The Dark Brotherhood questline involves joining the ancient assassins' guild and completing contracts to eliminate targets throughout Skyrim.
Overview
Join the Dark Brotherhood, an ancient assassins' guild, and complete contracts to eliminate targets throughout Skyrim. The questline involves rising through the ranks and eventually becoming the Listener, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood.
Joining
To join the Dark Brotherhood, the player must kill an innocent person and then sleep. This triggers a visit from Astrid, who invites the player to join the guild.
Main Quests
With Friends Like These
The player must eliminate three targets in a test of loyalty and skill.
The Silence Has Been Broken
The player discovers a plot against the Dark Brotherhood and must eliminate the conspirators.
Bound Until Death
The player must assassinate the Emperor's cousin during her wedding in Solitude.
Hail Sithis!
The final quest involves eliminating the Emperor himself, the ultimate contract.
Rewards
Completing the Dark Brotherhood questline rewards the player with:
- Access to the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary
- Unique armor and weapons
- The ability to summon Shadowmere, a unique horse
- Access to the Night Mother's coffin