Baurus Baurus is a Redguard knight and was the youngest member of the Blades during the last years of the Third Era . He was a key figure in the Oblivion Crisis and a member of the guard set to protect to Uriel Septim VII in 3E 433 during the assassination of the Septim family . Though he failed to prevent the Emperor ' s death , Baurus would later gain a chance to rectify his failure when Uriel ' s last surviving heir , Martin Septim , was discovered . Working with the eponymous Hero of Kvatch , Baurus would uncover the identity of the Order of the Mythic Dawn , and would fight alongside Martin and the Hero during the Battle of Bruma as well as the Battle of the Imperial City . Biography . Baurus ' origins are unknown . At some point he joined the Blades , the Emperor ' s personal bodyguards . He was trained at Cloud Ruler Temple , the fortress of the Blades , a place he came to know as home . In the later days of his service , he was relegated to the personal guard of Emperor Uriel Septim VII . Personality and Traits . Baurus was an extremely loyal Blade , serving the Emperors with a fierce dedication . The death of Uriel was a severe blow to him , and he felt greatly that he had failed in his duty , in some ways blaming himself alone . He saw Martin as a chance to redeem himself , and thus swore to protect Martin at all costs . In that time , Baurus came to regard Martin even more highly than he had the man ' s father . Where he had expressed immense sorrow at Uriel ' s passing , he was joyous after Martin ' s , feeling honored to have served so great a master . Due to their role in the Emperor ' s death , Baurus had a deep - seated hatred of the Mythic Dawn . He expressed satisfaction at any misfortune that befell them . While he never shirked his duty , Baurus did express regret at not being able to pursue them along with the Hero , and he congratulated the Hero after Mankar Camoran ' s death , saying that he wished he could have been there as well . In terms of the Hero , Baurus felt a great friendship with him , teaching him fighting moves as well as expressing honor to have fought beside him . By the end of the Oblivion Crisis , the two were extremely comfortable with each other , and astonished at how their relationship had begun . Baurus was a skilled Blade , both with his Akaviri Katana and , to some degree , magic , as he often employed a healing spell in battle . The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion . The Emperor ' s Death . In 3E 433 , the Order of the Mythic Dawn began their assassination campaign on the royal family , a beginning to their plans to allow the Daedra to invade Tamriel . After the deaths of the emperor ' s three sons , it was decided that Uriel should be placed under the immediate protection of the Blades . Baurus was a part of the group that would spirit the emperor away from the Imperial City , along with fellow Blade Glenroy and led by Captain Renault . They were to take a secret escape route through the Imperial Prison and out of the City and lead the emperor to Cloud Ruler Temple . In the prison , the group encountered their first obstacle , but far from their greatest . The cell that housed the escape route was not empty , as it was supposed to be , but occupied by a prisoner . Renault and Glenroy deftly pushed the prisoner aside , but the emperor , having foreseen the events to come , recognized the prisoner as a key figure and bade him to accompany the group . As they proceeded , Baurus showed a trace more sympathy to the prisoner than his Blades counterparts , but remained detached from the individual ' s fate . The attempt at secretly orchestrating the emperor ' s escape had failed , though . In the passage , they were ambushed by Mythic Dawn assassins in a series of skirmishes , during which Captain Renault was killed and Glenroy took point . For a time they were split from the prisoner , but when he appeared again , the emperor , in a clear expression of trust , ordered that he not be killed , despite Glenroy ' s belief that the prisoner might be an assassin . In light of this , Baurus was lighter and more open with the prisoner . The group proceeded into the Sanctum , which housed the route to the sewers and escape . There , they were trapped and ambushed once again by the Mythic Dawn . Leaving the emperor under the prisoner ' s protection , Baurus and Glenroy went to fight off the assassins . Glenroy and Baurus succeeded in killing off the would - be killers ( however , sometimes Glenroy may also be killed ) . But it amounted to little ; as the Blades had been occupied fighting off the Mythic Dawn , an assassin had entered through a secret way and killed the emperor before the prisoner could prevent it . Baurus , upon seeing the emperor ' s dead body , was devastated . He swiftly noticed , however , that the Amulet of Kings was gone from Uriel . The prisoner , possessing the Amulet , explained that the emperor had given it to him , and told him to take it to Jauffre and find the remaining heir . If Baurus was skeptical of this , he didn ' t show it , placing faith in the trust the emperor had shown in the prisoner . Baurus promptly informed the prisoner where to find Jauffre , the Grandmaster of the Blades , and gave the prisoner the key to leave the sewers . Baurus himself stayed behind to guard the emperor ' s body and the prisoner ' s route . The Mythic Dawn . Baurus presumably met with the Imperial Watch following the emperor ' s murder , leaving the cleanup in the Sanctum to them . Baurus immediately began tracking down leads on the assassins , succeeding where the Watch failed in discovering the identity of the Mythic Dawn cult . After he relayed this information to Cloud Ruler Temple , Baurus was sent assistance in his hunt — none other than the prisoner . Following the events in the prison , the prisoner had delivered the Amulet to Jauffre and found the emperor ' s illegitimate heir , Martin Septim . Shortly after the Battle of Kvatch , the official start of the Oblivion Crisis , the Hero met Baurus at Luther Broad ' s Boarding House in the Imperial City . By this time , the Mythic Dawn had realized Baurus was tracking them , and had in turn set their own agent , Astav Wirich , to track him . Upon the Hero ' s arrival , Baurus , knowing that Wirich would follow , ordered the Hero to trail them both into the basement of Luther Broad ' s . The Hero did so , and the two of them summarily defeated Wirich . The Hero then informed Baurus of all that had taken place prior to their meeting , including the loss of the Amulet of Kings to the Mythic Dawn . Though Baurus was worried by this news , he was overjoyed to hear that Martin was alive , swearing to bring him to the throne . From the body of the Dawn agent , they recovered the first book of the " Commentaries on the Mysterium Xarxes " , the secret writings of the cult . Baurus recognized this as a lead , and informed the Hero that a scholar at the Arcane University , Tar - Meena , would be able to shed more light on the Daedric cult . The Hero went on to investigate , while Baurus returned to Luther Broad ' s . A short while later , the Hero returned , now in possession of two more volumes of the " Commentaries " , as well as a way to obtain the fourth and final volume in a meeting with a Mythic Dawn recruiter . Baurus , who knew the route through the sewers to the meeting place , led the Hero there . The two of them together took on Mythic Dawn lieutenant , Raven Camoran , and two agents in a quick skirmish , killing all three and recovering the final book . After this , Baurus left the Hero to continue the investigation into the Mythic Dawn ' s location , while he himself returned to Cloud Ruler Temple . Guarding Martin . Upon returning to the Temple , Baurus immediately took up a post as Martin Septim ' s personal bodyguard , never leaving the heir ' s side . Feeling remorse for having let Uriel Septim die under his watch , Baurus dedicated himself to keeping Martin alive . He would be present for all the meetings between Martin and the Hero , who eventually returned to Cloud Ruler after having successfully raided the Mythic Dawn ' s secret shrine to their Daedra Lord , Mehrunes Dagon , whose Daedra were now attacking all of Tamriel due to the Dawn ' s emptying of the Imperial throne . The Hero failed to recover the Amulet of Kings , which was taken by Mythic Dawn leader Mankar Camoran , but did retrieve the " Mysterium Xarxes " itself , which would allow Martin to open a portal to Camoran ' s otherworldly Paradise . In gratitude for the Hero ' s aid in the Imperial City , Baurus taught the Hero a series of Blades fighting techniques during their time at Cloud Ruler Temple . Over time , the Hero was successful in recovering all the items necessary for Martin ' s Paradise ritual . The final item however , a Great Sigil Stone , required a major risk — the opening of a Great Oblivion Gate near the city of Bruma . The Mythic Dawn were already planning to open the Gate , and Martin himself was to lead the defense of Bruma . Though both Jauffre and the Hero argued against this , Martin was firm in his determination , and thus so was Baurus in his resolve to protect the soon - to - be - emperor . Fighting in the Crisis . Baurus accompanied Martin , Jauffre , and the Hero to the War Council with Bruma Countess Narina Carvain , where the final plans were laid for the battle . Then Baurus , Martin , Jauffre , the Hero , and Guard Captain Burd led the army the Hero had assembled to the battlefield , where the first of the preliminary Oblivion Gates was already open . Baurus and Jauffre took up positions higher up on the dip , and Baurus watched as Martin gave a stirring speech to the assembled forces of Cyrodiil ; then the first of the Daedra emerged from the Gate and the fight was on . The Battle of Bruma was one of the largest conflicts of the Oblivion Crisis . Baurus , for his part , was one of the most impassioned fighters , slaying Daedra with a great ferocity , yet never straying too far from Martin . When the Great Gate at last opened , the Hero charged inside , intent upon reaching the Sigil Stone before the Daedric Siege Crawler could emerge to destroy Bruma , as it had Kvatch . Baurus and the others held the line while the Hero traversed the plane of Oblivion and breached the Daedric defenses , recovering the Stone and destroying the Great Gate , as well as the Siege Crawler , winning the battle . Baurus returned to Cloud Ruler Temple along with Martin and Jauffre , and was present to see Martin open the portal to Camoran ' s Paradise and to watch the Hero enter that realm ; Baurus felt a bit of resentment that he could not be there as well , bringing about the end of the Mythic Dawn . While the Hero fought Mankar Camoran at the seat of his power , Martin sent Baurus to the Imperial City to inform High Chancellor Ocato of events , as well as Martin ' s claim to the throne . Baurus met up with Martin , Jauffre , and the Hero when they arrived in the City , once again bearing the Amulet of Kings . Baurus remained outside the Palace as Martin met with Ocato , and thus he was one of the first to encounter the Daedra as they launched their assault on the Imperial City , one final gambit to stop Martin from ascending to the throne and lighting the mystical Dragonfires , sealing the Gates of Oblivion . Baurus fought to keep Martin alive during the Battle of the Imperial City , going with him from the Palace District to the Temple District , where the Imperial forces came in contact with their greatest foe to date — Mehrunes Dagon himself . The Daedric Prince of Destruction ' s appearance was an indication that the barriers between Tamriel and Oblivion were now entirely gone , and that lighting the Dragonfires would do nothing now . Martin and the Hero pressed on anyway , and Baurus watched as they entered the Temple of the One — and marveled as , moments later , a vast flaming dragon burst from the Temple to battle Dagon one - on - one . In that great duel , the Daedra Lord was defeated and cast back into Oblivion , ending the Oblivion Crisis ; the great dragon turned to stone . Shortly after this , Baurus learned that the dragon had been Martin , giving his life to stop Dagon and the Daedra . After the Crisis . Baurus , although Martin had died , was glad to have served him , calling him one of the greatest emperors the Blades had ever protected . Baurus also paid tribute to the Hero of Kvatch , who had witnessed firsthand the duel between the two titans , and who was now to be proclaimed the Champion of Cyrodiil due to their service as Martin ' s own champion . Baurus congratulated the Hero , marveling at how their adventure had started with sending an escapee off with the Amulet of Kings . After the battle , Baurus returned to Cloud Ruler Temple . His fate following these events is unknown .