Purity of Revenge Purity of Revenge is a quest available in . Overview . The Silver Hand have attacked Jorrvaskr and Kodlak was killed in the fighting . Vilkas wants The Dragonborn to travel with him to attack the Silver Hand , retrieve the fragments of Wuuthrad , and avenge the death of Kodlak . Walkthrough . Revenge Served Cold . After the death of Kodlak Whitemane , Vilkas will seek revenge . With no questions asked , he will then act as a follower all the way to the Silver Hand hideout at Driftshade Refuge , a small fort southeast of Dawnstar . Note that he will replace any existing follower , and it is not possible to share things with him , so he cannot be used to help carry things if the Dragonborn is overencumbered . Upon arrival at the refuge , the Dragonborn must dispose of the three Silver Hand members guarding the exterior , then head inside . Den of the Silver Hand . Driftshade Refuge contains multiple hostile Silver Hand members , so the Dragonborn can take advantage of Vilkas as a follower and kill the opposition one by one . In the first room down the stairs , aside from Silver Hand members , there is an end table and regular table with loot on and within them . The door straight ahead ( north ) is barred . To the west is a room with several bookshelves , numerous books ( most ruined or burned ) , and another table with random loot . To the north is another room with bookshelves and a table , and a passage leading west to a wooden door . Through the door is a two - leveled room with many boxes on the floor . Among the many books on bookshelves , there is " An Explorer ' s Guide to Skyrim " , which will add a few map markers for later exploration . It is located on the upper level , on a bookshelf against the west wall beneath a mounted elk head . To the west on the lower level is an Adept - locked chest containing gold and potions . The tunnel north of the room leads to an Adept - locked door on the left . Dragonborn has the option of unlocking it and defeating more of the Silver Hand , then looting the chest and taking the ingot s from the table . In the next room , a set of spears block the entrance , but the corresponding lever is located right next to the spears . The Dragonborn should proceed forward and enter Driftshade Cellar . On the left side behind barrels is a chest with leveled loot . One must follow the path and make use of the Spike Wall trap to dispose of enemies . Facing the Spike wall , one can activate it using the pull bar on the right and enter the area behind it for another treasure chest . A pullbar on the wall can be used to get back out . Travel east to door to another room with two enemies and , hidden on a shelf , the Light Armor skill book " The Rear Guard " can be found . The cellar will turn into a snowy cave , and the next room is in two levels , with a Silver Hand archer on the above ledge . The Dragonborn should kill them and examine the cages . One of them holds a living werewolf , who will become hostile and attack if the cage is unlocked ; the other one contains a dead horse . The Fragments of Wuuthrad . After passing through a torture chamber , the next large chamber contains only a couple of enemies . A coin purse , two potions , and an Apothecary ' s Satchel filled with a few ingredients can be found on a bookshelf behind the fireplace . The satchel is located on the top shelf of the bookcase , and can be easy to miss , as this is a darker corner of the room . Taking the only available path , one will be lead back to an initially inaccessible part of Driftshade Refuge ( behind the barred door in the first room ) . The first chamber contains the three remaining members of the Silver Hand , the One - handed skill book " 2920 , Morning Star , v1 " , the Block skill book " Warrior " , a treasure chest with considerable loot , and the stolen Fragments of Wuuthrad . Using the door to the south allows for an easy escape route to return to Jorrvaskr . As soon as the Dragonborn arrives , Vilkas will be quick to inform that the rest of the Companions should meet up at the Skyforge and pay their respects to the deceased , but now avenged , Whitemane . This will complete the quest and trigger the start of next quest , " Glory of the Dead . "