The Brotherhood of Old is a quest mod for Skyrim, taking place after the final quest in the original Dark Brotherhood questline. This 24 quest epic will take you all across the land of Skyrim, as you try and rebuild the Brotherhood and strengthen it against future attacks.
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Modders resources and files used with permission: YNSTBIH's Rug Resources Meos Tents for All - Resource by Meo Modder's Resource Pack by Oaristys and Tony67 Assorted Resources by Tamira Stroti Resource Pack by Stroti and Tamira Arab art resource by Leodoidao Liches by Mihail Forgotten medieval plate armorby Lazarus89 Daedric Shrines - Mephala by Mandragorasprouts KS Hairdos by Kalilies and Stealthic
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Fixed compatibility issues with the Bittercup creation.
Fixed an issue with the main game quest "Diplomatic Immunity" being broken by the Dead Drop quest at the Thalmor Embassy if you have not done the main game quest first.
Fixed an issue where Arquen's clue in the Markarth Sanctuary would fall through the floor, never to be seen again.
Fixed a ground gap in Covenstead Crypt.
Finally replaced the Mephala statue in the Fringe Sanctum thanks to Mandragorasprouts' excellent work. The original was supposed to be temporary but I never had anything to replace it with.
Drastically reduced the size of the Fringe Sanctum, removing the large portion of blocked off sections from early development that are no longer in use. Also gave the place a visual overhaul.
Changed Vala's hair to something more high resolution.
Fixed an issue where the Thalmor Base for the quest "Baby Steps" was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Fixed an issue where the Crimson Scars were enabled inside the Falkreath Sanctuary before they should have been.
Fixed script errors that popped up in the last version.
Set the NPCs at the Inn of Lost Souls to essential until the first quest starts.
Fixed a ground seam gap in the Winterhold Sanctuary.
Fixed an issue in the Winterhold Sanctuary where some of the dead Skeletons weren't following Havok behavior properly.
Removed old and unused script properties from quests.
Disabled Cicero during conversations with the Night Mother.
Made Alisanne Dupre look more like her official TES Legends artwork. At the time of her NPC creation, we did not know what she looked like, so I made her appearance up.
Added some missing audio files, voiced using xVASynth. These new lines are completely AI generated, but sound passable enough.
Replaced Alisanne Dupre's audio with xVASynth generated audio.
Re-added audio files for J'Zakar and M'Jirra that were accidentally left out of the previous version.
Moved the Fringe Sanctum slightly off to the side of its previous location.
Fixed an issue where the innkeeper in the Inn of Lost Souls would sleep in any bed he wanted to.
Navmeshed the Winterhold Sanctuary. I forgot to do it when I remade it. (Oops)
Made some visual changes to the Chamber of Sorrows.
Fixed the broken collision on the languorwine antidote bottle. It uses the pest poison mesh from a thieves guild quest, which apparently Bethesda never gave proper collision to, so it rolled around all over the place instead of sitting like a normal potion bottle should. Also, the UV mapping on it was terrible, so I fixed that too and gave it a new texture.
Made the Markarth Sanctuary secret entrance easier to get into from the outside.
Made the refit Markarth Sanctuary brighter.
Set the NPCs inside the Abandoned Shack to be disabled when the mod starts.
Fixed spelling errors in Wulf Aerius's journals.
Fixed an issue where Babette was wearing the male version of the Black Hand Robes.
Made it so that non-DB followers can't accompany you inside the new Sanctuaries. They now function just like the vanilla ones.
Deleted a floating wall sconce in the Winterhold Sanctuary that shouldn't have been there.
Fixed grammatical errors in quest journals.
Set Vala's Black Hand outfit to have no hood.
Fixed an issue where one of the male Dark Brotherhood Initiates in the Winterhold Sanctuary had a female voice.
Fixed an issue where none of the new Dark Brotherhood Initiates in the Winterhold Sanctuary weren't using their training packages.
Fixed a ground gap in Smuggler's Hollow.
Fixed the inventory model for the Languorwine Blade. It is now facing the right way in the inventory.
Changed all of the NPC death scripts to account for deaths that aren't at the hands of the player.
Changed Vala's follower quest back to starting at the end of the mod. In the last update, I made it so she could become a follower much earlier on, but it turned out to be causing compatibility issues with some of the mod's quests. So now in order for Vala to become your follower, you have to finish the mod first.
Added a new sidequest for Azuk that becomes available after you complete An Orc Walks into a Bar.
Azuk can now become your follower after the new sidequest is completed.
M'Jirra and J'Zakar can now become your followers after The Cults of Darkness is completed. You initiate the following with M'Jirra and J'Zakar tags along.
Added combat sounds, greetings, etc for M'Jirra.
============ Rebirth Fixes & Changes ============
Fixed an issue where you could speak with Babette before you were supposed to.
Fixed an issue with Undil's initiation that could cause a crash for some players.
Fixed an issue where Undil could be triggered into speaking if hit with any kind of attack instead of just the Night's Shade dagger.
Attempted to fix an issue a select number of people reported where the Night Mother was not spawning during the quest "Forgotten Memory"
Attempted to fix an issue a select number of people reported where nothing was happening after speaking to Banus Alor during the quest "Forgotten Memory"
Fixed an issue in the quest "Forgotten Memory" where the Lich's voice files were missing.
============ Child of Darkness Fixes & Changes ============
Fixed an issue where Vala would go to sleep before she was told to.
Re-added some missing dialogue for Undil that were left out of the last release.
Made it so Medora can only be killed when she's supposed to be.
Moved the Thalmor key to a key peg instead of in a chest.
============ The Dastardly Duo Fixes & Changes ============
Made the kids travel to Honorhall Orphanage if both parents are killed.
============ A Haunting Echo Fixes & Changes ============
Fixed several quest objectives not being marked as completed.
Removed the requirement to read the note from the Night Mother for the quest to progress.
============ A Witch in Whiterun Fixes & Changes ============
Added a new location called Covenstead Crypt where the witch keeps her notes.
Disabled the witch's notes until the stage in the quest when they are needed.
Made the witch actually summon the draugr that fights for her instead of teleporting them in with a script.
Fixed an issue where Delvin could charge you for sanctuary upgrades over and over again.
============ A Family that Kills Together Fixes & Changes ============
Fixed an issue where the quest would not progress if Arine is not the one to land the killing blow on the theif.
Fixed an issue where it was possible for the quest to not progress after the theif was killed.
============ An Orc Walks Into a Bar Fixes & Changes ============
Fixed the video because it wasn't playing in Special Edition. Turns out the issue was because it was packed in the BSA. When the video is unpacked it plays just fine.
Changed it so you have to meet Azuk at the Silver-Blood Inn instead of following him there.
Made the 3 Khajiit part of the Markarth crime faction, so you will get a bounty from attacking and/or killing them. Previously, the intention was that no one would care if they were attacked or killed since they are breaking the law by illegally being in the city, but this doesn't make any sense since Azuk gets arrested for killing one of them.
Made the 3 Khajiit help friends and allies, so they will no longer just sit there and watch as their friend gets murdered.
Fixed an issue where the Silver-Blood Inn would stay in the quest state and never revert back to normal for some players.
Fixed an issue where Azuk would not pick up the skull in Smuggler's Hollow.
Adjusted how the armor reward is handled. It will now be on a table instead of in a chest.
Previously the armor was not being properly removed from the chest, causing the player to be able to take it even if it was given away.
Fixed an issue in the quest "Sibling Rivalry" where Vala could say a certain dialogue line over and over again.
Adjusted dialogue in the quest "Sibling Rivalry" to reflect changes in the following quest.
Made Nazir give you the key to the Fringe Sanctum at the end of the "Sibling Rivalry" quest.
============ The Cults of Darkness Fixes & Changes ============
Made changes to dialogue in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" to make the player less all-knowing.
Made the Khajiit twins awake during the beginning of "The Cults of Darkness" since them being asleep just seemed to break things.
Moved the interaction with Banus Alor outside of the Fringe Sanctum in "The Cults of Darkness" to the inside to avoid issues with the overworld, such as possible animal attacks and character pathing issues. Also made some adjustments to this interaction to make it flow better.
Made some slight QOL changes to the scene in "The Cults of Darkness" with Nazir and the Khajiit Twins.
Adjusted the scene in "The Cults of Darkness" where everyone meets in the torture chamber so that Nazir only starts talking when he gets to the room. Previously he started speaking on his way to the room, which was not the intention.
Moved the encounter with Clendil in "The Cults of Darkness" to the inside of the Fringe Sanctum.
Made the jail cell door inside the Fringe Sanctum close by itself when the player steps inside the cell.
Made the distance that Vhosek will forcegreet the player when he arrives at the Fringe Sanctum jail larger. Previously there was an issue where he would not automatically speak to you because he would be standing too far away from the trigger radius, which caused you to have to speak to him manually.
Fixed an issue where the Crimson Scars would not leave the Fringe Sanctum after the jail scene.
Fixed the issue where nothing happened after reviving Percius Crito with the antidote.
Possibly fixed an issue where it was possible for Percius Crito to get turned into dust if a raise dead spell was cast on him.
Version 1.1.0
Fixed XEdit errors.
Removed wild edits.
Remastered all of the voiced dialogue. All lines now sound more balanced and are better quality.
Optimized all of the scripts.
Renamed the quest "A Dream and a Dagger" to "Rebirth".
Re-wrote and rerecorded Allian Mede's dialogue in "Rebirth".
Swapped the order in which you first speak with Nazir and Babette in the quest "Rebirth". You now speak to Nazir first.
Revised and re-recorded Hroldar's dialogue in "The Taste of Blood" and "An Orc Walks into a Bar".
Recast Rowley Eardwulf and the two Penitus Oculatus agents at the Inn of Lost Souls.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where Vala would have an interaction with Irbran that she wasn't supposed to have unless you picked the acting route of the quest.
Broke up Wulf Aerius's journal into volumes.
Broke up Arquen's journal into volumes and hid them in the abandoned sanctuaries.
Revised the player dialogue options when talking to Nazir and Babette in "Rebirth" so that it doesn't look like your character just knows things for no reason.
Adjusted the conditions required for the courier to spawn in "Rebirth" to help with possible issues where he doesn't show up.
Made it so that Urvel Gadar will attack you on sight in Reachfall Keep.
Adjusted the AI for the guard inside Reachfall Keep. He will now patrol the area rather than just stand around.
Updated the map marker for Reachfall Keep to reflect the name change from a previus update.
Fixed an issue in the custom marriage quest where you had the option to complete the ceremony before it started.
Fixed an issue after the final quest where the blockade in the Markarth sanctuary would be inaccessable.
Moved the Markarth clue to an easier to find location after MUCH complaining.
Swapped the text from the Markarth and Winterhold clues.
Fixed M'Jirra appearing after the final quest in the sanctuary she was assigned to when she's... not present.
Attemped to fix Azuk's AI when he arrives at the Dawnstar sanctuary. He should no longer just stand around doing nothing.
Fleshed out the journal entries for the quests. They now provide more details about what you have done.
Renamed the quest "Darkness' Child" to "Child of Darkness"
Added a brand new rare book to the Dawnstar Sanctuary titled "The Dark Brotherhood - A Historical Account" which can be found in the sleeping quarters on the table in the corner among the ruined books.
Made Azuk tell you to meet him at Purewater Run in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" instead of having you follow him there.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where the armor-set reward could be obtained regardless of the choice made.
Fixed an issue in the quest "What Remains" where the Markarth objective continually pointed to the Black Door, causing confusion.
Completely rebuilt the Winterhold Sanctuary. It is now a much better location.
Made the poison in "A Breath of Fresh Air" more potent and made the theif weaker.
Attempted to fix an issue in "The Cults of Darkness" where Undil casting a spell on the player can sometimes not work.
Fixed an issuie in "The Cults of Darkness" where you could ask Undil to perform the spell on you after the quest ends.
Made Vala become a follower during the quest "A Haunting Echo" instead of after the final quest; which means you can now take her with you during the mod instead of after it. This is useful if you want to bring her along as a follower but don't want to finish the mod yet.
Completely reworked Vala's follower actions to follow the "Creating Custom Follower Framework" by CrEaToXx, Matthiaswag and Jac. In addition to being a cleaner, more modern solution, this fixed an issue where when she was told to wait, she would never be able to follow you again.
Fixed an issue where quest markers would not show up for Babette.
Made Banus Alor's cousin into a male instead of female so that the voice makes more sense when he possesses the body.
Added reward items for completing the bonus conditions in quests, instead of just getting more gold.
Fixed an issue with the Torch of the Black Hand texture causing it to look strange in Special Edition.
Improved the texture and mesh for the Torch of the Black Hand. It now looks better, and fits better in the hand.
Fixed an issue where the Shadowhunt reward would have a spell glow effect on it when held when it shouldn't have.
Fixed the enchantment on Shadowhunt. It wasn't working at all before but now it is.
Added new unique meshes and textures for the already existing bonus items, such as Shadowhunt and Cruely's Heart.
Disabled the Cicero wounded marker in the Dawnstar Sanctuary at the start of the mod so that it can no longer be used by anyone's sandbox package.
Adjusted Vala's speech options in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" when you're talking about how to rescue Azuk. She will now properly adddress you by race.
Fixed an issue where if you're married to Vala, she could cook for you over and over again on the same day. You can now only request food from her once a day.
Attempted to fix a possible issue in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" where J'Zakar and M'Jirra would not be sleeping when they were supposed to be.
Fixed an issue in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" where you couldn't select initial dialogue prompts for some NPCs.
Fixed an issue in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" where Aerin would get stuck on a rock and not follow you to the Fringe Sanctum.
Fixed the cellar door behind Reachfall Keep being hard to open by replacing it with a completely custom made one.
Replaced the Inn of Lost Souls outer trap door with the new cellar door mesh.
Fixed an issue with the target in the abandoned shack during the quest "A Family That Kills Together" would never get disabled after he was no longer in use.
Replaced the Black Hand robe texture in the LE version with the one from the SSE version because for some reason the LE version was still using the terrible old one.
Temporarily replaced the Silver-Blood Inn with a custom one during a portion of the quest "An Orc Walks Into A Bar" to avoid issues.
Attempted to fix an issue in the quest "The True Brotherhood" where everyone would just stand around at the end instead of returning home.
Set the slaughterfish outside of the Abandoned Shack to be disabled when the mod starts because you cannot fast travel when they're nearby, and more often than not, they're just an annoyance.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where Azuk would leave the Silver-Blood Inn prematurely, causing the quest to break.
Changed the spelling of Aerin's name to Arine to avoid confusion with the vanilla NPC also named Aerin.
Gave surnames to various NPCs that didn't have them.
In the quest "Baby Steps" added the option to refuse Dreekius' request to save his brother. This will make the quest fail.
Included new dialogue in some quests that was previously cut content.
Made the Night's Shade dagger a quest item so that you can no longer lose it before it's needed.
Replaced the sign outside of the Inn of Lost souls with a better mesh and a new texture, complete with havok behavior.
Fixed the Morag Tong assassin in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" just standing there when combat starts. He will now start attacking like he should.
Vala should now return to her house outside Solitude after the final quest.
Added a failsafe for the cutscene in the quest "Forgotten Memory" where it was possible for the player to get stuck in it.
Made the scene with Nazir and the Khajiit twins in "Cults of Darkness" flow more smoothly.
Replaced going to Purewater Run in "An Orc Walks into a Bar" with a custom cave nearby called Smuggler's Hollow.
Moved Oleen-Tei to the cellar of The Frozen Hearth in Winterhold for compatibility with city overhauls.
Made Oleen-Tei stick around after "A Breath of Fresh Air" to become a merchant that sells his unique poison.
Fixed some objectives not completing in quests.
Fixed an issue in "Two Souls, One Destiny" where Vala would not lie down in the proper spot and just walked around, ruining the scene.
Populated the new sanctuaries with more assassins after the main quest is finished.
Version 1.0.4
Revised and recast Agnar Hollowleg, complete with new lines and higher quality audio.
Revised Irbran's dialogue in the quest "An Orc Walks Into A Bar" complete with new lines and redone vocals.
Revised Hroldar's dialogue in the quest "An Orc Walks Into A Bar" which includes new lines.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks Into A Bar" where everyone got stuck in a small space in Cidnhna Mine, preventing the quest from continuing.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks Into A Bar" where Irbran would start talking to you from really far away.
Attempted to fix an issue where Undil The Warlock would go crazy and start fighting with the guards in Markarth for some users.
Fixed a conflict with Live Another Life in the Thalmor Embassy.
Made some visual changes to some of the cells/levels. This includes: The Fringe Sanctum, the secret Thalmor cave, and Urvel Gadar's Vacation Home, which has been renamed to Reachfall Keep.
Added another way to get inside Reachfall Keep for those that would prefer a stealthy approach to eliminating their target.
Fixed an issue where Vala would mention Cicero if he was not... present. In fact, removed this line entirely.
Fixed Vala's combat dialogue not working. She should now grunt and yelp during combat when appropriate.
Made some of Vala's comment lines only play once. They got kind of annoying when she said them over and over again.
Version 1.0.3
Drastically lowered the levels of some way too highly leveled bosses.
Attempted to fix a hard crash that occurs when you die fighting the final boss.
Attempted to fix an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where Azuk would not enter Purewater Run properly in certain instances.
Disabled the Nirnroots and mining marker in Purewater Run for the duration of the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" to prevent AI conflicts and sound issues.
Fixed an issue where the courier would give you the Dead Drop starting note but you would not get a notification about it.
Did some manual ITM cleaning.
Fixed conflicts with Update.esm
Fixed conflicts with the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.
Disabled all NPCs inside the Thalmor Embassy during Dead Drop 5 to avoid starting Diplomatic Immunity.
Removed references to a Riften Sanctuary. This sanctuary was mentioned but not exist, as it was removed early on during development.
Fixed an issue in "The Cults of Darkness" where Clendil would show up without any clothes on.
Fixed an issue in the quest "The True Brotherhood" where the quest would not progress if a certain NPC did not die.
Applied the SSE waterflow fix.
Version 1.0.2
Attempted to fix a bug in the quest "The Cults of Darkness" where the assassin would be dead before you got there in certain circumstances, resulting in the mod being uncompletable.
Lessened the frequency in which TBO loading screens show up.
Fixed the main game quest "Diplomatic Immunity" starting inside the Thalmor Embassy if you haven't completed it yet.
Version 1.0.1
Fixed a bug in the quest "Baby Steps" where Dreekius would not respond after Undil started talking.
Version 1.0
-- The Brotherhood of Old - Version 1.0 Changelog --
Disabled all of the NPCs in the overworld so that they don't appear before their respective quests.
Attempted to fix an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where Azuk was not showing up inside Cidhna Mine in certain instances.
Fixed some map markers showing up prematurely.
Fixed an issue were you were still able to marry Vala after the 'bind' ending.
Fixed an issue in the quest "Baby Steps" where you could ask Undil to dress up as a Thalmor before you killed the justiciars.
Version 0.9.8
-- The Brotherhood of Old - Version 0.9.8 Changelog --
Fixed a bug causing the main-game marriage quest to be missing the "I do, now and forever." line.
Fixed an issue in "The Cults of Darkness" where if you struck Crito with a Languorwine Poisoned weapon, the quest wouldn't continue. You are now given the Languorwine Blade instead of the Languorwine Poison.
Raised audio levels for all of the voiced dialogue.
Had The Brotherhood of Old added to the LOOT masterlists. Thanks to CptMcSplody for their help.
Added an option for Vala to take off and put on her Shrouded Hood.
Added an option for Vala to change into her original upper class outfit.
Added an option for Nazir to change into his old outfit and an option to change back into the Black Hand robes.
Added Black Hand robes for Babette along with an option to change back into her old outfit.
Added an option for Undil to change into Dark Brotherhood clothes and back.
Added appropriate items to all of the NPCs in the mod for increased immersion.
Version 0.9.7
-- TBO 0.9.7 Changelog --
Fixed an issue where Percius Crito was not showing up at the end of "The True Brotherhood"
Fixed an issue with the Black Hand Robes causing a CTD if you had the vanilla body skeleton.
Fixed an issue where everyone wasn't leaving the Chamber of Sorrows at the end of "The True Brotherhood"
Fixed an issue with Cicero disappearing at the end of "Forgotten Memory"
Fixed the Khajiit target being dead before you get to him in "An Orc Walks into a Bar"
Made the guards outside the secret Thalmor prison killable after you complete the contract.
Fixed the incorrect spelling of Justiciar in certain places.
Fixed Vala repeating lines over and over again inside the Dawnstar Sanctuary.
Fixed an issue with Feril Ralvayn being dead before you get to him.
Fixed an issue with Clendil being stuck in the ground doing a t-pose.
Version 0.9.6
-- TBO 0.9.6 Changelog --
Minor dialogue changes in Sibling Rivalry.
The Cults of Darkness has received a major overhaul and should now function correctly.
Fixed some misplaced voice files in The Dastardly Duo and An Orc Walks into a Bar.
Fixed a bug where the main game quest "Diplomatic Immunity" would start when you entered the Thalmor Embassy during one of the dead drop quests if you had never been there before.
Fixed incorrect file paths for the Black Hand Hood.
Lowered the levels of some NPCs that were way too strong.
Changed the frequency in which the TBO loading screens show up. Now they won't show up as frequently as they were before.
Turned Vala Amatius into a full-featured follower and marriage candidate complete with new recorded dialogue, available after the final quest of the mod.
Turned Amatius Manor into a player home, available after the final quest of the mod. Only available if you choose to marry Vala.
Fixed an isssue with the Languorwine Antidote where it wasn't working properly.
The Dark Brotherhood Safehouse in Riften referenced in Arquen's journal is now accessible after completing A Witch in Whiterun. Before the player was unable to access it no matter what they did.
Added a hint in the abandoned Markarth Sanctuary showing where the clue is since you all won't stop complaining that you can't find it.
The "Find the relics" objective after the main quest properly completes now when you find and open both chests.
Added a passcode to the Winterhold Black Door.
Fixed the clue objective falsly completing when entering the Markarth Sanctuary for the first time.
Added more detail to the abandoned sanctuaries. Added Sanctuary Guardians.
Moved the location of the Fringe Sanctum so that it's not directly next to Yngol Barrow.
Fixed the objectives not completing in The True Brotherhood. Now there should be no confusion about what to do.
Fixed the Dawnstar Sanctuary being completely empty if you chose the "bind" ending in The True Brotherhood.
General improvements made to The True Brotherhood. It should now be a much more smooth experience.
Fixed all TES5Edit errors.
Version 0.9.5
TBO 0.9.5 Changelog
Fixed an issue where I forgot to add the facegen data in the BSA, causing the black face bug.
Fixed an issue where Undil had invisible clothes.
Fixed an issue where the witch in the quest "A Witch in Whiterun" had invisible clothes.
Fixed an issue where the Black Hand hood would have the wrong texture for the Khajiit and Argonian races.
Fixed an issue where the Black Hand hood would have the ears protruding from it for elven races.
Removed a number of old and unused records and files.
Removed old and unused dialogue in the quest "Forgotten Memory" that was still showing up under the right circumstances.
Moved the location of Coyle Aldwyr in the quest "A Witch in Whiterun" to a more secluded area.
Fixed several instances where hissing placeholder audio was left in by mistake.
Fixed an issue where the main gate to the Thalmor Embassy was locked with a key in one of the Dead Drop quests.
Fixed an issue where Vala would continuously give the player chef outfits if asked again.
Attempted to fix an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where the Khajiit Merchant was dead before the player arrived.
Fixed an issue in the quest "A Breath of Fresh Air" where the optional objective was not completing.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where the scene inside Purewater Run wasn't triggering.
Version 0.9.4
TBO 0.9.4 Changelog
Fixed an issue in the quest "The Dastardly Duo" where Camas would wrongfully attack the Khajiit twins, causing the quest to become unfinishable by conventional means.
Fixed an issue in the quest "The Taste of Blood" where players could not successfully complete the bonus requirements, despite taking the proper steps to do so.
Fixed an issue in the quest "A Witch in Whiterun" where the optional objective was failing despite it being completed.
Changed Aerin to the proper race.
Fixed an issue in the quest "An Orc Walks into a Bar" where the captives were disabled.
Quality of life improvements for the "An Orc Walks into a Bar" quest.
Name changes for a few quests.
Made it easier to speak with the contract NPC in the "Sibling Rivalry" quest.
Quality of life improvements for "The Cults of Darkness" quest.
Quality of life improvements for "The True Brotherhood" quest.
Fixed an issue where certain NPCs would not enter the Chamber of Sorrows in "The True Brotherhood" causing the quest to become unfinishable by conventional means.
Added a small misc objective to revive Percius Crito after the main quest so that the player isn't stuck with the antidote in their inventory.
Version 0.9.3.3
Fixed a minor issue in the quest "Baby Steps" which caused the quest to be unfinishable.
Version 0.9.3.2
Fixed a major bug in the quest "Forgotten Memory" caused by the most recent SSE conversion.
Fixed an issue where the Black Hand hood was invisible.
Fixed an issue where Undil's clothes were invisible.
Uploaded a patch for Open Cities users.
Attempted to fix an issue where Undil wouldn't follow the player inside the Thalmor Prison.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk wouldn't follow the player inside the Silverblood Inn.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk was not spawned inside the Abandoned Shack.
Attempted to fix an issue where Feril Ralvayn was not spawned inside the Dawnstar Sanctuary.
Attempted to fix an issue where the Guard Captain could not be spoken to in the quest "A Taste of Blood"
Attempted to fix an issue with the misc objective not completing after the main quest.
Attempted to fix an issue where certain NPCs would not enter the Chamber of Sorrows in the quest "The True Brotherhood"
Made Agnar Hollowleg force greet the player in the quest "A Dream and a Dagger" instead of the player having to initiate the conversation with him.
Added a heat source for Frostfall users at Camas' camp.
Version 0.9.3.1
Fixed an issue where Undil's clothes were invisible.
Uploaded a patch for Open Cities users.
Attempted to fix an issue where Undil wouldn't follow the player inside the Thalmor Prison.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk wouldn't follow the player inside the Silverblood Inn.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk was not spawned inside the Abandoned Shack.
Attempted to fix an issue where Feril Ralvayn was not spawned inside the Dawnstar Sanctuary.
Attempted to fix an issue where the Guard Captain could not be spoken to in the quest "A Taste of Blood"
Attempted to fix an issue with the misc objective not completing after the main quest.
Attempted to fix an issue where certain NPCs would not enter the Chamber of Sorrows in the quest "The True Brotherhood"
Made Agnar Hollowleg force greet the player in the quest "A Dream and a Dagger" instead of the player having to initiate the conversation with him.
Added a heat source for Frostfall users at Camas' camp.
Version 0.9.3
Uploaded a patch for Open Cities users.
Attempted to fix an issue where Undil wouldn't follow the player inside the Thalmor Prison.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk wouldn't follow the player inside the Silverblood Inn.
Attempted to fix an issue where Azuk was not spawned inside the Abandoned Shack.
Attempted to fix an issue where Feril Ralvayn was not spawned inside the Dawnstar Sanctuary.
Attempted to fix an issue where the Guard Captain could not be spoken to in the quest "A Taste of Blood"
Attempted to fix an issue with the misc objective not completing after the main quest.
Attempted to fix an issue where certain NPCs would not enter the Chamber of Sorrows in the quest "The True Brotherhood"
Made Agnar Hollowleg force greet the player in the quest "A Dream and a Dagger" instead of the player having to initiate the conversation with him.
Added a heat source for Frostfall users at Camas' camp.
A Dark Brotherhood quest expansion mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition/Anniversary Edition
Please read this entirely before installing and asking questions to minimize issues.
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Description: Betrayed by your own sister, the fate of the Dark Brotherhood rests upon the edge of a knife. You begin to rebuild the Brotherhood, adding in many assassins from all walks of life. Locked away within one of these acolytes, flows the blood of a Legendary Speaker from days passed. The secrets within their blood will change the Brotherhood forever.
As you mold this descendant into a weapon, the Brotherhood becomes respected throughout the land once more. But with this respect comes fear, and with that fear many come out of the woods to destroy the Brotherhood. A recently disbanded guild has reformed, deadlier than ever, and an old but unknown enemy has resurfaced, and between the two guilds they are dedicated to wiping out every trace of the Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood of Old is a quest mod for Skyrim, taking place after the final quest in the original Dark Brotherhood questline. This 24 quest epic will take you all across the land of Skyrim, as you try and rebuild the Brotherhood and strengthen it against future attacks. How will you deal with these new Brothers and Sisters? Will you be heartless and cold, doing only what is good for the Brotherhood as a whole? Will you be silent or cryptic, letting others fill in the gaps? Will you take the straightforward path, or will you put in a little extra effort and be rewarded proportionally? Will the Brotherhood fail under you, or will you make Sithis proud?
Features:
Roughly 8 to 12 hours of gameplay depending on your play style.
24 quests, which includes 16 main story quests, and 8 optional side quests.
New items including new books, weapons, clothing, and armor.
Fully voiced, featuring 26 semi-professional and professional voice actors.
Two new Dark Brotherhood Sanctuaries and a safehouse.
A new player home.
New followers and potential wife.
Install\Uninstall Instructions: Use your mod manager of choice or: Manual install: Place the contents of the zip file into your Skyrim Data folder. Usually located at "C:\Program Files\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data" unless you've changed the location. Sort your load order with LOOT.
To uninstall, just delete The Brotherhood of Old.esp, The Brotherhood of Old.bsa, & The Brotherhood of Old - Textures.bsa from your Data folder. Uninstalling after you've already started the mod on a save is NOT recommended.
How to Start:
You must have already completed the Dark Brotherhood questline in the main game. The quest "Hail Sithis!" should be in your list of completed quests. Once you've met this requirement, you will be contacted by a courier the next time you change locations (meaning, you traveled between areas. Fast traveling from Falkreath to Whiterun, for example.) You will be given a note called "Note From A Stranger" - Read it and the first quest called Rebirth will start.
Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ Last updated: September 6, 2022
Please read this before asking any questions. If you feel you have a bug to report, please submit a bug report after verifying that it is indeed a bug and not something mentioned here in the FAQ. Please do not PM me about any issues. I will not respond. That being said, here you will find answers to some common questions and concerns:
• Version 1.1.2 is the latest version and the most stable.
• "Can you put this on PS4?" No. You can thank the suits over at Sony for that one.
• "The courier isn't delivering the notes to me." This is a problem with your save game and needs to be sorted out independently. It is not an issue with the mod. There are a number of reasons why this could be happening, such as mod conflicts, load order issues, just to name a few.
• "So and so isn't appearing! What can I do?" First of all, don't panic. It is recommended to play through this mod on a new save, or a save that has relatively few mods active. The Brotherhood of Old is a very script heavy mod, and the Skyrim scripting engine has a hard time keeping up with everything going on when it's under heavy usage from other mods. You can still play this mod on your heavily modded saves, and most of the time you should be fine, but do be prepared to run into issues where certain NPCs aren't appearing, someone's glitching through the ground, you getting stuck because a quest stage is not firing, and so on. You can try running FallrimTools script cleaner on your saves, I've heard that fixes a lot of problems people are having.
• "Can I install this before I have completed the Dark Brotherhood questline?" Yes, you can.
• "Nothing happens when I hit Agnar Hollowleg with the Night's Shade Dagger. Is it possible to recruit him?" The dagger is designed to not work on him. This is a scripted event that is supposed to fail. Agnar will never join the Dark Brotherhood under any circumstances. Believe me, I've tried to convince him and he wasn't having any of it.
• "Can I use this if I've done the "Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!" quest?" No, sorry. It's not possible at this time.
• "Can I use console commands to skip [insert part here]? Can you tell me what the stage ID is?" No. You're breaking things. Stop breaking things. If you feel you've run into an issue, make a bug report for the issue you're experiencing. Make sure to include as much detail as possible, including what stage you're currently on in the quest you're doing. I cannot help you if you can't provide me with the necessary information. Please look through the bug reports to see if someone has already reported your issue first, however.
• "This mod adds something in the way of something your mod adds. What can I do?" I unfortunately don't have time to make a patch for every little incompatibility there may be. If you run into something, please inform me about it and I will add it to the incompatibilities list. There may already be a patch for your issue. If not, you are free to make and post one yourself. Please let me know if you've done so.
• "Why haven't you answered my question? Did you get my PM. PLS RESPOND THX" I'm a one man team. I'm handling everything myself. I work a full time job in addition to numerous other projects and obligations. I physically do not have the time or manpower to get back to each and every one of you. There are a lot of you and only one me. Please follow the appropriate steps if you run into an issue before heading to the comments and my private messages. I don't mean to sound rude... that's just how things are. Thank you for the support. I appreciate you checking out my work.
Compatibility:
Compatible with Save the Dark Brotherhood, so long as you install and play that first seeing how it happens before the questline ends.
• Reuploads by other users on other sites or services without direct permission are strictly prohibited. If you wish to make a translation, please feel free to do so. Contact me after you do so I can link it here.
• Reviewers, spot-lighters, and critics are permitted to use and record footage of this mod without permission, and may use content posted on our official pages in their videos or posts/articles as long as credit and links to our official download pages are included. The proper person to credit is Ignition Studios and our official links are as follows: Nexus Mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/15322 Bethesda.net - https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4092492 Xbox One: https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4092495
• If you wish to use any assets in this mod, please contact me.
Credits:
Main Contributor: Vincent @ Ignition Studios - Creator Level Designer 3D Modeler Texture Artist Writer Team Manager Papyrus Programmer Quest Scripter Voice Actor Voice Director Audio Engineer Debugger Beta Tester Video & Graphic Creator
Special Thanks: AndalayBay for her unwavering patience and moral support over the years, as well as lending her creative and technical insight to the project. The Assimilation Lab (RIP) for hosting my project during its development. Everyone at the official Bethsoft forums (RIP) for putting up with my questions.
