The Black Dragon ( Online ) The Black Dragon is a mysterious and powerful assassin who serves as the First Sword of the Order of the Hour . Along with Primate Artorius , she is one of the antagonists of the Dark Brotherhood questline , having been killing off their members . Interactions . A Lesson in Silence . The Black Dragon is first seen at the At - Himah Family Estate , speaking to Grand Sermonizer Fithia about their recent progress : After the exchange , the Black Dragon will depart , leaving Fithia in charge of guarding Cimbar ' s body . Dark Revelations . When looking for the Black Dragon ' s chambers , you shall come across Lyra , a member of the Order who refuses to attack you , and will lead you to the Black Dragon ' s chambers . After reading The Black Dragon ' s Journal , Mirabelle Motierre will appear , resulting in the following conversation : Lyra will then teleport in a cloud of red mist , don her armor as the Black Dragon , and murder Mirabelle with her dagger , revealing her true identity : The Black Dragon will leave the chambers , and Mirabelle will die of her wounds shortly after saying her last words . A Ghost from the Past . After reading The Black Dragon ' s Journal , Green - Venom - Tongue decides that he wants you to accompany him to his former sanctuary in the Blackwood Borderlands , in order to discover the truth behind the Black Dragon . He says the Black Dragon wrote down that she killed Lyra Viria , though Venom must uncover why she uses her name . At the Xith - Izkul sanctuary , Green - Venom - Tongue will burn a special Hist - related resin that allows one to see events in the past . It is revealed that The Black Dragon was actually Lyra Viria , and was the assassin ordered to perform the Purification on the sanctuary . After witnessing Lyra murder Annalise , Duras , Vrayden , Hallan , she will pray at the statue of Sithis , asking him if the deaths were what he truly wanted . Speaker Arawen arrives , assuring her that her actions were by Sithis ' will , and sends her on a contract to assassinate Primate Jonas . The projection of Lyra will fade , and Green - Venom - Tongue requests to meet you at Kvatch . At the Cathedral of Akatosh , Venom uses the last of his resin to view the following exchange : Their projections will then fade and the resin will wear off . The Wrath of Sithis . After deciphering the Order of the Hour ' s puzzle and entering Knightsgrave , shadows of the Black Dragon will appear , taunting and speaking to both you and Green - Venom - Tongue : Later in the ruins , a gate will appear , blocking your path . The Black Dragon will tell Venom " " Turn back ! I don ' t want to kill you ! " " Venom will continue on , and manages to get over the gate . You and him are then separated . The Black Dragon says " " Follow me and you die , assassin . You can ' t defeat me . " " , and sends Minotaur s your way . After they are defeated , she will then say " " You are a determined one , I ' ll give you that . You must have really bought into the Brotherhood ' s lies . " " After finding Green - Venom - Tongue , the Black Dragon has already reached him . He will be found impaled with a sword in his chest , with the Black Dragon ' s shadow looking over him : Lyra ' s shadow will disappear . Further along , she will re - appear in the Chamber of Shadow and Path of Light , saying " " What did the Brotherhood give me ? Nothing but guilt and shame . The Order ? They offered me redemption . But in the end it was just more lies . And you know who ' s lies hurt the most ? Primate Artorius . Artorius isn ' t as pious as he pretends . You know , he even had me murder his beloved mentor . And now I killed Green - Venom - Tongue , too . I wonder , if we betray the Brotherhood , does the Wrath of Sithis really claim our souls ? " " In the Paragon ' s Crown , Lyra will say " " Green - Venom - Tongue challenged me and failed . What hope do you have ? Even my shadows are more substantial than you ! Now here ' s your chance to impress me , Assassin . " " She will then summon multiple of her shadows , each with different weapons and abilities , to attack you . Throughout the battles , she will say " " Show me every flaw , every weakness . " " , " " If you ' re the best your Sanctuary can throw against me , they ' re already dead ! " " , " " Not bad for someone who ' s swinging at shadows ! " " , and " " With each of my shadows you dispatch , I learn one more way to kill you ! " " . Once all the shadows are defeated , she will say " " Primate Artorius manipulated all of us . He led us to this cliff . Will you leap and continue to follow his lies ? " " After entering Knightsgrave Grotto , the Black Dragon will say " " I told Artorius the location of your Sanctuary . Brema was good enough to reveal it to me before I slit her throat . The Order of the Hour will purify your Sanctuary . You cannot stop it . " " With her final shadow , she says " " And here we are . I ' m ready to die . Let ' s see if you ' re good enough to kill me . " " Upon reaching her , she will initiate battle . Once she is killed , the Wrath of Sithis , a projection of Sithis , will raise her soul from her body . It will then shackle her , and drive her into the ground , delivering her to the Void : Combat . When fighting her shadows , the Black Dragon uses different weapons and abilities for each , causing many different scenarios in which to defeat them . Her shadows each have 62 , 736 health . After finally dueling her in Knightsgrave Grotto , the Black Dragon duel - wields swords and wears heavy armor . She is immune to many abilities , and quite difficult to defeat . When attacking , she may use a special sweep attack using her sword , as well as casting a powerful lightning spell . She has 181 , 185 health . History . Early life . The Black Dragon was originally a member of the Dark Brotherhood known as Lyra Viria . Lyra was stationed at the Xith - Izkul Sanctuary , located between Blackwood and Murkmire . She was friends with many of the assassins in the sanctuary , including Green - Venom - Tongue . Venom and Lyra had joined the Brotherhood around the same time , and we ' re told horror stories by the veteran members of the group . Among them was the story of Brombar , an assassin who betrayed his brother . Brombar was mortally wounded by his sister , who left him so that the Wrath of Sithis could claim his soul while he was fully aware of what was happening . Venom said that he and Lyra couldn ' t sleep soundly for a week after that . The Purification . Before long , Lyra reached the title of Silencer , a high rank in the Brotherhood that was granted to those who showed promising skill and devotion . Green - Venom - Tongue noted her as the most skilled of any assassin in the sanctuary . For unknown reasons , the Black Hand ordered a Purification on the Xith - Izkul Sanctuary . As silencer , Lyra was ordered to kill the members of the sanctuary , a difficult task as she was close with many of them . Green - Venom - Tongue was spared , having been on a special mission and therefore no part in the matter , and was led to believe Lyra died in the purification . Once the deed was done , Lyra prayed at the Statue of Sithis , questioning him if all the deaths were what was truly right for the Dark Brotherhood . Speaker Arawen arrived , assuring Lyra purification of the sanctuary was by Sithis ' will . Almost immediately , she assigned Lyra ' s next task of assassinating Primate Jonas of the Order of the Hour . Lyra requested time to grieve for her fallen brothers and sisters , though Arawen scolded her for it , saying that she was a weapon and such bonds were weakness . Joining the Order . Lyra traveled to the Cathedral of Akatosh in Kvatch , where she met Artorius Ponticus . Artorius told her that it was he who ordered the assassination of his superior , Primate Jonas , and that his true goal was to meet with Lyra instead . Artorius offered Lyra redemption , promising her that Akatosh would forgive her if she put her talents toward serving the Dragon God . He offered her to become his champion , the First Sword of the Order , a " Black Dragon that burns away evil ' s darkness " . Lyra accepted , defecting from the Dark Brotherhood and joining the Order of the Hour . Under Artorius ' command , she assassinated Primate Jonas , so that he could usurp his place . Lyra became The Black Dragon , a warrior of Akatosh with the rank of First Blade , and no longer considered herself Lyra Viria . Being part of the Order was not the same being part of the Brotherhood . Lyra considered her fellow assassins as family , and the members of the Order instead respected and feared her . They showed love for no one except Akatosh , and perhaps Primate Artorius . The Black Dragon was cocksure of her actions in the Brotherhood for most of her time there , and originally in the Order , but began feeling discontent . Targeting the Brotherhood . As the First Blade , Primate Artorius assigned the Black Dragon the task of hunting down Brotherhood members and finding the Sanctuary operating within the Gold Coast . The Black Dragon killed a number of members , both new initiates and veteran assassins , including one named Symdul . The Black Dragon continued hunting members , and eventually captured Cimbar . She assigned Grand Sermonizer Fithia to torture Cimbar for information . Cimbar refused to reveal the location , and perished from the torture , and Fithia cast a spell on his body , which caused Tanek to be chained to the floor . She later went to the Enclave of the Hourglass , and met the Vestige under the name of Lyra . She questioned the Vestige on whether they had regrets , saying Primate Artorius believed everyone was worthy of redemption , and led her to the Black Dragon ' s chambers . Mirabelle Motierre , seeking revenge on the Black Dragon for killing Cimbar , waited in her chambers in order to murder her . Mirabelle accidentally revealed her plan to Lyra , who swiftly killed Mirabelle , and threatened the Vestige . The Black Dragon later found Brema , and had her reveal the location of the sanctuary before slitting her throat . She told Primate Artorius of the sanctuary ' s location , and set out to Knightsgrave after the Enclave of the Hourglass began to feel to confining for her . Seclusion in Knightsgrave . Lyra traveled to Knightsgrave , an ancient headquarters for the Order of the Hour , now in ruins . She researched the founders and their statues , admiring their actions , specifically the original First Sword Justia Desticus . She later discovered the braziers served as a key into the inner parts of Knightsgrave , and quickly deciphered how to activate them . She found many Minotaur s within , taking careful measures to ignore them . The Black Dragon then came across the Paragon ' s Crown , a large circle with pillars surrounding it , and prayed to Akatosh . Further into the ruins she found the grotto of Knightsgrave , which contained a large statue of Akatosh built by the Alessian Order in the First Era . The many cages suggested the Alessian Order performed darker rites than the Order of the Hour did in Kvatch . The Black Dragon then defected from the Order of the Hour , hating the Primate and the Dark Brotherhood for turning her into what she became . The Dark Brotherhood then discovered Lyra was hiding out in Knightsgrave . Astara Caerellius sent Green - Venom - Tongue and the Vestige to kill the Black Dragon . Lyra sent many shadows to communicate to them , warning them to go back . The ignored her pleas , and after they had been separated , she impaled Green - Venom - Tongue with a sword , mortally wounding him before he said his last words to the Vestige . The Vestige pursued the Black Dragon , while she sent more shadows to communicate to them . At the Paragon ' s Crown , she sent multiple shadows with different tactics to attack and kill the Vestige , evaluating them defeat the shadows and discovering more of the Vestige ' s weaknesses . Finally , at Knightsgrave Grotto , the Black Dragon dueled the Vestige to the death . The Black Dragon finally perished at the Vestige ' s hand , and the Wrath of Sithis shackled Lyra ' s soul , taking her to the Void .