Speech

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 is one of the eighteen skills that is available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Speech is used to haggle, barter, persuade and intimidate. Speech is a skill all characters will use, unless actions are taken to avoid buying/selling or persuading. 
* The Mercantile skill from the previous game was removed and combined with speechcraft, hence the skill speech.
== Perks ==
Perks 	Requirements 	Description (Ranks)
Haggling 	None 	Buying and selling prices are 10% better.
Haggling 	Speech 20 	Buying and selling prices are 15% better.
Haggling 	Speech 40 	Buying and selling prices are 20% better.
Haggling 	Speech 60 	Buying and selling prices are 25% better.
Haggling 	Speech 80 	Buying and selling prices are 30% better.
Allure 	Speech 30, Haggling 	10% better prices from opposite sex
Bribery 	Speech 30, Haggling 	Can bribe guards to ignore crimes
Merchant 	Speech 50, Allure 	Buy and sell from any merchant regardless of what they normally buy and sell
Persuasion 	Speech 50, Bribery 	Persuasion attempts more likely successful
Investor 	Speech 70, Merchant 	Invest in shops and increase available gold permanently in invested stores
Intimidation 	Speech 70, Persuasion	Intimidation attempts twice as successful
Fence 	Speech 90, Investor 	Can barter stolen goods with any merchant you have invested in
Master Trader	Speech 100, Fence 	Every merchant in world gains 1000 gold for bartering
== Trainers ==
* Dro'marash, in a Khajiit Caravan
* Revyn Sadri, in Windhelm
* Ogmund the Skald, in Markarth
* Giraud Gemane, at the Bards College in Solitude
* Ysolda will increase Speechcraft for a Mammoth Tusk (one-time)
* Ronthil at Castle Volkihar, only in the Dawnguard DLC
== Skill books ==
* 2920, Second Seed, v5
* Biography of the Wolf Queen
* The Buying Game
* A Dance in Fire, v6
* A Dance in Fire, v7
== Apparel ==
* Amulet of Dibella 
* Amulet of Articulation 
There is also apparel for Fortify Barter.
== Exploits ==
* Talk to Ungrien, in Riften, in Black-Briar Meadery behind the front desk, say "Tell me about Maven Black-Briar." Then say "Come on, get the truth off your chest.(Persuade)" over and over until your speech is to 100. This has since been patched. 
Category:Skills
Category:Stealth skills
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