Chapter 4: Joining the Dark Brotherhood
This is a bit different then all the other guilds, instead of you finding them... they have to find you. And in order for them to find you, you have to get their attention by murdering someone. It doesn't matter who, so long as make the first strike. You'll know you did it right when you see this message.
After that you have to sleep some where. Not all places will work, but most of them should. Once again, you will get a message if you did it right.
Then you get woken up by some jackass in a hood.
Thanks for that, pal. Can I at least know the name of the person whose skull I'm about to cave in?
Flattery will not keep your teeth inside your head.
Buisness offers will, however. Please continue, Mr. Lachance.
"There you will find a man named Rufio. Kill him, and your initiation into the Dark Brotherhood will be complete. Do this, and the next time you sleep in a location I deem secure, I will reveal myself once more, bearing the love of your new family."
Sounds easy enough... I accept.
YES! Free weapon! I'm gonna sell this thing the sec-...
Oh, it sucks...
Really, when you first get it, the Blade of Woe is completely useless. Even if you have a Blade using character, you could get something better than it easily. It's also considered a quest item, so you can't even get rid of it until later.
You better give me something better than a fancy letter opener next time.
Anyways... The Inn of Ill Omen, kind of an... intereresting name. It can be found here.
Now we step inside and ask around about this guy that needs to be killed, see if we can get any info.
....
Well, that was way easier than I tought it was gonna be. TO THE BASEMENT!
And he's asleep. This is almost too easy... Maybe I should wait for him to wake up in order to give him a fair cha-
Zoidberg PAWNCH!
(Note: Rufio has an amazing 1 hit point. So a single hit from anything will be enough to kill him.)
With that, you just need to find somewhere to sleep again. There's one that's pretty close...
Just need to move this out of the way, and...
Right on time.
You can also see his corpse of there. Now... what's next in this little deal of ours.
Uhhh... I'm sorry... what?
Ok, so long as the pay is good.
Question... was it once a red door until someone decided it would be a good idea to have it painted black?
You might think you have to remember that phrase. You don't.
Let me guess... you're the crazy uncle, right? Yeah... he's the crazy uncle.
Anyways... quick hop over to Cheydinhal and look for the abandoned house.
Yeah, that looks pretty much abandoned. TO THE BASEMENT! ... AGAIN!
Wait a minute... that door doesn't look black at all!
Remember how I told you not to worry about remembering that phrase? Here's why. At this point, the only options you have are to say it or to walk away. So trying to remember it is pointless.
GAH! LIZARD WOMAN!
"You stand now in our Sancuary. May it serve as your new home, a place of comfort and security whenever the need arises. When you are ready for work, go and speak with Vicente Valtieri. He handles all assignments for new family members. But before you go, please accept this gift from your new family. A unique set of armor, lighter than normal leather and black as the Void."
<Exdeath> Who said Void?!?!
DAMN TREE!!! GET F**K OUT OF HERE!
What we have hear is our first example of enchanted equipment. And not a bad set, actually.
The Shrouded Armor...
And the Shrouded Hood.
Very nice for the stealthy type.
And, I think I'll save my first Dark Brotherhoos quest for the next update. But real quick, I want to bring up something I forgot to talk about in the last update... mods. I figure a good way for more option through out the entire LP is for people to suggest mods that I could use. For a site with a really good list, just click
here. Quick warning, there are some mods that are very NSFW... so be careful what you search for.