Crimson Scars The Crimson Scars were a powerful vampiric organization that existed during the Third and Fourth Era . It was created and led by Greywyn Blenwyth , Tamriel ' s most powerful vampire assassin . The Scars originally split from the Dark Brotherhood and were founded in order to destroy and replace them as the foremost assassins guild in Tamriel . The Scars were ambushed by the Dark Brotherhood who had gotten word of the rebellion , and the Scars were dispersed . The remaining Scars fled with Greywyn and secluded themselves in Blackwood and the town of Weye . History . Creation and Fall . Several years after contracting vampirism , Greywyn started to receive visions from Sithis . He thought these visions were Sithis telling him to claim the Dark Brotherhood for the vampires and the vampires alone . He secured the help of many of his kin , fellow vampires , and had them spread throughout the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood . Several months later , one of the members of the Crimson Scars , but loyal to the Dark Brotherhood , Silarian , made known the members of the Crimson Scars and their plans , to the Black Hand . The Brotherhood struck as they slept , not even giving the Scars a chance to fight back . Using their silver weapons , the Brotherhood managed to pierce the hearts of many of Greywyn ' s kin . They screamed as they fell and turned into dust . Greywyn himself was able to kill two members of the Brotherhood before being forced to flee . Greywyn secretly retreated to Deepscorn Hollow , his old retreat and home when he was younger . After nearly a month none of his kin had returned to the fold . Greywyn was also disturbed because since the fateful night of the ambush and the slaughter of his vampiric brethren , Sithis had not sent him any more visions . While waiting for more of his kin to arrive , he hunted and killed more members of the Brotherhood , spilling their blood on the Deepscorn Hollow Shrine ' s altar to Sithis . Several days later , Greywyn found Rowley Eardwulf , a fellow member of the Crimson Scars , at the Wawnet Inn . Deepscorn Hollow was by then fit to be the new base of the Crimson Scars . Rowley went about his dark work acquiring new furniture , resources , and contracts for the seemingly resurgent Scars . At this time Greywyn received a vision that disturbed him . It convinced him that Sithis did not want the Dark Brotherhood to be claimed by vampires . Seeing this , Greywyn found the Purgeblood Salts , and attempted to cleanse himself and the remaining members of the Scars of vampirism . Bases . Deepscorn Hollow . Deepscorn Hollow is the main base of the Crimson Scars , and is located in a cave . It has two entrances and consists of four sections . Hollow . The main entrance leads to the first section known as Deepscorn Hollow and is made up of three rooms . The middle room serves as a garden , which includes the deadly chokeberry vines of Morrowind . The room to the east of the entrance contains the Dark Minion ' s Victim Loot Chest . The room also houses the Dark Minion when he is not out fulfilling a contract . When he returns from his contract he will deposit the loot of the victims in the chest . The last room , to the west of the entrance , contains chests , crates , and barrels for storage . There is also a poison supply chest in the storage room . The chest contains a mix of both strong and weak poisons . Cloister . The second section of Deepscorn Hollow contains three rooms once again , as well as the secondary entrance to Deepscorn Hollow . The first room is less of a room and more of an antechamber but contains two shelves and two benches . The second room to the south is the Font of Renewal , containing an obelisk in the middle beset by water , and in the northeast corner of the room several veins of Purgeblood Salts . The last room , to the west , is a small cave structure that serves as the cattle cell . Bastion . The Bastion consists of a library , bedroom , and dining room . The library houses over a dozen books , including three or four skill books . The bedroom contains a coffin , for sleeping in , a jewelry box , a desk , and a shelf . The desk has a respawning sprig of nirnroot . The Armorie is located in the bedroom as well . Shrine . The pinnacle of Deepscorn Hollow , the last section contains only the Shrine of Sithis . The shrine is activated by filling the basin at the base of the shrine with the Ichor of Sithis . Those whose nature is dark and infamous can pray at the shrine and be blessed by Sithis .