The Dark Brotherhood in Similar to the Thieves Guild, the Dark Brotherhood once held great sway in Skyrim's criminal underworld. However, their hip has fallen due to the downsides of the organization and a departure from their core tenants. Players will have the opportunity to the Dark Brotherhood during their darkest times and have a chance to return the group to its former glory.
The Dark Brotherhood once held dominion over all of Tamriel and presented a considerable threat in other Elder Scrolls titles. Their core tenets revolve around their worship of Sithis, the Dread-Father, the deity of emptiness, and the Void. The Dark Brotherhood's previous iterations took their orders from the Night Mother, the burnt husk of a woman who speaks Sithis' desires to a chosen member of the Brotherhood. However, Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood abandoned this worship and adopted independent styles of operation.
The Dark Brotherhood's greatest drawback is its merciless killing of many characters. Players may find their favorite merchant or bard becoming their next target. Many charming characters, such as Lurbuk, must be killed to progress the guild's main questline. Their contracts may result in players halting all progress toward the Dark Brotherhood's quests. Dragonborns who have the stomach to continue are rewarded with gold, armor, and weapons. Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood quests reward 20,000 gold, the Blade of Woe (which steals health from opponents), and the Ancient Shrouded Armor set. These rewards enable players to become more powerful by purchasing rare materials and equipping them to face deadlier foes.
Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood Family Is Doomed
Despite the moral implications of the Dark Brotherhood, some unique characters will appear in the guild's quest. Skyrim's Brotherhood is one of the most diverse groups in the game, featuring Argonians, Vampires, Werewolves, and more. Each character has their reasons for ing the Brotherhood and is quick to welcome the Dragonborn among their ranks. Their bloody line of work fails to diminish the familial bonds of the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, players will lose half of their new family to a raid by Skyrim's Imperial forces. The Sanctuary will be set aflame, with the charred corpses of the Dark Brotherhood's found in the aftermath.
After ing the Dark Brotherhood, it's virtually impossible to justify Skyrim's Dragonborn as a heroic character from a roleplaying perspective. The heinous actions necessary to progress the quest are motivated by money and little more. The Dark Brotherhood's questline allows players to take a vital role in history by assassinating the Emperor and participate in several thrilling assassination missions. The conclusion of the quest even enables the Dragonborn to begin rebuilding the Brotherhood.
Whether players the Dark Brotherhood or not, their journeys will involve many deaths. Monsters, raiders, bandits, and dragons will all need to be slain by players during their travels through Skyrim. However, players willing to overlook the atrocities the Dark Brotherhood asks them to commit will experience one of Skyrim's most remarkable stories and guild quests.
