What happens if you join the Blades Skyrim?

The Blades offer you a dragon killing bonus, access to some companions, and a radiant dragon hunting quest. The bonus is nice I guess. Those companions can be your companions despite being Blades and there are more than enough dragons to go around if you need bones/scales/souls even after Alduin's death.
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Is it better to side with the Greybeards or the Blades?

The Greybeards give you the location of Dragon Shout walls, the Blades give you the location of a generic dragon to hunt down. The Greybeards are awesome. Blades should follow the Dragonborn and not the other way around. If you side with the Greybeards you lose Esbern's blessing.
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What happens if Lydia joins the Blades?

Lydia, like most followers, has the option of being recruited into The Blades by being brought to Delphine at Sky Haven Temple after the quest Alduin's Wall is completed. She can still be recruited as a follower, but her default Steel apparel will be replaced with a full set of Blades Armor and a Blades sword.
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Who should I get to join the Blades?

Should a Blade recruit die, they cannot be replaced by inducting another follower. As such, choosing an essential character (such as Erandur, Frea or Mjoll the Lioness) to become one of the three Blade recruits is a strong strategic choice.
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Do the Blades actually serve the Dragonborn?

The Blades, also known as the Imperial Intelligence Service, the Arms of the Throne, [UOL 1] and as the Order of Blades, were members of an elite Imperial order dedicated to the protection and service of the Dragonborn emperors of Tamriel.
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Why You Should NOT Join The Blades

What does joining the Blades give you?

The Blades offer you a dragon killing bonus, access to some companions, and a radiant dragon hunting quest. The bonus is nice I guess. Those companions can be your companions despite being Blades and there are more than enough dragons to go around if you need bones/scales/souls even after Alduin's death.
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Can serana join the Blades?

All permanent followers are eligible to join the Blades except Serana and those from the Dark Brotherhood. When a new recruit joins the Blades, they automatically leave your service, so a new follower can be recruited.
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Can you complete Skyrim without killing Paarthurnax?

If players wish to complete every quest Skyrim has to offer, they will need to kill Paarthurnax. Those who don't mind having an uncompleted quest pop up in the pause menu, however, are free to make whatever decision they prefer.
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Can Cicero become a blade in Skyrim?

Cicero is also unique in that he is the only named follower, other than Serana, who cannot be recruited into the Blades. The only other followers who cannot join the Blades are the Dark Brotherhood initiates.
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Can AELA join the Blades?

After escorting Delphine and Esbern to Sky Haven Temple, Aela can be recruited into the Blades. Along with two others, she roots out and fights dragons. After becoming a Blade, Aela's default armor changes to Blades Armor and her residence shifts from Jorrvaskr to Sky Haven Temple.
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Can I revive Lydia if she dies?

Revive her using a console command.

Open the console and click on her body. A code will appear. Simply type “resurrect” into the console, press enter, and close the console. She will be resurrected.
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What kills Lydia Skyrim?

Same as any other companion: she can only get killed by three things: your own attacks, an enemy with DoT damage inflicting poison or something on her when she hits 1 HP, or accidentally getting plastered by an attack meant for you.
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Can you turn Lydia into a vampire?

It's possible for the Dragonborn to turn some NPC followers, including Lydia, into a vampire in Skyrim, but it has its upsides and downsides. If players want to turn one of their followers like the housecarl Lydia into a vampire in Skyrim, they should be aware of a few of the process' pros and cons.
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Can Lydia become a blade?

Lydia, like most followers, has the option of being recruited into The Blades by being brought to Delphine at Sky Haven Temple after the quest Alduin's Wall is completed. She can still be recruited as a follower, but her default Steel apparel will be replaced with a full set of Blades Armor and a Blades sword.
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Can you spare Paarthurnax?

If players follow the Blades questline, they can either kill Paarthurnax or ignore the quest. This Skyrim quest should have had more options. Paarthurnax plays a crucial role in the main questline of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which makes it especially odd that there is no option to spare him from the Blades.
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Is Ulfric a Dragonborn?

Ulfric is the odd one out as he is not dragonborn. Ulfric had been training to become a greybeard then the Great War started. He felt he had to go fight for Skyrim and The Empire and left High Hrothgar having already learned some shouts.
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Can you become an assassin in Skyrim?

You can become an assassin in Skyrim by following the Dark Brotherhood questline. Find Aventus Aretino's/the Aretino household in Windhelm. Pick the lock and enter, at any time of day. There, you will be able to start the questline to become a member of the Dark Brotherhood.
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Why did Astrid betray the Dark Brotherhood?

However, it turns out that Astrid, fearing that her leadership of the Dark Brotherhood was threatened by the Dragonborn being the new Listener for the Night Mother, betrays them and reports the assassination attempt to the Penitus Oculatus and Maro himself, in return for amnesty and protection of the Dark Brotherhood.
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Is there any benefit to killing Cicero?

Realize, Cicero is the only REAL Dark Brotherhood member. Spare Cicero and you get him as a follower later. That's the only difference- it really doesn't affect the story. Doesn't change anything, except if you don't kill him he can be a follower later.
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How many endings does Skyrim have?

There is no end to the game. You complete a variety of quests, and regardless of chosen dialogue options, the results of completing the quests stay the same.
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Do you not get anything for killing Alduin?

You don't get dragon bones or scales. No magical item or quest reward. You don't even get a dragon soul, because you never technically killed Alduin at all.
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Is Killing Alduin the last quest?

That is the end of the main quest line, but not the end of the game. Skyrim is a HUGE place. Just talk to people around Windhelm and other populated areas and you are bound to find other quests to do. Exploring Skyrim itself might be another thing to do.
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Can you sleep with Serana?

Considering she's already become your friend and you've also romanced her, you can ask Serana to sleep in any bed that is player-owned/unowned, considering there's a double bed nearby.
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Can you marry Serana if you turn her human?

Although it is not possible to marry vampires, including Serana, in vanilla Skyrim, it is still possible to do so with the help of mods. To make marriage with Serana possible, fans should use the Marriable Serana mod made by C0drm0nk33 and available on Nexus Mods.
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Can you marry Serana when she is human?

Though your options for marriage are many, including male and female characters and a dozen choices of race, there is one limitation in Skyrim that will prevent you from marrying Serana: you cannot marry vampires.
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