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Introduction
In this article, we look at the viability of the Dark Brotherhood Rank 4 passive Shadowy Supplier. This passive provides players with Reagents, Potions, Rare Dark Brotherhood Furniture, and Sithis Gear.
Background
Remains-Silent, also known as The Bequeather, is an Argonian member of the Dark Brotherhood who serves as a shadowy supplier. She can provide you with various helpful supplies once you unlock the Shadowy Supplier skill. True to her name, she never speaks. — UESP
To unlock the Shadowy Supplier, you require the first two Dark Brotherhood quests and Rank 4. Rank 4 requires 115 reputation points which is the equivalent of 12 killing spree quests or 6 perfect sacraments. It took me about 1 hour including all the time spent harvesting nearby crafting nodes.
Location
Remains-Silent will appear in Outlaw Refuges once she is unlocked.
She has a special hand icon on the in-game map.
Three Choices
She offers three choices:
- Have any poisons or potions today
- Have anything that can help make me
less noticeable - Have any equipment today?
Poisons or Potions
- 5 Alliance Potions – Magicka (13.5%)
- 5 Alliance Potions – Stamina (20.3%)
- Toxin Satchel
- 3 Emetic Russula, 3 Fleshfly Larva, 3 Alkahest, 3 Nightshade (20.3%)
- 3 Namira’s Rot, 3 Blessed Thistle, 3 Alkahest, 3 Nirnroot (22.5%)
- 3 Luminous Russula, 3 Imp Stool, 3 Alkahest, 3 Spider Egg (23.4%)
- Poisoned Blood (5%)*
Note: Poisoned Blood now is randomly included any of the drops.
Less Noticeable
Choosing this option results in the following rewards
- Assassin’s Potion Kit
- 5 Rogue’s Escape Potion
- Counterfeit Pardon Edict
- Leniency Edict
- Candles of Silence (Red Candles in wine bottles)*
- Light and Shadow (white candle on skull)*
Note: Candles and Light and Shadow items are now is randomly included any of the drops
Equipment
Choosing this option results in the following rewards
- Random Sithis Set item
- Armor (62%)
- Jewelry (20%)
- Weapon (18%)
- Sacrificial Heart*
Note: The Sithis items are all in the Dark Brotherhood motif and deconstruction of these items can be a reliable source of Black Beeswax
Furniture Drop Rates
The first two options have a furniture drop rate of 5%. Equipment had the lowest drop rate of 3%.
Conclusions
- The potion / poison option appears to be the best endgame option provides the most marketable items and useful potions
- The potions are better than the basic resource potion obtained by other guild dailies and basic potions found in the world. (33% Drop Rate)
- Major Brutality (Stamina) and Major Sorcery (Magicka)
- The reagents differ from daily alchemy writ rewards and many can be used in writ potions / poisons.(66% Reagent Drop Rate)
- The skill is a worthy complement to characters logging in daily to train horses or collect hireling mail.
- Furniture drop rate appears to be 2-5%
- Most common equipment drop are green Sithis Armor.
- Source of research items.
- A Shadowy Supplier detour can easily be added to crafters doing crafting writs in Belkarth, Daggerfall, Elden Root, Rawl’kha, Riften, Sentinel, Shornhelm, Stormhold, Wayrest, Windhelm, or Vivec City.