"Where is the clown Cicero?" The lord closed the book lightly and needed to ask the situation face to face.
"At Hearthfire House," Isandra answered quickly.
"Invite him to the castle hall." Wu Chen was not prepared to meet him in the study.
"As you command, my master." The housekeeper immediately ruled over the Rose Sword Lord Sadia Iman Reki who managed Hearthfire House.
The magnificent gray stone castle hall.
The clown Cicero, who had an acquaintance with the lord, walked into the hall with heavy steps. Fortunately, both sides made the right choice during that meeting. That made this meeting possible.
"I salute you, Lord Baron."
"Cicero, since you asked for help, stop hiding it." The lord said frankly.
"What do you want to know, my lord?" The clown Cicero had no bargaining chips.
"Is the Night Mother a person or a group of people?" This is what Wu Chen wants to know.
Clown Cicero was already prepared for the Lord's question: "As you know, there are different opinions about the origin of the Night Mother. The most well-known one comes from the Dark Brotherhood, who wanted to become the wife of Sithis. Her 5 children must be killed and sacrificed in the name of Sithis. Once completed, the Night Mother will become Sithis' bride and be in charge of the Dark Brotherhood. It has been confirmed that the man who sacrificed his 5 children for Sithis lives In the Second Age, and as a Dunmer, this is what is recorded in "The Truth About the Night Mother".
The book "The Brothers of Darkness" also confirms that the Night Mother likely appeared in the Second Age. Her tomb is located under the statue of the Lucky Old Woman of Bravel. It contains the remains of an adult and 5 children, so according to the legend passed down from generation to generation in the Dark Brotherhood, the Night Mother and the Lucky Old Woman may be the same person. .
What is certain is that the Night Mother is related to the Morag Tong, but it is probably not the same person, or it may be that the title of 'Night Mother' is inherited from generation to generation. It is also recorded in the seventh volume of the book that the Night Mother was already in business in the First Era, along with Sotha Sil. The contemporary text "The Glint in the Night" also contains a clear record of the Night Mother stroking the hair of her daughter, a Redguard from Corda.
According to Sacred Witness, at one point in history, when the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild were working together, the Night Mother was described as: "A little woman with shaggy white hair and wrinkled cheeks. of apples, with still youthful, friendly eyes, blue as the iliac bays." This suggests that she may be Imperial, Nordic, or Bretonian.
According to this book, the Night Mother was originally a member of the Thieves Guild, but she later discovered that killing homeowners and grabbing things was much easier than sneaking around. She suggested forming a group of people specifically responsible for these things, but the Thieves Guild rejected it as being bad for business. So the Night Mother decided to do it herself. She left two stones, one white and one black, and a message card on each target's eyes. Her method did not evolve into the Morag Gang, but became the origin of the Dark Brotherhood. .
According to the Night Mother, the Morag Tong was formed long before she appeared, and she only took over the members who split from the organization after their leader was killed. According to the editor's note at the end of the book, the book was originally published anonymously, but anyone can recognize Enric Milres' familiar writing style. Shortly after the book was published, Mirres was "strangled to death. Two stones, a black stone and a white stone, were pressed into his eye sockets. Very savagely." This is obviously the Night Mother's method.
The Night Mother was also believed to be the incarnation of Mephala. During the Third Age, Severa Magia of Morrowind was believed to be the Night Mother. Earlier, in Daggerfall, the Night Mother was considered the immortal spirit of the Redguard. "
This seems to conflict with each other and is full of loopholes. In a long paragraph with no logic at all, the Lord clarified his thoughts sharply.
"So, the 'Night Mother' is first of all an honorary title, awarded to the most powerful female assassin in the Morag Gang. After becoming the 'Night Mother', you can start the 'Dark Wedding' ceremony. Become the 'Bride of Sithis.' And gave birth to five children of the Father of Fear. Two years later, she would use the Blade of Woe to kill the five children and send their souls to the void to reunite with the Father of Fear. At this time, the Night Mother would become Immortal, he will become a 'living dead' after death, and continue to lead the Morag Gang and later the Dark Brotherhood. However, because the Morag Gang and the Dark Brotherhood have been repeatedly destroyed in history, the Night Mother's coffin is placed Sanctuary has been breached many times, so the Night Mother's 'living corpse' has also been destroyed many times. Whenever the Dark Brotherhood is rebuilt, a new female assassin will hold a 'dark wedding' and sacrifice five children to become The new Night Mother. So the Night Mother's coffin also changed from the stone coffin to the current iron coffin, which is also the so-called 'iron tomb'."
As he said that, Wu Chen looked at the expressionless clown Cicero: "Then the question is simple. Who is this 'Night Mother' who was lying in the iron tomb and gave birth to a 'dead girl' by caesarean section?"
Seeing that the clown Cicero was silent, the sisters Shailene and Isandra of the Guardian Wings said in unison: "Could it be Severau Maggia from Morrowind in the third era?"
"No, ma'am." The clown Cicero finally said: "The Night Mother is actually the Wolf-Hearted Queen Potema."
"Oh my God..." Everyone in the Gray Rock Castle Hall couldn't help but gasp.
Potema, Wolf Queen of Solitude, daughter of Pelagius II, wife of King Mantiarco, aunt of Empress Kintyra II , mother of Emperor Uriel III, Antiochus Septim, sister of Cephorus I and Magnus Septim.
Speaking of her most well-known life, we have to mention the "War of the Red Diamond".
The War of the Red Diamond (3E 120 - 3E 127): Queen Kitana II came to the throne after the death of her father Antaiox in 3E 120. His uncles King Severus of the Gilani, Hammerfell, and King Magnus of Rhythor attended his coronation ceremony. But her aunt, Potema, the Wolf-Hearted Queen of Solitude, spoke wildly in the Elder Council and insulted Queen Kitena II and was exiled.
Unwilling to be exiled, the Wolf-Hearted Queen Potema tried her best to get her son, Uriel III, to take the throne. For this reason, she did not hesitate to launch a civil war, named after the red diamond, the symbol of the imperial family, and was known in history as the War of the Red Diamond. Under the surprise attack, the Skyrim and High Rock legions were easily repelled. Queen Potema's army invaded the imperial capital, captured and executed Queen Kitana II, and put Uriel III on the throne. However, this struggle for imperial power was destined to be a protracted war. Uriel III was defeated and captured in the Battle of Ichidag in the Hammerfell Province in 3E 127. When he was being taken to the imperial capital for public trial, he was set on fire by a mob and died at the age of 30. His uncle Severus, who captured Uriel III, continued to the imperial capital and announced his accession to the throne as Severus I amidst the cheers of the people. This six-year bloody battle for the throne of the Septim royal family came to an end. However, Queen Potema and her undead army fought stubbornly in the Solitude City and fought for another ten years.
Although Potema died during the siege, she was said to have become a powerful necromancer during her lifetime, so this death may not be the end. It is said that she placed a curse on the Septim family before she died, a curse that will affect the family for some time to come.
So much so that she has been described as absolutely evil in later generations. And she will be notorious for thousands of years as the most dangerous female necromancer on the continent.
The Night Mother turns out to be Potema, the Wolf-Hearted Queen!
Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, the Lord's ears were buzzing.
