How To Complete Under New Management In Skyrim

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Prerequisites To Complete

Thieves Guild Ceremony

Rewards For Completing Under New Management

After completing the main storyline for the Thieves Guild in Skyrim, you will get the opportunity to become their new leader. In this quest, you will attend a special ceremony and become the Guild Master. Beginning this quest can be a bit confusing because there are a few prerequisite quests that can be hard to find.

In this guide, we are going to go over how to complete Under New Management, as well as what you need to complete beforehand. If you have yet to complete the main questline for the Thieves Guild, you will need to head to Riften and speak with Brynjolf.

Prerequisites To Complete

inside of ragged flagon tavern area in the ratway

As mentioned above, Under New Management can only be accepted after completing several quests. Below, you can see each quest that needs to be completed.

Thieves Guild Main Questline

To become the leader of the Thieves Guild, you will need to complete the main story, consisting of the following quests.

Quest Name	NPC To Speak With
A Chance Arrangement	Brynjolf Located in Riften in the town square
Taking Care of Business	Brynjolf Located in Riften in The Ragged Flagon
Loud and Clear	Brynjolf Located in Riften in The Ragged Flagon
Dampening Spirits	Maven Black-Briar Located in Riften in The Bee and Barb or Black-Briar Meadery
Scoundrel's Folly	Mercer Frey Located in Riften in The Ratway
Speaking With Silence	Mercer Frey Snow Viel Sanctum southeast of Winterhold
Hard Answers	Karliah Snow Viel Sanctum southeast of Winterhold
The Pursuit	Karliah Located in Riften in The Ragged Flagon
Trinity Restored	Karliah Located in Riften in The Ragged Flagon
Blindsighted	Karliah and Brynjolf Located in Irkngthand you can get here by heading west from Windhelm
Darkness Returns	Karliah Located at the Twilight Sepulcher west of Falkreath

Every one of these quests will lead into the next, so once you initially meet Brynjolf of the Thieves Guild, you will be able to make it through this questline in no time.

Jobs For Delvin Mallory

In addition to completing the quests listed above, you will need to complete four separate side-quests, which can be found below as well.

Quest	Requirements to Accpet	NPC To Speak With
Imitation Amnesty	Complete 5 small jobs for Delvin or Vex in Whiterun	Delvin Mallory Located in Whiterun in Dragonsreach
Silver Lining	Complete 5 small jobs for Delvin or Vex in Markarth	Delvin Mallory Located in Pinewatch in the Silver-Blood Inn
Summerset Shadows	Complete 5 small jobs for Delvin or Vex in Windhelm	Delvin Mallory Located in Windhelm in Uttering Hills Cave
The Dainty Sload	Complete 5 small jobs for Delvin or Vex in Solitude	Delvin Mallory Located in Solitude in The Dainty Sload ship

You will need to complete the above quests to restore the Guild's influence over all of Skyrim. Small jobs are essentially small tasks that can quickly be completed.

The jobs that Delvin and Vex give are generated randomly within the city that they are in. These small jobs require you to locate a target item and bring it back to either Delvin or Vex. Since these are short and simple, you should be able to quickly finish all five small jobs. Once completed, you can begin Under New Management by speaking to Brynjolf.

Thieves Guild Ceremony

Skyrim The Dragonborn Becoming The Thieves Guild Leader

Now that you have completed the main storyline, as well as the quests given by Delvin Mallory, speak with Brynjolf to become the leader of the guild.

Upon speaking with him, a small ceremony will take place, and you will become the Guild Master.

Rewards For Completing Under New Management

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As a reward for becoming the Guild Master, you will receive the following items.

Guild Master's Armor Set
Amulet of Articulation
Key to the Guild's Tribute Chest

Guild Master's Armor Set

This light armor set will greatly benefit you in thieving-related tasks. Below, you can find the enchantment on each piece of armor within the set.

Armor Piece	Enchantment
Hood	Prices are 20% better.
Gloves	Lockpicking is 35% easier.
Boots	Pickpocketing success is 35% better.
Chest Piece	Carrying capacity is increased by 50 points.

Amulet Of Articulation

player looking at amulat of articulation in inventory

With the Amulet of Articulation, you will become better at persuasion and speaking. Rather than the level of the enchantment being associated with your personal level, the level of the amulet will be random. Your Amulet of Articulation will have the following effects.

Persuasion in dialogue will almost always succeed.
Speechcraft is between 5% to 35% better.

Key To The Guild's Tribute Chest

Lastly, you will receive the key to the guild's Tribute Chest. This chest can be found in front of the Guild Master's Desk and contains a random assortment of loot, including coins and gems.

That's all there is to know about the Under New Management quest. Now that you are the leader of the Thieves Guild, it's time to visit the other factions in Skyrim.

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