History Characters / TheElderScrollsIVOblivion

* InformedAbility: His commentaries mention that he learned how to "speak fire," presumably meaning he learned the ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Yol Toor Shul]]'' Shout. He displays no such ability during his boss fight, even allowing for the Shout system not yet being implemented.

* FailedASpotCheck: ''Never'' recognizes you, even if you've completed the main quest and so are a national hero or have risen to the top of various powerful organizations like the Mage and Fighters' guilds. If you've completed all the relevant questlines, some of his guests will actually be your subordinates.

* UpperClassTwit: Definitely part of Cheydinhal's upper class, but is really only good for hosting parties and keeping the neighborhood Skooma gang in business.

* ApocalypseCult: If you worship the Daedric Prince of Destruction, this is kinda a given.

[[Folder: Ciirta]]

* VideoGameCaringPotential: You can request her to stop tormenting her imprisoned test-subjects. She will only do it if you agree to be her test-subject in return, as she is essential, she can not be stopped any other way. If you survive your health will take a permanent hit, her reward is some enchanted manacles, and she keeps her word to end the torture of her subjects.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Dagoth Ur]], while similarly presenting himself in a pleasant manner, is ''very'' polite to the Nerevarine, answering any questions they had, and even asks some of the Nerevarine himself, acting nothing but friendly towards the player[[note]]at one point in the development of ''Morrowind'', there was going to be an option to join Dagoth[[/note]], his role in the Nerevar's death being ambiguous[[note]]depending on which version of the Nerevar's death you listen to, he either killed Nerevar himself and then used the Tools of Kagrenac, or it was the Tribunal that killed him, and Dagoth only used the Tools as a last resort[[/note]] and even believing the Nerevarine wanted to use the Heart of Lorkhan himself until the last minute. Mankar only puts up a pleasant act to hide [[spoiler: the fact that Mehrunes likely would only reward Mankar and his children]], was ''definitely'' behind the death of Uriel Septim VII (even if it was indirectly), delivers a speech filled with errors about Divines, and doesn't even bother attempting to try and get you to join him. Lastly, Dagoth's main source of power, the Heart of Lorkhan, is an Aedric Artifact; Mankar relies on the Mysterium Xarxes, a Daedric artifact.

* BlueBlood: Hlaalu is one of the five Dunmer Great Houses, so Falanu has some fairly important relatives- if most liley ones that don't want to acknowledge her existence.

* HiddenDepths: He knew Count Terentius before he became a useless drunkard. [[spoiler:And he's a Mythic Dawn sleeper agent.]]

* {{NayTheist}}: She doesn't know if the Divines exist or not, but if they do then she hates them for not listening to mortals.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Is apparently a swordswoman of some reknown, but generally hangs around the West Weald inn instead of doing anything [[BuffySpeak sword-y]]. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen At one point, her routine involved spending time at Skingrad's Arena, but that was cut when the arena itself was.]]

* BadBoss: His servants don't like him all that much.
-->'''Tolisi Girith: ''He pays peanuts. And thinks it entitles him to chew us out 18 hours a day? Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake coming here."

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Tanasa and Tolisi are Mythic Dawn agents, though Maknok and Rogmesh are innocent.]]

* BadBoss: His servants hate him.
* FailedASpotCheck: ''Never'' recognizes you, even if you've completed the main quest and so are a national hero or have risen to the top of various powerful organizations like the Mage and Fighters' guilds.

[[Elionwy and Orintur]]

!!Citizens of Chorrol

A north-western city in Cyrodiil located between the Great Forest of west Cyrodiil and the Colovian Highlands of the Hammerfell border. Its proximity with the Weynon Priory makes it the second most likely city to be visited by a player sticking to the Main Quest, right after the Imperial City itself.

[[folder:Chorrol in General]]
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* MountainMan: Most residents are proud to be such.

[[folder:Countess Arriana Valga]]

The recently-widowed Countess of Chorrol.
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* HappilyMarried: She was deeply devoted to her husband. [[spoiler:Dialogue with Chanel, the court mage, however, is a bit ambiguous on how the Count felt. He may have had an affair with Chanel, or it could be a case of AllLoveIsUnrequited on her part.]]
* TheHelpHelpingThemselves: The lead suspects in the theft of her portrait of her beloved husband are her CourtMage and her porter. [[spoiler:It's the mage Chanel, albeit out of unrequited infatuation rather than malice, but the Countess dismisses her if she's exposed.]]
* TheLostLenore: Her husband died recently, and she's still heartbroken. Notably, a quest of hers involves finding someone who stole a portrait of her husband. [[spoiler:It was the court mage and painter, Chanel.]]
* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Downplayed. She only inherited the position because she married her husband, who was the hereditary count. But she is beloved by her people and runs her county well.

[[folder:Eugal Belette]]

A newcomer to Chorrol who hasn't had time to get to know anyone, though the unsavory rumors about him certainly play a part in his lack of socialization.
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* CreepyBasement: His basement contains a locked room full of weapons and alchemy tools, [[spoiler:along with Mythic Dawn paphernalia]].
* LonersAreFreaks: Town gossip will occasionally mention "strange noises coming out of his house", [[spoiler:presumably from his Mythic Dawn activities]].

!!Citizens of Kvatch

An impressive city in the hinterland of the Gold Coast of Cyrodiil, located between Anvil and Skingrad. It is built atop a large bluff, raising the city above the surrounding forests.

[[folder:Kvatch in General]]

* BadassBystander: A look at the game files reveals that Weedum-Ja, one of the few survivors you can meet at the refugee camp, is a ''level 20 Pilgrim''. Gameplay-wise, she could have single-handedly torn Dagon's legions a collective new one, saved the whole city and closed the Oblivion Gate before the Hero was even out of the prison's sewers to begin with. Another survivor, Oletra, is level ''40'', a distinction shared with only 4 others: Baurus, Renault (both Blades), the Grey Fox, Modryn Oreyn, and M'aiq the Liar.

[[folder:Count Ormellius Goldwine]]

The ruling Count of Kvatch. He gets trapped within his own castle during the Daedra attack, and rescuing him will be necessary to gain Kvatch's aid in the future.
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* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:You have to take his ring from his dead body and return it to Savlian Matius to complete the quest ''The Battle for Castle Kvatch''.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: He wears a ''black & burgundy outfit'', which is the closest any noble other than the Emperor himself gets to playing this trope right.
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: After successfully storming the castle and killing every Daedra inside, you will find Count Goldwine lying dead in a pool of his own blood. ''If only you'd gotten here sooner...'']]

!Cyrodiil Guilds and Factions

!!Fighters Guild characters

[[folder:Modryn Oreyn]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Craig Sechler (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Rudolf Pankov (Russian)[[/note]]

Champion of Chorrol's Fighters Guild.

* ContinuityNod: He's a descendant of Oreyn Bearclaw and related to Farvyn Oreyn, both of whom were involved in Malacath's Daedric quest in ''Morrowind''.
** Notably ''unlike'' his relatives, he doesn't inflate his accomplishments, and was returned the Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw by a visitor from Morrowind.
* GiftedlyBad: In the art of war, he's a master. In the art of painting...[[TerribleArtist not so much.]] [[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/File:OB-npc-Modreyn_Oreyn_Painting.jpg Just look at this masterpiece]]
* HypercompetentSidekick: Vilena is considered to be too much of a doter to get much done with the Fighters Guild. Modryn tends to handle most of the work.
%%* TheLancer:

[[folder:Maglir]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Craig Sechler (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Rudolf Pankov (Russian)[[/note]]

A fellow guild member who often refuses contracts, due to their danger and low pay.

* DirtyCoward: Runs away from Fighters Guild contracts at first. Later on, he defects to the Blackwood Company, another band of mercenaries who use less legal means to get what they want. And he has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
* FaceHeelTurn: Joins the Blackwood Company for the higher pay they offer.
* GameBreakingBug: Oh dear... sometimes, the game doesn't remove him from the Fighters Guild properly when he joins the Blackwood Company. When you kill him at the end of the quest, you will be expelled from the guild for killing a fellow guild member, despite the fact he went hostile towards you. There are very few ways around this- either go outside and let a city guard kill him, or use the console to reset your guild murder status to avoid expulsion. It's not known what causes this... certain game mods may interfere with scripts, but it's also known to happen in an unmodded game for some players.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the quest 'Den of Thieves', where you take Maglir along to defeat a group of thieves.
* IHaveAFamily: One of his excuses for defaulting on contracts.

[[folder:Vilena Donton]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Catherine Flye (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Nina Gogaeva (Russian)[[/note]]

The Guildmaster of the Fighters Guild.

* AFatherToHisMen: A DeconstructedCharacterArchetype. She's a doting and overprotective mother due to the death of her son Vitellus, which affects her judgement.
%%* DaChief
* NeverMessWithGranny: Aged and wizened with two fully-grown sons, and she's always 40 levels higher than you and her health at the lowest is even higher than Umbra's. You never fight her, but it's best not to mess with her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After realizing her faults in being too overprotective towards guild members, and your actions in saving the guild, she immediately names you Guildmaster and retires herself, knowing you would do a far better job in leading the guild.

[[folder:Viranus Donton]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Wes Johnson (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vladimir Antonik (Russian)[[/note]]

The Guildmaster's son.

* {{BFS}}: His weapon is a two-handed sword
* LeeroyJenkins: [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration In practice and on paper.]]
* TheLoad: During an early EscortMission with him, he is invincible [[spoiler:since he has a PlotlineDeath to suffer later]], but his tendency to get knocked out rather quickly gets old fast.
* MyBelovedSmother: He loves his mother dearly, but expresses frustration at her refusal to send him out any missions since [[spoiler:his older brother's death]].
* PlotlineDeath: [[spoiler:He suffers a rather unceremonious death offscreen late in the questline]].
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:At the hands of the Sap-Berserk Blackwood Company Men.]]
* StraightGay: Some of his diary entries very heavily imply he and another man in the Guild are having an affair.

!!Mages Guild characters

[[folder:Hannibal Traven]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Ralph Cosham (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Pavel Kipnis (Russian)[[/note]]

The Arch-Mage of the Mages Guild and responsible for the banning of Necromancy.

* TheArchmage: Naturally. Not only is he the top-ranked mage in Tamriel, he's a whopping Level 50 with maxed-out magic skills and three different spell lists.
* BigGood: Of the Mages Guild questline.
* CoolOldGuy: An old but badass [[TheArchmage Archmage]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Places himself in a huge Soul Gem, which are known for this.]] If you've played Battlespire or [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the Dawnguard quests in Skyrim]], you find out he'll be trapped [[spoiler:in the Soul Cairn for all eternity if it's ever used to enchant anything.]]
** The alternative isn't much better: [[spoiler:He's stuck on the Colossal Soul Gem for as long as it exists. Let's hope it's comfy inside.]]
* GeneralRipper: Has a grudge against necromancy. [[spoiler:Turns out, he's right.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Places his soul in the Colossal Black Soul Gem so Mannimarco can't take The Prisoner's soul.]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: An [[TheArchmage Archmage]] who makes an HeroicSacrifice.
* MissionControl: You report to him once you Guild work shifts from reacting to the Cult of the Black Worm to counter offensives.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't do much (at least until his [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]).
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though many necromancers would argue otherwise he at least gave one of the primary detractors in the Guild a chance to plead her case as to why necromancy should stay and even after she was found guilty of human sacrifice, thus bias, and kicked out of the Guild he still published her arguments not wanting to devalue her points.

[[folder:Carahil]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Linda Canyon (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Elena Kischik (Russian)[[/note]]
Altmer head of the Anvil Chapter of the Mages Guild. Proud to proclaim she worked under now Arch-Mage Hannibal Traven before he was called off to the Mages Council and eventually became Arch-Mage.

* KnightTemplar: She wants the Mages Guild hall of Anvil to focus on doing good works, to rather violent degrees as they arrise. In addition she is noticlbly anti-necromancy, even by Mages Guild standards.
* HeroOfAnotherStory:Over 100 years ago, she had defeated necromancer Lorgren Benirus, but wasn't able to fully banish his curse on Benirus Manor.
* HolierThanThou: Can come off as this a bit, she has no patience for those who will not make themselves useful to the Guild.
* MasterOfIllusion: Though the guild hall focuses on Restoration, Carahil is an Illusion trainer.
* PrinciplesZealot: She would be against necromany even if it was still legal. As far as she is concerned, the controversial decision was just closing a loop-hole.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: She is favored by Hannibal Traven for her constant support, hence why she never stops singing his praise.
* RetiredBadass: One hundred years prior she exorcised, mostly, the lich of Benirus Manor. She now has a comfortable stable job as the head of the Mages' Guild chapter just across the street from the place.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Not only is she perfectly willing to put associates in life or death situations, she resents objection to such. Being a mage involves real risk and she expects you to adapt to that quickly.
* SoProudOfYou: If you kill Lorgren Benirus, she congratulates you on finishing what she had started.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's very pretty and, being an Altmer, is taller than any other race.
* WhiteMage: Her guild halls focus is Restoration, and she is its undisputed head.

[[folder:Jeanne Frasoric]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Catherien Flye (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Nina Gogaeva (Russian)[[/note]]

The rather inept head of Bruma's Mages Guild. Often the victim of pranks set up by the other guild members.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: She appears to continue to run her Guild Hall completely unqualified with no repercussions for her hubris minus getting slightly flustered for a day. However... [[spoiler: When Mannimarco has the Guild Hall destroyed she gets perhaps far more karma for her hubris and air-headed nature than was necessary.]]
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Jeanne is quite convinced she is the most learned scholar at Bruma. But her chapter members are all experimenting with advanced techniques like invisibility, dispelling and alchemy, while she struggles to use a basic light spell up for five seconds.
* PointyHairedBoss: The nicest thing any of her subordinates has to say about her is that she's well-intentioned but incompetent. Others are insulted that they have to report to someone of her sheer ineptitude.
%%* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Commentary from her and Hannibal Traven indicates she got and keeps her position with persistent praise and flattery.

[[folder:Dagail]]

A Bosmer mage, formerly a Guild leader, encouraged into retirement in Leyawiin after she started to show signs of senility. Master Mysticism Trainer.

* AttackReflector: When battle starts, Dagail is prone to putting up a brief 100% Magic Reflect spell up. Which makes very short work of any of the Destruction Magic favoring Mythic Dawn you want to drag into the Leyamin Mage Hall.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Rumors about her go like this. Apparently she is a learned mage, knows a lot about Mysticism... and sheep?
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She appears mad, but in truth it is just a communication issue - She can think clearly but when she tries to process coherent speech it comes out jumbled and rambling.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: An elderly woman forced into retirement due to her inability to speak coherently, a condition passed down to her from her father, with her just barely tolerated by those near to her who see her as a nice but still TheLoad? If not for her Seer Stone being able to fix this and the fact she is a confirmed diviner this would be text-book Alzheimer's.
* FortuneTeller: Does free divinations via palm reading.
* LoonWithAHeartOfGold: She is the only Representative willing to give you a recommendation right away but can't due to her condition.
* MadOracle: Somewhat, she has reliable visions but they cluster and overlap to the point she can't make them out or even separate her own thoughts from them without her pendant.
* MasterOfOneMagic: She is the master [[SoulPower Mysticism]] trainer.
* NonLinearCharacter: Strongly implied without her amulet she experiences the past, present and future all at the same time.
* NoSocialSkills: It is so hard for her to talk to people that the Leyawiin chapter runs completely independent of her oversight.
* OneManArmy: Drag the Mythic Dawn into the Leyawiin Guild hall and watch this kindly old lady utterly destroy them in seconds. She not only max level, 25, but uses Spell Absorb + Reflect to make herself actively healed by magic while reflecting it back at her targets. And all of a sudden it's a lot easier to envision her as a former member of the Mage's Council.
* PowerIncontinence: She is so good at reading portents and diving the future she frequently can not distinguish between past, future, present, living or dead. She hears her dead father just as easily as she hears you.
* RandomSpeciesOffspring: Her brother over in Chorrol is a Dunmer yet she is a Bosmer with zero hint of mixed racial traits - indicating at-least one of them is adopted. The subject never comes up when speaking with her though. On the other hand, it's stated in the lore that, when it comes to breeding, the child will almost always be the species of the mother with the notable exception being the Bretons who show characteristics of both their parent species. That could mean they are half-siblings sharing the same father.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: She used to be one of the Heads of the Guild but was encouraged to retire and sent off to a literal backwoods town like Leyawiin. This may have been due to her mental problems, age or possibly even her expertise in Mysticism, which overlaps with the now illegal Necromancy school.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Certainly one of the nicer Guild Heads. She lets her Guild members do as they wish, gave her assistant the run of the place, is willing to give you a recommendation right away and even allowed a "reformed" necromancer into her Hall [[spoiler:[[TheFarmerAndTheViper not that he was very appreciative]].]]
* ScatterBrainedSenior: Years of divinations have warped her perception of linear time.
* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: Her dialogue sounds disconnected and far-fetched but if You know what to listen for it references the traitor in the Guild hall, The Amulet of Kings and The Oblivion crisis.
* TheLoad: How her hall sees her, it's not her fault though, and she -does- get better.

[[folder:Kud-Ei]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Elisabeth Noone (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Marina Bakina (Russian)[[/note]]

The Argonian head of Bravil Mages Guild. She has been trying to deal with the fall out of a StalkerWithACrush towards one of her apprentices... which she would tend to herself if not for an entirely separate situation regarding her missing friend.

* AFatherToHisMen: Kud-Ei considers herself something of a den-mother to her local magi, focusing on resolving social issues just as much as professional ones.
* AFriendInNeed: Two of her quests have her dispatch the Hero of Kvatch to help out friends of hers who are in trouble. If the Hero takes care of them, she's very grateful in both word and deed.
* ButThouMust: Subverted. She just won't stop talking about her dear missing friend Henantier, however this has nothing to do with her Guild assignment and it can be ignored entirely for a brief fetch quest.
* MasterOfIllusion: It is her Guild Hall's specialty with Kud-Ei herself able to scribe CharmPerson scrolls with such ease she can give them away like free candy.
* NiceGirl: Certainly one of the friendlier Mage Hall heads, she is deeply concerned about keeping all her hall-mates safe and secure.
* SecretKeeper: She dares not mention what has happened to her friend Henantier to any official in the Guild.

[[folder:Teekeeus]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Jonathan Bryce (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Oleg Shcherbinin (Russian)[[/note]]
The Head of the Chorrol Guild Hall, an Argonian specializing in Conjuration. A stringent enforcer of rules and protcol. His former student Earana has found an exceedingly powerful spell and won't leave until he helps her recover it.

* ButThouMust: His quest will give you the option of handing Fingers Of The Mountain over to either him or Earana, but until he gets it, you get no recommendation.
* MyGreatestFailure: Earana was a former student of his that he never wishes to see again. No details are given, but seeing how ambitious she is against how strict he is, details may be a moot point.
* NoodleIncident: Teekeeus was fired from the Arcane University due to some drama Earana stirred up while there; she was eventually kicked out when exposed as just trying to stir up trouble, but no one will speak of the details.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Though he is the model of following the rules, his quest demonstrates honesty is not always the best policy for a mage. Either he will get the book stolen in order to get the recommendation after you got the spell, or you will be cheated out of a powerful spell to get your recommendation. Either way, whoever decides to be the honest one loses out.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Teekeeus was kicked out of the Arcane University due to Earana, he would be vindicated later, but by then he was reassigned to the Chorrol chapter head where he would never bother the Mages' Council again.
* RulesLawyer: He will enforce due process of all Guild Hall activities to their strictist letter and point out for even a moment if one is not being followed.
* ThirdOption: Get the Fingers Of The Mountain back and give it to either Teekeeus or his former student, Earana; Give it to Earana and she will teach you a powerful spell, give it to Teekeeus and you will get your recomendation for full Mages Guild status but no spell and neither will give it back once you surrender it... unless you steal it back from one and give it to the other.

[[folder:Adrienne Berene]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Catherine Flye (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Nina Gogaeva (Russian)[[/note]]
Breton leader of the Skingrad Guild Hall. Her apprentice Erthor is missing, something she feels like she is probably obligated to care about.

* AbsentmindedProfessor: She "forgot" Erthor went to train at Bleak Flats Cave and makes you ask around first before you can go retrieve him. Was she just not paying attention when he told her, or is she [[ObfuscatingStupidity deliberately holding up the process]] to teach him a lesson? Good luck figuring that one out.
* BadassBookworm: Her face is almost always buried in a book, however she has quite the array of deadly spells to show for it, in-fact it spills over into other vendors, as the spells the other mages have to sell they learned from Adrienne.
* FairWeatherMentor: Adrienne told Erthor he is not to practice dangerous unconventional spells in her hall, so he went to a cave to practice them instead. She is fairly annoyed by the whole situation and cares about his safety with as much passion as she would care about some spelt wine and really just wants some one to clean the whole mess up.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: When Erthor arrives back at the Guild Hall to announce he has been rescued from a life or death situation it only provokes vague annoyance he is interrupting her reading to acknowledge he is still alive.
-->'''Erthor:''' Adrienne, I'm back! I was rescued!''\\
'''Adrienne:''' So it would seem. You're unharmed I presume.''\\
'''Erthor:''' Well, my pride is a little wounded...''\\
'''Adrienne:''' Oh spare me. You're lucky I bothered to send someone after you at all.''
* ForScience: Yes she has all sorts of nasty Destruction spells, but she is more interested in the research they can provide than actual destructive applications.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Unsurprisingly she has one of the largest assortment of Destruction spells as the head of the Hall which specializes in Destruction.
* StoppedCaring: Erthor kept looking for loopholes to try dangerous magic out, at a certain point, Adrienne just stopped caring. She asks you to rescue him as little more than professional obligation.

[[folder:Falcar]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Craig Sechler (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Rudolf Pankov (Russian)[[/note]]
The Altmer head of the Cheydinhal Mages Guild Hall, which specializes in Alteration. Snide and hard to please.

* BadBoss: No one likes him, in-fact they are all afraid of him. [[spoiler:No wonder, since he's killed at least one of them.]]
* FairWeatherMentor: Vidkun, the last apprentice who came seeking approval, was given a task so challenging he has not been seen since. Falcar assures his hall-mates that they are better off without people so intimidated by their work they would flee town. [[spoiler: Though in-fact Vidkun did not leave, he died trying to complete his task.]]
* JerkAss: He challenges you to get a ring back from the well behind the hall, if you can't handle that he assures you that you are even weaker than he first thought. [[spoiler: But this crosses the line from TheSocialDarwinist to JerkAss with the revelation that the ring is enchanted to weigh A LOT more than it should, meaning you are likely to drown once you get down the well.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** [[spoiler:He had to leave The Guild due to being exposed as a necromancer, something that never would have happened if he had just given you a simple task and sent you on your way.]]
** [[spoiler:He is later encountered working for Mannimarco to get his revenge...for being kicked out for trying to kill you...It does not end well for him.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He is actually a necromancer looking to join Mannimarco smuggling information and Soul Gems out of the Guild and into the Cult of the Black Worm]]
* TheSocialDarwinist: Has no problem endangering apprentices as a means of providing their talents.
* YourSoulIsMine: He has a fine collection of Soul Gems [[spoiler: but not ordinary Soul Gems, Black Soul Gems - for sacrificing humanoid souls.]]

[[folder:Raminus Polus]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Wes Johnson (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vladimir Antonik (Russian)[[/note]]

An Imperial Master Wizard at the Arcane University in the Imperial City. He handles much of the Guild's administrative issues.

* MissionControl: Once you are allowed in the college, Raminus is your main handler on behalf of Hannibal Traven, until you're moved above his rank to work with Traven himself to prepare counter offensives against The Cult Of The Black Worm.
* NiceGuy: Never shows any animosity or condescending behavior to the player, unless the player breaks Mages Guild rules.
* NumberTwo: As Master-Wizard, he is naturally this to Traven, and later, to the player as guild rank advances.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is Traven's second in command, but never abuses this position or acts haughtily because of it. He even apologizes and corrects himself in one quest when he realizes that he endangered you by omitting important information.
* SecretKeeper: He's one of the few who know that Count Janus Hassildor is a vampire.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:He is the only member of the Council of Mages to survive the war with the Necromancers.]]

[[folder:Mannimarco]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Craig Sechler (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Rudolf Pankov (Russian)[[/note]]

A legendary necromancer from the First Era, now returned to take back the reins of the Order of the Black Worm. See also his entry in Characters/TheElderScrollsRecurringCharacters.

* AmbiguousSituation: Given Mannimarco's role in the Warp in the West and his ascension to godhood, it's not clear if this Mannimarco is either a mortal form he took to personally destroy the Mages Guild, a LiteralSplitPersonality thanks to his apotheosis not going as planned, or an imposter.
* AnimateDead: The Staff of Worms reanimates fallen enemies. Naturally, this includes [[LaserGuidedKarma Mannimarco himself]].
* ArcVillain: The Mages Guild quest line deals with the threat posed by his plots, culminating in you personally putting him back in the grave.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Using his Staff of Worms resurrects a corpse and gives them these for the duration.
* InformedAbility: Said to be nearly invincible, but is only slightly more powerful than the average necromancer. In fact, he's weaker than Mankar Camoran.
* {{Necromancer}}: He is the leader of the Order of the Black Worms, after all.
* TheWorfEffect: When the player finally faces him, he appears to be a typical Altmer mage in some regular necromancer robes. Compare this to his appearance in Daggerfall, where he was a menacing hooded figure with GlowingEyesOfDoom.
* WhatIsEvil: He claims that good and evil are "manifestations of the same thing".

[[folder:Irlav Jarol]]

A Imperial Master Wizard on the Council of Mages. He is a researcher specializing in Ayleid history and authored the book "Magic from the Sky".

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Implied to be one until he became a member of the Council. In fact, he sends the player off to an Ayleid Ruin to study the ancient site and help an expedition that's stalled out.
%%* KickedUpstairs: Implied
* LateToTheTragedy: By the time the player is tasked to reach him after he took the Bloodworm Helm, [[spoiler: Necromancers have caught up to him and slain him. Notably, though, they weren't fast enough to take the helmet and give it to Mannimarco.]]
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler: After being attacked by necromancers, in desperation, he put on the Bloodworm Helm and summoned many daedra. Unfortunately, he couldn't control them and was killed by them.]]

[[folder:Caranya]]
--> '''Voiced by:''' Linda Canyon (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Elena Kischik (Russian)[[/note]]

An Altmer Wizard on the Council of Mages.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:After killing her Traven has you recover the Colossal Soul Gem to prevent Mannimarco from enthralling you - implying Caranya's soul had been removed to convert her. This would also explain her Mood Swinger status]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Once problems with the Necromancer's Guild become serious, Caranya defects to them.]]
%%* InsufferableGenius
* MercyKill: [[spoiler: By the time she steals the Necromancer's Amulet she has been enthralled to Mannimarco, you're less likely killing a traitor than putting an EmptyShell out of its misery.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:She is a Necromancer and secretly serves Mannimarco. She steals the Necromancer's Amulet from the Mages Guild to give it to him, but gets killed by the Hero of Kvatch before she can deliver it.]]
* MoodSwinger: Goes back and forth between "If you need anything, I'll be happy to help," and "I'm too important for you!"
* {{Necromancer}}

!!Thieves Guild characters

[[folder:The Gray Fox]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grayfoxposter.jpg]]

The mysterious head of the Thieves Guild.

* CatchPhrase: "Capital!"
* ColorAnimalCodename: Gray fox, of course.
* DarknessVonGothickName: Again, Raven Shadownight is only slightly less cool and edgy than the actual TropeNamer.
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Due to the curse of the Gray Cowl]], hiding is easy for him. All he has to do is dress normally, and he's just another face in the crowd.[[spoiler: In fact, you can interact with him multiple times as 'A Stranger', a random Thieves Guild member, prior to the curse being broken.]]
* IKnowYourTrueName: [[spoiler: Uses an Elder Scroll to discover the name of the first Gray Fox who stole the Gray Cowl from Nocturnal. Speaking it breaks the curse on the cowl, restoring Count Umbranox's identity and allowing the Hero of Kvatch to wear it without losing their own]].
* JustLikeRobinHood: The beggars of the Imperial City are all under his protection. In return, they serve as his spies.
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:The Gray Fox is merely an identity magically assumed by the person who wears the cowl. It's stated that there were numerous other "Gray Foxes" over the years, creating the illusion of him being immortal.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Corvus Umbranox roughly translates as 'Raven Shadownight'. All three are evocative of symbology of Nocturnal, Daedric Prince of night, shadow, and thieves.]]
* RetGone: The cursed cowl he's forced to wear makes all traces of his existence vanish, even if he goes right up and reveals his identity to someone (which he apparently did to both his wife and you, but the curse pretty much erased that from history). He's always simply "a stranger".
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Count Corvus Umbranox.]]
* ShroudedInMyth: Mostly due to him supposedly living for over 300 years (because the cowl's curse makes it seem as if the same person has always been The Gray Fox, no matter how different each Fox is from the last).

!!Dark Brotherhood characters

[[folder:Lucien Lachance]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Wes Johnson (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vsevolod Kuznetsov (Russian)[[/note]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucienlachance.jpg]]

Speaker for the Dark Brotherhood.

* AffablyEvil: For an amoral and psychotic killer, he can be quite the charmer.
* AlliterativeName: '''L'''ucien '''L'''achance.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:As unfortunate as his death is for you, it doesn't change the fact that he ''is'' a murderer with a high body count to his name, and whose cruel death was justly deserved. You can inflict this on him yourself if you wish by killing him when you first meet him, since he won't be essential.]]
* CardCarryingVillain: When you first meet him, he shows no shame in talking about his role for the Dark Brotherhood.
* ColdHam: His voice may be hushed and whispery, but his speech patterns are ''very'' verbose and theatrical
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He ''did not'' have an easy passing, judging from his corpse mutilated beyond recognition: besides the general torture, his genitals and jaws were removed, and he was flayed enough that his ribs were exposed. What is more, it's rumored that one of the Black Hand may have eaten his entrails]].
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler:By the time you find his corpse, it has been suspended upside down for everyone to see in its macabre glory]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: He tries to recruit the player by showing up while they're sleeping after having committed murder, which is how his guild recruits. It doesn't occur to him that perhaps this potential recruit never meant to commit the murder and may not react well to the offer, which he can find out the hard way if you off him since he's not essential at this point.
* InTheHood: Like most members of the Black Hand, he wears a hooded black cloak.
* ParentalSubstitute: According to Ocheeva, he serves as a surrogate father to her and Teinaava.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To you, interestingly enough. [[spoiler:After he realizes you've been going around systematically killing his fellow members of the Black Hand, he sets off to kill ''you'' in turn, but the moment he catches up to you, Lucien quickly deduces that you've been duped as well, and instead decides to work with you in figuring out who the real traitor is.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He's known to be aloof and distant, as his business with the Black Hand keeps him away from the Sanctuary often. Still, that doesn't stop him from being genuinely fond of you; he even openly states that Shadowmere is a token of his trust and love when he grants you her.
* VillainousBreakdown: Has quite an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfB1G3fJQBs epic one]] near the end of the Dark Brotherhood storyline when [[spoiler:he realizes that he's been set up]].

[[folder:The Cheydinhal Guildhall]]
A diverse crew of murderers-for-hire who convene in a hidden safehouse beneath Cheydinhal.

* AffablyEvil: Almost without exception. It's just how the Brotherhood conducts its affairs.
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:It's heartbreaking when the time comes for you to kill them all, after you spent so much time getting to know them and building a genuinely familial bond with each. Even Mraaj-Dar is shocked when you kill him. To rub the salt in the wound, none of them were traitors. So you just killed them all for nothing.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Antoinetta looks like the most innocent member of the group with her appearance invoking HairOfGoldHeartOfGold, but her blood thirst is made clear during dialogue as well as her ambitious disposition.
* CovertPervert: Ocheeva is a stoic, merciless assassin, but she spends five hours reading ''The Lusty Argonian Maid'' during the early hours of the day.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Some of its members.
** Before contracting vampirism, Vicente lost his father and mother at early age to a wolf that infected them with rockjoint.
** Telaendril's father ordered a hit on her before she arranged for Lucien to kill him in return.
** Antoinetta suffered a horrible life as a homeless and is said to have been abused by the city guards, possibly [[RapeAsBackstory sexually]].
* DumbMuscle: Gogron, who gets a shout-out to Lenny from Literature/OfMiceAndMen [[AndCallHimGeorge in his backstory.]] Hell, he admits to not even know who or what Sithis is, but he will obey the Five Tenets and the contracts regardless.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: The lineup consists of a vampire, two Argonians, a Khajiit, an Orc, a Wood Elf (the last two of which are sleeping together) and a Breton, diversity that would make any other guild hang its head in shame. And that's all in one Sanctuary, too! Outside of there, you can find two Imperials, a High Elf, two Nords, another Khajiit, an Argonian, two Dark Elves, another Breton, and another Wood Elf, [[spoiler:who's the leader of the whole Brotherhood.]]
* EtTuBrute: They all react with shock and betrayal, especially [[https://youtu.be/wi4IQMRTNUg?t=1m48s Vicente]], [[spoiler:when you purge the Cheydinhal Sanctuary]].
* HateAtFirstSight: Mraaj-Dar will despise you the moment he lays his eyes on you and he won't be any kinder if you are Khajiit yourself. He does warm up [[spoiler:just before the Purification happens]].
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Gogron's too big and clumsy for sneaking, and too unsubtle to care. He just kills anything between him and his target, even forgoing the Brotherhood's trademark Shrouded Armour to help him do so.
* InterspeciesRomance: It's implied that Gogron and Telaendril are in a relationship.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mraaj-Dar, who's consistently rude to you [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony until you enter the Sanctuary with orders to kill him.]]]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Antoinetta Marie had a miserable life until she was welcomed into the Brotherhood, but now she's terrifyingly chirpy about killing large numbers of people.
* WouldHurtAChild: Gogron gro-Bolmog tells the player about a time he got hired to [[DiedOnTheirBirthday kill a five-year-old Nord girl at her birthday party]].
-->'''Gogron''': This one time I had a contract to kill a little Nord girl at her birthday party. She asked me if I was the jester! So I said to her, "No, I am a messenger of death." You should have seen the look on her face! Ha ha ha ha! Anyway, she won't be seeing age six!

[[folder:Mathieu Bellamont]]

--> ''Have you heard the tale of Mathieu Bellamont and the great treachery of Cheydinhal? Kill a boy's mother, and vengeance festers in the son...''
---> '''The Spectral Assassin [[spoiler:Lucien Lachance]]''', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''

--> '''Voiced by:''' Ralph Cosham (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Pavel Kipnis (Russian)[[/note]]

One of the mysterious Speakers of the Dark Brotherhood.

* ApocalypticLog: His [[https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Traitor%27s_Diary diary]], describes in-game as the writings of a madman, show the disintegration of what little sanity he has left. He routinely writes insane ramblings, including "kill him" repeatedly, a rhyming part with no punctuation that explains his motives, and "Lucien Lachance will die!" backwards at the very end of the diary. Played with in that the events of the "apocalypse" have long since happened, and it's more about his loss of sanity since.
* AxCrazy: He kills his lover, a member of the Dark Brotherhood herself, after she learned at least part of the truth of his insanity and his attachment to his dead mother's head. In his own words, there wasn't enough left of her for anyone to find. [[spoiler: He then proceeds to kill most of the Brotherhood and has an unhealthy obsession with the color red.]]
* BigBad: Of the Dark Brotherhood questline.
* CouldntFindAPen: Presumably he ''could'', but he nonetheless writes his diary in red ink that might be [[RustproofBlood blood]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Killed the entire crew of the Serpent's Wake ship for an insult.
* {{Expy}}: To [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]], since they are both deranged murderers obsessed with their long dead mothers.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He was in love with a fellow Dark Brotherhood member named Maria and was actually hoping to build a real family with her. Tragically, she rejected him after hearing his real plans, causing him to snap and brutally murder and mutilate her beyond recognition.
* EvilVersusEvil: Seeks revenge against an amoral death cult that killed his mother, but he is not at all better than them.
* FreudianExcuse: His father was an abuser who summoned the Dark Brotherhood to assassinate his wife, and had Lucien Lachance murder her before Mathieu's eyes. No wonder he is so screwed up.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: It's clear that his obsession for revenge against the Dark Brotherhood has taken a heavy toll on his sanity, so much so, that he became just as despicable as them.
* ImAHumanitarian: Heavily implied, since his hideout is littered with body parts and there is nothing else left to eat.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He arranges the deaths of several members of the Brotherhood by setting them up against the other.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler: He's the traitor, trying to destroy the Dark Brotherhood from within.]]
* MommasBoy: After his mother's assassination, Mathieu became ''utterly obsessed'' with her.
--> '''Traitor's Diary:''' mommy I so afrade. i mis yu mommy. i just wantyu to kis me agenn
* NotSoStoic: While Bellamont does an admirable job of keeping a cool poker face at all times when you speak to him, [[spoiler:should you [[DecapitationPresentation bring the severed head found within the traitor's hideout in the Anvil lighthouse and drop it in front of him]], he will begin to uncharacteristically stutter and trip over his own words. Of all the people present inside the Applewatch farmhouse at that time, only he will react to the head at all.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler:His diary shows that he constantly oscillates between being a homicidal criminal mastermind and a deranged child obsessed with his mother.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Though he is unable to destroy the Night Mother, he manages to get his revenge on Lucien Lachance and kill several Dark Brotherhood members. But he dies shortly after being exposed, and as it turns out, he was nothing but a pawn of the Night Mother herself who foresaw his plan from the beginning, but allowed him to carry it out in order to cull the Brotherhood of any weak members]].
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Lives in one.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:In the end, he was this to the Night Mother, who allowed Bellamont to carry out his plan in order to teach the Black Hand a lesson about treachery]].
* YouKilledMyFather: Motivated to destroy the Dark Brotherhood in revenge for Lucien killing his mother.

[[folder:The Doomed Guests of Summitmist Manor]]

Five people from across Tamriel who were invited to Summitmist Manor in Skingrad to search for a treasure hidden somewhere in the vast house as part of the quest "Whodunit?". Of course, there ''is no'' treasure; all of them have a Dark Brotherhood contract on their heads and the treasure hunt is a ruse that allows them all to be disposed of conveniently in one place. You must infiltrate the manor posing as another treasure hunter and discreetly murder them all without attracting their suspicions by gaining their trust and manipulating them against each other.

!!Primo Antonius
An Imperial Noble who is a guest at Summitmist Manor.

* IdleRich: He's part of a wealthy family and came to Summitmist Manor for a fun time. [[spoiler:Unlike the other guests, he has no need of money and doesn't care about finding the chest of gold.]]
* NiceGuy: He is not racist or judging towards the other guests and treats them quite warmly. Matilde is the only guest he doesn't like, [[FrenchJerk and who can blame him?]]
* StarCrossedLovers: He shows some romantic interest in Dovesi but only admits it to you. Potentially {{subverted|Trope}} seeing as he can be persuaded to kill her.
* StopBeingStereotypical: He hates Matilde as he thinks she gives nobles a bad name through her attitude. He even suspects she isn't really a noble.
* UpperClassWit: Who pretends to be an UpperClassTwit, but he has a surprisingly sharp head on his shoulders. However...
* WrongGenreSavvy: Primo will always attempt to kill the other guest if he is one of the last two still alive, regardless of who they are. If your disposition with him is high enough, he never suspects you are the killer.

!!Dovesi Dran
A Dark Elf Commoner who is a guest at Summitmist Manor.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Dovesi fancies Primo. Subverted in that Primo does return her feelings, but neither will ever get a chance to act on it anyway.
* AintTooProudToBeg: If she is the last guest standing, she will cower in the corner and plead for her life.
* BadassBystander: Despite being a mere Commoner, Dovesi knows a few leveled Destruction and Mysticism spells. Where exactly she learned these spells is unclear.
* TheCutie: As far as Nels and Primo are concerned.
* GoldDigger: The other guests believe she is this in regards to Primo.
* StarCrossedLovers: She shows some romantic interest in Primo but only admits it to you. Potentially {{subverted|Trope}} seeing as she can be persuaded to kill him.

!!Matilde Petit
A Breton Noble (or at least she claims to be) who is a guest at Summitmist Manor.

* SupportingProtagonist: To Martin.

* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: His fate at the end of the main quest.

* TheHero: Of the story. The Hero of Kvatch is actually his [[TheLancer Lancer]].

* NiceGuy: Definitely. [[spoiler:It's a shame; he would have made a great Emperor, if he had been given more time.]]

* {{Warrior Monk}}s: An order of these.

* TheConfidant: Served as one to Uriel Septim VII.

* TheDreaded: The Champion can become this to their enemies.

* TheLancer: Uniquely enough for an Elder Scrolls Protagonist, they play this role to Martin.

* BadassNormal: Comes over as this compared the player characters from ''Morrowind'' and ''Skyrim''. The player character from ''Morrowind'' is the Nerevarine, the reincarnation of an ancient legendary general, while the player character from ''Skyrim'' is the Dragonborn, a mortal with access to the reality warping ancient language of the dragons. The only peculiarity this character has, is that they happen to be at the right place at the right time to meet the emperor and set in motion the chain of events leading to the defeat of Mehrunes Dagon. Apart from this, there is nothing setting them apart from other people. However, this does not stop them from marching into Oblivion and killing hordes of Daedra. [[spoiler:They avert this trope after becoming the new Daedric Prince of Madness, losing the "Normal" part in ''far'' more than a few ways.]]

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Completely averted. Among the first three Blades agents you meet during the intro, Baurus is the only one to always survive regardless of what happens, as he's marked as Essential until this status is removed in a later quest, while both Renault and Glenroy are scripted to die at various points before the Emperor is assassinated. In fact, he can survive past the endgame if you keep an eye out for him.

The Archmage of the Mages Guild and responsible for the banning of Necromancy.

* TheArchmage: Naturally.

Altermir head of the Anvil Chapter of the Mages Guild. Proud to proclaim she worked under now Arch Mage Hannibal Traven before he was called off to the Mages Council and eventually became Arch Mage.

* PointyHairedBoss

A Bosmer mage formerly a Guild leader, encouraged into retirement in Leyawiin after she started to show signs of senility. Master Mysticism Trainer.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: (Played with but Averted) She appears mad, but in truth it is just a communication issue - She can think clearly but when she tries to process coherent speech it comes out jumbled and rambling.

* BadBoss: No one likes him, in-fact they are all afraid of him.

* BigBad: Of the Mages Guild quest line.

%%* KickedUpstairs: Implied.

* DrillSergeantNasty

A riverside town located to the south of the Imperial City. It lies along the northern border of Elswyr and is an important stopping point for the Mages Guild questline.

An Imperial Master Wizard at the Arcane University in the Imperial City. He handles much of the Guagailild's administrative issues.

* TheLancer: As Master-Wizard, he is naturally this to Traven, and later, to the player as guild rank advances.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is Traven's second in command, but never abuses this position or acts haughtily because of it.

* DropTheHammer: Wields a Silver Warhammer, though it is removed from his inventory upon his arrest.

* DropTheHammer: Her weapon of choice is Nerveshatter, a large warhammer made of Amber and Madness Ore.

* InTheHood: Like most member of the Black Hand.

* EtTuBrute: They will react this way, specially [[https://youtu.be/wi4IQMRTNUg?t=1m48s Vicente]], when [[spoiler:you purge the Cheydinhal's Sanctuary]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Mraaj-Dar, who's consistently rude to you [[spoiler:[[{{Irony}} until you enter the Sanctuary with orders to kill him.]]]]

* StarCrossedLovers: With Dovesi. Potentially {{subverted}} seeing as he can be persuaded to kill her.

* StarCrossedLovers: With Primo. Potentially {{subverted}} seeing as she can be persuaded to kill him.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:With high enough Disposition, she can be convinced to work with you to find the treasure in the manor. This is a fantastic way to get her alone so you can murder her.]] When you first enter you can even introduce yourself as an assassin, which she just laughs off as a joke, even if you are wearing Dark Brotherhood armour and have a knife in your hand.
* KickTheDog: If Dovesi is killed first, rather than be frightened, saddened or unnerved like the other guests, she'll express happiness knowing there's one less Dunmer in the world.

* BadassBystander: A look at the game files reveals that Weedum-Ja, one of the few survivors you can meet at the refugee camp, is a ''level 20 Pilgrim''. Gameplay-wise, she could have single-handedly torn Dagon's legions a collective new one, saved the whole city and closed the Oblivion Gate before the Hero was even out of the prison's sewers to begin with. Another survivor, Oletra, is level ''40'', a distinction shared with only 4 others: Baurus, Renault (both Blades), the Grey Fox, Modryn Oreyn, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers M'aiq the Liar]].