How to Start the Silver Hand Quest

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To start the Silver Hand quest, you need to progress through the Companions questline, specifically by completing the Proving Honor quest, which is obtained from Farkas in Jorrvaskr, and then speaking with Skjor to accept The Silver Hand quest. This will set you on a path to meet Skjor at night near the Underforge, an underground ritual chamber located underneath Jorrvaskr, where you will participate in a blood ritual and begin your journey with the Silver Hand.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. How do I join the Silver Hand?: You may either progress in the Companions questline, at which point in Dustman’s Cairn you can defect, or you can travel directly to Driftshade Refuge to join up, where the scout in Whiterun or any other member of the Silver Hand will point you in the right direction.
2. Where do I meet Skjor at night?: Speak with Skjor of the Companions to accept The Silver Hand, and he will tell you to meet him near the Underforge at night, which is an underground ritual chamber located underneath Jorrvaskr.
3. How do I start the Proving Honor quest?: The Proving Honor quest is obtained from Farkas in Jorrvaskr, after returning to Farkas to complete Hired Muscle, and Farkas tells you that Skjor is looking for you.

Location-Based Questions

4. Where can I find Silver Hands in Skyrim?: Silver Hand members can be found in many locations, including Driftshade Refuge, Gallows Rock, and Dustman’s Cairn, as well as in many other radiant locations during the related quests.
5. How do I find Aela?: Aela can usually be found in Whiterun, inside the Jorrvaskr during daylight hours.

Werewolf and Vampire Questions

6. How do I become a werewolf in Skyrim?: There are two main ways of becoming a Werewolf in Skyrim: progressing through the Companions’ main quest or wearing the cursed Ring of Hircine during the “Ill Met by Moonlight” quest.
7. Should I become a werewolf in Skyrim?: On a practical level, it’s well worth becoming a werewolf just for the 100 percent disease resistance bonus, but there’s also a myriad of reasons to become a werewolf for roleplaying and story reasons in Skyrim.
8. Can you cure vampirism in Skyrim?: The player won’t need to provide anything else to Falion to cure Vampirism, just let him do his thing, stand in the Summoning Stones, and the Vampire curse will be cured.
9. Can you cure werewolf in Skyrim?: Once the deed is done, Kodlak’s Wolf Spirit will appear and must be slain to cure the Lycanthropy disease, or players can use the extra head obtained from the other witches and ignite the Flame of the Harbinger once more to remove their Lycanthropy disease in Skyrim.

Quest and Character Questions

10. Who gives the Silver Hand quest?: The quest The Silver Hand is obtained from Skjor and begins after Proving Honor.
11. What quest does Skjor give you?: The quest The Silver Hand is obtained from Skjor and begins after Proving Honor.
12. What do I do after the Silver Hand quest?: Speak to Aela afterward to finish the quest, and Skjor went in alone and was killed by the leader of The Silver Hand.
13. Can you join Dawnguard as a vampire?: You can join Dawnguard but only up to a certain point, after that you have to be cured, and it’s after you are given the choice to be turned into a Vampire Lord that is the point of no return.

Miscellaneous Questions

14. Do Silver Hands Respawn?: Unnamed Silver Hands spawn at several places, so yes, they do respawn.
15. How do you trigger Blood’s Honor?: You’ll need to complete two radiant quests between this quest and the prior Companions’ quest, The Silver Hand, and Aela the Huntress has a new set of radiant quests that target the Silver Hand.