Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24640703-20140419210003/@comment-24640703-20140419221220

Dovahsebrom wrote: The Night Mother is Mephala.

''The Night Mother, my dear friend, is Mephala. The Dark Brotherhood of the west, unfettered by the orders of the Tribunal, continue to worship Mephala. They may not call her by her name, but the daedra of murder, sex, and secrets is their leader still. And they did not, and still do not, to this day, forgive their brethren for casting her aside.''

-Fire and Darkness

This is supported by Kirkbrides statement as Sermon 22 speaks of Mephala and the Morag Tong. Mmmh... ok but isnt that a bit assumed or forced upon? If it was that supported by Kirkbride then why didnt he simply mention, well, Fire and Darkness? Perhaps Fire and Darkness is just another personal writing of personal conclusions based on a few personal findings by another individual.

And yes Sermon 22 is about Vivec and Morag Tong, and it briefly mentions Mephala, and also involves Sithis and Hermaeus Mora if you read deep into it. And about the "darkest mothers of the Morag Tong" that Vivec (arguably raped? and) changed and galvanized into powerful queens of murder.

But do you SEE there any explicit indication or association between The Night Mother and Mephala, other than a mention? Because it's hard to mention assassination in Tamriel without mentioning the Dark Brotherhood and the Morag Tong. And it's hard to mention those without talking of Sithis and Mephala one way or another. I'm not sure if that alone is enough to draw a conclusion...