Adamus Phillida

"It is a wonderful city, and I'm proud to have served her for 40 years. But I'm ready to retire, let the young folks take over the reins."

- Adamus Phillida

Adamus Phillida was the Commander of the Imperial Legion in Cyrodiil during Emperor Uriel Septim VII's reign and the Oblivion Crisis. He spent much of his career hunting down the Dark Brotherhood and continued to serve the Imperial Legion until a certain point in the Dark Brotherhood questline, when he retired to Leyawiin. The Hero of Kvatch then tracked him down and assassinated him, by order of the Dark Brotherhood. He was succeeded by Giovanni Civello.

Biography
As said by Phillida's successor, Giovanni Civello, Phillida fought the Dark Brotherhood every day of his life and, according to the Dark Brotherhood member Ocheeva, Phillida tended to "make their lives uncomfortable" when their contracts took them to the Imperial City. As Phillida had vowed to bring the leaders of the Brotherhood to justice, the Brotherhood targeted him for assassination twice, but failed on both occasions. Phillida reportedly uncovered thirteen separate attempts by citizens to contact the Dark Brotherhood. One of these included the unfortunate Claudius Arcadia, who was locked up in the Imperial Prison and whose house was seized and made into an Imperial Legion outpost. He defended the Imperial City for 40 years.

Assassination
"Ah, one of you again, eh? You Dark Brotherhood types are all the same. All sneak and no swing! You'll meet the same fate as the others! En garde!"

- Adamus Phillida

Once the Hero accepts the Dark Brotherhood quest Permanent Retirement, Phillida retires and takes up residence in the City Watch barracks just outside Leyawiin. He follows a strict schedule and is protected only by a single, inexperienced bodyguard. It is in this vulnerable state that he has been targeted by the Brotherhood for the final time. The Hero is sent to Leyawiin to do the deed.

Personality and traits
Adamus Philida was a very famous guard of the Imperial Legion. He was mostly known for his efforts against the Dark Brotherhood. Many praised him for his skills, by which he became Commander of the Imperial Legion and was known throughout all of Cyrodiil.

Phillida is known to have discounted the rumors about the presence of a Thieves' Guild in Cyrodiil, and denied Hieronymus Lex's requests of having a bounty placed on the Gray Fox's head.

Trivia

 * Philida is marked as an essential character until the Hero reaches the Dark Brotherhood quest Permanent Retirement.

Related Quest

 * Permanent Retirement: kill an enemy of the Dark Brotherhood and send a message to his successor.

Appearances


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