Prerequisites: Complete the Companions Quest: Take up Arms, Complete one Faction Radiant Quest

Intersecting Quests: The Companions Quest: Take up Arms, The Companions Quest: Proving Honor , The Companions Quest: Brotherhood, The Companions Quest: The Silver Hand, The Companions Radiant Quests

Locations: Dustman’s Cairn, Whiterun, Jorrvaskr

Characters: Farkas, Skjor

Enemies: Draugr, Frostbite Spider, Giant Frostbite Spider, Silver Hand, Skeever

Objectives: Talk to Skjor, Speak to Farkas, Retrieve the fragment, Return to Jorrvaskr

Trial of the Cohort

Objective: Talk to Skjor

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The Companions have witnessed your previous work ethic, and once you revisit Whiterun, enter Jorrvaskr, and search out Skjor, you are greeted more warmly.

He has a more interesting task for you to help with. It appears a scholar visited the Companions a week ago, explaining where they could find another fragment of Ysgramor’s Blade. Seeking out the fragment is considered a trial; do well, and you can consider yourself a member of the Companions. Farkas is your Shield-Sibling for this adventure.

Objective: Speak to Farkas

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Farkas is usually within Jorrvaskr and is ready to retrieve the fragment when you are. You may speak also to Farkas about personal matters if you wish.

Objective: Retrieve the fragment
Target: Fragment of Ysgramor’s Blade, inside Dustman’s Cairn...