Skyrim Boethiah's Calling: Who Should Be Sacrificed

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the quest Boethiah's Calling requires players to sacrifice a follower. The quest begins when Boethiah, the Daedric Prince of Conspiracy and Deceit, demands the player to bring a follower to the Shrine of Boethiah to be sacrificed. As a reward for the sacrifice, Boethiah will allow the Dragonborn the opportunity to become his champion. Players will simply have to choose which of their followers in Skyrim to permanently kill in the game to complete the quest.

To start Boethiah's Calling, players must travel to Sacellum of Boethiah, which is a shrine located to the East of Windhelm. Players must be at least level 30 to unlock the quest, and they will likely have to deal with some enemy Boethiah Cultists in the area. Inside the shrine, the quest will begin when players read the book Boethiah's Proving. Once the Daedic Prince has given his request, players will need to select their chosen sacrifice.

One of the easiest followers to acquire is Lydia, who could be a good choice for sacrifice if players do not have other followers easily accessible. Players will automatically earn Lydia in Skyrim as a follower after they defeat the Dragon in Whiterun to become the Thane of Whiterun as part of the main questline in Skyrim. Jael Balgruuf will gift Lydia to the Dragonborn. Additionally, because Lydia only scales with the player up until level 50, she may not be useful to higher-level players.

Skyrim's Boethiah's Calling: Best Followers To Sacrifice

If players want to sacrifice a follower based on justice or morality, Ralis Sedarys can be a good choice. Ralis is the Dunmer at the head of the Kolbjorn Barrow excavation in Solstheim who requests the Dragonborn's assistance and money to clear an ancient Nord Tomb. This follower secretly hopes to awaken Ahzidal, an ancient Dragon Priest. Ralis Sedarys does not share his plans to wake the Dragon Priest in Skyrim with the player until the end of their adventure, which causes the death of several innocent NPCs. After this event, he can be hired as a follower in Retching Netch, as long as the player did not choose to execute him at the conclusion to the Kolbjorn Barrow quest.

Players may also decide to sacrifice followers who leave little impact, such as Cosnach or the Dark Brotherhood Initiate. Cosnach is the town drunk in Markarth's Silver-Blood Inn. For the option to hire Cosnach as a follower, players will have to defeat him in a brawl. Similarly unimpressive is the Dark Brotherhood Initiate, who remains unnamed and is generic in both appearance and dialogue. Players will earn the option to hire this follower after completing the Dark Brotherhood questline in Skyrim.

Finally, Sven or Faendal may be tempting options to sacrifice if they continue to visit the Dragonborn's wife. Depending on the choices the player made during the quest A Lovely Letter, players will only be able to choose either Sven or Faendal as a follower while the other will resent the Dragonborn for his role in their relationship with Camilla, who players can marry. Sven or Faendal will continue to visit Camilla, even if she lives with the Dragonborn in his home. They both reside in Riverwood and one can be hired as a follower at the completion of A Lovely Letter.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.