The Assassin's Diary of Skyrim

by Shadow S Hearth

The Hero of Cyrodiil lives on. Oriel was a mere sixteen during the time of the Oblivion Crisis. She grew up as a thief and a pickpocket and ultimately, that was how she ended up in the dungeons with Uriel Septim. After completing her adventures as the Hero of Cyrodiil, she traveled forth to Morrowind that eventually led her to Skyrim, where she seeks enlightenment though Sithis.

2. Discovered Purpose

Morndas, 18th of Last Seed, 4E 201

It is confirmed… there is truly no doubt in my mind that Sithis brought the dragon to interfere in my execution and prolong my existence in this world. There are too many signs, too many coincidences, for it not to be so.

After my evening with Rolof, Gerdur, and Hod, I decided to visit the tavern to gain some information from the innkeeper. Almost immediately he began to inform me of word that a boy by the name of Aventus Aretino was attempting to contact the Dark Brotherhood.

This boy is located within Windhelm and, without a doubt; I have been being pushed in that direction in order to discover the fate of the Brotherhood. Once I am comfortable in my skills again – I shall present myself to this boy and accept the contract he is offering and fulfill it in the name of Sithis.

I am unsure as to why he has not been contacted as of yet – for Sithis hears the plea of all of his children and the Night Mother would have contacted the Listener already, wouldn't she? What is going on within the Brotherhood that I have remained ignorant of for so long? Why are rumors of him performing the Black Sacrament being spread across Skyrim, placing the Brotherhood in public eye?

Either way, I have no doubts that if I am to interrupt this contract, I shall be contacted by the Sanctuary here within Skyrim – either as a threat or a potential asset to the Sanctuary and it will open up an opportunity to meet them.

I mustn't ruin this opportunity to bring myself back to the Brotherhood. It is without a doubt that I have found my purpose here… I shall not ruin this opportunity. It is time that I remember and embrace who I was before I left Cyrodiil – Listener of the Black Hand. Sithis has his reasons to contact me in this fashion and I shall not disappoint him in the mission in which he has given me.

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(On the next page, a set of notes has been written in a quick, scrawling hand within the journal. It seems to be an affirmation, of sorts, to her previous realizations.)

"And behold, the sons of Sithis call upon me.
I descend into the Void, my body turns to ash.
I surrender my soul to the Dread Father.
Embraced by the eternal darkness of the Black Sacrament,
I am reborn, forged anew from the blood of the fallen."

To break any of the tenets of the Dark Brotherhood is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis:

Never dishonor the Night Mother.

Never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets.

Never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior.

Never steal the possessions of a Dark Brother or Dark Sister.

Never kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister.

I shall always remember my path to you, and when my time comes, I shall follow you into the Void, the realm from which you guide us with an invisible hand. No matter the centuries in which I have been gone from you, I have never broken this path… and you have been leading me – with chaos and destruction, as is your way – to return to you.