Who Called in the Contract?

LunaXJJ · Post by **LunaXJJ** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:04 pm

You know how you get attacked by a Dark Brotherhood assassin, and you find the note on them saying you were a target and "failure is not an option." Well who called the hit, and why do none of the members of the Dark Brotherhood mention this when you join?

AeraDunmerMoon · Post by **AeraDunmerMoon** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:16 pm

I was wondering the same thing. I think it can depend, based on which people you've [****]ed off during the game. For example, I think the person who ordered the hit on me was Mavin Black-Briar. I have no proof, but since I stole a horse from her recently, I can picture her doing that.

LunaXJJ · Post by **LunaXJJ** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:16 pm

I don't remember, I have a tendency to accidentally commit crimes. lol

MasterRokon · Post by **MasterRokon** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:18 pm

A friend of mine said that a little girl hired the DB to kill him XD

AeraDunmerMoon · Post by **AeraDunmerMoon** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:50 am

On a similar, anyone else been attacked by a group of thugs?

Wolfie · Post by **Wolfie** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:14 am

I have, they have a contract that says who sent it
and mine was a guy becuse I killed his wife\daughter (the smith in the same town as the skyforge)

Chaos the N'wah · Post by **Chaos the N'wah** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:09 am

I've been attacked multiple times...often when I'm out in the middle of nowhere

Dark Spark · Post by **Dark Spark** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:12 am

The most broad-across-the-board answer: do you remember what happened at the beginning of the game, where you had to choose between following the legion soldier or the rebel?

Well, the guy you rejected may have been the one who called the Dark Brotherhood down upon you. Fella just can't let go of a grudge...

LunaXJJ · Post by **LunaXJJ** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:49 pm

Thanks for the input. No doubt one my second play though I'll be watching for that.

JVElEven · Post by **JVElEven** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:03 pm

I'm mostly confused by the inane lack of stealth these assassins show. I mean, one of them came running straight at me whule crossing a bridge!

That's not subtle! Unless subtle is ramming open a gate with a tuba playing the blue danube.

Post by **Musicman247** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:14 pm

I finally got around to murdering somebody after a second assassin tried to kill me. I got the message "Your actions have been seen" as well as "Bounty decreased in East..." don't remember the name of the town, but thought it was strange that I had a bounty at all, and that it would decrease after murdering someone.

Btw, murdered and adventurer for his full set of ebony armor.

Gepard · Post by **Gepard** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:31 pm

I've heard that the attacks on you from the Dark Brotherhood simply occur once you've achieved enough renown, and I think if you have a good reputation. Though I wouldn't be surprised if specific people will order them as well, considering that's how the hired thugs work. Also, while it's possible the person you didn't choose in the intro made the contract, a few people have pointed out that once you're out of Helgen, both Hadvar and Ralof mention they wouldn't have made it out without your help, and have taken this as evidence that the man you didn't choose to side with was killed in the escape. The fact you never see the one you didn't go with seems to at least lend some credibility to the idea.

JVElEven · Post by **JVElEven** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:32 pm

Perhaps the one you didn't side with got killed by the dragon, seeing as you pass through the same places and don't meet each other.

LtAscott · Post by **LtAscott** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:05 pm

i got a contract put on me by a kid!

JVElEven · Post by **JVElEven** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:07 pm

Was it Aventus?

strobacaxi · Post by **strobacaxi** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:10 pm

I figure it was J'zargo, since I took the Arch Mage place that he wanted so much

Don't know why he thought some random assassin could kill me, but whatever

Assassin540 · Post by **Assassin540** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:53 pm

AeraDunmerMoon wrote:On a similar, anyone else been attacked by a group of thugs?

Yeah I have I killed them all found the one who ordered it and killed her

Chaos the N'wah · Post by **Chaos the N'wah** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:05 am

JVElEven wrote:I'm mostly confused by the inane lack of stealth these assassins show. I mean, one of them came running straight at me whule crossing a bridge!

That's not subtle! Unless subtle is ramming open a gate with a tuba playing the blue danube.

It's rather amusing, I've had multiple assassins approach me (full frontal) at an extremely slow pace (but not sneaking, they just walked up to me)

Or the time one tried to attack me while I was fighting a dragon and she ended up just as dragon food before she even pulled out her blade.

Puggles · Post by **Puggles** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:37 am

Puggles the Orc is used to people trying to kill him, but it's getting a bit much; Lortheim (the priest of Talos at Windhelm) hired some goons to rough me up and I had only talked to him once!

AKB · Post by **AKB** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:46 am

Dark Spark wrote:The most broad-across-the-board answer: do you remember what happened at the beginning of the game, where you had to choose between following the legion soldier or the rebel?

Well, the guy you rejected may have been the one who called the Dark Brotherhood down upon you. Fella just can't let go of a grudge...

Doesn't the other guy die in the escape?

JVElEven · Post by **JVElEven** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:27 am

Puggles wrote:Puggles the Orc is used to people trying to kill him, but it's getting a bit much; Lortheim (the priest of Talos at Windhelm) hired some goons to rough me up and I had only talked to him once!

With that name, I'd expect a Priest of Talos to be a tad disrespectful.

CriminalScum · Post by **CriminalScum** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:13 am

Asbjorn Fire-Tamer hired some thugs to 'teach me a lesson'. I just checked the wiki and it says that he does it when you steal from The Scorched Hammer in Riften, Although it's not confirmed. If someone would edit it in for me that would be cool, I can't seem to open the wiki at the moment.

Alchemist · Post by **Alchemist** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:18 pm

I got a Dark Brotherhood assassin after me. ...I'm in the Dark Brotherhood. It's signed by Astrid. Is this a glitch?

Iaius Amaius Heron · Post by **Iaius Amaius Heron** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:52 pm

Heimskr.

DeadlyPerfume · Post by **DeadlyPerfume** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:32 am

I was enjoying a moonlit evening in werewolf form when one of them screamed and ran directly at me from the other side of a bridge. I did the sprinting power attack and one hit killed her.

It was rather anticlimactic...

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