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These totems are found around Skyrim and brought back to the Underforge as part of the quest Totems of Hircine. Nba 2k15 skidrow. These Totems of Hircine are small golden objects which are used to worship Hircine. Aela of the Companions seeks these Totems so that she may show proper reverence. There are three Totems that may be found.

There are four totems: a snake totem, a wolf totem, a fox totem and a bear totem. Using the knowledge of animal physcology the Snake would fear all the others, the bear would not fear any of these animals, the fox eats what it can (including snakes or 'Number One') and the wolf would only fear the second (the bear) if was not with it's pack.
As a Werewolf you have a Howl, the totems dictate what affect the howl has, by default you have a fear inducing howl (lvl 25 for 30secs), then there is Detect Life 60 secs, and summon two wolves to.
As a Werewolf you have a Howl, the totems dictate what affect the howl has, by default you have a fear inducing howl (lvl 25 for 30secs), then there is Detect Life 60 secs, and summon two wolves to.

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Journey to the given location to find a Totem of Hircine.

Quest Giver:	Aela the Huntress
Location(s):	Whiterun
Prerequisite Quest:	Glory of the Dead
Reward:	A Totem of Hircine, leveled gold
ID:	CR12

The Totem of Brotherhood in its receptacle in the Underforge

Quick Walkthrough[edit]

Travel to the indicated location on your map.
Retrieve the Totem by any means necessary.
Return to the Underforge, then use one of the totem receptacles to complete the quest and receive your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

Accepting the Quest[edit]

Asking Aela the Huntress, 'Is there any work to be done?' will prompt her to tell you about the Totems of Hircine. She will say that she has located one and would be honored if you go with her to retrieve it. If you accept the quest, she will become your Shield-Sister and will replace your current companion. Allister model ard iia manual.

Retrieve the Totem of Hircine[edit]

Aela prays to the Totem

Journey to the location given by Aela and kill the enemies lurking around. The location is radiant, and it can be any animal den, vampire lair, or warlock lair with a boss chest. The totem is most often found in the boss chest. Once you have the totem, Aela will approach and ask if you have it. Center text in word. When you tell her you do, she will tell you to bring it back to the Underforge. When you return to the Underforge, place the totem on the marked area—the quest will finish and you will receive a leveled amount of gold. You can now pray to the totem to receive a new power while in Beast Form, which replaces your old one.

There are three total totems, each granting a different ability in Beast Form.

Reward[edit]

Levels^†	Reward^‡	USLEEP Reward
1-9	100	100
10-19	150	150
20-29	300	200
30-39	300	250
40+	300	300

†Level is based on when the player completed the previous quest (or level one for the first quest), not the player's level when receiving the quest or its reward.

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The reward amounts for radiant Companions quests do not progress as intended.

This bug is fixed by version 3.0.3 of the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch. (details)

The Totems of Hircine[edit]

Left to Right: Totem of the Hunt, Totem of Fear, Totem of Brotherhood

The totems are described in detail in the tome, The Totems of Hircine. By praying to these totems, you will be given a unique ability that replaces the older Howl of Terror; it is activated by pressing the shout button while in beast form. All abilities last for 60 seconds, though the duration can be increased by 15 seconds by equipping the Ring of the Moon^DB before activating Beast Mode.

Totem of Fear: Causes Fear
Totem of Brotherhood: Summons 2 Pack Members
Totem of The Hunt: Grants Detect Life

Notes[edit]

If Dragonborn is installed, some radiant locations may be on Solstheim. If you are in Skyrim, you will not receive a quest marker pointing you to the quest location, but must travel to Solstheim first (at which point any quest markers you have to quests in Skyrim will disappear).
You can only trigger this quest if you are still a werewolf. If you have purified yourself, you are unable to do this quest.
If Whiterun is under attack, you cannot enter the Underforge until Whiterun is back to normal. It will tell you a key is needed to enter and that it cannot be lockpicked.
At the end of this quest, Aela will begin praying to the new totem in the Underforge. It is possible to ask her to follow you while she is praying; her dialogue will change, and she will allow you access to her inventory, but will not stop praying or move away from the totem.
Aela will not give these quests while she is an active follower, though she will give Animal Extermination quests.
If you have just dropped off a totem in the Underforge, Aela will be praying to it and only offer an Animal Extermination quest (dialogue option, 'I'm looking for work'). Leave the Underforge, return, then talk to Aela again. Repeat until Aela (still in prayer) offers the next totem quest (dialogue, 'Is there any work to be done?').

Bugs[edit]

If you've completed A Daedra's Best Friend, you may be taken to Haemar's Cavern and your system can lock up when entering Haemar's Shame. You won't be able to complete the quest and will have Aela as a follower, but with no dialogue options.
- This bug is fixed by version 1.4 of the Official Skyrim Patch.
- This also seems to happen if the totem is located in Morvunskar, and A Night To Remember has been completed. This can be worked around by carefully navigating around the point where the portal to the Misty Grove was placed earlier. ^?
- This can be resolved by manually advancing the quest with the console command setstage cr12 20.
Curing yourself of lycanthropy while this quest is active causes the Underforge door to become unresponsive. You cannot end the quest or get rid of Aela as a result.
- You can finish the quest using the console command coc 'WhiterunUnderForge' and placing the totem in its place, but Aela may stay inside, forcing you to use the command each time. ^?
While recovering a totem located in Ansilvund, it is possible that one of the swinging axe traps may knock Aela through a hole in the map, rendering the quest un-fulfillable. Aela may reappear at a later time although the trigger i

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