Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-92.251.228.132-20141108020915/@comment-26662848-20141126095201

Sebidee wrote: Rigid Generic wrote:

MutualExclusion wrote:

Rigid Generic wrote:

117.213.41.74 wrote: Everything can be justified. Who is to say that the targets haven't committed crimes worthy of death or won't do so in the future and you are simply the dagger of god. Maybe Vittoria for ex, is secretly the Elizabeth Bathory of skyrim... What could possibly be the extent of their sins, that they deserve to be murdered in cold blood by the Dark Brotherhood? I mean there are a few such as Alain Dufont, Hern and Hert, Ma'randru-jo, Maluril, Safia...

Yep, nevermind. Turns out the Dark Brotherhood are good people after all, judging by their targets... The Dark Brotherhood kill for money. They killed the freaking Emperor of all Tamriel. Next, they will kill the Last Dragonborn...Good, aren't they? Only money, no moralities. But you have to admit, a majority of their targets are vampires and cutthroats, whom of which Skyrim would be a better place without. Despite their motivations for killing, they have done Skyrim a service in removing these forementioned undesirables, even though they have killed off some more significant characters. Yes, they do kill bad people but they kill some good ones too, like Anoriath in Whiterun and people who are not obviously evil like the Emperor and that couple at their wedding. Furthermore they never SAY that they are killing bad people just that they are killing.

For me the one or two 'unjustified' kills spoil the bunch. The DB isn't like the assassin's creed assassins, they aren't doing it for the greater good or to fight evil, just for money or worse for some weird religion. With the release of Assassin's Creed: Rogue, it makes you question whether the Assassin's work and effort truly benefits the greater good. The Templars seem to value order and structure, which is something the world needs to prevent chaos. This is mentioned by Haytham in AC3... just thought I'd mention.

And yes, the Dark Brotherhood are no more than a group of secretive, devil worshipping killers. Anyone with an established moral compass would not work with these murderes.