The Silver Hand is an evil organization in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. They don't like werewolves, and will stop at nothing to kill them.
History[]
While searching the Nordic ruin of Dustman's Cairn for a Fragment of Wuuthrad, the Dragonborn activates a lever and becomes trapped. Farkas looks for a way to free the Dragonborn, but finds himself surrounded by a group of Silver Hand members who plan to kill him. Farkas, however, transforms into a werewolf, slaughters them, and frees the Dragonborn. The two proceed through the dungeon, killing more Silver Hand members, and eventually, retrieve the Fragment.
Later, the Dragonborn becomes a werewolf and helps Aela the Huntress search for Skjor at Gallows Rock, another Silver Hand stronghold, killing Krev the Skinner in the process. Unfortunately, they find Skjor dead at the hands of the latter. Outraged, Aela orders the Dragonborn to avenge his death by retrieving a Fragment of Wuuthrad, stealing some of their plans, or assassinating the leader of a Silver Hand stronghold.
Eventually, Kodlak Whitemane asks the Dragonborn to eliminate the witches at Glenmoril Coven and retrieve the latter's heads, which the Dragonborn succeeds in doing, but by the time they return, Vilkas tells the Dragonborn that when they were gone, the Silver Hand attacked Jorrvaskr, killed Kodlak, and stole their Fragments of Wuuthrad. He then orders the Dragonborn to help him retrieve the stolen Fragments and wipe out the Silver Hand once and for all, which they succeed in doing at Driftshade Refuge.
Equipment[]
The Silver Hand members will look like regular bandits, but their inventory will typically include these:
- Silver weapons
- Silver Sword
- Base Damage: 8
- Weight: 7
- Base Value: 100 gold
- Silver Greatsword
- Base Damage: 17
- Weight: 12
- Base Value: 160 gold
- Silver Sword
- Cure Disease potions (including ingredients)
- Silver Ores and Ingots
- Books
- Songs of the Return
- Lycanthropic Legends of Skyrim
- Physicalities of Werewolves
Trivia[]
- The Silver Hand believe that Lycanthropy is a disease.
- During Glory of the Dead, Vilkas tells the Dragonborn that he let vengeance rule his heart when they eliminated the Silver Hand. However, he also tells them that doesn't regret wiping them out.