Why does Astrid say "well done" when killed?
This time, instead of killing the Khajit again, I decided to take out Astrid instead. And now her last words - "Well Done!" have made me paranoid and insomniac.
Did I play into her hands by killing her? Did the Dark Brotherhood leaders in previous games ritualistically say the same thing upon getting killed (I don't think they did in Morrowind, but it's been a long time since I played it)? Or is this something she would have said if I had killed somebody in her presence, only this time that "somebody" was herself (which means this is a bug)? Most importantly, for my newly wed bride awaits me: is it safe to sleep?
A lot of other people all over the internet seem to be expressing the same doubts and uncertainties, yet no explanation has come forth.
Best Answer
I feel dirty posting a link to Yahoo answers, and in this case for good reason: this answer claims to have come from "Elder Scrolls Lore books" and yet none of the text garners a Google hit other than the answer on Yahoo answers itself:
"Astrid was allowed to join the Dark Brotherhood only once she had proven herself to show absolutely no emotions. To prove this, when Astrid was told to behead one of three criminals, of whose crimes she was told, she instead beheaded all three. Thinking this would prove of her emotionless personality, she returned to her recruiter and found him displeased." ...
"After some time her recruiter explained to her that she was being tested on whether or not she could discern who, in a group, deserved the most punishment. By beheading all of them, she had failed to set her own standards for what she herself considered punishable by death. This, in turn, showed that she used her emotion of desire and her need to please to direct her actions."...
"She would later use the same induction rite that she was given onto her new inductees. She would bring in three people that had committed different degree of crimes. However, she still found herself to have committed the greatest of crimes; she had used her own emotion to determine how she would pursue her directions."...
In summary, this is why she says "Well done." It is because the player, in her eyes, killed the person who had committed the greatest crime and deserved death over the others.
The uesp wiki's dark brotherhood lore book list contains no references to Astrid other than Cicero's Journal, which is unrelated to the text above. If anyone knows where one could find the text above I think it would help.
In the meantime this makes sense, but for all I know some guy on the Internet made it up.
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Why did Astrid say well done?
In summary, this is why she says "Well done." It is because the player, in her eyes, killed the person who had committed the greatest crime and deserved death over the others.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 him and reports the assassination attempt to the Penitus Oculatus and Maro himself, in return for amnesty and protection of the Dark Brotherhood.Is there a way to save Astrid?
No. You can't save her; no matter what you do, Astrid dies during the Death Incarnate quest. If you really wanted, and you're playing on the PC, you may be able to use console commands to place her ( RefID 0001BDE8 ) somewhere via moveto or placeatme .Who is Astrid married to Skyrim?
Arnbjorn is a Nord assassin and a member of the Dark Brotherhood, as well as a Werewolf. He is married to the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, Astrid.Give Astrid peace through Skyrim Console (She even says well done) + How it's done
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Answer 2
Occam's razor; it was pretty obvious to me, at the time, that she was commending your combat prowess with her last breath.
You've just slain the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, arguably the most skilled assassin at the time... Well done.
Answer 3
The point of her saying well done is because:
Astrid betrays the Dark Brotherhood
She is the only one in that room it matters if they die. She's the right choice regardless of any other speculation. It would make sense the contract would be on her - the Night Mother knows
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