The five big faction lines: the Companions, the College of Winterhold, the Thieves Guild, the Dark Brotherhood and the civil war. Joining, and finishing.
Join the Companions
Finish Take Up Arms.
Finish Glory of the Dead
The Companions' last quest.
Join the College of Winterhold
Finish First Lessons.
Finish The Eye of Magnus
The College's last quest.
Join the Thieves Guild
Finish Taking Care of Business.
Finish Darkness Returns
The Thieves Guild's last quest.
Join the Dark Brotherhoodmissable
Finish With Friends Like These... Killing Astrid in the Abandoned Shack starts Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! instead and ends the guild for good.
Finish Hail Sithis!missable
The Dark Brotherhood's last quest. Lost if you destroy the Brotherhood.
Join the Imperial Legion or the Stormcloaks
Either side counts.
Win the Battle for Whiterun
Defense of Whiterun for the Legion, Battle for Whiterun for the Stormcloaks.
Capture Solitude or Windhelm
The last battle of the civil war, on either side.
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