Skyrim: Under New Management Quest Walkthrough

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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

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

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

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

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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