All is not well with the Dark Brotherhood. Though they stand at the height of their power, some of their best agents have gone missing, and there are whispers of a black-armored warrior hunting the Brotherhood.
The cities of Anvil and Kvatch are awash with intrigue, and deadly conspiracies span the whole of the Gold Coast.The Brotherhood is in need of someone with your talents. Travel to the Gold Coast, and carve your way into their good graces. Execute contracts, fulfill the Black Sacrament, and demonstrate the full impact of a knife in the dark.
As a member of the Dark Brotherhood, call upon the Blade of Woe to bring a swift end to unaware targets, and gain access to a new set of passives that summon forth the shadows of Sithis to obscure your dark deeds.
Dark Brotherhood Access
To enter the Gold Coast and become a member of the Dark Brotherhood, you must be an ESO Plus member or own the Dark Brotherhood DLC.Go to the Collections menu, select the Stories Tab, and select Zone DLC. Then accept the "Voices in the Dark" quest from the Dark Brotherhood DLC section. This will lead you to the city of Anvil, in the Gold Coast. There, the Dark Brotherhood will extend an invitation to you—provided you prove yourself capable of ending a life in cold blood.
You can travel to Anvil via wayshrine, or by boat from the docks of Vulkhel Guard, Davon's Watch, or Daggerfall City.
Blade of Woe
Members of the Dark Brotherhood can call upon the Blade of Woe, an artifact with the power to instantly slay unaware targets.
To use the Blade of Woe, position yourself behind your target while hidden. If that target is vulnerable to the Blade of Woe, you will be prompted to press B to trigger the assassination. This is similar to the way you would activate a Synergy.Killing a target with the Blade of Woe has a chance to grant you Dried Blood or Tainted Blood, which can be used to craft gear in the Assassins League style.
The Blade of Woe can only be used on humanoids, cannot be used in Group Dungeons or in Trials, and cannot be used against certain powerful enemies.
Using the Blade of Woe does not prevent you from being witnessed by bystanders, so keep an eye on your surroundings!