A Knife in the Dark Walkthrough guide
A Knife in the Dark Category, Map, and Location
Cyrodiil
Meet all the quest requirements, and the next time you sleep in a secured location, Lucien will approach you.
Lucien Lachance
BEGINNING
Welcome to the Family & A Watery Grave
A Knife in the Dark Overview
Ready to spill more blood on your hands to become a member of the Dark Brotherhood? Your journey in climbing the ranks as an assassin starts here.
How to Start A Knife in the Dark
Murder an innocent person, then go to sleep.
A Knife in the Dark Objectives
・Lucien Lachance, a Dark Brotherhood Speaker, approaches you and offers to let you join their family if you kill someone.
・Find and kill Rufio at the Inn of Ill Omen, north of Bravil.
・Sleep in a secured location, then talk to Lucien for your next instructions.
・Head to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in Cheydinhal and answer "Sanguine, my Brother" to gain entrance.
・Speak with Ocheeva to officially become a part of the Dark Brotherhood.
A Knife in the Dark Notes
・Don't worry about your responses when talking to Lucien at the start, they won't impact the quest.
・You can make use of Lucien's gift, the "Blade of Woe", to kill your target.
・Rufio is in the Private Quarters of the Inn of Ill Omen. To get there, use the Trap Door on your left after entering the Inn.
・You can sleep on Rufio's bed after killing him to be able to talk to Lucien again.
・The Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary is located inside the Abandoned House in Cheydinhal.
A Knife in the Dark Walkthrough
A Knife in the Dark Rewards
・Blade of Woe (Given by Lucien at the start of the Quest)
・Shrouded Armor
・Shrouded Hood
・Infamy + 1