Skill reference

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Skill	Improved by	What it does	Trained by
Medical	One use per rested hour; a bandage or repair kit use (Roleplay & Realism: Items).	Improves health recovered while resting.	Temple of Arkay Temple of Mara Temple of Stendarr
Etiquette	First use of the Polite tone in a talk session; the Debate plea in court.	Helps with polite conversation, pacifying human enemies and debating a charge in court.	Temple of Dibella Temple of Mara Temple of Zenithar
Streetwise	First use of the Blunt tone in a talk session; the Lie plea in court.	Helps with blunt conversation, pacifying criminal enemies and lying in court.	Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Dibella Temple of Mara Temple of Zenithar
Jumping	Jumping or vaulting with horizontal movement; jumping in place does not count.	Increases jump height and distance.	Fighters Guild Thieves Guild Temple of Kynareth
Orcish	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Orc, Orc Sergeant, Orc Shaman, Orc Warlord. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Fighters Guild Mages Guild Temple of Dibella Temple of Stendarr Temple of Zenithar
Harpy	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Harpy. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Mages Guild Temple of Dibella Temple of Kynareth Temple of Mara Temple of Zenithar
Giantish	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Giant, Gargoyle. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Fighters Guild Temple of Zenithar
Dragonish	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Dragonling, Dragonling (alt). Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Mages Guild Temple of Akatosh Temple of Kynareth
Nymph	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Nymph, Lamia. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Temple of Dibella Temple of Mara
Daedric	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Frost Daedra, Fire Daedra, Daedroth, Daedra Seducer, Daedra Lord. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Mages Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh Temple of Arkay Temple of Dibella Temple of Julianos Temple of Kynareth Temple of Mara Temple of Stendarr Temple of Zenithar
Spriggan	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Spriggan. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Mages Guild Temple of Stendarr Temple of Zenithar
Centaurian	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Centaur. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Temple of Zenithar
Impish	A pacify attempt on a creature that speaks it.	Helps pacify Imp, Dreugh. Keeping your weapon sheathed improves the chance.	Mages Guild Temple of Julianos
Lockpicking	Each lock-pick attempt, on a door or a chest, whether it succeeds or not.	Improves your chance to open locked doors and chests. Magical locks require other means.	Thieves Guild Temple of Dibella Temple of Julianos
Mercantile	Each completed trade at a counter (buying, selling, repair, identify).	Improves buying and selling prices.	Temple of Julianos Temple of Zenithar
Pickpocket	Each pickpocket attempt on a townsperson or a stall.	Improves your chance to steal from people and shops without being caught.	Thieves Guild Temple of Zenithar
Stealth	Once a game minute while a hostile enemy is checking whether it notices you.	Makes enemies less likely to notice you.	Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh Temple of Kynareth
Swimming	Swimming.	Increases swimming speed and reduces fatigue spent swimming.	Fighters Guild Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh
Climbing	Climbing walls and ledges.	Improves climbing, grip time and the ability to catch ledges.	Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Arkay Temple of Kynareth
Backstabbing	Every swing at an enemy facing away from you, hit or miss.	Improves attacks against enemies facing away from you and can triple their damage.	Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Arkay
Dodging	Each attack aimed at you by an enemy (melee, arrow or monster attack).	Reduces an enemy’s chance to hit you.	Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Kynareth Temple of Stendarr
Running	Running.	Increases running speed.	Fighters Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh Temple of Kynareth
Destruction	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the spell-point cost of Destruction spells, including direct and continuous damage.	Mages Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh Temple of Arkay Temple of Kynareth
Restoration	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the cost of healing, curing, fortifying and other Restoration spells.	Mages Guild Temple of Arkay Temple of Dibella Temple of Mara Temple of Stendarr
Illusion	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the cost of spells such as Invisibility, Chameleon and Light.	Mages Guild Temple of Dibella Temple of Kynareth Temple of Mara
Alteration	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the cost of spells such as Shield, Paralyze and Water Breathing.	Mages Guild Temple of Akatosh Temple of Julianos
Thaumaturgy	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the cost of spells such as Levitate, Water Walking and Spell Reflection.	Mages Guild Temple of Julianos Temple of Zenithar
Mysticism	Each effect cast in the school (a signature spell counts its path's two schools).	Reduces the cost of spells such as Soul Trap, Dispel, Open and Teleport.	Mages Guild Temple of Julianos
Short Blade	Each swing that connects with a target.	Improves attacks with daggers, tantos, wakizashis and shortswords.	Fighters Guild Thieves Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Arkay Temple of Julianos
Long Blade	Each swing that connects with a target.	Improves attacks with broadswords, longswords, sabers, katanas, claymores and dai-katanas.	Fighters Guild Temple of Akatosh Temple of Dibella
Hand-to-Hand	Each bare-handed (or werecreature) swing that connects.	Improves unarmed accuracy and damage, including attacks in werebeast form.	Fighters Guild
Axe	Each swing that connects with a target.	Improves attacks with battle axes and war axes.	Fighters Guild Temple of Arkay Temple of Stendarr
Blunt Weapon	Each swing that connects with a target.	Improves attacks with staves, maces, flails and warhammers.	Fighters Guild Thieves Guild Temple of Stendarr Temple of Zenithar
Archery	Each arrow loosed, hit or miss.	Improves attacks with bows and Firearms.	Fighters Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Akatosh Temple of Kynareth Temple of Mara
Critical Strike	Each connecting swing of any weapon, alongside the weapon's own skill.	Improves the chance and damage of critical hits.	Fighters Guild Dark Brotherhood Temple of Arkay Temple of Julianos Temple of Mara Temple of Stendarr

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