Litany of Blood (achievement guide)

Saturn

Thanks to @Sharpe.Benjamin, @ZeroIndex and @Kim.k for helping me along the way.

*This achievement guide won't be relevant until the Dark Brotherhood is on Live, but I will post it here anyway for those interested in doing it on the PTS.*

The bug with incorrect alternative targets has been fixed and is no longer and issue. Therefore I have removed these names from the list below.

Rewards for completing this achievement are:
- "Executioner" title
- "Cadaverous Assassin" polymorph

Here are some hints (if you don't want a full guide):

- All targets must be killed using the Blade of Woe, otherwise they won't count.
- The clues in the Litany of Blood are not literal, they have to be interpreted.
- The target will be within the city it is assigned to in the Litany.
- "You will know them by their eye." All targets will have one white eye, this is the dead giveaway you should be looking for once you find a target that matches the clues (the eye is harder to notice on Khajiiti and Argonians).

Here is the entire text from the Litany of Blood (thanks to @Coolio_Wolfus for providing this to me):

Litany of Blood
A chant to the Night Mother Woe unto they, Night Mother, those born to Anu.
From beyond death's prison, I offer those who meet my unshriven gaze with your blade's cold caress.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Skywatch, I offer she who reflects the heavens in her gaze and dress, drifting from dance to dance.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Elden Root, I offer he who is as aged and gnarled as the trees, his back bowed but not bent.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Marbruk, I offer she who surveys the market beneath an auburn veil and keeps silver close to her heart.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Vulkwasten, I offer she who sweeps away the seasons with straw and the swish of her tail.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Rawl'kha, I offer he who clothes his stripes of brown with stripes of gold.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Davon's Watch, I offer he who is silver, ash, and fire, draped in copper filigree.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Mournhold, I offer she who marches beneath a red crest and wields winding steel.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Stormhold, I offer she who is caked in mud but wears a halo of bone, bright and untouched by mire.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Windhelm, I offer she who bears time at her waist, but for whom age has not robbed her golden crown.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Riften, I offer he whose arms are coiled and stained with the ink and weeds of the sea.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Daggerfall, I offer he whose dress is as cool as his demeanor and pate as barren as his heart.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Wayrest, I offer she who peers from behind a crimson curtain and marred her face to hide her nature.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Shornhelm, I offer she who greets death as a sister, her smile joyless and unflinching.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Sentinel, I offer he who leaves a trail of neat black ropes dangling over a golden cage.
You will know them by their eye.
* * *
Prey to thee, Dread Father, those born to Anu.
From Evermore, I offer she whose heart bears many scars, but does not fear to wear them proudly.
You will know them by their eye.

Here is the video guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG2IHkCCJHc

Full list of the names of all Targets.

• Cimalire (Skywatch)
• Dirdelas (Elden Root)
• Calareth (Marbruk)
• Sihada (Vulkwasten)
• Dablir (Rawl'Kha)
• Dinor Girano (Davon's Watch)
• Cindiri Malas (Mournhold)
• Gideelar (Stormhold)
• Hakida (Windhelm)
• Eldfyr (Riften)
• Cesarel Hedier (Dagerfall)
• Alix Edette (Wayrest)
• Bulag (Shornhelm)
• Ebrayd (Sentinel)
• Berea (Evermore)

Here is a picture of what the Cadaverous Assassin polymorph looks like:

code65536

Thanks.

Wow, you've been busy.

Saturn

code65536 wrote: »

Thanks.

Wow, you've been busy.

I can't help it, Code. I love these kind of things >.<

Aleraon

Wish I could test it but none of the template characters have wayshrines unlocked hehe. nice guide though and thanks for posting

Ra'Shtar

I can confirm that targets change name and even appearance sometimes when they re-spawn below are the names i noticed.

• Alcewae or Cimalire (Skywatch)
• Dirdelas or Glonuin (Elden Root)
• Samoril or Calareth (Marbruk)
• Maedali or Sihada (Vulkwasten)
• Hadamri or Dablir (Rawl'Kha)
• Dinor Girano or Gaden Maryon (Davon's Watch)
• Cindiri Malas or Favela Doren (Mournhold)
• Gideelar or Ahkoeen (Stormhold)
• Hakida or Roreka (Windhelm)
• Eldfyr or Honthod (Riften)
• Cesarel Hedier or Gepard Macile (Dagerfall)
• Alix Edette or Fabrice Maric (Wayrest)
• Bulag or Lashat (Shornhelm)
• Ebrayd or Jagoud (Sentinel)
• Berea or Habena (Evermore)

Maybe its a bug maybe its intended i don't know but here is the list and i hope it helps you guys.

Ajaxduo

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

Saturn

Ra'Shtar wrote: »

I can confirm that targets change name and even appearance sometimes when they re-spawn below are the names i noticed.

• Alcewae or Cimalire (Skywatch)
• Dirdelas or Glonuin (Elden Root)
• Samoril or Calareth (Marbruk)
• Maedali or Sihada (Vulkwasten)
• Hadamri or Dablir (Rawl'Kha)
• Dinor Girano or Gaden Maryon (Davon's Watch)
• Cindiri Malas or Favela Doren (Mournhold)
• Gideelar or Ahkoeen (Stormhold)
• Hakida or Roreka (Windhelm)
• Eldfyr or Honthod (Riften)
• Cesarel Hedier or Gepard Macile (Dagerfall)
• Alix Edette or Fabrice Maric (Wayrest)
• Bulag or Lashat (Shornhelm)
• Ebrayd or Jagoud (Sentinel)
• Berea or Habena (Evermore)

Maybe its a bug maybe its intended i don't know but here is the list and i hope it helps you guys.

@Ra'Shtar
Thank you for posting this. It must be a bug, since one of the appearances they will show up as does not have a white eye, which is supposed to be the ultimate hint to finding the target.

Perhaps @ZOS_GinaBruno can confirm or deny whether or not this is intentional.

If this is not a bug, then I will simply do an updated guide with both targets in a future video.


The corpses when you kill either of them will change name to the opposite person, which is kind of weird, but I also noticed that they instantly respawn in a set location after they are killed. If you go to the Litany room in the Sanctuary, the red soul echoes of your targets will be on display and some of them are clearly one of the two possible spawns, the most obvious one being Cindiri Malas, since she has a helm.

Saturn

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

Ra'Shtar

Saturn wrote: »

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

I actually found three places where the one in Savon's Watch spawns so i'm guessing some of them have more than 2 spawns.

Saturn

Ra'Shtar wrote: »

Saturn wrote: »

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

I actually found three places where the one in Savon's Watch spawns so i'm guessing some of them have more than 2 spawns.

@Ra'Shtar
I meant spawns as in appearances. Although I did notice one of the fake appearances kept respawning in the same place when I killed it, like instantly.

Abeille

Saturn wrote: »

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

Do the variation with the white eye spawns again if you already killed it? Or only the variation without the white eye?

I wonder if the variation without the white eye counts for the achievement.

Maybe, the model #1 appears for someone who hadn't killed that particular target yet, but #2 appears for everyone that already did.

Ajaxduo

Saturn wrote: »

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

I see ^^ it's odd because for me on my toons it's always been the same but it is different for others.

Aerius_Sygale

...Is Xivkyn Dreadguard the only cool Polymorph this game is ever going to have? /sigh

Ra'Shtar

Aerius_Sygale wrote: »

...Is Xivkyn Dreadguard the only cool Polymorph this game is ever going to have? /sigh

I dunno about you but i prefer this one over the Xivkyn ones specially because on khajiits it looks like a cat skeleton.

Abeille

Ra'Shtar wrote: »

Aerius_Sygale wrote: »

...Is Xivkyn Dreadguard the only cool Polymorph this game is ever going to have? /sigh

I dunno about you but i prefer this one over the Xivkyn ones specially because on khajiits it looks like a cat skeleton.

And on Argonians, like a lizard skeleton! I wish the regular skeleton polymorph was changed to work like this too.

Saturn

Abeille wrote: »

Saturn wrote: »

Ajaxduo wrote: »

Yeah I put up a guide on this to but it turns out the spawns are random xD

@Ajaxduo
They aren't random, there are just two possible spawns. Though, I'm pretty sure this isn't intentional, since one of the two possible targets per zone have no white eye.

Do the variation with the white eye spawns again if you already killed it? Or only the variation without the white eye?

I wonder if the variation without the white eye counts for the achievement.

Maybe, the model #1 appears for someone who hadn't killed that particular target yet, but #2 appears for everyone that already did.

@Abeille
That is a good theory except I looked at the guide @Ajaxduo did and at least five of the names are different from mine. I know that most of my targets had white eyes, which I'm sure is the correct model.
One thing to keep in mind is that the appearances only switch when you kill the original with the Blade of Woe. It seems the appearance then reset the next day, at least as far as I can tell.

Saturn

Ra'Shtar wrote: »

Aerius_Sygale wrote: »

...Is Xivkyn Dreadguard the only cool Polymorph this game is ever going to have? /sigh

I dunno about you but i prefer this one over the Xivkyn ones specially because on khajiits it looks like a cat skeleton.

The Khajiiti skeleton is so nice It has a bone tail and a badass skull, I feel like it looks worst on normal humans, lol.

Alcast

That is freaking awesomo. Great work!
I also wanted to do it but then I realized that templates had no wayshrines xD

SarahTSax

Am having the worst time finding the one in Shornhelm. Either name - can't find a juggler or anyone else. I've found a white-eyed GUY but he has a 'talk' icon so he's out on both counts. Any spawn ideas for them?
Thanks

Ra'Shtar

SarahTSax wrote: »

Am having the worst time finding the one in Shornhelm. Either name - can't find a juggler or anyone else. I've found a white-eyed GUY but he has a 'talk' icon so he's out on both counts. Any spawn ideas for them?
Thanks

Near the traders by the gate.

SarahTSax

Got it - thanks

Saturn

I have added the list Ra'Shtar provided and organised it so that bold names are the Actual Targets and italic names are the Broken Targets.

The broken targets do not match the clues nor have the telltale sign. If you cannot find the actual target, then look for the broken target instead. The only similarities between the two is that the broken target will wear somewhat similar clothes.

Hopefully this achievement will be fixed, so lots of people will not be confused when they go looking for their targets.

Please @ZOS_GinaBruno have someone look into this bug, it is quite clearly not intentional.

Mix

Thank you so much, I managed to follow the Litany hints to get all but Wayrest. Convinced I had looked every female npc in the eye I came on here (actually was worried there might be a phasing issue since the premades haven't done any quests). I found Alix (black hair and no white eye) and killed her off and it was the wrong Alix lol. Make sure you look for Alix Edette specifically, who knew it was such a popular name.

I hope this is a bug with the two different npcs (perhaps one is ONLY supposed to spawn for the character after they have completed the Litany? so they don't see any white eye targets anymore?) because there is no way to tell which npcs are the ones preventing the spawn of the Litany target at least by looking at them. Really appreciate all the hard work!

Saturn

Mix wrote: »

Thank you so much, I managed to follow the Litany hints to get all but Wayrest. Convinced I had looked every female npc in the eye I came on here (actually was worried there might be a phasing issue since the premades haven't done any quests). I found Alix (black hair and no white eye) and killed her off.

I hope this is a bug with the two different npcs (perhaps one is ONLY supposed to spawn for the character after they have completed the Litany? so they don't see any white eye targets anymore?) because there is no way to tell which npcs are the ones preventing the spawn of the Litany target at least by looking at them. Really appreciate all the hard work!

@Mix
No the white-eyed individuals will still be there after you complete the litany. Sounds like it was a bug. The broken target in Wayrest has brown hair though. Might have been a texture bug though, if her hair was black. At any rate, this achievement is still pretty buggy. But ZOS have yet to acknowledge it. Hoping it is fixed soon.

Saturn

I have updated this guide since the bug with every zone having two targets has been fixed today:

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Quests & Zones
Quests

• Litany of Blood
  • Two Litany of Blood targets, located in Auridon and Reaper’s March, will now respawn faster and possibly in different locations.
  • All Litany of Blood targets will now always be named and dressed the same, regardless of whether you've already killed them.

I went on the PTS and checked, so I can confirm that this achievement and its targets now work as intended.

Faustes

Litany of Blood achievement guide: Wander around giant Audiron for 15 minutes, give up because the hints were useless, play a different game.

Saturn

Faustes wrote: »

Litany of Blood achievement guide: Wander around giant Audiron for 15 minutes, give up because the hints were useless, play a different game.

Sometimes they are harder to find, that's the trouble that comes with a guide for a collectible that moves around an entire city. I can only help to a certain extent

Tess_Phyreforge

I have found these targets for Litany of Blood can be found in a few locations in the city, they do wonder as well. Seems they can spawn in different location depending on time of day in game, I've done this quest on 3 toons and most of the targets were found in different areas for all 3 toons. Good luck all

AzuraKin

crap guide. people don't look up guides to watch you kill a target. they want info. specifically usually some hint to where a specific target is located. for example where is the guy in elden root cause I have searched every where from throne room down to every little hut all over the area. your guide does not help because your guide sucks.

Ourorboros

AzuraKin wrote: »

crap guide. people don't look up guides to watch you kill a target. they want info. specifically usually some hint to where a specific target is located. for example where is the guy in elden root cause I have searched every where from throne room down to every little hut all over the area. your guide does not help because your guide sucks.

I don't think it's the guide that sucks. You get the essential information from the guide, i.e. the name and description of the target in each city. Saturn explained that listing all locations would make for an unwieldy video. I had no problem completing the achievement, and at least a third of my targets were not in the location on the video.

Saturn

AzuraKin wrote: »

crap guide. people don't look up guides to watch you kill a target. they want info. specifically usually some hint to where a specific target is located. for example where is the guy in elden root cause I have searched every where from throne room down to every little hut all over the area. your guide does not help because your guide sucks.

Most people have no trouble completing this achievement with this guide. It doesn't hold your hand, sure, but I also specifically stated that all the targets roam. If you have trouble finding a target it is not my fault. It would be a lot of work if I were to show every route, spawn location, etc. of every single target, and the nature of this collectible achievement and its randomness makes it hard to exactly pinpoint a target at any given time. I unfortunately don't have that much time to spend on making guides, but I do try my best to be helpful, which from the majority of the responses I have gotten has been the case.

Good luck with finding the targets you are missing. Also, had you simply asked for help I would have tried to be accomodating, but instead you chose to be rude.