The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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Daedric Influence

Daedric Influence

Acquire a Daedric Artifact

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How to unlock the Daedric Influence achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - Definitive Guide

Daedric Influence

I got this achievement by Completing the quest “ Ill Met By Moonlight.”

I believe it starts in the town of Falkreath, if this is wrong correct me because I forgot, but in this town there should be a graveyard with some tombstones and a few people walking around. There will be a priest there, an elf priest, giving the funeral for a 10 year old girl. The two other people by the priest are the girl’s mother and father.

I spoke to the father and asked him every question, he tells you about a man named Sinding who killed his daughter

The quest will update and Sinding is located in the same town in a jail, the arrow will relocate as you progress through this quest and point you in the right direction to find the building he is in.

Find Sinding and talk to him, say you will take the ring from him and give it to Hircine, who is a Daedric Lord. The quest will send you to kill a Giant White Stag, I suggest being a decent level and sneaking up on this stag so it doesn’t run away forever like it did to me. Use a bow and sneak or stealthily walk up to it and attack.

Once the stag is dead, its ghost will appear and it will be Hircine, talk to him and ask if he can remove the curse from the ring, he will send you to find and kill Sinding in Bloated Man’s Grotto. Once there, there should be a few hunters that have been killed, continue on and Find Sinding in Werewolf form and tell him that you will spare his life, help him kill the remaining hunters and in doing so you become his friend and upon exiting the cave, Hircine will be pleased by you telling him that you were unable to kill Sinding. Hircine will still be pleased because, instead you slaughtered all the hunters and impressed him, after a very short dialogue you will receive his blessing and the achievement is yours.

Sorry for the long guide, just giving you’re the full step by step instructions

Credit to: IxSILENTxI
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8 Comments
Good guide, thanks.

If you're following the story, you're also presented with a chance to get an artifact from Semptimus Signus (spelling?)
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By Leo Ascendent on 18 Nov 2016 14:55
You can also go back in after speaking to Hircine outside the cave after choosing to spare Sinding (you will have the Ring of Hircine, uncursed) and kill and skin sinding to get the other daedric artifact. Therefore, you will have two towards the fifteen instead of one.
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By Dragonborn Gear on 14 Apr 2017 17:38
I have win this achievement to complete The Break of Dawn.
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By MiAnVaSa007 on 20 Dec 2017 15:01
Good guide--thank you!
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By zoilus68 on 25 Sep 2018 20:40
I chose to kill Sinding (thinking of that poor little girl and her grieving parents) and the achievement popped afterwards when I got the armour thing from Hircine and the ring was removed.
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By JOHN SWFC on 19 Mar 2021 16:02
MiAnVaSa007 I confirm that picking up the artifact during The Break of Dawn unlocks this achievement.
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By Trych Master on 10 Jun 2021 03:37
thx
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By beastman rules on 16 Mar 2022 00:29
I want to point out a bug I encountered and was able to fix regarding the "Pieces of the Past" quest, to get Mehrunes' Razor. After collecting the pieces of the knife and meeting Silus Vesuius at the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon, he will call out to you, interact with the altar, and ask you to do the same.

Doing so triggers a brief discussion with Mehrunes, who tells you to kill Silus. I agreed, killed him, and interacted with the altar again. At this point, I was attacked by a frost troll that made its way to me somehow. Since I was locked in conversation, I couldn't back out and defend myself, and was killed (that prick Mehrunes really likes to chatter, and you can't leave conversations with Daedric lords). After reloading, I found that Silus didn't react to my presence and thus wouldn't interact with the altar at all. After trying a few things, I found that initiating conversation with someone else fixed the issue. I don't think it matters who, but for reference I spoke to Giraud Gemane, the Master Speech trainer from the Bard's College in Solitude.

I hope this helps someone who finds themselves in the same situation.
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By SpiderLink on 12 Jul 2022 15:18
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This will use the quest "a night to remember" - great quest btw

Legit method: Level up to level 14 then head to the bannered Mare inn in Whiterun. To level up fast, simply complete quests and practice your skills by using them, ie fighting, picking locks etc. The Bannered Mare is straight ahead on the other side of Whiterun when you enter the city. Find Sam Guevenne in the tavern, he's wearing a black mages robe, and accept his challenge to a drinking contest. The quest is from here on pretty straight forward and funny, so I wont spoil it, but if you want to know more look here: https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/A_Night_to_Remember_(Sk...)

CCs method:
player.setlevel 14 (or higher)
setstage da14 10
setstage da14start 10 (precautionary, prob not necessary)
setstage da14 200
completequest da14 (precautionary, prob not necessary)
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11 Jul 2022 03:56

resetquest da01

setstage da01 100

Achievement should pop after this.
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06 Dec 2023 14:28

At level 21, I had some problems killing Malkoran - he simply killed me with one cast of an ice storm and I didn’t even have time to reach him, I was in pumped-up Dwemer armor and drank a couple of potions before the battle. I solved this problem by using a talisman, the fact is that almost any talisman completely eliminates damage in exchange for mana, but it can be instantly restored with potions. In this way, you can survive one cast and have time to run up to him and hit him with a strong attack in order to prevent him from attacking you, since he has little health.
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At level 14, wearing regular elven armor, I died. But by that time he had already become a member of the Circle. On the 3rd attempt, I killed Malkoran in the form of a werewolf with one talent point.
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By Kennyoneseven on 03 Nov 2016 08:22
Description of all Daedra missions. The fastest way to complete Meridia's task is to restore light to Mount Kolkreath. You will find Meridia's star in one of the chests (I found it in a giant's chest near Whiterun). Upon completion of the task that you receive from Meridia (bring light to the temple and kill Malkoran), the achievement will be unlocked
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12 Feb 2017 05:02