Lore:Shadowscales

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The Shadowscales are a special part of the Dark Brotherhood. In the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, those born under the sign of the Shadow are taken at birth and presented to the Dark Brotherhood. A Shadowscale hatchling is then trained in the arts of stealth and assassination, and lives a life in service to the mighty kingdom of Argonia. Any Shadowscale who lives to come of age is accepted into the Dark Brotherhood as a full member of the family.

Shadowscales probably follow the same five tenets that members of the Dark Brotherhood do. However, the only ones that known to be true are, never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a superior and never kill a fellow Shadowscale. The only difference between these is that, if a member of the Dark Brotherhood kills a fellow family member he must fight the wrath of Sithis and win in order to be accepted back into the Brotherhood. With Shadowscales however, refusing to fulfill a contract is viewed as treason, and the traitor will be put to death.

[edit] Oblivion

The Shadowscales are first mentioned in Oblivion. There are only three known Shadowscales: Teinaava, Ocheeva, and Scar-Tail.