Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-172.10.113.196-20160619074547/@comment-26893431-20170309152754

Sothas wrote: Blademaster Jauffre wrote:

Sothas wrote:

Koocai wrote: Well, if Lucien is to be believed, he is serving Sithis. There is no denying this unless you can fabricate some hypothesis that claims he is being tricked or is lying to the player. I don't believe the hypothesis that the Night Mother is Mephala either. Not really a hypothesis when devs have strongly pointed at it. To put it simple.

https://www.imperial-library.info/content/michael-kirkbride-reddit-ama

I'm not really a fan of the Dark Brotherhood as it was depicted in Oblivion or Skyrim. That's a boring kind of evil, which is a shame, because a lot of their quests are masterfully done.

I understand its fan base, though, by which I mean I just smh.

Sermon 22 speaks to the nature of the Night Mother.

This is Sermon 22 of the 36 Lessons of Vivec which discusses Vivec taking over the Tong and Mephala being pissed. There is also  Fire and Darkness which out right states the Night Mother is Mephala. Kirkbride's words are fanfic, not fact.

There are also the Hist who acknowledge Sithis, the Night Mother herself, the book Sithis, the Shadowscales, etc.