Why won t my follower use the Pillar of Sacrifice?

One of its options made my followers unkillable. I unchecked that option for Cosnach, and bingo, got the quest working. Bit late and a necro but if you put your weapon away and wait for your follower to put his away before you command them to activate it will generally fix this issue.
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How do I get my follower to use the pillar of sacrifice?

Lead any non-essential follower to the shrine and activate command mode (holding 'use' or via the "I need you to do something" conversation option). Highlight the pillar and you should see "Use the Pillar of Sacrifice". Tell them to do this and they will move towards it and be pulled in and stuck to it.
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How do I fix Boethiah's calling glitch?

Answers. The easiest solution to glitched game states is to try loading a previous save. If the game consistently glitches after loading old files then you may want to travel to a bed, before trying to finish the quest, and sleeping for 7 to 10 days. Sometimes this can help get the game back on track.
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Why won t my follower touch the shrine of Boethiah?

Sometimes the follower will not touch the pillar when commanded. This may be caused by attempting to sacrifice an essential follower. After killing the follower it is possible to loot the body.
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Who is the best person to sacrifice to Boethiah?

If players want to sacrifice a follower to Boethiah based on justice or morality, Ralis Sedarys can be a good choice. Ralis is the Dunmer at the head of the Kolbjorn Barrow excavation in Solstheim who requests the Dragonborn's assistance and money to clear an ancient Nord Tomb.
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Can you fail Boethiah's calling?

You can fail Boethiah's quest. After that you can recruit her ex-champion.
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How do you beat Boethiah's calling without sacrifice?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  1. Start the quest as normally.
  2. Get a follower and put him/her onto the altar.
  3. Kill all the cultist, except one which leave near to death.
  4. Bring the cultist so close to the altar as is possible.
  5. Switch to a continous destruction spell like Frostbite.
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Why isn't Boethiah's calling working?

If its not activating try reloading a save. Also if you were there earlier and killed everyone you cannot finish the quest. Works best if you're not within the circle surrounding the Sacrificial Pillar while you command your Companion to touch the pillar.
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How do you get someone to follow you to Boethiah's shrine?

How do I lead someone to Boethiah's shrine? Pay a mercenary to be your companion. It costs 500 septims. Then use the dialogue menu to tell them to follow you.
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Can you sacrifice a Dark Brotherhood initiate to Boethiah?

An animation should show your follower walking to it, and then being attached to it. From there, simply kill them by any means, the Sacrificial Dagger works, but is not required. The Dark Brotherhood initiates will not work for this quest. They simply will not activate the pillar.
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Do you have to do Boethiah's calling stealthily?

Travel to Knifepoint Ridge to take the bandits out. Despite what Boethiah requested, you do not need to use stealth in this dungeon. She will chastise you for using brute force, but this has no impact on the quest.
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How do I complete the Boethiah quest?

Objectives
  1. Find the shrine of Boethiah.
  2. Find the cult of Boethiah.
  3. Lead someone to become trapped by the shrine and slay them.
  4. Speak to Boethiah's Conduit.
  5. Slay the other cultists.
  6. Slay everyone at Knifepoint Ridge.
  7. Retrieve and equip the Ebony Mail.
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How do I get the Boethiah calling quest?

Boethiah's Calling is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Upon reaching level 30, the book Boethiah's Proving will begin spawning in various locations. Once read, the quest will start. Alternatively, if a Boethiah follower is killed, there will be a copy of the book on the corpse.
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Why can't you sacrifice Cicero to Boethiah?

Cicero is set back to essential when you spare him during the Dark Brotherhood questline. Characters marked essential like Cicero and obviously Serana, are impossible to sacrifice. The 2 Dark Brotherhood Initiates in the Dawnstar Sanctuary are also flagged as essential.
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Can you get serana back after dismissing her?

After you talk to Gelebor, Serana will start following again but you'll retain the services of whoever you traveled away to get. If you dismiss Serana after the Dawnguard quest line is over, you may run into a bug where you can never have her as a follower again in the same play through.
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What happens if you use the pillar of sacrifice?

Stabbing a follower with the Blade of Sacrifice while they are pulled in by the pillar will always result in a kill. When a follower is pulled in, a blue dome appears around them.
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Where does serana go if you dismiss her?

Anytime you dismiss Serana she will go to the dawngaurd castle. IF you can't find her there then she is glitched. Sometimes she will not return to dawngaurd even after you dismiss her. She will just stay were ever it was that you told her it was time to part ways.
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Is Boethiah good or bad?

So when it comes down to it both are really only good to the Dunmer. Boethiah is the Daedric Prince of unlawful overthrow of authority, and is therefore seen is presiding over rebellion. He is also considered to be the Dunmer's god-ancestor, and therefore they worship him occasionally, certainly more than other races.
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Where can I find hired help in Skyrim?

Hirelings
  1. Vorstag. Location: Markarth. Class: Warrior. ...
  2. Jenassa. Location: Whiterun. Class: Archer. ...
  3. Marcurio. Location: Riften. Class: Mage. ...
  4. Erik the Slayer. Location: Rorikstead. Class: Barbarian. ...
  5. Vigilance. Location: Markarth. Class: War Dog. ...
  6. Horse. Location: The stables outside at any major city (see list at Cities). Class: Horse.
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Is Mjoll the lioness essential?

Mjoll is always essential, even after completing her quest, which means that she can never be killed. If Mjoll is recruited as a follower, she may not equip some rings that you give her, regardless of enchantments, because she has a leveled ring equipped by default.
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Where is Boethiah Ebony Mail?

Ebony Mail can be looted from the body of the Champion of Boethiah at Knifepoint Ridge during the quest "Boethiah's Calling." If Knifepoint Ridge is visited before the quest, the armor cannot be obtained, as the passage leading to the Champion is blocked with boulders.
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What is the Pillar of Sacrifice in Boethiah?

To start this quest read the book 'Boethiah's Calling. ' It will send you to her shrine. At this point you bind your companion to the pillar and kill them with the sacrificial knife lying on the ground next to the pillar. Boethiah now inhabits your dead companion and the quest starts in earnest.
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How do you get Goldbrand in Skyrim?

Goldbrand is a powerful fire katana that made its debut in Morrowind and is available to Skyrim players that have installed the Goldbrand Creation. To obtain the sword, fans will need to complete a quest called A Matter of Pride, which can prove to be quite difficult indeed.
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Can you sacrifice Aela the Huntress?

Aela can only be killed by you. Like all companions, other NPCs will only knock her out. If you deal the killing blow, however, she will die. My understanding from the guide and online is you have to make the killing blow.
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Where is Eola after taste of death?

The Dragonborn can listen to what she has to say or confront and kill her. Listening to her and allowing her to leave will start the quest. Eola will become invisible, leave the Hall of the Dead and go to Reachcliff Cave, where she will wait for the Dragonborn.
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