mara
Running	Akatosh, Fighters, Kynareth, Dark Brotherhood
Short Blade	Fighters, Arkay, Thief, Dark Brotherhood, Julianos
Spriggan	Stendarr, Mage, Zenithar
Stealth	Kynareth, Akatosh, Thief, Dark Brotherhood
Streetwise	Dibella, Mara, Thief, Dark Brotherhood, Zenithar
Swimming	Fighters, Akatosh, Thief, Dark Brotherhood
Thaumaturgy	Mage, Zenithar, Julianos

[edit] Minor Factions

The following factions are not 'joinable' per se, and do not offer rank advancement or all the services of normal factions, but nonetheless offer some notable things in the gameworld, usually quests.

[edit] Political Entities

Each region within the Iliac Bay is an autonomous entity within the Empire, each with their own allies and enemies, thriving populations and noble courts. The people, the noble court, and rulers of each provide for endless intrigue; but beware the fickle alliances can often have unintended consequences when traveling to a different.

See:

• Places within Daggerfall
• People within Daggerfall

[edit] Witch Covens

Perhaps the most notable minor factions in Daggerfall are witch covens. They provide Daedra summoning, and a handful of quests. Witch covens apparently have the ability to create a Universal Cure, which can cure both vampirism and lycanthropy. An unscrupulous player can use the associated quest as a means to cure either ailment, if they become thus afflicted.

Notably, the Glenmoril witches are the only ones in Daggerfall able to summon Hircine, and thus the only way to obtain Hircine's Ring, a powerful artifact for lycanthropes.

[edit] Vampire Bloodlines

Although the vampire clans do exist in the game, and you are occasionally contacted by them if you contract vampirism yourself., that's about it. Bethesda has stated that the clans don't work the way they're supposed to. This was never fixed.

The following vampire clans exist in Daggerfall:

The Anthotis bloodline

The Garlythi bloodline

The Haarvenu bloodline

The Khulari bloodline

The Lyrezi bloodline

The Montalion bloodline

The Selenu bloodline

The Thrafey bloodline

The Vraseth bloodline