Lore:The Five Tenets

Book Information
Seen In:	Oblivion Elder Scrolls Online

The Five Tenets

The honorable code of the Dark Brotherhood

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Note: The following text appears in Skyrim on a wall of the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, though no book actually appears in-game.

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Tenet 1: Never dishonor the Night Mother. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 2: Never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 3: Never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 4: Never steal the possessions of a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 5: Never kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.