However, there is one mysterious group that might still be around by the time the events of Skyrim transpire: the Crimson Scars, an elusive band of killers who broke off from the Dark Brotherhood in the Third Era. Hell, there are only two factions of assassins still standing in The Elder Scrolls as is - the Dark Brotherhood and the Morag Tong. The competition is always going to be wiped out to prove who is better in a test of mettle. Assassins guilds are rare - that’s a given.
