Message from the Dark Brotherhood found!

Lord_Draevan · February 2015

this thread has certainly taken an interesting turn.

phreatophile · February 2015

Lord_Draevan wrote: »

Sphinx2318 wrote: »

I agree with @Tomg999. Implement DB without warning us or putting it in patch notes. Such Intrigue!!!

I can picture it now:

You randomly murder an innocent. A few in-game days later, you're running around in PvE when your character stops, sways, falls down.

The screen goes black.

You wake up in a dark room. There's a hooded figure standing near you.

"You sleep rather soundly for a murderer. That's good."

And then the Dark Brotherhood questline begins.

I can't wait for this. I'll point out that the surprise won't last that long, vampirism and lycanthropy were intended to be hard to find, in beta they put it ingame told everyone it was ingame and it took weeks if I not longer to find, with the Dark Brotherhood, the secret will be out fast.

I hope they can match the chilling delivery of Lucien LaChance.

"Dear Brother, I do not spread rumors, I create them."

Lord_Draevan · February 2015

phreatophile wrote: »

I hope they can match the chilling delivery of Lucien LaChance.

"Dear Brother, I do not spread rumors, I create them."

I hate that when you have Knights of the Nine installed on 360 he doesn't say that, he instead says the "Did you hear? All the priests in the Chapel of Dibella have been murdered!" line instead when asked about rumors >_<

Huxley12345 · February 2015

they only take Argonians born under the sign of the Shadow, they don't just take any Argonian: plus, more importantly, you're born into the order, not invited.

That's some serious min / maxing.

Lord_Draevan · February 2015

Huxley12345 wrote: »

they only take Argonians born under the sign of the Shadow, they don't just take any Argonian: plus, more importantly, you're born into the order, not invited.

That's some serious min / maxing.

Yup. Trained from birth to kill and it's the only thing they do until the day they die! Even the Brotherhood doesn't have that level of dedication.

Iago · February 2015

Darlgon wrote: »

Lord_Draevan wrote: »

Woolenthreads wrote: »

Er.... are you certain that is Tong or Brotherhood? It mentions "oppressors" which sounds more like the Shadowscales.

Well Shadowscales are, to my understanding, a special branch or allied group of the Brotherhood that operates in Black Marsh. All Shadowscales are taken from birth and trained by the Brotherhood before being sent to serve in Black Marsh, after all. It could also be that the writer of the letter is an Argonian member of the Brotherhood who approves of killing Dunmer.

Though I'm pretty sure it's Brotherhood. The whole "We Know", killing to gain entry, and "Hail Sithis!" are all Brotherhood trademarks.

Just to be clear, the Shadowscales are a branch of the Morag Tong, not Brotherhood, as the supporters of Sithis are not as biased as the other Dark Elves. Also, the Brotherhood and Tong are enemies, not allies. The Tong are waning during this time period, but pretty sure the Brotherhood is not yet formed.. yet.

The Dark Brotherhood has already been formed because the Alliance war began

2E 582 The Three Banners War begins (The Alliance War),The Aldmeri Dominion, Ebonheart Pact and Daggerfall Covenant clash to wrest control of the Ruby Throne from the Empire of Cyrodiil and defend themselves against the Imperials under Molag Bal's influence. The Dominion seeks to reestablish Elven dominance over Tamriel to protect it from the carelessness of the younger races. The Covenant intends to restore the Second Empire and return peace and stability to Tamriel. The Pact desires to defeat the Imperials in order to preserve the independence of their homelands: Chronicles of the Five Companions 4

and the first references to the Dark Brotherhood happen almost 200 years prior

2E 358 Earliest known written record of the Dark Brotherhood, A note was found beneath the floorboards of an abandoned house in the Nordic village of Jallenheim. Depicting a war between two shadowy organizations, scholars speculate that this is a rare piece of evidence of the war between the Morag Tong and its hated offshoot, the Dark Brotherhood. The Brotherhood was probably in existence before this date, but its secrecy shrouds its true origins, though it was most likely formed by several ex-members of the Morag Tong: Fire and Darkness: The Brotherhoods of Death

2E 360 Earliest known date of a person enlisting the services of the Dark Brotherhood, This reference was found in the journals of Queen Arlimahera of Hegathe: The Brothers of Darkness

2E 401, 17th Hearthfire Prince Anton inherits the throne of his father: Journal of Magiul Shiana

2E 412 Earliest mention of the name of the Dark Brotherhood, This reference was found in the journals of the Blood Queen Arlimahera of Hegathe. "...with the help of the Night Mother and her Dark Brotherhood, the secret arsenal my family has employed since my grandfather's time." It can be surmised that the Dark Brotherhood was already well organized in 2E 360 if her grandfather truly used them: The Brothers of Darkness

2E 430 Potentate Savirien-Chorak and all of his heirs are murdered, ending the years of the Akaviri Potentate and the Second Empire of Cyrodiil: The Brothers of Darkness, Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Seat of Sundered Kings: Cyrodiil, Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Wilds Remain: Valenwood, Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: All the Eras of Man, A Comprehensive History of our History

Woolenthreads · February 2015

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

If you get that as a low level character, makes the rest a little too easy.

That's one POV I guess. It didn't bother me too much in following games because they rarely attacked me in my sleep until I had reached Balmora. From my POV I'm playing it now for amusement not challenge and I like to follow the Alchemy to 100% so I tend to be more annoyed by Cliff Racers and over XPing skills than the Dark Brotherhood.

It'll be interesting to see the precise approach they use with the Dark Brotherhood. I think I would find it rather offputting if they offer my Templar Healer a place but don't make the offer to any of my Nightblades.

daswahnsinn · February 2015

I remember seeing the letter the OP mentioned back in closed beta, anyone else?

Wifeaggro13 · February 2015

I would rather actually just play skyrim and become part of the dark brotherhood in 2015. those guilds wont be in before 2016 and your sure as hell not gonna get them for free even if your a ESO plus member.