The Nisin Cave in Southern Cyrodiil seems to be just another burrow of the Shadowed Path cult, albeit a little too close to Vlastarus for the towns comfort. But the difference here is that this circle of necromacers is lead by a Dremora fire mage, and this particular Dremora fire mage is dedicated in service to the Daedric Prince of Cruelty and Torture, Boethiah.

That this Shadowed Path circle seems to worship Boethiah, or at the very least are working under one who serves the Dark Mistress, raises many concerning questions. Whilst it is rare that deadric princes work together it is not unknown, for sometimes their hatred of mortals outweighs even that which they have for each other. But it is never a straightforward pact and their reasons for doing so are often beyond the comprehension of us mortals. I recall for instance the unanswered puzzle of the statue of Vaermina I discovered within the Shivering Isles whilst retrieving another of those cursed tomes for Shalidor.

Is it possible that this circle of the Shadowed Path worships a different, or indeed multiple daedric princes? Or are they here simply at the grace of Boethiah, being complicit in Molag Bal’s insidious plans for the heartland of Tamriel? Or could Boethiah itself be searching for the very same relic as Molag Bal for its own evil intent. Of course even daedric princes are not omnipresent, so perhaps it is that this Dremoa works for its own profit, unbeknownst to its patron? I recall seeing no evidence evidence of Boethiah cult activities when I returned to the Imperial City, or anywhere else in Cyrodiil for that matter.

Ultimately there were no answers to be found in Nisin Cave, just as there were none in the Shivering Isles. So I must presume and hope, that this is but an anomaly. It matters little however for these sheepish cultists which Daedric Prince thy choose to follow, for there is only one truth for them to discover, and that is that the shepherd always eats its sheep in the end.

S.K