Vigilant of Stendarr (Skyrim)

"Stendarr's mercy be upon you, for the vigil has none to spare."

- Vigilant of Stendarr

The Vigilants of Stendarr are a militant order in the priesthood of Stendarr, the Divine of Mercy. It was founded after the Oblivion Crisis to combat the Daedra influence. The Vigilants also seek to root out Vampires, Werewolves, Witches and other creatures that "show disregard for life and mercy."

The Vigilants reside in the Hall of the Vigilant and consist solely of Imperials, Redguards, Bretons, and Nords. They can also be seen traveling randomly around Skyrim, usually in groups.

Upon request, the Vigilants will remove diseases from the Dragonborn at no cost.

Vigilants of Stendarr are unkind Orcish Dragonborns because many Orcs are known to worship Malacath, who is a Daedric Prince

Level of Vigilants
Although there is only one type of Vigilant, they can be various levels as the player levels

Areas seen

 * Roads near Winterhold
 * Killed by bandits on road southwest of Winterhold.
 * Killing atronachs (depending on your level) randomly, in random areas
 * Seen at random encounter locations all across Skyrim
 * On the main road between Falkreath and Helgen
 * On the road leading south east from Markarth
 * Can also be found fighting Dragons randomly
 * The road from Riften to Ivarstead.
 * Three Vigilants can be found at Stendarr's Beacon southeast of Riften.
 * On the main road leading out of Solitude
 * By Anise's Cabin, near Riverwood.
 * Just northeast of Darkwater Crossing, fighting a high-level vampire.

Known members

 * Vigilant Tyranus
 * Keeper Carcette

Trivia

 * Wandering members can be a big help if one is attacked by a Dragon. They will rush in and fight the Dragon. It is highly unlikely that they will survive but they can buy precious seconds while the Dragon focuses on them that can be used to deal some damage to the Dragon's hindquarters, away from its teeth and breath.
 * There are also occasionally Dark Elf members which are randomly generated
 * They will attack Barbas if they run into him on the road at the beginning of the quest A Daedra's Best Friend. Since Barbas is a disguised Daedra and invulnerable, the Vigilants will have to be killed to proceed, (or wait for Barbas to kill them).
 * They often carry various books concerning daedra, vampires, and werewolves, like The Book of Daedra, Immortal Blood, and Physicalities of Werewolves
 * If a vigilant witnesses the player transform into a werewolf, all members of the Vigil encountered afterwards will be hostile - even in the case the witnessing vigilant was killed. Possibly a bug.
 * Wearing a full set of Daedric Armor will sometimes cause the Vigilants to attack, so to avoid a fight with them, unequip the armor.
 * They are seen to be wearing mage armor, hood, steel armor gauntlets, amulet of Stendarr and steel boots. The Amulet of Stendarr has a 10% more damage done enchantment when using a shield, but the members of the Vigilant of Stendarr will not have shields equipped.
 * They will become hostile if one uses a non-damaging shout, (Eg. Clear skies), but only the ones found traveling.
 * If a non harming shout is used on one, the other will not become hostile.
 * If dead thrall is used on one, the other will still follow the thralled one.