
Regardless of how you complete this quest, Boethiah will always give you the Ebony Mail as a quest reward. As a reward for besting Boethiah's champion, she will allow you to keep the Ebony Mail for yourself. Once you take his life, equip the Ebony Mail chest plate on his corpse to end the quest. Using ranged weapons or spells to damage the champion is a good idea. Killing the champion up-close is somewhat challenging due to the Ebony Mail's enchantment. In essence, he became tired of killing for the sake of a Daedra's entertainment. If you can calm the champion, he will have a few lines of dialogue explaining his change in attitude. RELATED: Skyrim: The Cursed Tribe Quest Walkthrough The champion is the only enemy that needs to die, although killing him will usually alert the other bandits. Once you reach the lowest section of the mine, you will enter a room with the Champion of Boethiah along with a few bandit guards. Use the shadows, flammable traps, or use sheer aggression to take down the bandits. Boethiah's Champion can be found in the mine. There are two sections to Knifepoint: an exterior bandit camp and an interior mine. She will chastise you for using brute force, but this has no impact on the quest. Area of effect spells and Shouts do wonders here.ĭespite what Boethiah requested, you do not need to use stealth in this dungeon. These cultists can put up quite the fight if you're undergeared, so be sure to bring upgraded weapons and armor before attempting this. Killing every cultist at the Sacellum of Boethiah also works. Despite what the priestess says, you do not need to kill your companion with the Blade of Sacrifice to complete this step. Hire a mercenary, then take them to Boethiah's shrine. Jenassa from the Drunken Huntsman in Whiterun is typically used as tribute. If you don't wish to kill a Housecarl or useful companion, purchase a mercenary from any major inn. Kill every Boethiah cultist at the shrine.Īny non-essential companion will work for this step. Order them to interact with the Pillar of Sacrifice, then kill them. Lure a non-essential follower to the Sacellum of Boethiah.

The priest will give you the Blade of Sacrifice and ask you to kill someone you trust. She will inform you that Boethiah demands a sacrifice.

Cultists will surround Boethiah's statue when you approach. Talk to the priestess to start the first quest objective.
