SPOILERS alert. DB in Skyrim

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Finished main quest-line for Dark Brotherhood in Skyrim yesterday.
Spoiler-free What can I say ... it was good, atmospheric with lots of pathos (so far this game is build on good pathos, which only adds to it more awesomeness), one epic contract (no,  Contract) and even some familiar faces :giggle:  Downsides, for me at least, - contracts are too fast and too easy to fulfil on "Adept" difficulty (even if most of them had all what it takes to be an interesting assassin-style adventure. But, ah, that's what imagination is for. Fan versions FTW),  story tweaks were more predictable (but the way they were played is ... breathtaking) that in Oblivion,  armour design is less appealing than previous two versions in TES III, IV (but, probably, it just takes time to like it)



Spoilers alert
Do not read, if you still playing quest line or searching way to join DB.
You've been warned.


Joining DB now takes a special quest called "Innocence lost" or something about helping little orphan to kill evil nanny in orphanage. Atmospheric? Hell yes. Child performing Black Sacrament is something that gives shivers down spine.  :wow:
My first thoughts about leader of Sanctuary  were ... well, she reminded me typical fan-created Mary Sue assassin too much. Seriously,  bitch-"you'll follow my orders"  attitude with pretty face and blond hair - something to set you into a sceptical mood about character depth. :XD: But I remembered that Lucien was just like that too, so it didn't bother me as much as it could. Also she somehow reminded me of Rivanone from Carlota's "Dark ages", which helped greatly to accept this character.
Freak-lever is higher that in Oblivion xD Family now have werewolf, piromaniac old male mage ( old school DB :love:) :love:, female dunmer Seer, 300 ears old vampire girl (not connected to Vicente *sigh* ), Redguard with smart mouth and argonian, whom I already want to hug all the time (a worthy equivalent for Teinaava). Oh, and spider as house-pet.  All of them has a bit less amount of dialogues than in Oblivion and so it feels like their characters needs just a bit more information to shine in all of their glory :dummy:  But they do have different personalities. A bit cliché , maybe. but interesting. And worthy of fan art. Definitely. Night Mother Keeper  - for sure :la:
And yes, you don't have  a feeling of Family once you join. Not like in Chaidinhall. IMHO. But there is a reason for it and ... well, that's kind of fit Skyrim severe theme.
Aaah, and yes. The Sanctuary you are in is the last one of all Dark Brotherhood. Damn elves and their Aldmery Dominion and war against Empire (which was lost for humans)
Cheidinhall stood until it's last member (almost last)  *happy proud tears*
There hasn't been any Listener for a loong time. No Black Hand. Old ways of Night Mother and Sithis are left behind. Sad Shadowscales are sad and left behind as well.
But .... there is a Player Character to save the day. :dummy: :dummy:
Shadowmare is back. :happycry: Still indestructible. Even more indestructible than ever. She/he almost killed a Blood Dragon for me :rofl: I think, when time comes, I'll just send her/him over Alduin. Poor Dragon won't have a chance :XD:
Nigh Mother herself is marvelous. :heart: Bewitching, fascinating. Giving you that lost feeling of belonging, of  Old DB. :love:  Too bad her official story (found in a book in DB) still includes concept of her having children from Sithis :iconfacepalmplz:
Motierre family is back. One definitely can see familiar traits in descendant's face :giggle:
Story contains similar amount of contracts as in TES IV, one Traitor, one Joker .. eer Keeper (amaizing Cicero - last survived member from Cheidinhal Sanctuary with very touching journals)
And. One main fat huge spoiler - Dark Brotherhood gets to kill Emperor Titus Mede II. :la: :la: :la:  Epic :happycry: Stupid, considering current political chaos, but epic :happycry:

End of Spoilers

To sum up and end this ranting (sorry, for posting it in first place, but I just had to get some emotions off XD ) - I'm having huge fangasm for almost two days now.  :iconicameplz:
One thing is left to do now - find any charismatic vampire to get bitten :iconohohoplz: After that Grey Beards may have a chance to see Dragonborn at last xDD

*goes back to Skyrim*

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The DB was definitely good, and though I like Nazir, he is not Vicente. :giggle: