Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-92.251.228.132-20141108020915/@comment-25561331-20150405125916

Now that I'm less busy, onto the OP.

Of course you can consider the Dark Brotherhood to be good. Once you are Listener, you can use that elite squad of assassins however you please. The Night Mother merely cares if you fulfill the Black Sacrament. After that, you are free to do as you please. While most Listeners remained rather sedentary, there are a notable few who maintained a life of adventure.

Who has used the Initiate to clear out a den of Forsworn? Or slayed Giants who were killing travelers? That is how you can make them good. Use the tools as such.

But let's go deeper into Skyrim's political spectrum, shall we?

Let's say you are a Stormcloak. Proud and strong, still wiping off the blood of that milk-drinker General Tullius and the Emperor from your blade. You feel good, cutting off the head of the Imperial snake, but know in your beard that another Emperor will rise. Worse, he may be a Thalmor puppet. If only there was something you could do. Oh wait.

You are Dragonborn. You share blood with Tiber Septim, Uriel Septim, all of the great Septim line. You could even light the Dragonfires, if they were not obsolete!

But what, beside your blood, could back up your claim to being Emperor? Well...

"It's not like Ulfric doesn't have the Dragonborn on his side who just took out the Empire's greatest General, who may or may not be the Harbinger of the Companions, arguably the greatest warriors on the face of Skyrim, the Arch-Mage of the College, home to some of the best mages who aren't already pissed at the Thalmor for killing the previous Arch-Mage, the Master of the Theives guild, its members able to break in anywhere and destroy the logistics or steal the funding of the AD's armies, the Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, who did just slay the Emperor, and could easily assassinate the First Emissary Elenwen, the leader of the Volkihar Vampires, a clan that extends back to the first century with their bloodline, is in good standing with the Dawnguard, who are very experienced in slaying magical monsters."

So you have that. Not to mention the favor, debt, and most importantly friendship of the soon-to-be High King of Skyrim, Ulfric Stormcloak. You may or may not lead many different guilds, but you are an officer in an army. You have the leadership capabilities.

It wouldn't be easy, but your assassins could silence any dissent to your claim. But these are dark times for the Empire. After the slaughter of both the Emperor and Tullius, leaving a huge power vacuum, people are looking for strong leadership. Who is stronger than the man that even Dragons fear?

Now let's say that the Dragonborn is a Legionnare. Loyal and skilled, and wiping off the Emperor and Ulfric's blood from your dagger. You definetly loyal to the Empire, but you just can't help but feel that Titus Mede wasn't strong enough. As a matter of fact, you think that you could do a better job! After all, you are Dragonborn.

Not to mention you took the Legion's Hierarchy by storm. You went from Auxillary to Legate in a matter of months, all under General Tullius' watchful eye. It's a rags-to-riches story. A prisoner, finding it in the deepest part of his heart to forgive the Empire for his wrongful attempted execution, and joining the Legion, becoming a Legate by tenacity, and ending the rebellion in Skyrim. You're famous.

Now, with the power vacuum left by the assassination of the Emperor, how do you think people would react to the newest star Legate Dragonborn showing up, saying he found and avenged the Emperor by bringing the head of Amaund Motierre, and the evidence proving it (Deftly leaving out your involvement of course, you have the forgers who can do that), proving his heritage on his bloodline, and then having General Tullius approve and back you up?

I'd be surprised if they didn't crown you on the spot.