Who to KILL to upgrade the Ebony Blade in Skyrim

[@ChrisVillagomez]

Lemkil legitimately looked at Tywin's treatment of Tyrion and thought, "Hey, my wife died in childbirth too!"

[@mcbeaty3971]

At least Tyrion was a disfigured dwarf, Lemkil just has two normal kids.

[@Mr-Trox]

​@@mcbeaty3971One of which has some form of Sight. Sissel has dreams of Paarthurnax and the Gray Beards.

[@Boarbatrice]

Unironically, Tyrion turned out far better than Cersei or Jaime did. Still needs 12 years of therapy at least, but that’s better than those two. Jaime can be saved, but Cersei at this point in the books cannot.

[@austinlee4156]

Neloth with the ebony blade is a fuckin terrifying concept, why don't we just give it to sheogorath

[@Flabbergastedsnake]

Because I don’t think a Dedric prince would give more power to another Dedric prince

[@Krazy_psycho_official]

⁠@@Flabbergastedsnakei like this comment and their is good evidence that fellow dedric princes don’t like them as the the quest for the mace of molac bal has a boethea disgrace molac bal

[@austinlee4156]

@@Flabbergastedsnake he wouldn't want it for power he'd use it to fuck with people

[@ritorules1442]

​@@Flabbergastedsnake especially sheogorath since mephala was involved with the cursing of jyggalag just as every other dadric prince is

[@bloodassassln]

@@ritorules1442 tf is jyggalag?

[@archsage121]

This Ondolemar slander will not stand, hes the only Thalmor in the game to respect the Dragonborn and can be used as a distraction at the Embassy

[@richiego1n]

But after that.....

[@KolonelCeanders]

Polished shite is still shite

[@ClericDoggo56]

Respect? He doesn't even know your character is a dragonborn. He's still Thalmor scum.

[@ImYourBias]

hmm most playthroughs he’s just the name that pops up on my kill feed once I progress past a certain point in the main quest lol

[@ademaiad9872]

Too many thalmor symathizers in the comments. Talos smite you all!

[@byronsmothers8064]

Given how he acts after Alva and her master are dead, Hroggar was a guy caught up in a bad situation, he doesn't deserve death...

[@AndroidNoir-L06k]

it's a mercy

[@KaoruMzk]

Assuming I'm not cheesing it with the ritual stone, these are usually the victims I choose: >Madanac and the Foresworn that gives you the shiv in Cidhna mine. You have to help them all the way until they give you your gear back though. (That's 2 kills) >Lemkill in Rorikstead, after you sell him his own cabagges. He deserves it (that's 3 kills) >All the cannibals of Markarth when they're reunited for the "feast". That's Eola after you clear the draugrs (4 kills), the lady from the general store after you get back her statue of Dibella (5 kills), the butcher after you sell him a bunch of stuff/invest in his store (6 kills) & the dog trainer after you do his delivery and buy the dog (7 kills) >The Argonian from the Lighthouse quest, I don't know why but he's considered a "friend" even though he's trying to kill you. (That's 8 kills) >The crazy beggar in Ivarstead after you recover his sister's necklace (9 kills), that's a mercy killing more than anything, plus he's a Dark Brotherhood contract, so that's another reason to do it. >The vampire lady from the mill in Falkreath after you sell her firewood, she's evil. Also, she's another brotherhood contract so all the more reason to do it. (10 kills). Edit: Also, if you want to screw with the Daedric Princes, you can sacrifice Azura's priestess to Boethia using Mephala's sword and enjoy the chaos. Edit2: I think the butcher being considered a friend might be because of RDO or some other mod, not sure if it works like that in vanilla.

[@williamcote4208]

Actually, the Vampire lady isn’t the contract, her BF/fiance/Hushband is. And I’ve already managed to kill him without killing her. Plus, in most of my playthrough, I go vampire so I leave her alive and buy my wood there since, you know, vampires working together

[@KaoruMzk]

@@williamcote4208 Oh! you're right. I was thinking the contract was for the two of them, for some reason.

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

Good pointer there for the NPCs in Markarth, ESPECIALLY the ones who operates/own the stores. The thing about the NPCs in Markarth is that the majority of them have some sort of "fetch" or "deliver" quests that are within reach in and around Markarth. They also grant you access to some of their inventories. It is a good idea to complete all of their quests and/or buy/acquire their specialty items BEFORE you kill them with the Ebony Blade. One famous example of these Markarth NPCs is Banning. He is a cannibal associated with Eola's quest/cult that you can kill. However, I'd suggest new players to complete his simple delivery quest AND buy his dog - Vigilance - first BEFORE you kill him.

[@ibrahimarticov6978]

I like the idea with the priestess of Azura. I mean, those three are said to be patrons of chimer/dunmer. Imagine what would be of the three if the scenario occurs.

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

@@ibrahimarticov6978 Which one? If it's from Skyrim then the only priestess of Azura that I can think of is Aranea Lenith who can be recruited as a follower once you complete the quest to acquire one of the most useful Daedric artifacts, The Black Star. If it's from Morrowind, then I guess it would the the 3 Tribunals? Vivec, Almalexia, and Dagoth Ur? Maybe?.

[@Erwin_Sm1th]

I used to take out Cosnach, the Housecarls, Uthgerd the Unbroken, and a few others that I forgot. I typically just toss that weapon in a chest because I never feel like using it. Lol.

[@Rorschachqp]

Me too. I like to pretend all the daedra are arguing and bickering with each other because they’re all in the downstairs safe.

[@agzane268]

I seem to recall using an exploit to kill Narfi over and over.. felt kinda bad about it

[@Erwin_Sm1th]

@@agzane268 Lol, you're evil. 😂

[@Rawkit_Surgeon]

Hrogar was enthralled. He was as much a victim as his family.

[@Admiral_Squidward]

Jaree-ra use the ritual stone to revive him wait 24 hours rinse and repeat

[@phunghieu7093]

WHY DIDN'T I READ THIS SOONER

[@DeadwaveCarrier-oc1wo]

Damn. Gotta try that.

[@lerarosalene]

Or use Staff of Worms. Same deal, but no need to wait 24H.

[@phunghieu7093]

@@lerarosalene do people know that exists? I only know it for my triple necromage run

[@lerarosalene]

@@phunghieu7093 I know it because Gallows Hall is a great source of charged grand soul gems for early game. Don't know exactly how common this knowledge is, but I've seen it mentioned in r/skyrim comments several times.

[@ShinigamiRyan]

Severio Pelagia is also someone to kill after giving him food from his farm since he dies in the Whiterun Civil War quest no matter which side you side with.

[@InterventionIV]

Aw man I didn't know that. I like him he gave me an iron war axe.

[@DeadwaveCarrier-oc1wo]

That's cool. I'm sick and tired of him always showing up when I fast travel to Whiterun. "Cold can't be too good for my crops. Never is." Dude, shut up. I don't care.

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

​@@DeadwaveCarrier-oc1woyou gotta learn to like it :/ thats not nice

[@CirnoFairy]

@@DeadwaveCarrier-oc1wo there's a nip in the air. Cold won't be good for my crops. Never is.

[@williamcote4208]

Here’s another exploit you can use that is more efficient then using necromantic spell: use the ritual stone. People who are raised by the stone power are not reduced to dust after death, so you can raise them as many time as you need to charge up the blade.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Thank you.

[@imnotthatcapable4851]

the still images with your character, like 4:47 makes me laugh so hard

[@KolonelCeanders]

And then him in the background talking about something like child abuse

[@CeeDoubleU]

I'm not killing Sinding. We're fellow werewolves.

[@Akira_Emperor]

So your a companion? FOR THE SNOW ELVES

[@arifhossain9751]

And they were cave-mates...

[@marcosdanielgarciaguillerm8373]

Hahaha my coat

[@ChrisVillagomez]

Unpopular opinion: I always help Sinding kill all the Hunters, finish all the dialogue in the cave, and then kill Sinding. You get the Ring of Hircine and the armor set. It's definitely legitimate and not a glitch in the game shhhhh

[@lyn-jhonosia8981]

Tomorrow, next playthrough, I won't kill Sinding,....... I'll try not to ,

[@dutchislax14]

You make fresh and original TES content, which isn’t easy to do these days. It’s much appreciated

[@mentalshatter]

2:25 Do you think it *ISN'T* hard!? Do you have any idea how *friendly* those little guys are? How *DARE* you look down upon our suffering!!!!

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Fun fact: Ebony Blade is your PRIMARY damage means when doing the Deadric Artifact run, only challenged by Molag's Soul Mace and Dagon's Dagger when doing something akin to a stealth kill on tougher opponents Black Reach's Dwemer Centurions! The life Drain Dai-Katana is mostly for long, drawn out battles like on dragons or high end falmer bosses, but the two-handed skill scale incredibly well due to being obtained early and having enchantments stack its power attacks.

[@Soybo1]

I wouldn’t kill Hroggar but instead use a calming spell, after you finish this quest he will express his gratitude and live in a tragic yet peaceful life.

[@robbietox]

bro i literally made a new character just last night for a Ebony Blade build, so this came at the PERFECT time haha. thank you Master Neloth for making this!

[@mirnasimmi4901]

If you decide to kill Silus, do it only after youve saved him from the daedra that spawn and completed the quest. After that, i forgot how long a time they take to respawn, but the daedra will respawn each time you visit the statue and you can farm daedra hearts for gear or gold. 2 farmabke hearts i think.

[@masterneloth]

This video was supposed to come out Saturday but KZbin sucks, oh well 🤷

[@belikovdimitri2251]

Its fine Prehaps its a blessing from the Divines!

[@idkhahahaha]

But we are ever so grateful

[@mindtrait0r879]

"Worse parent than a Sload" lmaooooo

[@chrisdiokno5600]

I always take out the Brotherhood when doing good-ish characters

[@krystianszewczyk1522]

Shame that you can't do the same to thiefs guild

[@6Tainted1370]

Absolutely. ​@@krystianszewczyk1522

[@ClericDoggo56]

​@@krystianszewczyk1522There's a great mod for that, Destroying the Thieves guild. Best part is that it's not just wiping them out, you can team up with the jarl, Mjoll and other good citizens to take out Maven black briar's criminal empire in a series of quests.

[@Kepora1]

Oh I need to look that up

[@ninakilled3453]

Wow, I didn’t think this guy had a KZbin channel. I thought he was too busy yelling at his apprentices about tea 🗿

[@masterneloth]

I’m flexible with my time 😎

[@ninakilled3453]

@@masterneloth I can tell sir

[@scoutdnr]

You should do a video on who to induct into the Blades! You want to induct someone who is worthy but you also don't want to remove someone valuable from their life. Erik the Slayer is a good example of a good choice but what about the other two?

[@poetryismyting8854]

The mage Illia from the tower near riften. Like you said Erik the Slayer. Literally any paid follower , all they do is sit .

[@84cch]

There's a little bit of an exploit that you can use without feeling too bad I think. During the Lights Out quest, Deeja sees you as a "friend," Even though she will still be hostile upon your encounter. Kill her with the blade, then cast Dead Thrall on her, kill her then cast the spell again, rinse and repeat until the sword is fully upgraded. The only thing is you have to be able to cast Master level conjuration spells, because it does have to be the Dead Thrall that you cast specifically (although, the the ability from the ritual stone might also work, I'm not quite sure though). As far as I know, other raise dead spells won't create a permanent corpse for you to use again, and she'll turn to dust after the first time you kill her.

[@Mr-Trox]

The Ritual Stone does work. If you want to not have to wait 24 hours, you can always have the Ritual Stone saved on your Aetherial Crown, so you just have to remove it and put it back on.

[@TheAhshia]

this is the funniest thing I've watched in a while, well done

[@josiahgraham1765]

"It's AlwAYs a GoOD dAY wHen MaSTer NeLOtH UploADs!!!"

[@kyleisbart197]

Cry

[@nigelshadowruth]

i sided w/ sinding and know for a fact he does NOT keep his word. he is a rare encounter out in skyrim after you side w/ him in the quest.

[@artisticbang9111]

8:59 There needs to be a mod to free Ogmund when Stormcloaks occupied Markarth. Even not as a Stormcloak we can arrange it temporarily by giving Ulfric Markarth during the Greybeard meeting

[@generalkuros56]

I love the idea of a daygrit lord making a blade for betrayl and tasking the owner to empower it by killing your friends only for somone to grab it then make friends with awful people in skyrim then killing them making the world better i just imagine the lord that made the sword going dude what the fuck you were supposed to be evil

[@cXtotheXj]

I use Eola to sacrafice to Boethia. heheheh

[@lesser8531]

I always thought that the Ebony Blade should have gotten additional effects when reaching the thresholds. Increased Health Drain alone is kind of underwhelming.

[@masterneloth]

Personally I think the enchantment is really good, especially since it has infinite charge, but the fact you can’t temper the blade kills it for me.

[@_vez]

​@@masterneloth With the unofficial patch you can temper it

[@ravensroost9776]

Tonvar Silver-Blood

[@vilyar122]

So the first time I installed mods, I had a conflict where all the vampires had blackface. I found all of them so quick lol

[@Eeropro203]

If you kill sinding i recomend first teaming up with him to get ring of hircine and then killing him and takes his pelt and then you get both of the artifacts

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

I just cannot kill Ondolemar. His positive-reputation-male-Altmer lines aren't exactly a dime a dozen in Skyrim. There's only one other guy who has them, and I'm not much one for wandering to the Winterhold Inn when I have the Arch Mages quarters at my disposal. Everyone else who shares Ondolemar's voice is hostile. Please, I need him to tell me there's nothing as fine as my company.

[@TheDiamondDab]

Hroggar is innocent he’s being forced against his will pls don’t kill him

[@Casual_Goof]

I usually use either Faendal or Sven, and utilize the Ritual Stone exploit

[@andrewmestieri979]

I quite literally (no more than 3 minutes ago) just finished this power-up journey so I’m excited to see where I went wrong with who I killed lol

[@aitordominguezcomin9147]

Sinding is a legend. He managed to bypass the inmortality command on childs.

[@kaito0022]

That one vagabond in the sewers of riften is a must

[@bstybyz3]

Tie The Aetherial Crown to The Ritual Stone and use Narfi after doing his little quest to find his sister.

[@digitalcabbage910]

I just wiped out orc strongholds after becoming blood kin😈

[@buh__]

can you make who is to recruit for rebuilding The Blades quest?

[@masterneloth]

That could make a good video someday ;)

[@stevendorries]

Why would you ever do that?

[@6Tainted1370]

That's a great idea! Id love to watch that!

[@daniel-rl3gw]

The innocent old beggar from riften, then do it again with ritual stone until mephala feels satisfied. It's immoral but it just works

[@justaguytotalkto1542]

Neloth calling Ondolemar an arrogant bastard is hilariously ironic. Neloth is just another high and mighty elf that needs a good chop from Wuuthrad after the dragon born is done using him. Tragic that he’s essential but luckily mods can fix that problem.

[@nics129]

My top 13 list - Ysolda - Faendal - Lydia - J’zargo - Camilla - Annekka - Sylgja - Mjoll - Marcurio - Brelyna - Teldryn - Onmund - Erik

[@masterneloth]

Erik is based off a man named Erik West who died of cancer before Skyrim came out. Killing him might not be appropriate.

[@nics129]

@@masterneloth If the list was intentionally consisted of the most prominent/beloved NPCs that are killable then he should be glad to join that rank otherwise Todd would have made him essential like many Companion NPCs & Serana which are unkillable hence not on the list

[@Borthollamue]

I always use dead thrall to upgrade the sword. In a mining town near Markarth there are 2 men that complain how their mine was overrun by forsworn, if you clear out the forsworn they will become your friends (and be eligible for sacrifice). But the thing is the forsworn eventually respawn in their mine ,usually with them in it, ending them instantly. After that happens you just use dead thrall on one of them, use the blade, and repeat until fully charged. For anyone who doesn't know dead thrall is a master level conjuration spell, which means you need level 90 in conjuration and to complete the quest "conjuration ritual spell"

[@ostentatiousbeats]

I never knew it was TEN people you had to betray

[@athanarms3425]

Do the most logical options for Boethiah’s Proving and explain how Erik the Slayer could be the canon choice.

[@masterneloth]

Erik the Slayer is based off of a real life Bethesda fan named Erik West who died of cancer before Skyrim released

[@nubberton1345]

Basically every housecarl (except Lydia)

[@CeeDoubleU]

Lydia ❤

[@josiahgraham1765]

What're you talking about Lydia is the worst.

[@nubberton1345]

@@josiahgraham1765 I hope all your saves get corrupted

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I never kill the housecarls, I need guards for my homes. I don't get why people keep bringing her up as if she's some great follower, when she's the same as the rest of the housecarls.

[@ZeKuso]

​@@octavianpopescu4776she's the very first housecarl most players got, considering how mostly everyone gravitates towards whiterun from the get go and since she basically offers to join you, many players have both fond memories and adventures shared with her

[@Telvanni.]

I would NEVER kill daddy Ondolemar🙄

[@artisticbang9111]

Thanks for this video Master, I've always wanted a list like this instead of cheating myself with a glitch ❤

[@James-ro7rx]

Just gonna put this out there, dead thrall allows you to do this to anyone you like for as many times (but I could be wrong it’s been a while since I played)

[@snakeman-metalman157]

I like how Skyrim is over 7 years old yet still has a big enough fan base to make a video as simple as this 😂

[@BananaGalaxy]

It's more than a decade at this point lol! 12 whole years of skyrim

[@standingdoor7077]

Ritual stone and Lydia at Boethia's shrine. Then Fus-ro-dah her in a northwestern direction towards Azurah's statue. I only do that in a casual run... the exploit, I mean.

[@SebasTian58323]

The random mercenaries you can hire are probably best

[@am_meep]

Surprised that with Aela the huntress wasn't even an honorable mention, she becomes unessential after becoming harbinger and is the only companion you can't cure of lycanthropy. her animalistic bloodlust and loyalty to Hircine make her potentially even more dangerous than Sinding, especially considering her high social standing. The Mercy of Stendarr does not extend to Daedra worshippers.

[@K.TheSurvivalist]

How dare you kill my favourite wife 😮

[@am_meep]

@@K.TheSurvivalist she's cool but also a worshiper of hircine soooooooo

[@K.TheSurvivalist]

@@am_meep eeeh gotta deal with the downsides, ain’t nobody perfect right? 😂

[@MythicByrd]

Wouldn't killing Aela with the Ebony Blade make *you* the Daedra worshipper?

[@joshrodrigues8281]

Didn’t see it in the comments but there is a way to get the Saviors Hide and the ring of Hircine. Complete the quest siding with Sinding. Once he gives you the armour , betray him (with the ebony blade ofc) leave and talk to the aspect of Hircine to collect the ring

[@crunkers_]

I think this video is a really fun idea, so I'd like to rank each of your choices in my personal ethics tier list. Subject to personal disagreement*** Hert: S tier A literal serial killer who dies from a quest anyway. Only downside is you wont get the flavor text. Sinding: D tier Not bad from a gameplay standpoint, but from morallity? Not sure. Sinding never chose to become a werewolf, and if you become a werewolf or a vampire or whatever, I basically see it like you can either choose to try to find a way to manage your condition like serana or not even try. Sinding seems to genuinely feel bad for his actions and we also know that the ring has the properties of randomly transforming you until the quest is completed. Silus: F tier morality, S tier gameplay benifits Yeah not really moral but hey you could get a cool dagger. WHSHHH SWIISHH thats the sound of me swinging and stabbing stuff. Lemkil: D tier He may be a bad person but he never did anything worthy of the death penalty and is likely just a really sad person. Not excusing him, but if he dies the kids will likely grow up on the streets or in the orphanage like so many of the homeless children that get eaten up by skyrim. Thonar Silver Blood: C tier Killing him seems good on the surface until you realize that because he basically owns the town, a political assassination would probably lead to lawlessness and rioting. Or maybe everyone would do wonderfly. I have the silver bloods too, but they are also the entire economy of the town. So while it gets a C tier, there are enough unknowns it can get no higher. Ondolemar: B Tier This one would get S tier for me, for being a member of a secret police force that imprisons people for their religion, however as is mentioned in the video the cost of befriending him defeats the justification. Melka: A tier While I see pretty good justifications here, there is ultimately a bad feeling about killing a monster that had the decency to not attack. The fact that every other hag raven just starts attacking me makes me instantly like her more. Almost makes me forgive her for eating people. Almost. Hroggar: F tier The video doesnt seem that confident in this one. I think breaking the spell is the way to go especially since that is an option. Markarth Cannibals: S tier Yeah these guys are just awful. All of them are pure evil. Jaree-Ra and Deeja: S tier this one is almost cheating because you can get a free kill for defending yourself. Dark brotherhood contracts: most are F tier hern is S Yeah, its good for gameplay reasons, but going off of pure morality, the dark brotherhood is the baddies. The windhelm one with the shatter shields is a crushingly sad tale. Probably the most immoral killing on this list. The dark brotherhood members: S tier The dark brotherhood is the baddies. Plus all you have to do is kill grelod the kind to join, which only make orphans able to be adopted and helps the world. Oh and those people who are tied up but just kill the kajiit only who claims to have many enemies. Then you can easily get 5 without effort. Not sure if you need to do more missions for it to count with the blade. Boethea's sacrifice: ? tier Kind of irrellivant to this comment because Im just talking about the ethics and it could be anybody

[@keifujitora6587]

Just use Narfi the beggar after finishing his fetch quest. Make sure you have the Dead Thrall spell to raise him back 10 times for the charge to full

[@tummytub1161]

My friend, God Howard has left enough glitches to increase the damage done by the Ebony Blade

[@inakiballesterospolloni3436]

Haven't finished the intro of the video but I'll say I got the blade before I did the quests for the cannibal ring and so I upgraded the blade with the lives of the cannibals once I had become the champion of the prince and won their trust

[@justdominik9812]

You are such an underrated channel ngl

[@jiru44]

As i said about who to sacrifice to Boethiah , i often choose Erandur the so called priest of Mara

[@StarlightEdith]

Erandur denounced his past. He is a good person.

[@jiru44]

@@StarlightEdith For me he is still a traitor to the reclamation. First follower of Vaermina then to Mara Ni excuses for a zealot dunmer 😈

[@K.TheSurvivalist]

I paused at 10:38 😂 best time to pause ever 😉

[@Sanguivore]

Great and well thought out video! :D

[@mikenunez8409]

Step 1: Marry Mjoll The Lioness. Move her into your house in Solitude. Step 2: Up your Necromancy game until you get the Dead Thrall spell. Step 3: Catch Aerin slipping out on the road just East of Solitude with the Ebony Blade and no witnesses. Lather, rinse, repeat... (while trying not to decapitate him.) Step 4: ... Step 5: Profit.

[@rawrjay420]

19:05 interesting that murdering the dark brotherhood pleases mephala when it has been speculated that she is the night mother 😂

[@sethharris813]

Faendal. Repeatedly with Dead Thrall. At the altar of Boethiah. Just as soon as I hit 50 archery. Two daedra, one elf.

[@charlesallen3502]

I know you mentioned the shortcuts of the dwemer machines however, how about the pets of skyrim and the two creatures of the AE from the bandit camps for the khajit? I mean frm the mad gods' island?

[@masterneloth]

I don’t think those cc pets are killable, as I remember my sword just going through the skeever and spider one.

[@mattnewcomb_official]

Ralis from Kolbjorn Barrow. For one, you let him think he got away with mindless murder. Second, he thinks you're his friend. Third, sacrifice him with the Ebony Blade at the shrine of Boethia.

[@wilcowan-daly5508]

I agree with most of these choices, the only one I'd swap out is Hroggar. Maybe if there was an alternative quest path where you couldn't kill Alva for whatever reason so had to mercy kill Hroggar and it would still power the blade I could accept that, but after going through all that then stopping his chances of moving on is just too cruel for me. For purley personal reasons I would probably kill Marcurio instead. The fact that you can marry him immediately after paying him 500 gold always rubbed me the wrong way. I get it's just a technical oversight on the developer's part and I'm sure other followers do it too but he was the first character I found out you can do this to so that's always stuck to him for me. It comes across like his loyalty can easily be bought to the point where he'll spend the rest of his life in holy matrimony with the Dragonborn just because they paid him 500 gold? What if someone comes along and pays 1000 gold? Is he gonna dip and potentially abandon his family cause the price was better? That ain't it chief, on the blade you go

[@williamblack2904]

Madanach can also be killed if you side with him in the forsworn conspiracy, so he and thonor are interchangeable.

[@konodioda6969]

There is that beggar in Ivarstead that you're going to eliminate anyway in Dark Brotherhood sidequests. Just find his sister's locket and he's good to go. Just use the Ritual Stone ability.

[@Flabbergastedsnake]

If you kill Waylon before he kills Margret she will give you a necklace but it doesn’t give you another speech option when Eltrys gives you the note

[@Shishomuru]

With the master Raise Thrall spell you can just give coin a few times to a single beggar and keep killing and bringing them back repatededly to max out the blade.

[@Deshenne]

if you want to make life easy...use the mod compliments and insults...compliment the outland hunters who are all over skyrim and when they turn friendly...using the mod that let you know relationship rank on npc, when they became (Friends) you kill them and boala, free all powerful blade with not problems at all.

[@lordyhgm9266]

Idk about Ondolemar, he does actually treat the Dragonborn with respect for performing the task, which is quite frankly leaps and bounds for a Thalmor. You can also complete Boethiah’s sacrifice with the priestess of Azura and so pretty much cause a minor Dunmer pantheonic civil war. Also I’m pretty sure killing Nilsine causes her parents to end their lives so maybe there’s such thing as too much death lol

[@karmitdafruge1]

Does hern appear if you don't do the brotherhood quest? I destroyed it and he was no where to be seen

[@Eddie_da_head_]

Yuh he’s at halfmoon mill. I’ve noticed that he likes to hang out in their house the most

[@karmitdafruge1]

@@Eddie_da_head_ yea I went there in my run where I killed the brotherhood and he was no where to be seen

[@masterneloth]

When gathering gameplay I couldn’t find Hern anywhere and had to spawn him in so I’m not exactly certain

[@Eddie_da_head_]

@@karmitdafruge1 weird i could had sworn he’s there before his contract is ready. Ima go detective mode

[@karmitdafruge1]

@@masterneloth yea that's what I thought he just doesn't spawn if you don't do the brotherhood missions

[@abyssalundyne2803]

I mean Sissel's magic learning can be remedied easy enough. Adopt her, and marry a mage, or I suppose if you yourself are a Magic User you could theoretically be teaching her.

[@-Ainz-Ooal-Gown]

Serpent stone method >

[@anvos658]

Not sure Dead Thrall should count as a glitch given you've taken a friend and are repeatedly tormenting them, thus a bigger act of betrayal, since you won't even let them die. Also as much as I tried for some reason Sinding never upgraded to Friend for me even with helping him so I'm not sure you can do that one.

[@Watcherobot]

I never kill SINDING personally I believe him

[@solidmoon8266]

I just hired a couple of the hireable mercs and killed them to power up the Ebony Blade.

[@ShadowTheIsaac]

At least Lemkil is the only one other than the dragonborn to have the balls to hurt a child in Skyrim, I gotta respect that.

[@john_laurens._]

i just use jenassa and the ritual stone

[@neoharmoniagropius1426]

Fun fact: you don't need kill all of them. Just play served Cold Quest where at Ash Citadel you can Kill Tirrisu & Milli (the Betrayal) + Ritual Stone

[@ragewinninethousand4140]

This was a really good video

[@evanwaters392]

We need a vid to show us who’s the best to be in the blades

[@bruhgod123]

Wait you can join the blades?

[@MasterChiefHaloReach]

As messed up as it is I just wipe out an entire orc stronghold after I find the forge masters fingers everytime 🤣

[@tyjake8721]

Not me killing lemkil and stealing his kids

[@lyn-jhonosia8981]

In short, we did the bidding of Slaneesh 😎👍

[@InterventionIV]

12:09 Sounded like John Mulaney for a second there

[@blindbeholder9713]

The Ebony Blade is not Katana like, it is a Katana. They have always existed in Elder Scrolls.

[@HentajMaster_PL]

your own summons count as companions at least the fire atronach so u just need to kill a bunch of those

[@darthmadara7984]

Idk bro this sounds more like someone wielding the sword of the crusader. If you roleplay association with Mephala you would not purge skyrim of evil doers

[@jamie8703]

I'm so disappointed this blade didn't get a sneak strike modifier or bonus to sneak. The blade just steals life... doesn't feel quite as deceitful as a two handed stealth weapon

[@WooShell]

hmm.. I've never thought of feeding the Blade with Thonar.. I usually just shout him down the stairs when I emerge from Cidhna Mine...

[@Jarlulfric4202]

Or you can use pacify at bandit camp then kill them after Edit: you can also using dog folower that you can buy from markath

[@philgriggs5803]

Oh man, 1:28 killed me 😂

[@puglord87lol55]

I just got faendal and the ritual stone power to resurrect him repeatedly