Daggerfall:Dark Brotherhood

thumb|right|A typical Dark Brotherhood guildhall
The Dark Brotherhood is the (un)official Assassin's Guild of Tamriel, and one of several joinable factions.

The Dark Brotherhood is a mysterious organization, often hired to carry out assassinations. Its members have a reputation as maniacs and Daedra worshippers. This is not altogether false; in fact, some describe the Brotherhood as a religious group of sorts devoted to their patron, the Daedra Prince Mephala, and headed by a mysterious figure known only as The Night Mother.

The Brotherhood has been in existence for thousands of years, and in that time, most kingdoms have declared it to be an illegal organization. But it's one thing to make a declaration...
 

Dark Brotherhood Overview
To join the Dark Brotherhood, you must kill at least three innocent citizens or fifteen town guards. The Dark Brotherhood's quests are usually standard assassinations, such as the execution of freelance assassins (and their employers) or the execution of former members of the Brotherhood who failed their tasks.

Political Affiliations




Ranks
Your guild rank is determined by a combination of your reputation with the Dark Brotherhood and your two highest skills associated with the guild:


Guild Skills
The following skills are used to determine guild rank:
Archery
Backstabbing
Climbing
Critical Strike
Daedric
Destruction
Short Blade
Stealth
Streetwise

Benefits
Advancing in rank within the Dark Brotherhood affords the following advantages:

Advancement
As you advance through the ranks, your will be lauded for your accomplishments.

Rank 1:

:''"It would appear that the Dark Brotherhood was wise in recruiting such of you. Our confidence in you has grown, and it is only right to give you an increase in rank within the Brotherhood. Consider yourself starting today a full-fledged Journeyman. Our chemists have been instructed that you are permitted to buy potions and poisons from their wares, so you needn't visit the Mages Guild any longer. I would also like to give you the location of another graveyard you ought really to be acquainted, random dungeon. Here it is, on your map. Once again, my congratulations, Journeyman."

Rank 3:

:"So far, you have proven yourself to be more than a common thug, Player First Name. We have decided to promote you within the Dark Brotherhood. Beginning today your rank is Slayer. Now, in addition to the regular training we provide, you have access to our cauldron. There are a number of very clever poisons that have come from that tub. Finally, let me give you the location of another graveyard you may find interesting, random dungeon. I'll mark it on your map. Congratulations, Slayer. So far, so bad."

Rank 5:

:"I think it's about time you received an increase in rank to match your value to the Dark Brotherhood. Others agree with me, so you may now assume the illustrious mantle of Punisher of the Dark Brotherhood. As a Punisher, you are permitted to deal in soulgems with our soul procurer. It's a nice method to add more profit to punishment -- the souls of your victims can fetch a decent price among those who want a spirit to bind in enchantment rites. Of course, you can buy soulgems from the procurer as well as sell them. I also wanted to show you a new graveyard in region, random dungeon. I think you will find it very interesting indeed, Punisher."

Rank 7:

:"Player First Name, you have a callous disregard for human life, a disgusting nonchalance about accepting gold for murder. We couldn't be more delighted with you. The Brotherhood has chosen to once again promote you in our ranks. You are now Assassin player name. It is more than a title, though. It means that you can now speak to our Spymaster, the character who keeps us informed about the newest, most important happenings in the Iliac Bay region. I can give you a little rumor myself. There's a cemetery called random dungeon, with the most delightful treasures and surprises. I know you'll love it. Here, I'll mark it on your map, Player First Name. Or I should say, Assassin Player First Name."''

Members
Dark Mixers
thumb|right|A Mixer at the potion maker
 
 

Venom Masters
thumb|right|A Venom Master selling useful potions
 
 

Dark Slayers
thumb|right|A Slayer offering a contract
 
 

Dark Binders
thumb|right|She sells soul gems for assassins
 
 

Dark Plotters
thumb|right|The Spymaster knows many things
 
 

Dark Trainers
thumb|right|Trainer of the Dark Brotherhood
 

Dark Trainers offer training in the following skills:
Archery
Backstabbing
Climbing
Critical Strike
Daedric
Destruction
Dodging
Running
Short Blade
Stealth
Streetwise
Swimming
 

Quests


Note: Dark Brotherhood quests are offered based on rank only, and not character level.

Guildhall Map Blocks
A guildhall of the Dark Brotherhood is always a two-level orange building, which is marked automatically on the town map once a member enters a town or city for the first time. This building can also be the quest location of many of the various quests that take place in the local town.
 

Notes
Given the method used to join the Dark Brotherhood, you cannot join them again after you leave, for whatever reason (be it vampirism or being kicked out). 
When you first join the Brotherhood, your reputation with them may be in the negative. Because zero or any positive reputation are the required values for the lowest rank, this can result in premature expulsion if you turn in a quest while your reputation with them is negative. There are several ways of dealing with this problem:
Completing quests successfully will raise your reputation with the Brotherhood by 5 points. Try to complete enough quests to get back into the positive range before being expelled.
Even if your reputation is negative, you cannot be expelled unless you talk to members of the Brotherhood. Each month, a negative reputation will get one point closer to zero, at which point it is safe to talk to them again. Because there is no way of checking reputation with specific factions in-game, it may be helpful to use a reputation editor or a similar tool.
Failing certain quests for other factions can also increase your standing with the Brotherhood, which can rectify the problem. For example, during the merchant escort quest, if the merchant is being pursued by the Brotherhood, turning him over to them will increase your standing with the Brotherhood significantly.
Certain save game editors such as DFHack can be used to manually raise your reputation with the Brotherhood and its associated factions.
The reputation cheat can be used to raise your reputation with the Brotherhood to a positive value. Keep in mind that this method will also raise your reputation with every other faction and guild.
Due to errors in regional placement, if you accept a non-member quest from the Knights of the Hawk in Antiphyllos, the additional reputation gains from certain quests will be credited to the Dark Brotherhood and its associated factions.