"The leader of the Dark Brotherhood? You mean Astrid? Dead? And this is no jest? You, my friend. You've slain their leader. Ha! This is a stroke of good fortune. Long have I watched the Dark Brotherhood's movements... waiting for the time to strike. That time is now!" ―Commander Maro[src]

Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in which the Dragonborn is tasked by the Penitus Oculatus to eliminate the Dark Brotherhood after killing the faction's leader in Skyrim, Astrid. Starting this quest makes it impossible to later join the Dark Brotherhood as well as receive multiple rewards from the faction.

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Background Edit

I have killed Astrid, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood. I should report her death to a guard.

Objectives Edit

Report Astrid's death to a guard Speak with Commander Maro Kill everyone in the Sanctuary! Report back to Commander Maro

Walkthrough Edit

This quest begins after completing "Innocence Lost" and starting "With Friends Like These...," the Dragonborn is captured during their sleep by the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, Astrid, and brought to the Abandoned Shack, where they are ordered to kill one of three captives therein, Fultheim the Fearless, Alea Quintus, and Vasha. Killing Astrid instead of the three captives will fail "With Friends Like These..." and begin this quest.

Report Astrid's death Edit

After killing Astrid, the Dragonborn will be directed to report to any guard with the information that they have killed a Dark Brotherhood assassin (the closest guards may be found in Morthal, south of the shack). The guard will tell them to report to Commander Maro, who resides at the Penitus Oculatus Outpost in Dragon Bridge.

Maro says that he has been tracking the Dark Brotherhood and waiting for an opportunity to attack. On hearing news of the death of their leader, he tasks the Dragonborn with infiltrating the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, using the password his agents recently acquired, and slaying every assassin inside.

Kill everyone in the Sanctuary Edit

Travel to the Sanctuary, southwest of Falkreath. To complete the quest, the Dragonborn must kill Nazir, Gabriella, Arnbjorn, Festus Krex, and Veezara.

The pet of the sanctuary, the frostbite spider Lis, does not have to be killed, but it will become hostile if it spots the Dragonborn.

The assassins can be powerful, and collectively possess a range of attacks that make fighting several of them together in the cramped space fairly difficult. The use of bows, invisibility and poisons are effective ways to take care of them.

Report back to Commander Maro Edit

When the job is done, the Dragonborn must report back to Commander Maro to complete the quest and collect the reward of 3,000 . Once the quest is complete, the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary will remain accessible and undamaged, in contrast to finishing the Dark Brotherhood questline when most of it is destroyed.

Reward Edit

Journal Edit

Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! – DBDestroy ID Journal Entry 10 I have killed Astrid, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood. I should report her death to a guard. Objective 10: Report Astrid's death to a guard 20 I've spoken to a guard about Astrid's death. He told me I should share this information with Commander Maro, in the village of Dragon Bridge. Objective 20: Speak with Commander Maro 30 Commander Maro has tasked me with killing every assassin in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary! He has provided me with the pass phrase that will allow me to enter. Objective 30: Kill everyone in the Sanctuary! 40 I have killed every assassin in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. I should now report back to Commander Maro. Objective 40: Report back to Commander Maro 200 After killing Astrid, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, I was commissioned by Commander Maro to wipe out the assassins' Sanctuary. I did so, and was rewarded for my efforts. Of course, it will now be impossible for me to join the shadowy organization... Quest complete

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