She will, however, stay in the room a bit longer. That's why I'm here with my Shield-Brothers." We should be honoring Kodlak, no matter our own thoughts on the blood." When you head down the stairs, Aela only has one request: "Make 'em bleed. Aela: "Don't delay, Shield-Brother/Shield-Sister. No thanks to you." The rest of the time is spent in the mead hall until she heads back to her quarters and goes to bed at midnight. 13 Senna I heard you gave him quite a thrashing." When Krev the Skinner attacks, along with his/her compatriots, Aela will help you fight him/her. They call him "The Skinner." And all the women in my family, back to Hrotti Blackblade. The raid does not go as planned, however, as Skjor is slaughtered prior to the raid and found dead in the final chamber with the Silver Hand's commander, Krev the Skinner. Afterwards, the quest will be complete and a happy Aela will start to greet you differently: "You're someone who can get things done. Their leader is a tricky one. While he will ask you to stop avenging Skjor's death, he also has something else on his mind, namely to rid him of his lycanthropy by claiming a Glenmoril Witch Head (see this article for details). Answering Aela by saying they didn't look like they needed help will make her respond: "Certainly not. We even have a celebration planned for you. As a follower, Aela tolerates stealing and murdering innocents. More Silver Hand await in the room, kill them and check the [CHEST]. We shouldn't be talking about this anyway. After "Totems of Hircine," if she is spoken to as she exits the Underforge, she exits while still talking. Thought so. This is good. Outside the Underforge, the Dragonborn needs to immediately ask her to join them again and then, via the. But you're still alive, so congratulations. Aela is a specialist and highly skilled in Archery. Vilkas: "No, Farkas, he didn't. [4], After the Silver Hand assassinates Kodlak Whitemane in an ambush on Jorrvaskr that results in them also stealing the pieces of Wuuthrad, the Companions agree that the Silver Hand must be eradicated, with Vilkas and the Dragonborn traveling to Driftshade Refuge to eliminate the Silver Hand completely and recover the shards of Wuuthrad. I'm Farkas. or "Are you on the hunt?" I had once heard Skjor and Kodlak talking about the Totems of Hircine. So the old man thinks you've got some heart, I guess." After you have spoken to Eorlund, Aela will turn around and head towards the Underforge along with the other members of the Circle and will only say: "Not now." Likewise, this is also the case when ordered to attack non-aggressive characters, stating, She is the only member of the Circle who refuses to be cured of, Aela appears as a spouse on the trailer of. Perhaps we can hunt together someday." I feel him. When you enter Jorrvaskr, it turns out that Kodlak Whitemane was killed during the attack. Aela: "Of course we did, icebrain. Aela the Huntress is a Nord werewolf, thief and member of The Companions. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. ", Skjor: "All these younglings scampering around." He thinks we've been cursed. Aela: "One of those icebrains who wanders the land getting people's hopes up. It's about leverage." Up there, all Companions, as well as many of the townsfolk, will be gathered around the forge where Kodlak's body lies, ready to be burned the traditional way. Skjor may be right about you. I don't think I need to tell you why. Am I a werewolf now? ""Every door has a key," says Vilkas. Nobody we knew, by the smell. Aela the Huntress I'm sorry you had to see that." If the quest is one that is impossible to complete (e.g. Together with Aela, a nearby Silver Hand encampment located at Gallows Rock is raided. She is highly skilled in Light Armor, and benefits significantly from Light Armor. Aela was supposed to have different dialogue as your progress through the Totems of Hircine quest, specifically. The Silver Hand. When walking into a wedding with Aela, Vilkas may be waiting at the altar instead. Even if removed from the inventory via console commands, it respawns. Once the Dragonborn reaches level 38, they will randomly attack you on site as you explore Silver Hand … We're going to slaughter them. It should be noted that she is not good with a shield, and will rarely use one if it is in her inventory. When you hand her the shield, her reply will differ depending on whether or not you met her back at Pelagia Farm. We should be honoring Kodlak, no matter our own thoughts on the blood." However, these werewolves are the strongest in the game. He should not have come without a Shield-Brother. Her secondary skills are One-Handed and Speech. Aela: "Ah, yes. "And that's exactly what the old man wanted. Don't even want to think about what those cretins did to them before they died." It's as simple as that." I... shouldn't say that. Eorlund: "At this loss... We weep." However, she will return full-force for the quest The Silver Hand. Abandoned for years. You can taste the fear." My wife is in mourning and I need to get back to her soon. Aela will readily provide lots of background information, including why she joined the Companions: "My mother was a Companion. If you tell her you need more time to prepare yourself, she will end the conversation by answering, "Go. Let's just not be too obvious. Once you have survived the unexpected dragon attack on Helgen, and have talked with either Alvor or Gerdur in Riverwood, you are supposed to go warn Jarl Balgruuf the Greater. I'm going to make sure we got the last of them, and see if there's any information to be gotten from the bodies. Aela may disappear randomly. Come, follow me. Vilkas: "We weep." The blood of your foes can sustain you. ", Aela: "You wanted to see me?" You'll make a fierce Companion. He was one of the strongest we had, but numbers can overwhelm. Once you have returned Wuuthrad to Ysgramor, Aela will draw her weapon and follow you through the many tunnels, determined to do what is right and ensure Kodlak will have the afterlife he wanted. Just sit tight. ", "Have you been bringing the battle to the Silver Hand, friend? Let's get to the Underforge and see what this can do." ", Once you return to Whiterun, Vilkas will tell you to head up to the Skyforge and participate in Kodlak's funeral. Is there a cure? He should not have come without a Shield-Brother. Soon enough.". ", Player: "You're going to make me a werewolf?" The flames of Kodlak shall fuel the rebirth of Wuuthrad. Oh, hello. discreet." Be careful. "We need to get back to Jorrvaskr. Essential It's a blessing given to the most honored of the Companions. "Looks like someone's been digging here. From my view, I don't think we'll find anything here. Lead on. Come back alive, and with stories to tell!" They've made it their mission to hunt us down, but we are hunters ourselves. "We're getting close now. Ref ID She will still offer training if married. Radiant quests for Vilkas and Skjor will now only become available after you've done a few quests for Farkas and Aela, to match Farkas's dialogue during the tour he gives you. A tool. Rank Aela: "What then?" This starts the quest Blood's Honor and Aela will walk away, forcing you to go talk to Kodlak on your own. The old Nords used to do sacrifices here. Go feral. Reconsider your plight." ", "There's a dead one, isn't there. Are you going back to Jorrvaskr? Once you activate the Flame of the Harbinger, she will help you fight the wolf spirit, thus helping Kodlak to get free from Hircine and enter Sovngarde. Don't even want to know what those cretins did to them before they died." The Silver Hand will tremble at our sight. Also like other followers, Aela will not equip upgraded versions of her default armor, regardless of statistics or enchantments. For Kodlak. During "Glory of the Dead," Aela disappears if the cave is cleared before she arrives. Soon enough. [4], She offers her congratulations, noting how difficult the Dragonborn was to control and divulges information about the Circle's rivalry with the Silver Hand, a fierce group of werewolf hunters. ", Player: "The Companions are werewolves?" You can taste the fear." After exiting Whiterun, she heads east and passes all the farms and the watchtower, then turns east and north towards Dawnstar. She will then turn around and speak: "His spirit is departed. After turning in each totem for the "Totems of Hircine" quest, Aela prays at the statues. Aela: "And if you want to keep having ears, you'll pretend you didn't." You go on ahead. After a short scene you regain control and are off to attack the Silver Hand. "If you wish to hunt with me, your feet need to be quick, and your eyes quicker. Other ambient dialogue between her and Skjor reveals that the two go out at night to hunt in beast form. But I will follow the old man's lead. Skjor's already scouting ahead. She will only do this once, however. If she has been asked to move into a home through marriage, she returns there instead. and "Blood on the wind today. The latter option will make her say: "Woah, ease up there. The quest indicator may not point to the correct location when her shield needs to be returned. Your strength and honor are apparent to all." Just because something is, doesn't mean it must be. "Yours was not an easy transformation. I think you've met them before. I love Kodlak. If you accepted her quest, she will say: "Ah, good. Talk to Kodlak if you think you have what it takes to be a Companion.". Three options are available to you: Kodlak said I should lead the Companions now. ", Player: "Who are the Silver Hand?" I like that." If you tell her that it 'sounds like a waste of time' she will respond: "Well nobody asked you. You can either ask her for a job right away or follow her order and leave Gallows Rock. Once again, travel to a radiant location and claim the Totem. Aela will comment: "There's a dead one, isn't there. ", Skjor: "Are you prepared for tonight's hunt?" Later, a courier brings information regarding her death. In Dawnguard, Aela is able to give lycanthropy again, if the Dragonborn decides to cure it in favor of vampirism. Once Kodlak began looking for his cure, I'd wager Skjor didn't bring it up again. ", Aela: "How do you manage to hold your ground like that?" Want to come along?" Example: If a mod adds a trainer and piggybacks on Aela's training dialog, placing that mod after this one will make it win, overriding this mod's changes for Aela so that she won't demand sex for training. When asked what he wants, Aela will reply: "He didn't say, but you'd better move fast. She is equipped with a Skyforge steel dagger and a hunting bow supplemented with 100 iron arrows. When he walks you to the quarters for the new whelps, he will explain: "Skjor and Aela like to tease me, but they are good people. ", Player: "What was that?" What does it mean to be a werewolf? A tool. He has something special planned for you. I respect and follow him. They always make such easy prey. You're sounding like the old man. Along with two others, she roots out and fights dragons. and Aela will volunteer: "I'll do it.". He was one of the strongest we had, but numbers can overwhelm. If you accept she will say, "We hunt together. Aela: "And you avenged him." And her mother. I'm going to make sure we got the last of them, and see if there's any information to be gotten from the bodies. Aela: "It's not exactly forbidden, but even so... it's not true. But a true warrior would have relished the opportunity to take on a giant. I don't think anyone's caught on to our little campaign. Aela: "What then?" Base ID If you have a concern about my honor, bring it before the Circle." Aela will equip any armor better than her default set. This starts the next quest in the Companions quest line, namely Proving Honor. Enter the Gallow and slay the Silver Hand that attack you and Aela. ", "Did I hear right? Tools are meant to be broken. You will have the option to tell her you wish to regain the gift of beast blood. Aela: "It was the blade hefted by Ysgramor when he returned to drive the elves out of the old Skyrim. The second part of the quest can be initiated through the same dialogue option as described above. When you choose to tell her you are ready, she simply says "Hold still, then." We're going to slaughter them. Aela the Huntress, a Nord thief, is one of the elite members of the legendary Companions who reside in Jorrvaskr, the overturned ship and mead hall in the Wind District of Whiterun. In the second room, examine the small chamber to the east and find a dead werewolf nailed to the wall. You could make for a decent Shield-Brother/Sister." She simply slides around and gets stuck in another spot. Farkas: "We grieve." Aela: "I would hope that's obvious. Sometimes he is wrong, but look around anyway." When Aela has returned to her home, she unequips any weapon and armor she has received, keeping them in her inventory instead. Aela is understandably worried: "And there is more work to be done, but I fear that Kodlak's gotten wind of our recent efforts. ", "I hope the hunting goes well, brother/sister. We've got the cowards on their heels now." But your strength and honor are apparent to all." It means waking up every day knowing that you could die, and having to earn your life by clawing for every breath. Aela as a wife can cook as much food as desired, regardless what day it is or how many times asked. The Silver Hand The old man trusted you, so I'll trust you." My advice? During the Companions initiation quest Take Up Arms, Eorlund Gray-Mane will ask you to give Aela a shield: "I've been working on a shield for Aela. I've been talking to my sources around the holds, and think I may have heard where one of them lives. Solution: Either asking her to follow upon becoming Harbinger or wearing an Amulet of Mara and propose to her. Aela: "We shout." OR "New blood? Kodlak: "I worry that you've been spending too many nights out." Aela is not involved with the quest (although she was intended to be, see this section), but will stand in the Circle when you return from Dustman's Cairn, ready to participate in your formal initiation into the Companions. And that's not what this is about. The blade is a weapon. When trespassing, she says that the Dragonborn "should not be in here," but otherwise does not turn hostile. When asked, Aela explains her reasoning behind joining The Companions: It is rumored among the Companions that she and Skjor have a very intimate relationship with one another; Njada Stonearm's conversations with Aela reveals this. You'd better hope there's still a chance for you to prove yourself, though, or this Trial might last longer than you'd like. When Aela is dismissed as a follower, she returns to Jorrvaskr by default. Aela: "Skjor's heard rumors of a bear the size of a mammoth in Hammerfell. "The flames of a hero can reforge the shattered." Points expended toward the Werewolf skill tree cannot be undone or moved to other skill trees, which includes the Vampire Lord skill tree. She is found in her room at the end on the left and behind the left door at Jorrvaskr. We are brothers and sisters in honor. We can't even enter the tomb without Wuuthrad, and it's in pieces, like it has been for a thousand years." Get out of here. But you've proven your worth. or "You handle yourself well. "Shor's bones... how did they find this place?" Fail, and it won't matter anyway. We need to find him. Aela: "We weep." The old man's got a good sense for people. Some cowards in this land can't stand the sight of glory before them." And repaired." Aela: "There the souls of Harbingers will heed the call of northern steel. Come on, follow me." Eorlund: "We shout." I didn't mean to snap. 0001A697 However, the Dawnguard add-on provides a one-time opportunity to restore your lycanthropy by speaking to Aela. And now it will take you to meet him once more.". Filthy squalor.". Aela wears a set of ancient Nord armor, with matching pairs of gauntlets and boots. But that's not what I'm worried about." It is possible to encounter Aela before knowledge of The Companions is acquired. If you didn't help them battle the giant, two options are now available. I've been waiting for this. Let's get it to the Underforge." Be careful. Some can't seperate the animal from themselves. Aela is a member of The Companions guild and is a Werewolf. Skjor: "They should be so lucky. Want to come along?" Aela will then stay behind in the tomb, but will now be available as a follower, as well as a potential spouse. Unfortunately, Sylgja is a spouse that can't act as a follower. Archery trainingFollowerSpouseGives lycanthropyJoining the Blades However, he is killed by the Silver Hand when he ventures into one of their strongholds to scout it out for the Dragonborn and Aela. Skjor: "That they might get themselves killed." Proceed to buy both sets of the Ancient Nord Armor, to finally replace the armor that was given to her at first by clothes. And that's not what this is about. When she finally returns from Ysgramor's Tomb, all her radiant quests will be available, although it is up to Aela which one you get. All about the Totems. She will, however, have one final quest ready for you, as well as randomly offering you all her old radiant quests for some extra gold. This will land you in the exact same spot in the conversation as if you've helped them, so ask the next question and Aela will explain: "An outsider, eh? ", The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995, https://en.uesp.net/w/index.php?title=Skyrim:Aela_the_Huntress&oldid=2308761, Skyrim-Factions-CompanionsCirclePlusKodlak, Skyrim-Factions-CompanionsFactionMinusBrillAndVignar, Skyrim-Factions-GuardFaction (makes an actor a guard), Skyrim-Factions-WIAdditem03ExclusionFaction, Skyrim-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Dawnguard Patch, Skyrim-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Skyrim Patch, Outside the Companions quest line, Aela can be met. Vilkas: "We take our leave." Aela: "Being moon-born is not so much of a curse as you might think, Vilkas." I think I've located another one of the Totems. 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