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How to Navigate the Various Companions Radiant Quests

The Companions Radiant quests are mostly random when you help Aela, Farkas, Skjor, or Vilkas early in the main questline.

However, once you complete a certain amount of quests or some of the major quests in the Companions questline, these objectives change slightly.

You can begin the first hunt quests from the time you become a member until you complete the Companions Quest—Blood’s Honor, then you can begin the second quests until such time as you complete the Companions Quest—Glory of the Dead.

After that, the last quests are available from Aela, Farkas, and Vilkas.

Animal Extermination (Home)

This quest involves a randomly generated animal you must hunt and kill in a randomly generated home location. The houses can be located in any city in any stronghold.

Animal Extermination (Cave)

This quest uses a randomly generated animal to hunt in a randomly selected cave. The caves are generally straightforward and finding the animal inside isn’t too difficult if you follow your quest marker.

Hired Muscle

Visit a random citizen of Skyrim and speak with them. Once they refuse to stop causing trouble, challenge them to a brawl. DO NOT kill them.

Trouble in Skyrim

This is a mission that involves traveling to a random location to kill a leader of said place. You do not need to kill everything in the area, just the leader.

Family Heirloom

The location involved can be almost any area in Skyrim. The item is usually found in a chest, and it is your only objective.

Escaped Criminal

Find the criminal at the given location and slay him. They may be surrounded by other enemies, so be prepared for a battle.

Rescue Mission

An important person has been kidnapped and you must get them out. Once you find the person involved, you must be sure to guide them safely out.

Striking the Heart

Aela wants to strike the Silver Hand directly by killing the leader of a Silver Hand group found in a random area in Skyrim. Although you do not need to kill everyone inside, it may be difficult to reach the leader without drawing attention. Be prepared for a fight with multiple enemies.

Stealing Plans

Find the random Silver Hand camp and infiltrate it to steal the Silver Hand Stratagem from somewhere inside. You do not need to kill anyone to complete this quest, so use stealth if you want.

Retrieval

Aela believes she knows where a piece of the broken blade of Ysgramor is located. Enter the area and search out the piece in a chest or on a table inside.

Totems of Hircine

Find the entrance to a randomized location and locate the totem inside, which is generally deep within the area. When you return the totem to the Underforge in Whiterun, you can change abilities based on the Totem found.

Purity

Farkas or Vilkas will ask you to collect a Glenmore Witch Head to cure themselves of the curse of the werewolf. If you wiped out all of the witches for the Companions Quest—Blood’s Honor, then you should already have the witches’ heads in your inventory and can skip returning to the area.

If not, find the cave at the Glenmore Coven area and slay another, taking the head. Throw the witch’s head into the Flame of the Harbinger in Ysgramor’s Tomb (as found in the Companions Quest—Glory of the Dead) and kill the wolf spirit that emerges.

You can cure yourself as well, but know that you can never use your werewolf beast form again if you do.

Dragon Seekers

Take Farkas or Vilkas to the randomly generated area and slay the dragon there. You receive a dragon soul for defeating the dragon, but you do not get a reward from the Companions for doing so.

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