Online:Dark Brotherhood

This article is about the faction. For the DLC, see Dark Brotherhood (DLC).

The Dark Brotherhood is a guild of assassins with holdings all over Tamriel. A DLC pack focused on the faction's activities in the Gold Coast region and across the rest of Tamriel was released in the second quarter of 2016. Purchase of the DLC is required to participate in any Dark Brotherhood Questlines.

For historical information about the Dark Brotherhood, see the lore page.

Quests

Story Quests

• Voices in the Dark: Draw the attention of the Brotherhood.
• Signed in Blood: Murder a noble in his own estate to seal your place in the Dark Brotherhood.
• Welcome Home: Introduce yourself to your new family.
• A Lesson in Silence: Silence a high-ranking priest who is spreading lies about the Dark Brotherhood.
• Questions of Faith: Help your fellow Brotherhood member regain their faith in the guild.
• A Special Request: Complete a high-profile contract... or two.
• Dark Revelations: Investigate the background of the Black Dragon.
• A Ghost from the Past: Accompany Green-Venom-Tongue on a journey to the past.
• The Wrath of Sithis: Ensure that the Black Hand's will is done at Knightsgrave.
• Filling the Void: One more soul needs to be sent to the Void to eliminate the powers threatening the Dark Brotherhood.

Contracts Contract: Kvatch: Accept and carry out your first contract on behalf of the Dark Brotherhood. Completing this contract unlocks the repeatible contracts quest. Dark Brotherhood Contracts: Carry out a contract on behalf of the Dark Brotherhood.

Read The Marked For Death Book: Contract: Alik'r Desert Contract: Auridon Contract: Bangkorai Contract: Deshaan Contract: Eastmarch Contract: Glenumbra Contract: Grahtwood Contract: Greenshade Contract: Malabal Tor Contract: Reaper's March Contract: Rivenspire Contract: Shadowfen Contract: Stonefalls Contract: Stormhaven Contract: The Rift

Contract: Alik'r Desert Spree Contract: Auridon Spree Contract: Bangkorai Spree Contract: Deshaan Spree Contract: Eastmarch Spree Contract: Glenumbra Spree Contract: Gold Coast Spree Contract: Grahtwood Spree Contract: Greenshade Spree Contract: Malabal Tor Spree Contract: Reaper's March Spree Contract: Rivenspire Spree Contract: Shadowfen Spree Contract: Stonefalls Spree Contract: Stormhaven Spree Contract: The Rift Spree

Sacraments

The quest A Lesson in Silence must be completed to access the Sacraments.

•  Sacrament: Sewer Tenement: Carry out a contract in an inhabited sewer system.
•  Sacrament: Smuggler's Den: Carry out a contract at a smugglers' den.
•  Sacrament: Trader's Cove: Carry out a contract at a secluded cove.

The Litany of Blood

• Litany of Blood: You have received a strange tome from a Dunmer assassin, containing mysterious clues.

Skill Perks

Progression

Blade of Woe 1 Scales of Pitiless Justice I 2 Padomaic Sprint I 3 Shadowy Supplier 4 Scales of Pitiless Justice II 5 Padomaic Sprint II 6

Shadow Rider 7 Scales of Pitiless Justice III 8 Padomaic Sprint III 9 Spectral Assassin 10 Scales of Pitiless Justice IV 11 Padomaic Sprint IV 12

The Dark Brotherhood skill line consists of passive abilities. Of these, Blade of Woe acts as a synergy which can be activated when sneaking upon a Justice Neutral enemy.

Passive Abilities

Name		Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
	Blade of Woe	1	​	Call the weapon of the Dark Brotherhood to your hand and deliver a killing blow to an unsuspecting target. Experience from this target is reduced by 75%. This ability does not work on players or difficult targets.
	Scales of Pitiless Justice	2		Bounty and Heat resulting from a witnessed Murder or Assault is reduced by 20%.
		5		Bounty and Heat resulting from a witnessed Murder or Assault is reduced by 30%.
		8		Bounty and Heat resulting from a witnessed Murder or Assault is reduced by 40%.
		11		Bounty and Heat resulting from a witnessed Murder or Assault is reduced by 50%.
	Padomaic Sprint	3		Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 6 seconds after killing an enemy with Blade of Woe.
		6		Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 8 seconds after killing an enemy with Blade of Woe.
		9		Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 10 seconds after killing an enemy with Blade of Woe.
		12		Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 12 seconds after killing an enemy with Blade of Woe.
	Shadowy Supplier	4		A contact from the Brotherhood provides beneficial items once per day. This contact is located in Outlaw Refuges, the Gold Coast Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, and the Hew's Bane Thieves Den.
	Shadow Rider	7		Aggression radius from hostile monsters is decreased by 50% while mounted.
	Spectral Assassin	10		15% chance to shroud you when using the Blade of Woe, shielding you from being witnessed and receiving a Bounty.

Litany of Blood

After completing the first quests for the Dark Brotherhood, you can speak to Nevusa in a small enclave on the left side of the Sanctuary. She introduces you to the Litany of Blood. It holds a special assignment given by the Listener to those deemed worthy - to assassinate a number of persons throughout all faction zones. After killing each target, their ghostly image will appear on a pedestal. Executing all targets completes the Litany of Blood achievement, giving you the Executioner title and Cadaverous Assassin Polymorph.

For more information on the Litany, see the quest page.

Reputation

All guilds use reputation for leveling purposes. Dark Brotherhood Reputation is earned by completing various quests and contracts for the guild. Most story quests award 10, and some award 20. The regular Marked for Death contracts award 5 and the killing spree contracts award 10. While the daily Black Sacrament contracts normally award 10, they can award up to 20 if all the optional objectives are completed.

Rank	Reputation Required for Next Rank	Total Reputation for Rank
1	25	0
2	40	25
3	50	65
4	50	115
5	50	165
6	50	215
7	50	265
8	50	315
9	50	365
10	50	415
11	50	465
12	-	515

Members

Gold Coast Sanctuary Speaker Terenus (Speaker) Astara Caerellius (Matron) Amelie Crowe Brema Cimbar Elam Drals Grazda Green-Venom-Tongue Hildegard Kor Lerexus Novation Mirabelle Motierre Nevusa Remains-Silent Tanek Woe Xith-Izkul Sanctuary Speaker Arawen (Speaker) Lyra Viria (Silencer) Annalise Duras Hallan Vrayden

Other Sanctuaries Speaker Ancurio (Speaker) Ashwina Borud Faurirwen Ghum Hides-the-Ashes Lithe Laurel Medila Faram Miriya (Former Member) Nazala Sahurzo Sonsu Thorfinn Zugoth Generic Dark Guardian Spectral Assassin Spectral Murderer Spectral Punisher Spectral Slayer Spectral Strangler Wrath of Sithis

Achievements

• See Dark Brotherhood Achievements.

Overheard Dialogue

Dark Brotherhood assassins are being accosted at knife-point by the Order of the Waking Flame in Blackwood during the zone's second story quest, An Unexpected Adversary. They have ambient dialogue that is uttered while they idle.

• "I go to the embrace of the Night Mother."
• "The Night Mother will avenge me!"
• "Fools! The Dark Brotherhood does not forgive!"
• "Cowards!"
• "I am baptized in blood and fear! You cannot kill us all!"
• "The Dark Brotherhood will make you answer for this!"

Notes

• For historical information on the Dark Brotherhood, see the lore article.

See Also

• Justice, the crime and punishment system.