Should I keep the skeleton key?

Once the Lockpicking Perk "Unbreakable" is unlocked the Skeleton Key is rendered useless, though it is worth keeping just to have something nicer to look at during Skyrim's tedious Lockpicking segments.
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Should I get rid of the Skeleton Key?

Perhaps you should keep it until your lockpicking skill is a sufficiently high level. At that point, say, around level 90 or so, you really won't have much trouble picking even Master locks, so returning the Skeleton Key to Nocturnal is a fine decision. You'll get a somewhat-useful ability in exchange for it.
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Should I return the skeleton key or not?

After you get the perk, return the Skeleton Key to Twilight Spechuler. There's no penalty for keeping the key, except that you can't continue the guild questline. You don't get kicked out - rather, like most missions in Skyrim, you have virtually unlimited time to complete a quest.
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Do I have to return the skeleton key to become guild master?

If you are looking to become the full-fledged Guildmaster, then you will need to not only do those special quests, but also complete the main Thieves' Guild quests, including giving up the Skeleton Key.
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Can you do anything with the Skeleton Key Skyrim?

You can use the Skeleton Key to pick locks until you get that perk. But returning it IS part of the Thieves Guild questline. It's personal preference. You never complete the thieves guild quest line, but you get an infinite lock pick.
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What are the benefits of returning the Skeleton Key?

Once you've returned the Skeleton Key, Nocturnal will appear and congratulate you in her own unique and taunting way. Karliah will appear later and explain to you what it means to become an Agent of Nocturnal, with the powers that come with being one.
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What should I use the Skeleton Key for?

Usage. The Skeleton Key can be used like a regular lockpick and can be kept indefinitely, provided it's never returned to the Twilight Sepulcher, during the mission "Darkness Returns." In addition, the Lockpicking skill will still increase when a lock is opened (removed in patch 1.4, back by 1.9).
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Does using the Skeleton Key increase lockpicking?

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Yes, but it slows it down because you don't break lockpicks, which gives you extra exp for the skill.
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What happens if you destroy the Thieves Guild?

The reward for destroying the Thieves Guild would be, you are instantly Thane, you have max disposition with every vendor in Riften, and who knows what else.
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Is there an unbreakable lockpick in Skyrim?

The Skeleton Key is a quest reward for completing the Blindsighted quest for the Thieves' Guild. This is actually considered a miscellaneous item, not an key. The key is an enchanted lockpick that is unbreakable.
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How do you get the skeleton key back after returning it?

Unless you use the console there is no way to get the Skeleton Key back. However, if you've got high enough lockpicking and have invested some perks that way, you could always grab the "Unbreakable" perk, which makes regular lockpicks work the same way as the skeleton key.
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What do I do with the eyes of the Falmer?

You can pick up the Left Eye again and then sell it to someone else. Delvin won't take it twice. The Right Eye can be sold to anybody but Delvin IIRC.
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Who betrays the Thieves Guild?

Over the course of more than twenty-five years, Mercer broke his sworn oath to Nocturnal and stole the Skeleton Key, robbed the Thieves Guild blind, murdered his predecessor and pinned the blame on Karliah.
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Can you clean up Riften?

Certain parts of Riften are clean-able, but the Thieves Guild and Black Briars are here to stay.
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Why you shouldn't join the Thieves Guild?

Unlimited funds aren't the only rewards the Thieves Guild supplies players with, and a night in prison is not the only risk to joining. Despite the attraction of gold, Thieves Guild membership will impact the Dragonborn's reputation with certain characters and force players to understand the price of greed.
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Do people still use skeleton keys?

Are the old style skeleton keys still in use today? For home doors they are very uncommon. Some people still use them on interior doors to make the home look rustic. They are actually pretty common on cabinets, trunks, roll top desks and other items that are supposed to have an antique feel.
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How to get unlimited skeleton keys?

Once a Tiny Tina's Wonderlands player has disconnected from the internet, they can accept the Skeleton Key from their Mailbox and then quit to the game's main menu. Fans should then load into the game and go back to the Mailbox, where they will find that the previously-claimed Skeleton Key has returned.
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How powerful is the skeleton key?

In regard of Skeleton Key, the artifact is immensively powerful rather in its hidden potential of unlocking anything conceptually, manipulate the abstracts and even higher-dimensional ones. It can be activated with a mere thought or a hidden, unconscious desire as long as the Key stays with the wielder.
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Why are skeleton keys illegal?

Generally, it is not illegal to own a skeleton key, and old homes in some areas may still have locks that require skeleton keys on their interior doors. However, locks that use skeleton keys go against building codes.
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Why did Mercer stab me?

After Karliah escapes, knowing that confronting Mercer directly would be a death sentence, Mercer tells the Dragonborn that they are no longer useful to him now that they have learned the truth, stabbing them with his blade and leaving them to die.
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Should I tell Brynjolf everything?

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How Mercer Frey could have breached it is a mystery to us all. When speaking to Brynjolf, he asks you to tell him everything you know so far. Once you have filled him in, he asks you to break into Mercer's house, Riftweald Manor in Riften.
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Can the Thieves Guild be killed?

Also, the thieves guild has many part in various important side missions so to avoid conflict with other missions, the guild cannot be destroyed.
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Can you save the Falmer servants?

It is impossible to liberate them, as they seem to be completely loyal to their Falmer masters.
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Can you resell the left eye of the Falmer?

360 PS3 The Left Eye of the Falmer may not trigger the option to sell to Delvin Mallory. However, the quest still completes as normal and one may be able to sell the Eye to any merchant. The only downside is the Eye will not be placed on the trophy shelves in the Flagon Cistern, making the trophy collection incomplete.
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What souls do Falmer give?

If you steal the soul of a Falmer, you can get a Lesser Soul to a white Grand Soul but never a black soul.
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