Blades (Skyrim)



After reaching Sky Haven Temple, talk to Delphine and she will speak about restoring the Blades. She will ask you to recruit at least three followers to join the Blades. Once you've recruited three followers into the Blades, she will tell you to speak to Esbern, who has been studying ancient dragon burial grounds. He will occasionally give you and the three Blades you recruited a quest to hunt a dragon at the burial grounds. After the first such mission, you gain the option of giving Esbern a dragon bone and dragon scale in exchange for a potion that will give you a permanent 25% resistance to damage inflicted by dragon melee attacks. The former Blades were ancient dragon hunters.

Note: One perk of having a follower inducted into the Blades is that they will move to the Skyhaven Temple. This can be useful for followers like Kharjo who wander around Skyrim when not accompanying you.

You can only invite up to 3 Followers to become a Blade. Once the last recruit is accepted by Delphine, she will give you a Misc Quest to kill a Dragon along with the other Blades. Most, but not all, Followers have the potential to become a member of the Blades.

Quests
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