Lore:Penitus Oculatus

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"If you're given a clear order to steal, injure, poison, stab, or generally do murder, your brain is only to help you with the method and the execution. You are an instrument, a utensil of the Empire."Intendant Marall[1]

Penitus Oculatus means "The Inner Eyes." As their name suggests, they are the eyes, the sword, and the shield of the Mede Dynasty.[2]

They seemingly took up the duties of the Imperial Order of Blades and Imperial Guard after the fall of the Septim Dynasty.

History[edit]

In the Fourth Era, as the Septim's royal family decayed, and the Dragonborn Emperors were no more, the Blades saw fit to distance themselves from the Empire,[3] espousing to no longer serve as the Imperial honor guard, and working from afar as an intelligence agency and "neutral" allies of the Empire.[2][4] However, the Blades are said to be loyal to the Empire and Tiber's code, but not always to the current Emperor.[5]

Around this time, the Penitus Oculatus came into the fray, becoming the new intelligence, assassination, and security force of the new royal family.[2] Unlike the Blades, the Penitus Oculatus is a purely Imperial organization.[3] The Penitus Oculatus requires its members to have sharp senses and a willingness to kill. Their recruitment process is oftentimes a brutal one, as displayed by Inspector Colin's task to assassinate an old man. The purpose of such a recruitment process was to weed out those unwilling to actually go through with murder and other usually immoral tasks.[1]

Circa 4E 40, Remar Vel was the Administrator of the Penitus Oculatus.[1]

The Penitus Oculatus gained greater duties and importance following the Great War and the dissolution of the Blades dictated by the White-Gold Concordat.[6][verification needed — what's the source for "greater duties and importance"?]

Notable Members[edit]

Penitus Oculatus Ranks[edit]

A Penitus Oculatus Agent

The exact hierarchy of ranks, the nuances between them, and the trajectory of advancement, has not been spelled out, but can generally be understood as categorized below.

  • Administrator[1]
  • Commander[7]
  • Intendant[1]
  • Professor[1]
  • Assassin[8]:510
  • Agent[7]
  • Inspector, they're so infamous, that Penitus Oculatus envoys as a whole are colloquially called "spectres" [1]
  • Recruit

Notes[edit]

  • The Penitus Oculatus is known to have spies in groups of Thalmor sympathizers.[1]:152
  • The Penitus Oculatus seemingly maintain a system of Telhall(s), which serve as dormitories for their servicemen.[1]

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