Had to be one of them, right? Interesting choice." The fearless wife and mother, and the underhanded Khajiit. The whimpering Nord, eh? Yes, yes, I can see how you'd come to that conclusion.
However, they can also be killed and the player will not be charged with murder.Įach kill or combination of kills evokes a different response from Astrid upon speaking to her afterwards. It is also possible, before leaving, to untie and free all the captives. To open the locked door, the key to the shack must be looted from Astrid. Killing Astrid Note: Following this objective will prevent any further progress in the Dark Brotherhood quest line.Īlternatively, choosing to kill Astrid will fail "With Friends Like These." and begin a new quest, "Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!", now the next objective is to report the events to a guard. Note that entering the sanctuary before starting Delayed Burial will fail that quest. the lute? No, drums! "You are not worthy." Screaming? "You are not worthy." Some kind of choir. "What is the music of life?" Silence, my brother. To enter the sanctuary, one needs to speak to the Black Door: The Dragonborn must now go to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary near Falkreath, where speaking with Astrid completes the quest, and the next quest, " Sanctuary," begins. Killing any one of them, or any two, or all of them will please Astrid, who will unlock the shack, and direct the Dragonborn to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. Astrid tells the Dragonborn that there is a contract out on one of their lives, and the Dragonborn must figure out whom to kill. Fultheim the Fearless, Alea Quintus, and Vasha are tied up and wearing execution hoods, but are able to answer questions. Astrid has brought three other people to the shack where the Dragonborn awoke. She reveals that the Dark Brotherhood is aware of their murderous deed and is pleased that Grelod is dead, but since the Aretino child performed the Black Sacrament, they demand that a debt be paid for the kill that was stolen from them. A Dark Brotherhood assassin named Astrid will speak to them. The Dragonborn will awake in an abandoned shack, located in the marshes north of Morthal. The quest typically begins after the Dragonborn has received the Mysterious Note from the courier and sleeps in a bed, however, sleeping in a bed even before receiving the note may trigger it. There are two ways to complete this quest, the first is to follow the orders given by Astrid, the assassin. Kill Astrid ( Optional: will fail the quest and start " Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!").Astrid will only give me the key if I kill someone she has taken captive, to "repay my debt." Objectives I have been taken captive and moved to some remote shack. Astrid, of the Dark Brotherhood, informed me that by killing Grelod the Kind, I have robbed her organization of a kill.