The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Hidden within the coastal cliffs west of Dawnstar, the Dawnstar Sanctuary is a secret underground lair once used by the Dark Brotherhood in a bygone age. Sealed for generations, its black stone door bears the ominous handprint and chilling words of entrance: “What is the music of life?” Only those who know the Black Door’s answer may pass within. Reclaimed during the Dark Brotherhood questline after the fall of the Falkreath Sanctuary, it becomes the Brotherhood’s new base of operations. Inside, the air is thick with candle smoke and echoes of whispered contracts. Shadowed corridors and hidden chambers are slowly restored to their former purpose—housing assassins, armories, and the dread rituals of Sithis. Dawnstar Sanctuary is not merely a refuge; it is a resurrection of darkness. Beneath the ice and stone, blades are sharpened, names are marked, and the Black Sacrament is spoken once more.