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The Night MotherEdit

Mentioned in numerous books, with her identity mostly a mystery or matter of debate, as can be seen by differing portrayals in Fire and Darkness, Sacred Witness, The Brothers of Darkness and 2920, The Last Year of the First Era

Alternatively, you may come across a Public Notice on the door of Claudius Arcadia's house in the Imperial City's Talos Plaza District mentioning "Rituals to the Night Mother" as an "attempt to contact the Dark Brotherhood". More information on this can be gleaned by reading the copy of The Black Horse Courier entitled Night Mother Rituals! detailing Arcadia's crimes.

If you speak to Arcadia he will confirm the rumors:

"So I wanted somebody murdered! So I prayed to the Night Mother! What, is that a crime now? They even took my house, those bastards! Agghhh!"

Should commit a murder and be visited by Lucien Lachance, the Night Mother will start to take more shape and emerges as the guiding force behind the brotherhood:

"Your work, your deathcraft, pleases the Night Mother."

"And you, you are a cold-blooded killer, capable of taking life without mercy or remorse. The Night Mother has been watching, and she is most pleased."

"My name is Lucien Lachance, and my voice is the will of the Night Mother. She's been watching you. Observing as you kill, admiring as you end life without pity or remorse. The Night Mother is most pleased..."

Importance underscored by her being in the first Tenet:

"Tenet 1: Never dishonor the Night Mother. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis."

Covenant

"Know this. Every Dark Brother and Sister is a child of Sithis. He whom we call Sithis has many other names. Chaos. Doom. Discord. Sithis is the Void. We of the Dark Brotherhood serve the Night Mother, who is the bride of Sithis. The Night Mother rules her children with a terrible Black Hand."

Night Mother

"We praise our Unholy Matron. From her shadowed womb we were born, from her breast we suckle malice and pain. She loves her children, you see."

Ocheeva:

Night Mother

"To employ the services of the Dark Brotherhood, one must perform a ritual to the Night Mother. Only then will she heed their prayers for murder. It is an ancient rite, this Black Sacrament. All across the Empire, every day, people beseech the Night Mother to take the lives of others. After a person performs the ritual, they are contacted by a Speaker. Gold is exchanged, and the details worked out. So it has always been."

Others

Teinaava:"I welcome you to our family, and this Sanctuary. May you find yourself at home here, in the loving embrace of our Lady the Night Mother."

Telaendril: "The Night Mother has been smiling upon you, I hope."

Can ask others in the Sanctuary:

Antoinetta: "I've always wondered who the Night Mother really is. Some say she's an old woman who lives somewhere here in Cyrodiil, but I'm not so sure."

Gogron: "I don't know who the Night Mother is, but she pays me to kill people. My own mother should have loved me so much."

Teinaava: "The Night Mother is the Dark Brotherhood's Unholy Matron. She guides our actions, just as the Dread Father Sithis once guided hers."

Telaendril: "Our Lady is surely an ancient and powerful elf. Someday, when I am Listener of the Black Hand, I will look upon her beautiful and unholy form!"

Vicente: "The Night Mother speaks to only one member of the Dark Brotherhood -- the Listener of the Black Hand. And when Our Lady speaks, death follows."

Telaendril also adds:

Sithis

"Long ago, in an age now forgotten, Sithis came to the Night Mother and begat her five sons. So you see, his love gave birth to the Dark Brotherhood."

Arquen at Applewatch:

"We five, including you, are now all that remain. Even worse, you killed the Listener! The Black Hand without a Listener is like a hand with no thumb. Even the Listener's successor is dead! So, we have no choice but to invoke an ancient ritual. We must wake the Night Mother from her slumber, and seek her guidance! Between the hours of midnight and 3:00 AM, ask me about the Night Mother, and we will away to our Lady's home. Only then will the ritual begin."

Banus Alor:

"May we forever serve the Night Mother."

"Our troubles are almost at an end, Brother/Sister. Soon we will visit the Night Mother, and she will surely guide us."

If you speak at correct time:

Night Mother

"The Night Mother must be awakened, so that we may seek her guidance. Are you ready to travel now to her resting place?"

No. I'm not ready yet.

"All right, but don't tarry too long. Until we receive the Night Mother's guidance, the Dark Brotherhood will remain in disarray."

Yes. Let's go.

"Very good! And so it begins, the Black Hand's journey into a darkness few can imagine. Let us be off! The Night Mother awaits!"

Arquen at Crypt:

"Unholy Matron, we of the Black Hand beseech you! Reveal yourself now, most magnificent Night Mother, so that we may seek your guidance!"

References in Traitor's Diary

Bellamont:

"Enough! Enough of this! You will all suffer for the pain you have caused me! I will destroy your Night Mother, and the Dark Brotherhood will fall!"

"The Night Mother will fall by my hand! Her spirit will haunt my nightmares no longer!"

Arquen post:

Night Mother

"As the new Listener of the Black Hand, it is your task to speak with the statue of the Night Mother, and hear the words of our Unholy Matron. The statue, as you know, is located in the city of Bravil. You may speak with the Night Mother once a week, and then pass that information on to me."

When it is the time:

"Greetings, most honorable Listener. The time has come for you to hear the whispers of death. Go to Bravil, and listen to the Night Mother."

Arquen goodbye Dark18<50

"May the Night Mother hold you in her cold embrace."

Can also ask new recruits:

Night Mother

"You... you're asking me about the Night Mother? Well, I... I mean... she is our Unholy Matron! She... she speaks... to you!"

When leaving convo with them:

"May the Night Mother always watch over you, great Listener."

Refer to her in Hellos & Goodbyes:

Ocheeva:

"May the Night Mother guide you."

"Go now, dear family member, and may the Night Mother wrap you in her cold, loving embrace."

Telaendril: "Seeing you again is like a blessing from the Night Mother herself!"

Vicente: "You are like a dark gift from the Night Mother herself. Please, tell me how I can help."

Ocheeva also has special:

"Go now and rest, and may the Night Mother guard your dreams."

"I lay upon you now the Night Mother's Blessing. May she walk with you always, and guide your hand as you act in accordance with the Five Tenets."

Invoke her in combat:

"Night Mother! I beg your mercy!"

"Night Mother grant me strenght!"

The ProphetEdit

Rumors:

"Everybody's talking about the Prophet. After the attack on the Chapel, people are inclined to believe almost anything."

"I can't make up my mind about the Prophet in Anvil. Is he truly a holy man, or just a lunatic exploiting the tragedy at the Chapel of Dibella?"

"Anvil is all in an uproar. First the Chapel attacked, now the prophet ranting about the end of the world!"

To which others will respond:

"Apparently no one has any idea who did it. Now there's some prophet preaching doom in the streets of Anvil."

"Maybe this prophet is right. Maybe it is the end of the world."

"I heard there's a prophet in Anvil who seems to know what's going on. Although as usual, he speaks only in riddles, as prophets always seem to do."

Which opens up conversation topic:

Prophet

"He seems to be different than your usual self-proclaimed holy man. Maybe what he says is true, and that the attack on the Chapel of Dibella is just the beginning of an assault on the church itself."

"The church has taken no official position on his teaching yet. But from the reports I've heard, he may be truly inspired by the divines."

"The church is still in turmoil from the attack on the Chapel of Dibella. I don't think anyone has had time to really study this prophet's teachings. My best advice would be to go, listen carefully, and decide for yourself."

"You mean the Holy Hermit of Anvil? No one knows where he comes from, but they say he has the true word. I'd love to go hear him preach."

"By all accounts, he preaches that the attack on Anvil Chapel is an omen of some kind of coming doom. You should go to Anvil and hear him for yourself, if you're interested. They say he preaches outside the Chapel every day, rain or shine."

"An intriguing fellow from what I've heard. A cut above the usual street-corner rabble-rouser. He's the talk of Anvil, apparently."

"I haven't heard much about him. I'm thinking about going down to Anvil to hear him for myself."

"I don't know much about him either. Just that he appeared in Anvil shortly after the attack on the Chapel there."

"He preaches in Anvil. Appeared right after the attack on the Chapel there. Sounds like the usual doom-saying nonsense."

In Anvil:

Prophet

"He preaches most of the day across the street from the Chapel. I used to think he was crazy, but now he seems to be making some kind of sense. I hope that doesn't mean I'm going crazy now."

"Sure, go down to the Chapel and you can't miss him. He'll be the one outside, ranting at passersby."

"I don't know where he came from. Just appeared outside the Chapel a day or so after the attacks. Been there ever since."

"Yes, he preaches outside the Chapel every day. Hard to miss. I think you'll know him when you see him."

"Sure, the guy down by the Chapel. He's the one calling for some holy knight to return. Maybe we could use a few more holy knights these days."

"You should listen to him preach. He may sound crazy at first, but the longer you listen, the more sense he makes."

"He's a blessing on this town. The only one to have made any sense out of the terrible tragedy at the Chapel. He preaches every day outside the Chapel. Go and listen. You'll see."

Similarly when talking about the attack on the Chapel, they will discuss the Prophet:

Anvil Chapel attack

"It's baffling. How anyone could have gotten in and out of there without being seen by our patrols is beyond me. Maybe that Prophet is right. Some kind of unholy doom visited upon us."

"I don't know what to think. Maybe the Prophet is right, and the ancient gods have come back for vengeance."

"I'd like to get my hands on the cowards that did that. I'm even thinking of joining the Prophet's holy crusade."

"The Prophet speaks true. This is the start of something terrible, I can feel it in my bones."

"It's terrible. But I have the feeling that worse is yet to come. I may go to Anvil to hear that prophet preach, before it's too late."

When discussing Umaril, citizens will also reference the Prophet:

"That prophet in Anvil says that some evil Ayleid king is behind it. Umaril or somesuch. Seeking revenge from beyond the grave, he says!"

"The prophet says it's this Umaril, some kind of Ayleid monster and his daedra minions, carrying on like the bad old days thousands of years ago."

"It's Umaril the Unfeathered, the evil king from the old stories about Alessia and Pelinal and Morihaus. At least that's what the prophet says."

"I've heard tell it's some new kind of daedra, that no one's ever seen before. In league with this Umaril creature, according to that prophet."

Sir Roderic will also discuss the Prophet, with different lines depending on whether you've heard his preaching already or not:

"Well met, traveler. Have you heard the call of the Prophet? Do you walk the Pilgrim's Way?"

Prophet

"He preaches outside the Chapel of Dibella in Anvil. No one knows where he comes from, but he speaks the holy word like I've never heard before. You see me now a changed man. Lathon can testify to that. Before I met the Prophet, I was nothing more than a hired sword. Go to Anvil. Speak to the Prophet. You, too, may find yourself taking up his holy quest, despite yourself."

"You have heard him. Like me, you know he speaks the truth. If the Nine will it, I will be the one to recover the Crusader's Relics. Or, perhaps that honor will fall to you."

Pilgrimage

"I have taken up the call of the Prophet to quest for the Crusader's Relics, and so I walk the Pilgrim's Way. Have you not heard what happened to the Chapel in Anvil?"

"I have taken up the Prophet's call to defend the Faith."

Anvil Chapel

"It was terrible. I've fought in many battles, but this... ... the priests and priestesses of Dibella, slaughtered within the very walls of her Chapel. The Altar itself desecrated! No one saw who did it. No one yet living, that is. Although many heard the screams. Speak to the Prophet, in Anvil. He knows what this portends. He says it is only the beginning."

Roderic post Pilgrim:

Crusader's Relics

"The armor and weapons of the legendary Pelinal Whitestrake, the Divine Crusader. Knights have quested for them for thousands of years. But the Prophet says that the time has come for them to finally be recovered, lest the faithful be scattered and destroyed."

Rumors:

"They say that someone's taken up the prophet's call, and is questing for the Crusader's Relics. I hope they succeed." (ND01>50 to ND07)

"There are knights questing for the Crusader's Relics everywhere these days. It seems that many have heeded the prophet's call." (ND01>50 to ND07)

Rumors:

"Why didn't someone listen to the prophet? He said Anvil was only the beginning!" (ND07)

"I guess that crazy preacher in Anvil was right. First Anvil, now here. Where will it end?" (ND07)

"The prophet was right. Anvil was just the beginning. Now the same thing's happened in Bravil!" (ND07)

Sir Thedret when you arrive at the Priory during The Blessing of Talos

"Lord Crusader! The Prophet is here -- he's just arrived! He seemed to know you were coming... told me to wait for you. And here you are! Come. He is preaching to the assembled Knights in the Chapel. You should speak to him at once."

"The Prophet has arrived. He is preaching to the assembled Knights in the Chapel. You should speak to him at once."