Should I help Hircine or Sinding?

Kill him, and you'll get a gift from Hircine. Spare him, and you'll get a gift from Sinding instead. Both gifts are useful but one is arguabbly better than the other. You can get both gifts through a glitch, if you don't mind exploiting bugs.
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Is it better to spare or kill Sinding?

If you kill Sinding and take his hide then you will be able to get the saviors hide. If you spare him then you can get the curse off of the ring of hircene and you can transform to and from a werewolf at will. It is also necessary for the oblivion walker achievement.
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What are the rewards for killing Sinding?

If Sinding is killed and his skin taken, Hircine appears and rewards the Dragonborn with the Savior's Hide, a leather-based light armor which gives 15% magic resist and 50% poison resist.
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What happens if you tell Hircine no?

It doesn't matter if you pick "I failed" or "I disobeyed your orders" he will still commemorate you about turning the hunt around (hunters become the hunted). He will then take the Cursed Ring of Hircine and uncurse it, providing you with the Ring of Hircine.
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Does the Ring of Hircine work if you're not a werewolf?

If the Dragonborn has never contracted or has already cured their lycanthropy, the ring has no effect.
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Why You SHOULD Kill Sinding In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Is Hircine good or bad in Skyrim?

Hircine - True Neutral. He's a hunter, which is probably not considered particularly despicable for a medieval-ish society.
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What happens if you refuse to become a werewolf in Skyrim?

The player will be able to properly rest and gain the "Rested" bonus after "The Silver Hand" quest if you reject becoming a werewolf. If you change your mind about becoming a werewolf, you can talk to Aela after "The Silver Hand" quest.
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Should I get the Ring of Hircine before becoming a werewolf?

The ring only gives you additional transformations if you are a werewolf. Otherwise it does absolutely nothing. The ring is supposedly bugged though. Using the additional transformations from the ring are reported to make beast form last for absurd amounts of time or permanently in some cases.
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Can you make Sinding a follower?

Sinding is only an NPC who happens to fight with you when you're battling the hunters inside Bloated Man's Grotto during the quest, "Ill Met By Moonlight", not subject to commands like a Follower.
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Is there a way to get both the Ring of Hircine and saviors hide?

It is possible to obtain both of these rewards using one of a number of similar exploits: PC/360/PS3 Kill all the hunters, speak to Sinding, go outside the grotto and claim the Ring of Hircine, then go back in and kill Sinding to get his skin. The spirit will reappear from Sinding's corpse and offer the Savior's Hide.
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Is sparing Sinding worth it?

I let Sinding live on principle. Yeah, he killed a girl, but Hircine started it by cursing that ring. As far as rewards go, the reward for sparing him is only good for werewolves. So if you in it for the reward and aren't/don't intend to be a werewolf, killing him is the better option.
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How do you get Sinding to talk to you?

Top Voted Answer. Usually if you just walk up to the bars, sinding will go and talk to you, but if it doesn't work, leave the jail, go back in, and it should work.
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What happens if I let Sinding live?

If spared, it seems Sinding is ultimately unable to control his beast blood. If the option to spare Sinding is taken, even if the Dragonborn turned around and killed him as well to complete the quest both ways, he can appear later in a random encounter as a hostile werewolf fighting a guard from the local hold.
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Is Savior's Hide worth it?

If the Dragonborn is a Redguard, Bosmer, or has the Alchemy perk Snakeblood, wearing Savior's Hide grants 100% resistance to poison (to the effective limit of 85%). It is also somewhat useful when fighting Miraak as he tends to use spells and his staff in ranged attacks.
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Is Hircine a good Daedra?

Daedric Princes are almost always looked on as evil due to their destructive nature. While there is some truth in this, this does not apply to all princes. Some princes respect honor and fairness among their subjects and are against dishonorable murder. Hircine is typically considered to be in this category.
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Can you use the Ring of Hircine as a vampire lord?

What happens to a Vampire Lord with the Ring of Hircine equipped? It doesn't do anything to you. Unlike other Fur vs Fangs lore, Vampires and Werewolves in the Elder Scrolls have very little to do with each other other than being creations of Daedric Princes.
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What does Hircine give you in Skyrim?

Provides unlimited transformations for werewolves. The Ring of Hircine is a Daedric Artifact given to you by Hircine as one potential reward for completing Ill Met By Moonlight.
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Is there a giant follower in Skyrim?

Bill is a friendly giant that works as any other follower. He can be found just outside Dragonsreach, in Whiterun.
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What happens if you defy Hircine Skyrim?

In the Daedric quest "Ill met by moonlight" after you talk to Hircine you go and hunt down Siding. Once you find him he gives you a choice to continue hunting him or to let him go. If you hunt him down you get to use his hide as armor, but if you don't you get Hircine's ring.
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Does the Ring of Hircine give unlimited transformations?

The ring and it's power give you unlimited transformations, provided the ring is equipped. To use the power of the ring, simply use the magicka menu, scroll down to powers, and activate the power of Hircine's ring.
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Can you become a werewolf without joining the companions?

Any player can choose to become a werewolf by following The Companions Quests or joining the Dawnguard faction made available in in the first expansion, the Dawnguard DLC. The DLC introduces a new Werewolf Perks tree. You cannot become a Vampire and a Werewolf at the same time.
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Can you undo becoming a werewolf in Skyrim?

Once you finish the questline for the Companions you can choose to throw an additional witch head into the flame within Ysgramor's Tomb. Doing so makes your wolf appear, killing it cures you of Lycanthrophy. Alternatively, if you have Dawnguard you can choose to side with the Volkihar clan of vampires.
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Can you be cured if you become a werewolf in Skyrim?

The Dragonborn may cure themselves at any time by taking a Glenmoril Witch Head back to Ysgramor's Tomb, activating the Flame of the Harbinger and defeating their beast spirit. Once Lycanthropy is cured in this way, the Dragonborn cannot contract Lycanthropy again, nor do they have access to The Underforge.
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What are the cons of being a werewolf in Skyrim?

Drawbacks
  • No looting (when a werewolf)
  • No inventory or equipment access (when a werewolf)
  • No talking (when a werewolf)
  • People either run away from you, cower, or attack you (no friendly humanoid NPCs) (when a werewolf)
  • If someone sees you transform, it's automatically a crime.
  • No rested bonus.
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