Lucien Lachance ( Oblivion ) Lucien Lachance is a Speaker of the Black Hand , the core of the Dark Brotherhood . He is the very first contact and recruiter for the Hero of Kvatch into the Dark Brotherhood . For much of the duration of the Dark Brotherhood questline , he is the Speaker overseeing the Hero . His only formal residence is Fort Farragut , which is located east of Cheydinhal . Biography . Recruitment drive . Lachance eventually became a Speaker for the infamous , underground society known as the Dark Brotherhood , an assassin ' s guild . The Hero can gain entrance into the Dark Brotherhood by committing the murder of an innocent and sleeping in any isolated room or location that the Dark Brotherhood ' deems secure ' . When they awaken , they will be confronted by Lucien Lachance who offers them the honor of becoming a member of the Dark Brotherhood after completing a test which involves murdering another character named Rufio , who resides at the coincidentally named " Inn of Ill Omen , " north of the town of Bravil . Lachance dwells at Fort Farragut , an abandoned ruin of a fort located northeast of Cheydinhal . During the Dark Brotherhood questline , the Hero is required to visit Lachance there to receive new orders . Death . After learning of the deaths of various Black Hand members , Lachance deduced correctly that Ungolim , the Listener of the Black Hand , was the next target , and set out to stop his renegade Silencer from destroying the Dark Brotherhood completely . Lachance arrived in Bravil too late . Ungolim lay dead at the foot of the Lucky Old Lady . Lachance angrily confronted his Silencer , and demanded to know why they had betrayed him and the Brotherhood . After seeing the confusion in the Silencer ' s eyes however , Lucien realized he was mistaken . The Silencer had been tricked into serving the real traitor , who had not died in the Purification of the Cheydinhal Sanctuary , but continued to wreak havoc on the Brotherhood by replacing Lachance ' s dead drops . Lachance ordered his Silencer to travel to Anvil at once , and lie in wait for the real traitor . Unfortunately , the Black Hand believed it was Lachance himself who was the traitor , and had ordered his execution . Lachance made his way to Applewatch farm , where he was greeted by the Black Hand . He desperately pleaded his innocence , but the Hand would not listen as they set about killing and mutilating his corpse beyond recognition . At one point during the slaughter , Speaker Arquen was said to have feasted on Lachance ' s entrails . Lachance ' s naked , mutilated corpse was then strung from the ceiling of the farm house , as a reminder to all who would betray the Dark Brotherhood . Legacy . Lucien Lachance was remembered by the Night Mother as a loyal child of Sithis , and the epitome of everything the Dark Brotherhood represents . The Sanctuary in Cheydinhal that had been in his care for many years was entrusted to Arquen , who showed remorse for her part in Lachance ' s murder , though took solace in the fact that he now serves the Dread Father in the Void . Lucien appears in as the Spectral Assassin , continuing to serve the Dark Brotherhood . To acquire the power , the player must complete the quest " Bound Until Death . " Interactions . A Knife in the Dark . After murdering an innocent , the Hero is invited by Lucien to join the Dark Brotherhood if they can pass a test first ; the Hero must kill Rufio in the Inn of Ill Omen . After doing so , he reveals the location of the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in Cheydinhal to complete their entry within the Dark Brotherhood . The Purification . The Hero is summoned to Fort Farragut where Lucien orders them to eliminate all Dark Brotherhood members in an effort to rid the Sanctuary of a possible traitor . Following a Lead . Lucien confronts the Hero who has been inadvertently killing off members of the Black Hand . His dead drops had been replaced with fake ones that targeted the Black Hand . He tells the Hero to uncover who is behind the traiturous plot .