The Black Hand had come back strongly and its members spread out about all of Tamriel. The Night Mother's words had to be transported by way of hawk, but somehow the Dark Brotherhood managed to make it work. No longer were they legends, but a frightening reality. A Black Sacrament was no longer something one would take lightly no matter what country they resided in.
One small underground chamber in Skyrim however was the most vital of the many that existed on Nirn. For it not only housed a Speaker and the Listener, but the Night Mother as well. Located in the bitter cold town of Dawnstar, the assassins within turned it into a permanent home.