Best victims to empower the ebony blade?

[Meep]

I've already killed the Valentius family, the widow with a kid from whiterun and a redguard from a quest. Are there other easy targets to kill?

[Rotiart]

I would say Lydia, but then who'd do the quests for you?

[ReflexShift]

Some easy ones are just hiring mercenaries at the taverns in skyrim and then killing them.

[Meep]

Aren't mercenaries and Lydia marked as essential though?

[ifoolb]

I hate thonar silver blood so after i get out of the mine i kill him and use ritual stone to repeat the process. I've never tried anything on Lydia because she is an iconic follower and I like her.

[Nod]

pfft i can make a dragonbone great sword more powerful then the ebony blade will ever be

[Meep]

That doesn't really relate to this thread

[Zulu]

The Blade maxes out at 10 kills by the way, so once you are at max you don't have to kill anyone else, although you can if you want. It maxes out when it absorbs 30 health per hit. So it goes from absorbing 10 health to absorbing 30. It's not amazing but it's still fairly good. Swings faster then most 2 handed weapons which is nice.

[Meep]

Yes I know that I was asking for victims to power up the blade

[Neil Young]

Can't you just repeatedly give beggers some coin, and then when they like you, you just kill them?

[ReflexShift]

Originally posted by Martti-Pertti Jussi-Maa:

Aren't mercenaries and Lydia marked as essential though?

No if the npc can die in combat then they can be killed with the ebony blade. For example Serana can't be killed in combat but the npc's from inn can be killed in combat so they are fair game. Another easy mark is some of the Companions that are killable in combat. Vilkas, Aelia, and Farkus can't be killed but some of the other lesser characters can be killed so they are good for the ebony blade as well

[ifoolb]

Originally posted by Martti-Pertti Jussi-Maa:

Yes I know that I was asking for victims to power up the blade

But what do you mean by best victims? Pretty much anyone who does the job is equally good.

[Meep]

I was meaning those who will become your friend easily

[Jirki88]

Originally posted by ifoolb:

Originally posted by Martti-Pertti Jussi-Maa:

Yes I know that I was asking for victims to power up the blade

But what do you mean by best victims? Pretty much anyone who does the job is equally good.

Eh, no. Merchants can be victims, but that'd be pretty dumb.

[Xitones]

assassins initiates from the end off dark brotherhood quests are the best targets because they respawn

[ifoolb]

Originally posted by Martti-Pertti Jussi-Maa:

I was meaning those who will become your friend easily

Then Lydia probably. But I hope you spare her. If you are in Whiterun, a man asks you to find his family sword. One of many easy tasks indeed and that might work. But honestly I don't recommend rushing in Skyrim. Try to enjoy yourself during the time in Skyrim instead.