Trainers (Skyrim)

Trainers are NPCs who help increase proficiency in skills in . Most trainers offer their services from the start of the game, but some require certain tasks to be performed first. Skills can only be trained five times per level, until the skill level exceeds the level of the trainer. All training requires that a fee be paid. Gold is automatically subtracted from the inventory when a training session is accepted. After you pay the trainers you can pickpocket them for your money back.
==Changes from previous games==
Unlike and , trainers in only offer skill leveling from Adept upwards. In previous games, trainers offered Apprentice-level and Novice-level training. There are skill trainers in Skyrim labeled as "Common" trainers; this is incorrectly labeled, as the trainers offer their services up to the Adept level. Unlike Morrowind and Oblivion, there are no means to be trained all the way to level 100 in a skill. One thing that carried over from Oblivion is that trainers will only train up to five skill levels per character level.
==Cost==
The more advanced the training session is, the higher it will cost. The cost of training a skill up can be calculated as follows:
Levels 15–50: 10 * [skill level] + 50
Levels 51–75: 30 * [skill level] + 50
Levels 75–90: 50 * [skill level] + 50
This cost is based on the skill level after all modifications. So for example, Speech training while wearing an Amulet of Dibella will be priced at a level 15 points higher than the raw skill level. It is thus best to remove relevant equipment before training.
Trainers that are also merchants, such as Arcadia in Whiterun, add the gold paid to them for training into their inventory. One can easily recover gold spent on training by selling them items. The gold can also be pickpocketed back from the trainer, albeit difficult if it is a large amount.
==Proficiencies==
The proficiency of trainers varies:
*Adept trainers can train up to level 50.
*Expert trainers can train up to level 75.
*Master trainers can train up to level 90.
Once the Dragonborn's skill level is greater than or equal to the trainer's level, the option for training disappears as there is no more that can be learned from this person.
==Free training==
There are several quests or tasks available that grant free skill increases as a reward. They function much like skill books and are treated in the same way as regular skill increases.
==Exploits==
Free training can be exploited if a follower is also a trainer. Upon completion of a training session, the option to trade items with a follower can be selected to access their inventory and the Dragonborn can then recover the amount spent on training.
There are only seven trainers who are followers:
*Aela the Huntress – Archery, up to level 75
*Athis – One-Handed, up to level 75
*Farkas – Heavy Armor, up to level 90
*Faendal – Archery, up to level 50
*Njada Stonearm – Block, up to level 75
*Vilkas – Two-Handed, up to level 90
*Talvas Fathryon – Conjuration, up to level 90
Additionally, gold can be pickpocketed back after training sessions, but this becomes impossible at higher levels (even with maximum Pickpocket and Sneak skills) as the amount of gold paid is often in the thousands. This can be surmounted by knocking down the trainer in some way, and then pickpocketing the gold back while they are on the ground. You can pickpocket anything in a knocked down character's inventory with no bounty, even if the chance of success appears to be 0%. To knock down a character, use Unrelenting Force with all three words of power, do a power attack with a two-handed weapon (you may receive a bounty), or, with the "Poisoned" perk, reverse-pickpocket a paralysis poison into their inventory. The player can also use Ice Form on the trainer and then heal the character, then while the person is recovering, quickly access that trainer's inventory to recoup the cost. It is possible to prevent a crime being charged against the Dragonborn by first joining the faction that the trainer belongs to.
==Trainers==
===Alchemy===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Lami 	Morthal 	
Expert	Arcadia 	Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun	
Expert	Milore Ienth	Raven Rock 	Only available with
Master	Babette 	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary 	Must be a member of the Dark Brotherhood
===Alteration===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Dravynea	Kynesgrove 	
Master	Tolfdir 	College of Winterhold	Must have joined the College
===Archery===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Faendal 	Riverwood 	Potential follower
Expert	Aela the Huntress	Jorrvaskr in Whiterun 	Must have joined the Companions, Potential follower
Master	Niruin 	The Ragged Flagon in Riften 	Must have joined the Thieves Guild
Master	Sorine Jurard 	Fort Dawnguard after completing "A New Order"	Only available with
N/A 	Angi 	Angi's Camp 	Related to the quest "Composure, Speed, and Precision"
===Block===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Njada Stonearm	Jorrvaskr in Whiterun	Must have joined the Companions, Potential follower
Master	Larak 	Mor Khazgur 	
===Conjuration===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Runil 	Falkreath 	
Expert	Phinis Gestor 	College of Winterhold	Must have joined the College
Master	Falion 	Morthal 	
Master	Talvas Fathryon	Tel Mithryn 	Only available with .Potential follower
===Destruction===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Wuunferth the Unliving	Windhelm 	Located up the stairs in the Palace of the Kings.
Expert	Garan Marethi 	Castle Volkihar 	Only available with
Expert	Sybille Stentor 	Blue Palace in Solitude	
Master	Faralda 	College of Winterhold 	Must have joined the College
===Enchanting===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Sergius Turrianus	College of Winterhold	Must have joined the College
Master	Hamal 	Markarth 	After The Heart of Dibella
Master	Neloth 	Tel Mithryn 	Only available with
===Heavy Armor===
Level 	Trainer	Location 	Notes
Expert	Gharol 	Dushnikh Yal 	
Master	Farkas 	Jorrvaskr in Whiterun	Only after Proving Honor. Potential follower
Master	Isran 	Fort Dawnguard 	Only available with
Master	Kuvar 	Bujold's Retreat 	Only available with
===Illusion===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Atub 	Largashbur 	
Master	Drevis Neloren	College of Winterhold	Must have joined the College
===Light Armor===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Scouts-Many-Marshes	The docks outside of Windhelm	
Expert	Grelka 	Riften Marketplace 	
Master	Nazir 	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary 	Must have joined the Dark Brotherhood
===Lockpicking===
Level 	Trainer	Location 	Notes
Expert	Ma'jhad	Khajiit Caravans 	Travels between Windhelm and Solitude.
Master	Vex 	The Ragged Flagon in Riften	Must have joined the Thieves Guild
===One-Handed===
Level 	Trainer	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Amren 	Whiterun 	
Expert	Athis 	Jorrvaskr in Whiterun	Potential follower
Master	Burguk 	Dushnikh Yal 	
===Pickpocket===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Silda the Unseen	Windhelm, outside of Candlehearth Hall	
Master	Vipir the Fleet 	The Ragged Flagon in Riften 	Must have joined the Thieves Guild
===Restoration===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Keeper Carcette 	Hall of the Vigilant 	Is killed if is installed.
Adept 	Aphia Velothi 	Raven Rock 	Only available with
Expert	Colette Marence 	College of Winterhold 	Typically in The Arcanaeum and must have joined the College
Master	Danica Pure-Spring	Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun	Only after The Blessings of Nature
Master	Florentius Baenius	Fort Dawnguard 	Only available with
===Smithing===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Ghorza gra-Bagol 	Markarth 	
Expert	Balimund 	Riften 	
Master	Eorlund Gray-Mane	The Skyforge in Whiterun 	Must have joined the Companions
Master	Gunmar 	Fort Dawnguard after completing A New Order	Only available with
===Sneak===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Khayla 	Khajiit Caravans 	Travels between Whiterun and Markarth.
Expert	Garvey 	Markarth 	
Master	Delvin Mallory	The Ragged Flagon in Riften	
===Speech===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Adept 	Dro'marash 	Khajiit Caravans 	Travels between Riften and Dawnstar.
Adept 	Revyn Sadri 	Sadri's Used Wares in Windhelm	
Expert	Ronthil 	Castle Volkihar 	Only available with
Expert	Ogmund 	Markarth 	Can be found in the Silver-Blood Inn
Master	Giraud Gemane	Bards College in Solitude 	
===Two-Handed===
Level 	Trainer 	Location 	Notes
Expert	Torbjorn Shatter-Shield	Windhelm 	
Master	Vilkas 	Jorrvaskr in Whiterun	Potential follower
Master	Fura Bloodmouth 	Castle Volkihar 	Only available with
Master	Wulf Wild-Blood 	Skaal Village 	Only available with
==Trivia==
*The Official Skyrim Game Guide incorrectly lists three NPCs as trainers, they are:
**Melaran (Alteration)
**Hermir Strong-Heart (Heavy Armor)
**Ahkari (Pickpocket)
==Bugs==
*Trainer dialogue may disappear at random intervals, without explanation, making it impossible to train.
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