Lore:Karliah

Karliah
Karliah
Race	Dunmer	Gender	Female
Born		4th Era
Resided in		Riften
Appears in		Skyrim

Karliah is a Dunmer thief and a member of the Nightingales, in service to Nocturnal. Karliah's maternal grandparents are Queen Barenziah and a Nightingale thief by the name of Drayven Indoril. Karliah's mother Dralsi taught her the art of thievery and how to survive in Skyrim, living as a rogue. However, she did not induct Karliah into the Nightingales before her death. Karliah eventually became a member of Skyrim's Thieves Guild and was inducted into the Nightingales by Guildmaster Gallus Desidenius, who became her lover at some point. She was exiled from the Guild for 25 years after allegedly murdering Gallus. In reality, she was framed for Gallus' murder, which was actually committed by Mercer Frey, a former Nightingale, who stole Nocturnal's Skeleton Key from the Twilight Sepulcher, and took Gallus' place as Guildmaster. With the help from a new guild member, Karliah exposed Mercer, reformed the Nightingale Trinity, and finally killed Mercer, avenging Gallus.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Skyrim article.