Oblivion:Brother Martin

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Brother Martin (RefID: 0001E745)
Home City	Kvatch
House	Chapel of Akatosh
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
Level	PC+5 (min=5)	Class	Conjurer
RefID	0001E745	BaseID	00033907
Other Information
Health	50 + (3+1.4)x(PC+4), PC=1-31	Magicka	163 + 5.5x(PC+4) (max=300)
Respons.	100	Aggress.	5
Essential	Until The Defense of Bruma (removed from game during Light the Dragonfires)
Follower	Find the Heir, Weynon Priory, Light the Dragonfires
Faction(s)	Martin's; Kvatch citizens; Refugees in the Kvatch Chapel

Brother Martin is the illegitimate son of Emperor Uriel Septim VII. After the emperor's death, Martin is the only remaining member of the Septim bloodline. Though he regrettably experimented with Daedra worship in his youth, at the beginning of the game he is a priest in Kvatch.

It is likely that Martin had previously worshipped Sanguine, given his comment if given Sanguine Rose during the quest Blood of the Daedra:

I never thought to see this again. I once possessed it, briefly ... a lifetime ago, it seems now ...

His further comments point to some disaster that befell him and his friends, presumably with the power of the Sanguine Rose:

As a young man, I grew impatient with Mages Guild restrictions, as did many of my fellow apprentices. We threw ourselves into the riddles of daedric magic. We hungered for forbidden secrets. Knowledge and power were our gods. You can guess the rest. We got in over our heads. People died. My friends died. I've put those days behind me. But the bitter wisdom that one has been a fool is not without value.

[edit] Notes

• Not only is Martin one of the few NPCs to have a birthsign, he actually has the bonuses from four different birthsigns (presumably in order to make him unusually powerful):
  • Lord: Blood of the North (90 points healing). He does not have the Trollkin curse.
  • Mage: +50 Magicka (this has already been added into his magicka statistic).
  • Ritual: Mara's Gift (120 points healing once/day). He does not have the Blessed Word lesser power.
  • Warrior: +10 Strength and +10 Endurance
• In addition, he is normally wearing either the Emperor's Robe or the Emperor's Cuirass, both of which provide: 50% Reflect Damage, 50% Reflect Spell, and 50 points Fortify Health.
• He knows several spells: Fortify Luck, one leveled Restore Health spell, one leveled Shock Shield spell, and three leveled Frost Damage spells (touch, target, and area effect versions).
• Martin was voiced by Sean Bean in Oblivion.
• Martin can be a useful follower if you choose to delay completing the Weynon Priory quest, and can help you complete a large number of other quests. He is an essential character and he is well equipped to battle both living and undead enemies. However, later in the main quest line when he follows you (e.g., Light the Dragonfires) he is no longer essential and his death will end the game, therefore he is much less useful as a follower.

[edit] Related Quests

• Find the Heir: You must head to Kvatch to find the illegitimate heir to the throne, Martin Septim, true son of Uriel Septim.
• Breaking the Siege of Kvatch: You must help defeat the Daedra invaders and end the siege of Kvatch.
• Weynon Priory: Return to the Priory with Martin.
• Spies: Track down those that have been spying on Cloud Ruler Temple.
• Blood of the Daedra: Locate a Daedric artifact for Martin.
• Blood of the Divines: Recover the blood of a god for Martin.
• Miscarcand: Recover a Great Welkynd Stone for Martin.
• Defense of Bruma: Open a Great Oblivion Gate outside of Bruma.
• Great Gate: A time limited quest to find the Great Sigil Stone and close the gate before a Daedric siege engine enters Tamriel!
• Paradise: Enter Mankar's Paradise, and retrieve the Amulet of Kings.
• Light the Dragonfires: Escort Martin to the Temple of the One...but will you be able to crown him Emperor?