Can you become the leader of the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim?

A grand total of five different factions let you become the leader of the entire faction in Skyrim, including the four main factions (The Companions, The College of Winterhold, The Dark Brotherhood, and the Thieves Guild) and the vampiric Volkihar Clan in the Dawnguard DLC.
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Is the Dragonborn the leader of the Dark Brotherhood?

Not to be confused with Lady Astrid Silane. For other uses, see Astrid. Astrid is the leader of the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim and wife of another Dark Brotherhood member, Arnbjorn.
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Is there another way to start the Dark Brotherhood?

The Dark Brotherhood

Head to the Aventus Residence - the easiest way to get there is to take the passage on the right before you enter the Palace of Kings - and lockpick your way into the easy Novice lock. Speak to Aventus Aretino inside to start the 'Innocence Lost' questline.
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Can you be good and join the Dark Brotherhood?

Nevertheless, a prospective 'good' character can join both of these corrupt factions and dilligently work through their entire questlines provided they join a third faction - the Companions - at roughly the same time they join the Theives Guild, and progress far enough to become a werewolf before joining the Dark ...
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Can you join the Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim?

How to join The Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim. Go to any inn and ask for gossip from the innkeeper. Eventually, an innkeeper will give up information that will point you towards a boy in Windhelm (Aventus Aretino) who is trying to perform the Black Sacrament, a Dark Brotherhood ritual.
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How do I get the Dark Brotherhood to kidnap me?

Once you receive the note, sleep in any bed. Thereafter, you are abducted by the Dark Brotherhood, taken to an Abandoned Shack, and asked to kill one of three people in the room (With Friends Like These... ). Killing one or all of the potential victims will earn you an invitation to join the Dark Brotherhood.
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Who is Astrid married to Skyrim?

Arnbjorn is a Nord assassin and a member of the Dark Brotherhood, as well as a Werewolf. He is married to the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, Astrid.
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Is there a downside to joining the Dark Brotherhood?

The Dark Brotherhood's greatest drawback is its merciless killing of many characters. Players may find their favorite merchant or bard becoming their next target. Many charming characters, such as Lurbuk, must be killed to progress the guild's main questline.
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How do you become leader of the Dark Brotherhood?

Joining the Dark Brotherhood requires you to first complete the quest Innocence Lost. You can start that quest by overhearing a rumor that Aventus Aretino is performing a ritual called the Black Sacrament, speaking to Aventus yourself, or by talking to the orphans of Honorhall Orphanage in Riften about Aventus Aretino.
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Can you still destroy the Dark Brotherhood after joining?

You cannot. You're only chance, as stated above, is during "With Friends Like These...," in which you must first kill Astrid. So I too regretted joining the Dark Brotherhood and would've much more wanted to destroy them.
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Is Dark Brotherhood good Skyrim?

Most of these offer enough options to allow any type of player to enjoy. One, however, stands out for its inherently immoral nature: the Dark Brotherhood. If you're looking to play the game as an all-around good guy, it is all but impossible to complete this quest line—what with the wanton murder and all.
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Can you join multiple factions in Skyrim?

So you can be in up to 12 factions at the same time in Skyrim. The only factions you can't join because you chose an opposing side is the civil war factions and the Dawnguard factions.
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How long does the Dark Brotherhood Forever quest last?

The Dark Brotherhood Forever is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This is a radiant quest that repeats itself indefinitely. This quest automatically starts upon the completion of the quest "Hail Sithis!"
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Is there a way to save Astrid?

No. You can't save her; no matter what you do, Astrid dies during the Death Incarnate quest. If you really wanted, and you're playing on the PC, you may be able to use console commands to place her ( RefID 0001BDE8 ) somewhere via moveto or placeatme .
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How much should I tell Nazir I get paid?

Talk with Nazir about the hit on the Emperor, and he asks how much the final payment was. Your options are: reveal the full 20,000 gold, or two different lies where you say you were paid only 10,000 or 5,000 gold.
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Can Astrid become a follower?

Astrid leader of the Dark Brotherhood is finally safe in solitude and you can marry her and have her as a follower.
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Can I become an assassin in Skyrim?

The player will also have the choice of attacking the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, Astrid, which will begin the quest, Destroy the Dark Brotherhood. Kill the tied up victims to join the Dark Brotherhood and begin your journey to becoming the ultimate assassin.
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Does brotherhood forever end?

The quest does never end.
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What can you become leader of in Skyrim?

For the vanilla game you can become the faction leader for the Companions, College of Winterhold, Dark Brotherhood, and the Thieves Guild. You can't become faction leader for the Imperial Legion, the Stormcloaks, the Blades, the Bard's College, or the Bunnies of Skyrim.
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Why is Dark Brotherhood after me?

It's a random encounter for you to get to know there is an Assassins Guild in the game. It happens always early in the game (so it's somewhat scripted) and later you get the option to join them or destroy them. The player never gets to know who wanted you dead and you can't ask any of the Dark Brotherhood about it.
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What are the benefits of destroying the Dark Brotherhood?

Naturally, beginning this quest forever bars you from joining the Dark Brotherhood. Destroying the Dark Brotherhood prevents access to a number of lucrative quests. It does yield a good amount of valuable loot, though most of it is also available if you join them.
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How do you preserve Shadowmere?

Unlike its previous incarnation, Shadowmere can be killed by long falls or in combat. Shadowmere will, however, respawn around ten days later, at the location of death. Shadowmere will not respawn in this location if killed in a body of water. In that case, he will respawn in the pool outside the Falkreath Sanctuary.
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Can you save Nazir?

You can try to help him, but his death is scripted and he will die even if you kill the agents around him. There is no way for you to save him.
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What happens if you embrace the Night Mother?

Embrace the Night Mother

The Night Mother communicates to the Dragonborn, telling them to embrace her, as it is the only way to survive. Open her sarcophagus and step inside. The screen will go black, and she will tell the Dragonborn to sleep.
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Is Sithis a Daedra?

Sithis is neither an Aedra nor a Daedra. Sithis is the birthed soul incarnate of Padomay and the equal yet opposite force to Anui-El, who is the birthed soul incarnate of Padomay's opposite force, Anu.
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