Crimson Scars

"Soon, Sithis will give the sign, the time will be right, and the Crimson Scars will strike."

- Greywyn Blenwyth

The Crimson Scars was a powerful vampiric organization that existed during the Third and Fourth Eras. It was created and led by Greywyn Blenwyth Tamriel's most powerful vampire assassin. The Scars were originally founded in order to destroy the Dark Brotherhood and then to replace it as the foremost assassins guild in Tamriel. The Scars were ambushed by the Dark Brotherhood who had gotten word of the rebellion, and were dispersed. The remaining Scars fled with Greywyn and secluded themselves in Blackwood and the town of Weye and would not be heard from again until the chaos created by Mathieu Bellamont within the Dark Brotherhood was at an end and the Dark Brotherhood was near the brink of ruin, during which time the Resurector took advantage of the Brotherhood's weakness and reorganized the Scars and rebuilt their base at Deepscorn Hollow. He then proceeded to restablish the Scars former power and reputation at the expense of the Dark Brotherhood.

Creation and Fall
"The time is nigh for the vampire to claim his rightful place as the True Hands of Sithis."

- Greywyn Blenwyth

Several years after contracting vampirism, Greywyn started to recieve visions from Sithis. He though this was Sithis telling him to claim the Dark Brotherhood for the vampires and the vampires alone. He secured the help of many of his kin, fellow vampires, and had them spread throughout the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood. Several months later, one of the members of the Crimson Scars, but loyal to the Dark Brotherhood, Silarian, made known the members of the Crimson Scars and their plans, to the Black Hand. The Brotherhood struck as they slept, not even giving the Scars a chance to fight back. Using their silver weapons, the Brotherhood managed to pierce the hearts of many of Greywyn's kin. They screamed as they fell, turned into dust. Greywyn himself was able to kill two members of the Brotherhood before being forced to flee.

Greywyn secretly retreated to Deepscorn Hollow, his old retreat and home when he was younger. After nearly a month none of his kin had returned to the fold. Greywyn was also disturbed because since the fateful night of the ambush, Sithis had not sent him any more visions. While waiting for more of his kin to arrive, he hunted and killed more members of the Brotherhood, spilling their blood on the Deepscorn Hollow Shrine's altar to Sithis.

Several days later, Greywyn found Rowley Eardwulf, a fellow member of the Crimson Scars, at the Wawnet Inn. Deepscorn Hollow was by then fit to be the new base of the Crimson Scars. Rowley went about his dark work acquiring new furniture, resources, and contracts for the seemingly resurgent Scars. At this time Greywyn recieved a vision that disturbed him. It convinced him that Sithis did not want the Dark Brotherhood to be claimed by vampires. Seeing this, Greywyn found the Purgeblood Salts, and attempted to cleanse himself and the remaining members of the Scars of vampirism. It worked, but agents of the Dark Brotherhood found the Hollow and murdered Greywyn and the few Scars who had returned, sending them to join Sithis in the Void.