Colin Vineben Colin Vineben is a Breton male Penitus Oculatus agent , who grew up in the city of Anvil . He is one of the main characters of the two novels , and . He was promoted to Inspector rank by Intendant Marall , and later became one of the best Penitus Oculatus agents . He was then commissioned by the Emperor for investigation of Emperor ' s son , Attrebus Mede . Appearance . Colin looks rather nondescript , with green eyes and brown hair . History . Early life . Colin grew up in Anvil . His father died young , and his mother barely got any money by doing laundry . Colin managed to teach himself to read . Regin Oprenus , a city guardsmen of Anvil wrote a recommendation to the Penitus Oculatus about Colin , who was trained by them . He specialized in the Thalmor . Umbriel Crisis . Colin was tasked to kill a man as part of his test to become Inspector of the Penitus Oculatus . The man realized that Colin had a knife , so he tried to resist his attack . After a struggle , Colin cut his throat . Arcus and Khasha came to help Colin to get rid of the body . According to Arcus , it had been quite a fracas . Nonetheless , he was promoted to Inspector . Colin ' s third case was to investigate an attack on some Imperial soldiers . He discovered that prince Attrebus was among the dead . One of the bodies was wearing the prince ' s signet , but it was beheaded . It seemed that the authors of the massacre had been the Natives , an insurgent faction from County Skingrad . Colin spoke to the ghost of one of the soldiers , and he learnt that Attrebus was heading to Black Marsh to stop Umbriel . Colin attended a meeting with Intendant Marall and Remar Vel . He was surprised that the Emperor Titus Mede I also attended the meeting . Colin exposed his suspicion that the body they found wasn ' t Attrebus . Titus said that the body didn ' t feel like his son . Remar tried to convince the Emperor that the prince was dead , and when he left the room , he shot an unpleasant look to Colin . After the meeting , he met Nial Sextius in an inn . Nial told Colin that Attrebus ' life was a lie . His bodyguards knew that he was only allowed to take part in battles where he heavily outnumbered the enemy . His closest man , Gulan , informed the Emperor every time Attrebus decided to go on a dangerous adventure and something would happen to stop it . Apparently , this time Gulan hadn ' t reported about Attrebus ' purpose to the Emperor . Colin discovered that Gulan had informed about Attrebus ' plan to a woman named Arese . Colin sent her some letters blackmailing Arese saying that he knew what she had done . Arese thought that the author of the letters could be one of Calvur ' s men , so she met them in their hideout . Colin followed Arese , who after walking through the alleyways of the Imperial City knocked the door of a house . Someone opened the door , and she entered the building . Colin discovered a window , so he climbed and casted a spell to open it . Colin hid in the shadows and overheard the conversation between Arese and Calvur . He discovered that Arese had hired Calvur and Radhasa to ambush the prince . The conversation between them heated , and Arese summoned a daedra that killed Calvur and his thugs . Arese felt that there was somebody else in the building . The daedra searched for Colin , who was hidden in the shadows . Arese eventually gave up and burned the building . Colin was kidnaped by two men while he slept . They narcotized him with a substance that made him sleep . When he woke up , Arese killed the men who had kidnaped her and she removed the sack from his head . Arese ' s men had discovered Colin spying on her , so they brought him to her . Arese explained to Colin that she had been put in the minister ' s office ten years ago by the Emperor to spy on Hierem . Hierem wanted Attrebus dead , but she could not have warned Titus about Attrebus ' plan without revealing herself to Hierem . Arese offered Colin to work with her to gather proof of Hierem ' s involvement in Attrebus ' attack . Colin didn ' t have much of an alternative , so he agreed to help Arese . Colin continued investigating about the Attrebus ' case . He discovered that some documents in Hierem ' s ministry had been censored . Arese explained to him that Hierem had done a secret trip to Black Marsh . Delia Huerc had accompanied Hierem in the trip , but she died of an illness a few days after her return . Colin investigated Delia ' s house . Her home was protected by a daedra that almost killed Colin . Colin ended up defeating the daedra , but he fainted after the battle . When he woke up , Delia ' s ghost was staring at him . He asked her about her trip to Black Marsh , and she pointed at a baseboard . Colin found a diary , according to it , Hierem had performed a ritual in Lilmoth ' s Hist tree . Colin went back to Arese ' s home to report his discovery . However , he noticed that a hooded man had entered the building . Colin broke in through a window . He fought against the assassin , stucking him his knife below his skull . A second assassin attacked him from the rear , but Arese summoned a daedra who killed the last assassin . Arese tried to heal Colin , but the tension of the situation led them to give free reign to pasion . Colin informed Arese about his discovery , and asked her to contact the Emperor . Arese believed that they needed more evidence , but she finally revealed him the password to speak with the Emperor . Colin met Titus , but the Emperor told him that he needed more proof of Hierem ' s involvent in the Umbriel Crisis , he could not accuse Hierem without having solid evidence . Before leaving , the Emperor granted Colin a key to Hierem ' s ministry . Colin suspected that he could encounter a similar daedra in Hierem ' s chambers to the one he found in Delia ' s home . He went to the library of the Penitus Oculatus searching for information . Professor Aronil asked Colin why he was reading a book about pneumatology . He told Aronil part of the story . Aronil told him that only Hierem had read that book in the last twenty years . Colin guided Arese through the sewers of the Imperial City to a secret room where she could hide . Colin intended to infiltrate in the minister ' s chambers to search for proof , but Arese thought that the Emperor wanted Colin to kill Hierem . Colin refused to kill the minister unless he was explicitly ordered to do so by the Emperor . Colin encountered the same type of daedra that he found in Delia ' s house . He used an Ayleid Soul - maze to capture the creature . He discovered some documents that contained the word Umbriel . He copied their content so that Hierem couldn ' t notice someone had been reading his things . Colin showed his new discovery to Letine . She said that she knew someone who could help them decipher the drawings , so she left the hideout , despite Colin ' s concern . Intendant Marall told Colin about a report that claimed that Prince Attrebus had been seen at the waterfront . Colin return to his hideout . Letine had returned , but she said that she couldn ' t have deciphered anything . Colin told her about Marall ' s report , so they prepared to infiltrate Hierem ' s chambers , in case the prince was being held there . Colin and Letine discovered Attrebus and Sul imprisoned in Hierem ' s chambers . Colin managed to force the lock after almost half an hour . They planned to attack Hierem when he teleported back from Umbriel . Sul and Attrebus would in turn be teleported to the flying city . Colin and Letine surprised Hierem when he returned to his chambers . Colin intended to keep the minister alive , but Letine was determined to kill him . Colin felt a sob heave up from his chest , then he slumped down to the floor . Arese summoned a daedra who attacked Hierem . The daedra wounded him severly , but he managed to defeat it . Hierem asked Letine whether she had discovered what he was up to . Letine told him what she knew . When he was about to kill Arese , Colin threw a knife at Hierem . Hierem noticed Colin ' s attack , and he dodged the knife . While Hierem was distracted with Colin another daedra butchered Hierem ending with his life . Colin asked Letine why she hadn ' t told him about her discovery . Before he could end his question , Letine stabbed him in the lung . Colin fainted , but he waked up some time later . He crossed a hidden door in Hierem ’ s chambers which led to some stairs . He discoverd Letine performing a ritual at the very axis of the White - Gold Tower . She had discovered from Hierem ' s diagram how to steal the tower ' s power . Letine loved Colin , and she offered him to join her , but Colin could not let her perform the ritual . Letine started to summon a daedra , but Colin yanked the knife from his chest and aimed it at Letine . The knife hit Letine in the eye , ending with her life . Colin looked through a window and he saw Umbriel vanish . Finally , Colin died with peace . Men at his command . Some of the men at his command were :