Letter from the Thieves Guild Listed below are all the possible letters that can be received from the Thieves Guild throughout the Hero ' s travels in . Notice . In the letter below , you will find variables instead of the names and places shown in game . For a more comfortable reading , they have been replaced with { . . . } . Content . For stealing . Awright , this is gonna be a quick note , but your pals in the Thieves Guild want to help you out . Now we don ' t know who actually took that { . . . } from { . . . } , but we know you didn ' t . Let ' s face it - - if you had taken that { . . . } , you wouldn ' t be in near as much trouble . You ' re a smart kid , smart enough to get away with it . But someone is framing you . The person who identified a { . . . } who looked like you stealing the { . . . } was a certain { . . . } by the name of { . . . } . Couldn ' t tell you whether { she / he } ' s telling the truth or not , whether { she / he } saw someone who looked like you or not , but we figure you can make those inquiries yourself . You can find this The Thieves Guild freelancers . - - The Thieves Guild accept this contribution to your expenses , and this other bit of information : { . . . } is not working alone . There is a gang of mercenaries under { her / his } direction in a place called { . . . } . Some of { her / his } treasure may be kept there as well , but I do not think { . . . } is there . Good luck , { . . . } , and walk with Baan Dar . - - The Guild You are a thief . Do not try to deny it , you have been seen in the act . There is honor among thieves . Either join the guild or face the consequences . Steal the { . . . } from { . . . } in { . . . } if you desire to join us . You have { . . . } days . During the main quest . Dear { . . . } , Numidium was Tiber Septim ' s secret weapon in his bid for supreme power : a thousand foot tall automaton , a golem or an atronach of sorts powered by a gem called the Mantella . The Mantella was infused with the life orce of Tiber Septim ' s Imperial Battlemage , and with it , Septim crushed all who stood in his way . After the complete and total defeat of all his opponents , Septim began using Numidium to crush the neutral royal families of Tamriel so that he could enthrone only persons he knew to be loyal . His Imperial Battlemage was furious at this use of his creation , and fought to reclaim the Mantella . In the ensuing battle , both the created and the creator were vanquished : the heart they shared blown out of this reality into the netherworld they call Aetherius . Numidium ' s body was scattered throughout Tamriel and the Imperial Battlemage , without his life force , went into a semi - slumber in a subterranean vault . In the centuries that followed , the Emperor ' s elite soldiers , for generation after generation , collected the pieces of the Numidium and became known as the Blades . Tiber Septim ' s Imperial Battle Mage became known as the Underking , and set his forces out to find the Mantella . Be warned , therefore . Those who search for the Totem of Tiber Septim are searching for the mechanism the first Emperor of Tamriel used to control Numidium . Should Numidium return , he or she who holds the Totem will control Tamriel ' s fate . A Friend