Titus Mede II

Titus Mede II is the reigning Emperor of Tamriel during the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He is the son of Titus Mede I, the half-brother of Attrebus Mede I, and is the second Emperor of the Fourth Era.

Background
Many Nords do not respect Titus as an Emperor, mainly because of his signing of the White-Gold Concordat at the end of the Great War, a treaty that banned Talos worship in the Empire. This event sparked the Civil War in Skyrim, between the Stormcloaks and the Imperial Army.

Interactions
Had the Dragonborn been appointed Listener of the Dark Brotherhood during the Fourth Era, they might have infiltrated The Katariah to assassinate Emperor Titus Mede II on a contract, set up by Amaund Motierre of the Elder Council.

During that time, the Emperor sailed on The Katariah, while visiting Castle Dour in Solitude. He visits Skyrim after his cousin, Vittoria Vici, is assassinated at her own wedding.

This being the second attempt the Dark Brotherhood has made to assassinate Titus Mede II. The first attempt being a failure because the Penitus Oculatus sent a decoy Emperor instead of Titus Mede II, after discovering their plans to kill him.

When the Dragonborn speaks with the Emperor, he requests that the person who set the contract for his assassination be killed, this however is completely optional. You gain no extra reward for doing so, besides the loot on Amound Motierre's corpse, which consists of a few valuable gems. Either way, the reward of 20,000 can still be collected.