The majority of members of the Order were of this rank. Participation in seven or more Order-related missions and recommendationĪdepts, or Assailants were equipped with a Steel Katana as well as an an Assassin Hood (light armor) or an Assassin Helmet (heavy armor) according to the choice they made earlier, finally completing their chosen Assassin armor set. An Expert assassin could request that any number of Apprentice assassins request him or her on Order-related business. Participation in three or more Order-related missions and recommendationĪpprentices, or Assistants, were outfitted in either Assassin Robes (light armor) or an Assassin Cuirass (heavy armor) depending on the choice they made earlier. Because of this, they mostly only participated in battle when called upon by their superiors. They were not permitted to embark on missions for the Order unless accompanied by an Adept assassin or higher. Novices, or Initiates, were equipped with a single Steel Dagger and a pair of Assassin Sleeves and Assassin Shoes (light armor) or a pair of Assassin Gauntlets and Assassin Boots (heavy armor), according to preference. Babette, however, whom the player was not given any opportunity to kill in the previous title, makes an appearance as a member of the disbanded team. Nazir's daughter and Cicero's nephew take their respective places in Tamriel. To allow for this, Cicero and Nazir do not return to play the vital Dark Brotherhood roles. In other words, because much of this history is left up for interpretation, a player who is looking into the lore behind the fall of the Brotherhood can make their own inferences according to how they played the previous title. In The Elder Scrolls VI: Plainswalker, the decline of the Dark Brotherhood is not explored in depth for the sake of the decisions made by the player in the previous title, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Lore in The Elder Scrolls VI: Plainswalker In other terms, these assassins could have been considered brutally-efficient mercenaries with morals.Īventus Aretino was hailed as the leader of the organization. Assassins within the Order typically accepted coin in exchange for their services, and they were not supposed to kill without a valid cause. It was equally as popular as the Brotherhood was previously, only the requirements for a kill weren't as clearly defined as with the Brotherhood. Only once the Dark Brotherhood was out of the picture in Skyrim, the Order of Assassins was able to flourish. In this time, the Dunmer Feranos was also recruited. Nazir and Cicero would not live to see the return of the Brotherhood, however, Nazir's long-lost daughter, Satia, from Hammerfell and Cicero's nephew, Lucretius, were recruited into the troupe, and would later take their places.
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Cicero reluctantly agreed, under the condition that they would travel with him in the hopes that they would together find a new Listener for the Night Mother, and restore the Brotherhood to its former glory. With the lingering threat of a final, devastating blow being launched on the Dawnstar Sanctuary, it wasn't long before Babette and Nazir decided to abandon Dawnstar altogether. Furthermore, the Night Mother refused to choose a Listener among her three remaining subjects. After Allie's death during a fateful confrontation with the Dovahkiin, there was clearly no hope left for the Brotherhood. Continuous confrontation between the Order and the Dark Brotherhood on Brotherhood turf resulted in many minor casualties for the Brotherhood. The new guild took the allegiance of the Thieves Guild with it and left the Dark Brotherhood of Skyrim with only a few reputable members and even less contacts.Īmong those who remained loyal to the Brotherhood were Babette, Nazir, Cicero and Allie Nightshade, their leader. It was from these rejects, specifically a talented assassin named Aventus Aretino, that the Order was conceived.
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After aspiring Dark Brotherhood initiates began to adopt Thieves Guild ideals, a brief schism occurred, in which the Brotherhood lost a number of its recruits. The Order of Assassins was first established in 5E 13, as a result of the partnership formed between the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild in Skyrim. 1.4 Lore in The Elder Scrolls VI: Plainswalker.