Oblivion:Dark Brotherhood Murderer

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The Dark Brotherhood Murderers are NPCs that appear in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary at the conclusion of the Dark Brotherhood questline, Honor Thy Mother. The Murderers are the lowest ranking initiates of the Dark Brotherhood and recent additions to the Sanctuary, evidenced by their ignorance concerning Sithis or The Night Mother. The Murderers will follow you on command, although only one Murderer may follow you at any given time.

They have a disposition of 100 and are generally quite obsequious in their interactions with the player. Each Murderer wears shrouded armor. The Archer also wears a shrouded hood.

If one of them should die, then they will respawn next to you in one week, assuming you haven't chosen another one to follow you. If you have, they will respawn at the Sanctuary.

Assassin

Dark Brotherhood Murderer (RefID: 00086759)
Location	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
Race	Khajiit	Gender	Male
Level	PC - 2	Class	Assassin
RefID	00086759	BaseID	00086755
Other Information
Health	35 + (4+1)x(PC-3), PC=7-45
Magicka	113 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=250)
Respons.	0	Aggress.	20
Respawns	Yes
Follower	Yes
Faction(s)	Player Faction; Dark Brotherhood; Dark Underling

A Dark Brotherhood Murderer

This Murderer is a male Khajiit Assassin and can be found in the Sanctuary's Training Room. He has a decent amount of health but is unable to heal himself. He wears a set of shrouded armor. He carries a silver shortsword and a leveled shortsword. This was likely intended so he would always be capable of fighting enemies resistant of normal weapons. He also carries thick cowhide shoes for some reason.

Mage

Dark Brotherhood Murderer (RefID: 00086758)
Location	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
Race	Breton	Gender	Female
Level	PC + 0	Class	Mage
RefID	00086758	BaseID	00086754
Services
Available	24 hrs/day every day
Merchant
Gold	300	Mercantile	Novice (5)
Sells	Magic weapons, filled soul gems, lockpicks, repair hammers, potions, poisons, scrolls
Buys	Armor Clothing Weapons Ingredients Potions Books Thieves Tools Apparatus Misc. Items Magic Items
Spells
Other Information
Health	50	Magicka	200
Respons.	0	Aggress.	20
Respawns	Yes
Follower	Yes
Faction(s)	Player Faction; Dark Brotherhood; Dark Underling

A Dark Brotherhood Murderer

This Murderer is a female Breton Mage. She can be found in the Sanctuary's Living Quarters. Her magical repertoire consists of the same spells she would sell the player, most notably two frost damage spells and a restoration spell. She wields a silver dagger.

In addition, she offers merchant and spell services and will purchase stolen goods, although she only has 300 available gold. She sells the same spells that M'raaj-Dar previously offered, although she does not sell any of the unique items that were offered by M'raaj-Dar. She will not offer these services while following the player or when under orders to stay at a location.

Notes

• Just as with M'raaj-Dar, it is not possible to invest in this store, even after you have reached 75 skill in Mercantile.
• She acts as a fence, meaning that you can sell stolen goods to her and they will count towards fenced items when completing the Thieves Guild questline.
• The Dark Brotherhood Murderer merchant is one of only three service providers in the game who cannot be persuaded. This means that it is more awkward than usual to access her barter menu. On the Xbox 360 and PS3, the down control does not work; you must instead use the left or right controls (either via the thumbstick or direction controls). Luckily, there is no need to increase her disposition, as her membership of the Dark Brotherhood Underlings faction means it will always be at 100.

Spells

Her spells for sale are:

Spell Name	Level	Cost	Effects
Alteration
The Unwelcome Guest	Novice	10†	Open Easy Lock on Touch† (Open 12pts on Touch)
Destruction
Baronoff's Bloody Icicle	Journeyman	132 (86*)	Frost Damage 30pts on Target
Illusion
Void Gazer	Apprentice	54 (330*)	Night-Eye for 150sec on Self
Deathly Visage	Journeyman	112 (140*)	Invisibility for 35sec on Self
Shroudwalk	Journeyman	98 (60*)	Chameleon 15% for 30sec on Self
Black Winter	Expert	200 (193*)	Paralyze for 2sec on Target Frost Damage 20pts on Target
Will of Sithis	Expert	315 (173*)	Command Humanoid up to level 6 for 25sec on Target
Mysticism
Detect Pulse	Apprentice	38 (40*)	Detect Life in 30ft for 65sec on Self
Bloodhunt	Expert	191 (179*)	Detect Life in 50ft for 150sec on Self
Restoration
Night Mother's Caress	Apprentice	33 (38*)	Restore Health 10pts for 2sec on Self

† This is the only on-touch Open spell in the game, and it is impossible to create other touch Open spells; see the effect's notes. It is cheaper than a custom spell of the same magnitude because it is on-touch instead of on-target. Its unusual magnitude (12 points instead of the standard 20 for an Open Easy Lock spell) also means that it will not open all easy locks; see the article on Open for details.

Purchased Spell Notes

• The magicka cost for most purchasable spells matches the value you would calculate from the Spell Cost equation. In other words, if you were to create the same spell at the Spellmaking Altar, it would have the same magicka cost as the purchasable spell. There are a few exceptions. Spells that are a bad deal, i.e. more expensive than a custom spell, are in red; spells that are a good deal are in green. The magicka cost if you were to create a custom spell at the Spellmaking Altar is shown in parentheses.
• The magicka cost for spells is dependent upon your skill in the school (as modified by Luck, see Magic Overview). The provided baseline values are the magicka cost when your skill level is 33. For other skill levels the magicka cost can be determined from:

Cost * (1.4 - 0.012 * Skill)

• More powerful spells cost more to buy, have a higher skill requirement, and consume more Magicka.
• Level indicates what skill level you must reach (or surpass) in order to use a spell. Skill Level 0-24 = Novice, 25-49 = Apprentice, 50-74 = Journeyman, 75-99 = Expert, 100 = Master.
• The base cost in gold that you must pay to purchase a spell is always three times the current magicka cost of the spell, taking into account your character's skill level and Luck. (The actual cost you pay is further increased based on how well you haggle with the merchant.) Therefore, if you have any Fortify Skill or Fortify Luck spells/potions handy, you can get significantly better deals when purchasing spells.

Archer

Dark Brotherhood Murderer (RefID: 00086757)
Location	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
Level	PC - 2	Class	Dark Brotherhood Archer
RefID	00086757	BaseID	00086753
Other Information
Health	43 + (5+1)x(PC-3), PC=7-42
Magicka	100 + 1.5x(PC-3) (max=250)
Respons.	0	Aggress.	20
Respawns	Yes
Follower	Yes
Faction(s)	Player Faction; Dark Brotherhood; Dark Underling

A Dark Brotherhood Murderer

This Murderer is a male Imperial Archer. He can be found in the main hall of the Sanctuary. He is armed with an iron bow, iron arrows and leveled magic arrows but does not carry a melee weapon. He wears a set of shrouded armor and a shrouded hood.

Commands

Murderers may be given five different commands:

• "Follow me, and keep pace.": The Murderer will follow you at a reasonable distance. They may talk to other NPCs if you are moving slowly or hanging around an area.
• "Follow me, with utmost haste!": The Murderer stays close to your back and tries their best to keep up. They do not talk to NPCs.
• "Follow me, but remain hidden!": The Murderer casts a 15 point Chameleon spell and follows in sneak mode.
• "Stay here, underling.": The Murderer will not move from the specified spot, but will still attack enemies that come close.
• "Begone! I am done with you!": The Murderer will stop following you and return to the Sanctuary.