

If he is indeed in Riften, he must not be given an opportunity to flee. We must proceed carefully to avoid Esbern becoming alerted to his danger. Interrogation of a possible eyewitness is on-going.

We have recently obtained solid information that Esbern is still alive and hiding somewhere in Riften. It cannot be ruled out that the Blades themselves are somehow connected to the dragons' return. Thus Esbern remains our best opportunity to learn how and why the dragons have returned. The archives of Cloud Ruler Temple, which is believed to have been the primary repository of the oldest Blades lore, were largely destroyed during the siege, and although great effort has been made to reconstruct what was lost, it now appears that most of the records related to dragons were either removed or destroyed prior to our attack. Regrettably, we have yet to match their expertise on the subject of dragons, which was derived from their Akaviri origins and is still far superior to our own (which remains largely theoretical). Operational Notes: As we are still in the dark as to the cause and meaning of the return of the dragons, I have made capturing Esbern our top priority, as he is known to be one of the experts in the dragonlore of the Blades. All are to be found and justice exacted upon them. A salutary reminder to all operational levels that no Blades agent should be considered low priority for any reason. His file had remained dormant for many years, an inexcusable error on the part of my predecessor (who has been recalled to Alinor for punishment and reeducation), in the erroneous belief that he was unlikely to pose a threat due to his advanced age and lack of field experience.

He was not a field agent, but is now believed to have been behind some of the most damaging operations carried out by the Blades during the pre-war years, including the Falinesti Incident and the breach of the Blue River Prison. Any information on her whereabouts or activities should be immediately forwarded to the Third Emissary.Status: Fugitive (Capture Only), Highest Priority, Emissary Level Approvalīackground: Esbern was one of the Blades loremasters prior to the First War Against the Empire. Her continued existence is an affront to all of us. Assumed to be working alone, as no other Blades are known to be active in Skyrim, and she has in the past avoided contact with other fugitive Blades for her own security (one of the reasons she has so far evaded elimination). Operational Notes: She is believed to still be working actively against us within Skyrim, although we have no location on her. She should be considered very dangerous and no move against her should be made without overwhelming force and the most careful preparation. Since then, we have only indirect evidence of her movements, as she has proven extremely alert to our surveillance. During the war, she evaded three attempts on her life, in one case killing an entire assassination team. She had been identified and slated for the initial purge, but by bad luck was recalled to Cyrodiil just before the outbreak of hostilities. A militarist regime founded on beliefs of racial supremacy, the Thalmor seek to advance their power and influence across Tamriel with the specific intent of. She was directly involved in several of the most damaging operations carried out by the Blades within the Dominion. The Thalmor is the combined government of the third Aldmeri Dominion and according to Ondolemar represents an alliance between Altmer and Bosmer regents. To further encourage collecting the dossiers, I might make an LotD patch for this mod in the future. The bookcase in the Thalmor Embassy now holds the 3 Vanilla dossiers, the player's dossier and 4 random ones (can be duplicates). Ondolemar will have a copy on Thonar Silver-Blood's dossier.

Status: Active (Capture or Kill), High Priority, Emissary Level Approvalīackground: Delphine was a high-priority target during the First War, for both operational and political reasons. Ancano will have a copy on Savos Aren's dossier.
