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Walkthrough

• 1. Introduction
  • Guide Information
    • Foreword 1
    • PS3 Controls 2
    • Xbox 360 Controls 3
    • PC Controls 4
    • The Compass 5
    • Compass icons 6
    • Being Stealthy 7
    • Lockpicking 8
    • World Map 9
    • Dragon Shouts 10
    • Defense (How to Not Die) 11
• 2. Character Creation
  • Leveling Basics
    • Leveling Up 12
    • Attributes 13
    • Perks 14
  • Race
    • Basics of Race 15
    • Argonian 16
    • Breton 17
    • Dark Elf (Dunmer) 18
    • High Elf (Altmer) 19
    • Imperial 20
    • Khajiit 21
    • Nord 22
    • Orc (Orsimer) 23
    • Redguard 24
    • Wood Elf (Bosmer) 25
  • Skills
    • Basics of Skills 26
    • Alchemy 27
    • Alteration 28
    • Archery 29
    • Block 30
    • Conjuration 31
    • Destruction 32
    • Enchanting 33
    • Heavy Armor 34
    • Illusion 35
    • Light Armor 36
    • Lockpicking 37
    • One-Handed 38
    • Pickpocket 39
    • Restoration 40
    • Smithing 41
    • Sneak 42
    • Speech 43
    • Two-Handed 44
  • Suggested Builds
    • How to Build a Phenom 45
    • Legendary Breton Build 46
• 3. Main Quests
  • Act I
    • Unbound 47
    • Before the Storm 48
    • Bleak Falls Barrow 49
    • Dragon Rising 50
    • The Way of the Voice 51
    • The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller 52
  • Act II
    • A Blade in the Dark 53
    • Diplomatic Immunity 54
    • A Cornered Rat 55
    • Alduins Wall 56
    • The Throat of the World 57
    • Elder Knowledge 58
    • Alduins Bane 59
    • The Fallen 60
  • Act III
    • Season Unending 61
    • The World-Eaters Eyrie 62
    • Sovngarde 63
    • Dragonslayer 64
• 4. Side Quests
  • Misc Quests
    • Blood on the Ice 65
    • Forbidden Legend 66
    • In My Time Of Need 67
    • Kyne's Sacred Trials 68
    • Laid to Rest 69
    • Lights Out! 70
    • Missing in Action 71
    • No One Escapes Cidhna Mines 72
    • Promises to Keep 73
    • Repairing the Phial 74
    • Rise in the East 75
    • Rising at Dawn 76
    • Tending the Flames 77
    • The Blessings of Nature 78
    • The Book of Love 79
    • The Forsworn Conspiracy 80
    • The Golden Claw 81
    • The Heart of Dibella 82
    • The Lost Expedition 83
    • The Man Who Cried Wolf 84
    • The White Phial 85
    • The Wolf Queen Awakened 86
    • Unfathomable Depths 87
• 5. The Companions
  • Main Quests
    • Intro 88
    • Take up Arms 89
    • Proving Honor 90
    • Animal Extermination 91
    • Stealing Plans 92
    • The Silver Hand 93
    • Retrieval 94
    • Blood's Honor 95
    • Purity of Revenge 96
    • Glory of the Dead 97
  • Misc Quests
    • Intro 98
    • Trouble in Skyrim 99
    • Hired Muscle 100
    • Purity 101
    • Escaped Criminal 102
    • Rescue Mission 103
    • Animal Extermination 104
    • Dragon Seekers 105
    • Family Heirloom 106
    • Totems of Hircine 107
• 6. College of Winterhold
  • Main Quests
    • Intro 108
    • First Lessons 109
    • Under Saarthal 110
    • Hitting the Books 111
    • Good Intentions 112
    • Revealing the Unseen 113
    • Containment 114
    • The Staff of Magnus 115
    • The Eye of Magnus 116
  • Misc Quests
    • Rejoining the College 117
    • Tolfdir's Alembic 118
    • Out of Balance 119
    • Enchantment Fetching 120
    • Restocking Soul Gems 121
    • Valuable Book Fetching 122
    • Shalidor's Insights 123
    • The Atronach Forge 124
    • Velehk Sain's Treasure 125
    • Aftershock 126
    • Rogue Wizard 127
    • Arniels Endeavor Part I 128
    • Arniels Endeavor Part II 129
    • Arniels Endeavor Part III 130
    • Arniel's Endeavor Part IV 131
    • Brelyna's Practice 132
    • JZargos Experiment 133
    • Onmunds Request 134
    • Destruction Ritual Spell 135
    • Illusion Ritual Spell 136
    • Conjuration Ritual Spell 137
    • Restoration Ritual Spell 138
    • Alteration Ritual Spell 139
• 7. Thieves Guild
  • Main Quests
    • Intro 140
    • A Chance Arrangement 141
    • Taking Care of Business 142
    • Loud and Clear 143
    • Dampened Spirits 144
    • Scoundrel's Folly 145
    • Speaking with Silence 146
    • Hard Answers 147
    • The Pursuit 148
    • Trinity Restored 149
    • Blindsighted 150
    • Darkness Returns 151
  • Misc Quests
    • No Stone Unturned 152
    • Growing The Guild 153
    • The Numbers Job 154
    • The Fishing Job 155
    • The Bedlam Job 156
    • The Burglary Job 157
    • The Shill Job 158
    • The Sweep Job 159
    • The Heist Job 160
    • Retrieve Arondil\'s Journals 161
    • The Dainty Sload 162
    • Summerset Shadows 163
    • Imitation Amnesty 164
    • Deliver Moon Sugar to Ri\'saad 165
    • Silver Lining 166
    • Under New Management 167
• 8. The Dark Brotherhood
  • Main Quests
    • Intro 168
    • Innocence Lost 169
    • With Friends Like These 170
    • Sanctuary 171
    • Contract: Kill Beitild 172
    • Contract: Kill Ennodius Papius 173
    • Contract: Kill Narfi 174
    • Mourning Never Comes 175
    • Whispers in the Dark 176
    • Contract: Kill Lurbuk 177
    • Contract: Kill Hern 178
    • The Silence has been Broken 179
    • Bound until Death 180
    • Breaching Security 181
    • The Cure for Madness 182
    • Recipe for Disaster 183
    • To Kill an Empire 184
    • Death Incarnate 185
    • Hail Sithis! 186
    • Where you hang your enemy's head 187
  • Misc Quests
    • The Dark Brotherhood Forever 188
    • Take the Hidden Treasure - Part I-IV 189
    • Receive a reading from Olava the Feeble 190
    • Locate the Assassin of Old 191
    • Delayed Burial 192
    • Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! 193
• 9. Civil War Questline
  • Choose a Side
    • Stormcloaks or Imperials 194
  • Civil War Questline - Stormcloaks
    • Stormcloaks 195
    • Join the Stormcloak Rebellion 196
    • Joining the Stormcloaks 197
    • The Jagged Crown 198
    • Message to Whiterun 199
    • Battle for Whiterun 200
    • Liberation of Skyrim 201
    • Rescue from Fort Neugrad 202
    • A False Front 203
    • The Battle for Fort Snowhawk 204
    • The Battle for Fort Dunstad 205
    • The Battle for Fort Hraggstad 206
    • Battle for Solitude 207
  • Civil War Questline - Imperials
    • Imperials 208
    • Joining the Legion 209
    • The Jagged Crown 210
    • Message to Whiterun 211
    • Battle for Whiterun 212
    • Reunification of Skyrim 213
    • A False Front 214
    • The Battle For Ford Dunstad 215
    • Compelling Tribute 216
    • The Battle For Fort Greenwall 217
    • Rescue From Fort Kastav 218
    • Battle for Fort Amol 219
    • Battle for Fort Windhelm 220
• 10. Daedric Quests
  • Quests
    • Intro 221
    • A Daedras Best Friend 222
    • A Night to Remember 223
    • Boethiahs Calling 224
    • Discerning the Transmundane 225
    • Ill Met by Moonlight 226
    • Pieces of the Past 227
    • The Black Star 228
    • The Break of Dawn 229
    • The Cursed Tribe 230
    • The House of Horrors 231
    • The Mind of Madness 232
    • The Only Cure 233
    • The Taste of Death 234
    • The Whispering Door 235
    • Waking Nightmare 236
• 11. The Cities
  • Overviews
    • Intro 237
    • Dawnstar 238
    • Dragon Bridge 239
    • Dushnikh Yal 240
    • Falkreath 241
    • Ivarstead 242
    • Karthwasten 243
    • Largashbur 244
    • Markarth 245
    • Mor Khazgur 246
    • Morthal 247
    • Narzulbur 248
    • Riften 249
    • Riverwood 250
    • Rorikstead 251
    • Shors Stone 252
    • Solitude 253
    • Whiterun 254
    • Windhelm 255
    • Winterhold 256
• 12. Dragonborn DLC
  • Main Quests
    • Dragonborn 257
    • The Temple of Miraak 258
    • The Fate of the Skaal 259
    • Cleansing the Stones 260
    • Path of Knowledge 261
    • Gardener of Men 262
    • At the Summit of Apocrypha 263
  • Side Missions-Raven Rock
    • A New Debt 264
    • March of the Dead 265
    • The Final Descent 266
    • Served Cold 267
  • Side Missions-Skaal Village
    • A New Source of Stalhrim 268
    • Filial Bonds 269
    • Lost Legacy 270
  • Side Missions-Tel Mithryn
    • Azras Staff 271
    • Briarheart Necropsy 272
    • Experimental Subject 273
    • From the Ashes 274
    • Healing a House 275
    • Heart Stones 276
    • Lost Knowledge 277
    • Reluctant Steward 278
    • Old Friends 279
  • Side Missions-Thirsk Hall and Bujolds Retreat
    • The Chief of Thirsk Hall 280
    • Retaking Thirsk 281
  • Side Missions-Kolbjorn Barrow
    • Unearthed 282
  • Side Missions-Others
    • Deathbrand 283
  • Other Missions
    • Bring 10 Stalhrim Ore and 15 Ebony Ingots to Halbarn 284
    • Bring 50 Riekling Spears to Hilund 285
    • Bring Elmus Some Ashfire Mead From Thirsk Mead Hall 286
    • Bring Items to Elynea 287
    • Bring Elmus some Juniper Berries 288
    • Clear the Temples Tomb of Ash Spawn 289
    • Convince Geldis Sadri to Admit Bralsa Drel to the Inn 290
    • Convince Nikulas to Stay in Skaal Village 291
    • Distribute Sadris Sujamma 292
    • Locate Cindiris Folio From the Wreck of the Strident Squall 293
    • Locate the East Empire Pendants for Fethis Alor in Raven Rock 294
    • Locate the Raven Rock Stash 295
    • Recover the Bonemold Formula for Glover Mallory 296
    • Retrieve the Ancient Nordic Pickaxe 297
    • Retrieve Netch Jelly for Milore Lenth 298
    • Take Neras Necklace to Runil in Falkreath 299
    • Visit the Hunters at Frostmoon Crag 300
  • Unmarked Missions
    • Kagrumez 301
    • Karstaag 302
    • Marriage 303
• 13. Dawnguard DLC
  • Main Story
    • Dawnguard 304
    • Awakening 305
    • Bloodline 306
    • A New Order [Dawnguard Only] 307
    • Prophet [Dawnguard Only] 308
    • The Bloodstone Chalice [Vampire Only] 309
    • Prophet [Vampire Only] 310
    • Scroll Scouting 311
    • Chasing Echoes 312
    • Beyond Death 313
    • Unseen Visions 314
    • Touching The Sky 315
    • Kindred Judgment 316
  • Side Missions
    • Pre-emptive Strike 317
    • Ancient Technology 318
    • Bolstering the Ranks 319
    • Lost Relic 320
    • Hide and Seek 321
    • Cleansing Light 322
    • Hunting the Monster 323
    • A Jarls Justice 324
    • Rescue 325
  • Side Missions - Vampires
    • Rings of Blood Magic 326
    • Protecting the Bloodline 327
    • Deceiving the Herd 328
    • Ancient Power 329
    • New Allegiances 330
    • Amulets of Night Power 331
    • Culling the Beast 332
    • The Hunt 333
    • Destroying the Dawnguard 334
    • The Gift 335
  • Side Missions - Others
    • Impatience of a Saint 336
    • Find Arvaks Skull 337
    • Ancient Falmer Tomes 338
    • Lost to the Ages 339
• 14. World Quests
  • Random Encounters
    • A Return to your Roots 340
    • A Scroll for Anska 341
    • Ancestral Worship 342
    • Clear out Moss Mother Cavern 343
    • Destroy the Draugr in Angarvunde 344
    • Dragon Priest Masks 345
    • Evil in Waiting 346
    • Infiltration 347
    • Repentance 348
    • Siege on the Dragon Cult 349
    • Silenced Tongues 350
    • The Legend of Red Eagle 351
    • The Pale Lady 352
    • Unlock the Sarcophagus in Ragnvald 353
• 15. Hearthfire DLC
  • Homesteads
    • How to Build a Homestead 354
    • Personal Steward 355
    • How to Find Building Materials 356
    • Small House 357
    • Entry Way 358
    • Main Hall 359
    • Cellar 360
    • Exterior Furnishings 361
  • North-Wing Options
    • Alchemy Laboratory 362
    • Storage Room 363
    • Trophy Room 364
  • West-Wing Options
    • Bedrooms 365
    • Enchanter's Tower 366
    • Greenhouse 367
  • East-Wing Options
    • Armory 368
    • Kitchen 369
    • Library 370
  • Falkreath Homestead
    • How to Unlock the Falkreath Homestead Plot 371
    • Lakeview Manor Homestead Options 372
  • Hjaalmarch Homestead
    • How to Unlock the Hjaalmarch Homestead Plot 373
    • Windstad Manor Homestead Options 374
  • The Pale Homestead
    • How to Get The Pale Homestead Lot 375
    • Heljarchen Hall Homestead Options 376
  • Adoption
    • How to Adopt Children in Skyrim 377
    • Adoptable Children 378
• 16. Unique Locations
  • Dragon Walls
    • Unique Dragons 379
    • Shouts & Locations 380
  • Standing Stones
    • Locations 381
• 17. NPCs
  • Followers
    • Intro 382
    • Females 383
    • Males 384
    • Others 385
  • Marriages
    • Intro 386
    • Females 387
    • Males 388

A Night to Remember

Discerning the Transmundane

Boethiah

How to trigger: To get this quest, you must find and read the book “Boethiah’s Proving” (Try actually reading it too, it offers some insight into what Boethiah likes AND it’s a pretty good read as well). I personally found in on a bookcase at Septimus Signus’s outpost, but I imagine that it can be found in a number of places. Once you find it, you’ll receive the quest “Boethiah’s Calling”.

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Phil writes in to say: On my way to Karthspire from Markarth, in the middle of the night, I was attacked by a Boethiah Cultist, who had the book. He was very deliberately programmed to run up the road to fight me, which was obvious since I was sneaking and when I moved to the side, he just stopped where he would have seen me. Guess that further proves the “randomness” you talk about in the intro haha.

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Once you have the quest, the marker will show the location of the Sacellum of Boethiah, which is just east of the city of Windhelm (there IS a path that leads directly up to it, just look around carefully and beware of Ice Trolls). Once you get there you will meat the cultists that worship Boethiah. Talk to the priestess, who will tell you about Boethiah (tell her you aren’t scared by her: Boethiah likes those who believe in themselves after all). She will advance the quest by telling you that to get Boethiah to appear, you have to lead a follower to the Pillar of Sacrifice (which is up that flight of stairs) and get them to touch it. This will trap them, and after they’re trapped you will need to slay them. Looks like we need to find a follower that we don’t mind… killing. You can check our section on companions if you need to find someone.

While you can lead and kill ANYONE who will follow you, it DOES have consequences. What I personally did and would recommend is to use a follower like the Dark Brotherhood Initiate follow you, or go hire a MERCENARY and do it (The Mercenary is what I did, since for some reason the initiate’s wouldn’t do what I told them to).

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So after getting a follower that you wouldn’t mind losing, fast travel back to the Sacellum of Boethiah. Head up the stairs to the pillar of sacrifice, then TALK to your follower and tell them you need them to do something. Now, with the new “directing” cursor you’ll get, tell them to activate the pillar. As they do so, strange magic will grab them and hold them to the pillar. Now just take the sacrificial knife and cut them down.

Once you’ve done your horrible deed (and who are we kidding, YOU , sir or madam, are a MONSTER) Boethiah will appear to you, using their corpse. It’s best to use cocky answers when talking to her (“I’m not afraid of you”.) and after some time Boethiah will lead you and all the cultists down the steps (stay at the top if you are best at ranged combat), announcing that she will give a special job to whoever’s left standing…

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This initiates a free-for-all amidst all the cultists and your goal is obviously to be the last one standing. If you’re a ranged user (magic/archer) you should be at the top of the steps and can hurt the group from up here. Alternately, you could always let them duke it out until their numbers thin. Just make sure you’re the last one alive. Once everyone is dead, Boethiah will posses another corpse and tell you that your next job is to slay her current champion (whom she’s grown tired of). If you take a look at the map, he’s located at Knifepoint Ridge (west of Falkreath), but there’s a catch: she wants you to do it as STEALTHILY AS POSSIBLE.

Travel to Knifepoint Ridge, which is more or less a bandit encampment. It’s pretty hard to sneak in here due to the watchtowers (try coming in from the east) but the best way to kill and be stealthy here is archery sneak attacks. Go at night so you only have to deal with the watchtowers and one or two bandits around a campfire and proceed to sneak attack everyone to death (don’t worry too much if you get caught or detected: you don’t HAVE to kill everyone stealthily, just do your best). Note that out by the archery range here is a ARCHERY SKILLBOOK called “Vernaccus and Bourlor” that you can pick up. Once you’ve killed everyone out here, enter the mines.

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It’s pretty obvious, but the mines are FULL of ore deposits and you can find a pickaxe here, in case you want to do any mining. Heck, there’s even an on-site smelter).

In the mines you’ll be on a much more linear path, so be ready to pick off bandits whenever you see them. Many bandits will be preoccupied either mining or something else to notice you. You have to kill everyone in here, but the champion is in the very back inside of a house structure. If you’re going to sneak attack anyone, make it him as he’s wearing a set of ebony armor. Once you’ve killed everyone, be sure to loot his ebony armor, and then equip it since that’s your new objective. Once you do, Boethiah will speak to you again and name you her champion, giving you the armor as a gift. She’ll also tell you to carry on and do whatever you want as she’s busy “pulling strings”. This ends this quest.

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Guide Information

• Publisher Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, XB 360, XB One
• Genre Action RPG
• Guide Release10 November 2021
• Last Updated7 November 2021Version History
• Guide AuthorGreg Wright

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Skyrim is the homeland of the Nords, a fierce and proud warrior people who are well suited for the bitter cold and mountainous terrain which defines the land. Now scarred by civil war, Skyrim faces its darkest days with the return of the legendary dragons and their leader, the World-Eater Alduin. The future of Skyrim and even the lands beyond hangs in the balance, as the people await the prophesized Dragonborn, a hero born with the power of The Voice and the only one who can contend with the dragons. You are that Dragonborn; your task is to investigate why the dragons are returning, and discover a way to defeat them. At the same time, you’re free to explore Skyrim at your own pace, uncovering its many wonders along the way.

Version 1.2

• Updated guide to character creation, including the basics of Levelling, Attributes, and Perks
• An overview of playable Races in Skyrim, including the perks and benefits of each
• An overview of Skills in Skyrim, including the best perks, levelling tips, and trainer locations
• An updated guide to the Main Story quests of Skyrim, including how to get the most out of the lore
• How to complete all Side Quests, Daedric Quests, and World Quests
• A new guide to Dragon Shouts, including where to find each one throughout Skyrim
• An updated guide to Combat and Defence, including how best to stay alive
• A guide to all guild quests including The Companions, College of Winterhold, Thieves Guild, and The Dark Brotherhood
• A guide to the Civil War quests for both Stormcloaks and Imperials
• An overview of Skyrim Cities including the major vendors, quests, crafting stations, followers, trainers, and marriage partners
• A guide to the Dragonborn DLC main quests
• A guide to the Dawnguard DLC main quests
• A guide to the Hearthfire DLC
• A guide to Achievements for the main game and all DLCs

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