Spiced Beef

Spiced Beef is a unique Skyrim quest item that Banning in Markarth asks you to deliver to Voada; its secret ingredient is darker than it seems.

Spiced Beef is a one-off package of seasoned meat in Skyrim. It belongs to Banning, the dog trainer at Markarth Stables who sells the war dog Vigilance, and it plays a part in a small delivery errand in Markarth.

Effects

If eaten, it restores 5 Health – a simple instant restore and nothing more.

Where to find it

Ask Banning how long he has been training dogs and he remembers a delivery he still has to make for Voada in Understone Keep. Agree to help and he gives you the Spiced Beef. Bring it to Voada and she pays you 500 gold, adding that you might spend it on the dog.

After the handover the beef stays in Voada’s inventory, so it can be taken back with Pickpocket.

Good to know

Spoiler: the meat is not beef at all. Banning is one of Namira’s cannibals, and once you have finished the Daedric quest The Taste of Death, asking him about the delivery makes him admit that you now know his secret ingredient – human flesh.

Where to find it

  • Given by Banning at Markarth Stables for delivery to Voada in Understone Keep.
  • Voada pays 500 gold; the beef can be pickpocketed back from her.

Crafting materials

Lore notes

Banning, the supplier of the Spiced Beef, belongs to Namira’s cannibal circle; the meat is human flesh, revealed after The Taste of Death.

Dropped by

Quest reward from

Where it appears

Markarth

Markarth is the stone city of the Reach, carved into the cliffs by the Dwemer – home of the Silver-Blood family, Cidhna Mine and the Forsworn conspiracy.

Markarth Stables

Markarth Stables in Skyrim: buy the pinto horse from Cedran and Vigilance the war dog from Banning for 500 gold – Dwarven-style stables outside Markarth.

Characters connected to it

Banning

Banning in Skyrim: the Markarth Stables dog breeder who sells the war dog Vigilance for 500 gold – and secretly a cannibal of the Coven of Namira.

Voada

Voada in Skyrim: a cheerful Breton kitchen worker in Markarth’s Understone Keep who serves chef Anton Virane and accepts Banning’s spiced beef for the dogs.

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Spiced Beef

Type
Weight
0.5
Value
4 gold
Effects
Restores 5 Health
Enchantment
How to get
Unique / fixed location
Smithing perk
Game
Item ID
000CADFB

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