Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-12599067-20140103160432/@comment-12599067-20140108023249

(Goldy, I can take over the situation involving Apocrypha if you wish. I was trying to let Fishy have a chance to actually GM since I basically stole the RP from him, but if the rest of you are really getting bored...)

"You know I serve Nocturnal as one of the Nightingales, a group of elite warriors who protect her shrines beyond death. I am not alone in this servitude. There were originally three Nightingales, three people to serve our Lady of Shadows. Over time, the name of Nightingale became soiled. Brynjolf offered the name to all those who could earn the title, and eventually it became less of an honor and more of a tradition to earn that name," he explained.

"Karliah, one of the original Nightingales, didn't approve of Brynjolf's method of recruiting. We were a secret for many long years, and it was always meant to be that way. Now, almost anyone who goes searching for the Nightingales can find them with ease. I'm told there's even a set of our robes in the lobby of that horrible tavern of theirs, " he spat.

"Karliah warned Brynjolf not to abuse the title of Nightingale, lest Nocturnal take it as an insult and decide to revoke the stores of luck that allowed the Guild to thrive. Gradually, they grew distant, and the true Nightingales vanished into the shadows. Brynjolf's mockery of Nocturnal's worshippers began to be accepted as the image of the Nightingales, and so many rallied under his name as opposed to Nocturnal's. It's said they don't even take a proper oath to our Lady nowadays."

"Unfortunately, the only person who can contact Karliah now is Brynjolf. I have no way of finding out where she's been hiding, especially since the powers of the Underworld are no longer at my disposal. However, Brynjolf's 'mockingbirds' are skilled warriors. I would not turn down the opportunity to have them fight by my side, and so we must rally both the Nightingales and the Mockingbirds in order to help Jack defeat the Black Worm," he finished.