Daggerfall:Factions

Factions are the individuals or groups that hold political influence in the Iliac Bay. These factions include Gods, Goddesses, royal families, temples, witches, Daedra, and others. Some of these factions are joinable, while you may directly interact with others.

(Clicking on "Affiliations" in your character sheet will display the factions you've joined and your current rank in each.)

Joinable Factions

There are six categories of factions you can join. Each faction offers random quests, ranging from menial courier duties to killing giants and liches. Most factions will offer quests to all adventurers, although in most cases such quests will not provide a reward, other than improving your reputation with the faction. To take advantage of a faction's special benefits, better rewards, and harder quests, you must join the faction.

Knightly Orders - Valiant Knights look no further for a lord (you can only be a member of one Knightly Order faction at any time)

Fighters Guild - The Imperial mercenaries' guild

Mages Guild - Spellcasters and scholars alike will enjoy the benefits of the Mages Guild

Thieves Guild - Sneaky sorts reside in this guild

Dark Brotherhood - The assassins' guild led by the Night Mother

Temples - Temples devoted to the Eight Divines of Tamriel (you can only be a member of one Temple faction at any time)

Guild Advancement

To be eligible for a given rank within a joinable faction (a guild), your reputation with the guild must meet or exceed a given value, your value for at least one of the guild's preferred skills must meet or exceed the "High Skill" value listed below, and your value for at least one of the guild's other preferred skills must meet or exceed the "Low Skill" value listed below.

Rank	Reputation	High Skill	Low Skill
0	0	22	4
1	10	23	5
2	20	31	9
3	30	39	13
4	40	47	17
5	50	55	21
6	60	63	25
7	70	71	29
8	80	79	33
9	90	87	37

Within a guild, you must wait 28 days after being promoted in rank to be eligible for another promotion. You may skip ranks when promoted; you will be promoted to the highest rank for which you are eligible (according to the above table).

Guild Titles and Ranks

The following are the various titles associated with each guild and rank.

Rank	Mages	Fighters	Thieves	Dark Brotherhood	Temples	Knights
0	Apprentice	Apprentice	Apprentice	Apprentice	Novice	Aspirant
1	Journeyman	Journeyman	Journeyman	Journeyman	Initiate	Squire
2	Evoker	Swordsman	Filcher	Operator	Acolyte	Gallant
3	Conjurer	Protector	Crook	Slayer	Adept	Chevalier
4	Magician	Defender	Robber	Executioner	Curate	Keeper
5	Enchanter	Warder	Bandit	Punisher	Disciple	Knight Brother
6	Warlock	Guardian	Thief	Terminator	Brother	Commander
7	Wizard	Champion	Ringleader	Assassin	Diviner	Marshal
8	Master Wizard	Warrior	Mastermind	Dark Brother	Master	Seneschal
9	Archmage	Master	Master Thief	Master Assassin	Patriarch/Matriarch	Paladin

Guild Training Skills

The following is a list of skills and which guilds provide training for them. Note that Knightly Orders do not offer training services.

Skill	Guilds Where Skill can be Trained
Alteration	Mages, Akatosh, Julianos
Archery	Fighters, Kynareth, Mara, Akatosh, Dark Brotherhood
Axe	Fighters, Arkay, Stendarr
Backstabbing	Arkay, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood
Blunt Weapon	Fighters, Stendarr, Thieves, Zenithar
Centaurian	Zenithar
Climbing	Kynareth, Arkay, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood
Critical Strike	Stendarr, Fighters, Mara, Arkay, Dark Brotherhood, Julianos
Daedric	Dibella, Mages, Kynareth, Stendarr, Akatosh, Mara, Dark Brotherhood, Zenithar, Julianos
Destruction	Kynareth, Mages, Akatosh, Arkay, Dark Brotherhood
Dodging	Kynareth, Stendarr, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood
Dragonish	Akatosh, Mages, Kynareth
Etiquette	Dibella, Mara, Zenithar
Giantish	Fighters, Zenithar
Hand-to-Hand	(none)
Harpy	Dibella, Mages, Mara, Kynareth, Zenithar
Illusion	Kynareth, Mages, Dibella, Mara
Impish	Mages, Julianos
Jumping	Fighters, Thieves
Lockpicking	Dibella, Thieves, Julianos
Long Blade	Dibella, Akatosh, Fighters
Medical	Arkay, Mara, Stendarr
Mercantile	Zenithar, Julianos
Mysticism	Mages, Julianos
Nymph	Dibella, Mara
Orcish	Stendarr, Dibella, Fighters, Mages, Zenithar
Pickpocket	Thieves, Zenithar
Restoration	Dibella, Mages, Stendarr, Arkay, Mara
Running	Akatosh, Fighters, Kynareth, Dark Brotherhood
Short Blade	Fighters, Arkay, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood, Julianos
Spriggan	Stendarr, Mages, Zenithar
Stealth	Kynareth, Akatosh, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood
Streetwise	Dibella, Mara, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood, Zenithar
Swimming	Fighters, Akatosh, Thieves, Dark Brotherhood
Thaumaturgy	Mages, Zenithar, Julianos

Minor Factions

The following factions are not "joinable" per se. These factions do not offer rank advancement, training, or any other service offered by the joinable factions listed above, but nonetheless offer some notable opportunities, usually quests. Given the intricate political web of the Iliac Bay, it is often beneficial to perform quests for one faction, since doing so can improve your standing with other, allied factions.

Political Entities

Each region within the Iliac Bay is an autonomous entity within the Empire, each with its own allies, enemies, thriving population, and noble court. The people, noble court, and rulers of each region provide for endless intrigue; but beware, fickle alliances can often have unintended consequences when traveling to a different region. While these factions do not offer training, performing quests for the nobility or commoners of a region is the quickest way to improve one's legal reputation within that region. See:

• Places within Daggerfall
• People within Daggerfall

Witch Covens

Perhaps the most notable minor factions in Daggerfall are witch covens. They provide Daedra summoning services and a handful of quests. Witch covens apparently have the ability to create a Universal Cure, which can cure both vampirism and lycanthropy. An unscrupulous player can use the associated quest as a means to cure either ailment, if they become thus afflicted.

Notably, the Glenmoril witches are the only witches in Daggerfall able to summon Hircine, and thus the only way to obtain the Hircine Ring, a powerful artifact for lycanthropes.

Vampire Bloodlines

Although vampire bloodlines do exist in the game, and you may occasionally be contacted by them if you are a vampire, that's about it. Bethesda has stated that the bloodlines don't work quite the way they were intended, and this was never fixed.

The following is a list of the vampire bloodlines in the Iliac Bay:

The Anthotis bloodline

The Garlythi bloodline

The Haarvenu bloodline

The Khulari bloodline

The Lyrezi bloodline

The Montalion bloodline

The Selenu bloodline

The Thrafey bloodline

The Vraseth bloodline