Oblivion:Drothmeri Army

The Drothmeri Army is led by the rogue Telvanni Arch-Mage Frathen Drothan in his search for the Mehrunes Razor. They are currently tasked with guarding Sundercliff Watch while Drothan searches for the Razor deep inside.

Their leader is Frathen Drothan, while Telani Adrethi is their second-in-command. The Army is primarily made up of Dunmer mercenaries, criminals and rebels who wish to see the Empire overthrown.

The recruits, soldiers, steward, and veterans all wear Drothmeri Tunics and are equipped with leveled heavy armor, of which some may be enchanted. They wield a leveled short blade and bow, with leveled arrows, all possibly enchanted.

Members

Armor Apprentice

Armor Apprentice (RefID: xx003A2E)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Sundercliff Forge, Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Level	PC-1	Class	Forgemaster
RefID	xx003A2E	BaseID	xx003A2C
Services
Other	Repairs
Other Information
Health	45 + (6+1.8)*(PC-2), (PC=6-26)
Magicka	100 + 3.5*(PC-2) (max=250)
Responsibility	1	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Armor Apprentice

The Armor Apprentice is one of two apprentices of the Drothmeri Army's Forgemaster, the other being the weapons apprentice. He is evidently feeling somewhat unhappy with the limited number of chances to advance his skills, as shown by the letter he has sent to his sweetheart in Suran, unaware that in his absence she has had to start working at a less than savory establishment.

He can be found standing in front of his forge at all times and will attack you on sight.

He wears a blacksmith's apron and a pair of blacksmith's pants. He also wears leveled heavy armor boots and gauntlets. Both may be enchanted, starting at 20% chance from level 3, rising to 25% from level 6 and then 30% from level 9. In combat he wields a leveled one handed blunt weapon. He also carries a repair hammer, as every blacksmith uses to ply their trade.

He seems to have a rivalry with the Forgemaster's other apprentice: one of them has sent their master a note accusing their counterpart of skulduggery.

Drothmeri Commander

Drothmeri Commander (RefID: xx001A08)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Sundercliff Commune
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Level	PC+2	Class	Marauder Boss
RefID	xx001A08	BaseID	xx001A07
Other Information
Health	43 + (5+2.6)x(PC+1), PC=3-18
Magicka	100 + 1.5x(PC+1) (max=250)
Responsibility	5	Aggression	100
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army; DL9 Commander Special

The Drothmeri Commander practices his combat skills

The Drothmeri Commander is a Dark Elf added by the Mehrunes' Razor official download. He resides in his own house in Sundercliff Commune, which also contains one of the two Bezoars you will need to acquire to open the magical door leading to Varsa Baalim

His full name is Telani Adrethi, as revealed by the Morag Tong Assassin's Writ of Assassination. Why the Morag Tong has orders to assassinate the Commander is not revealed, but this provides an alternative way to kill the Commander, simply by releasing the Morag Tong Assassin. Even if the assassin does not succeeds in killing the Commander, he will helpfully lower the Commander's health so that you will be able to dispose of him easily yourself.

For more details, see the Drothmeri Commander article.

Drothmeri Recruit

Drothmeri Recruit (RefID: xx00BC2B)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Just inside Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male, Female
Level	PC-5	Class	Marauder Archer, Marauder
RefID	xx00BC2B	BaseID	xx0014CE
Other Information
Responsibility	5	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Drothmeri Recruit

The Drothmeri Recruits are the newest members of the Drothmeri Army. They wear a Drothmeri Tunic and a hood, they all wield a leveled short blade which may be enchanted (11% chance from level 4, rising to 20% from level 9). Almost all of them also wield a leveled bow and leveled arrows which may also be enchanted (11% chance from level 4, rising to 20% from level 9). In addition, they may possibly wear leveled heavy greaves (75%), gauntlets (50%) and boots (50%). Very rarely, these may be enchanted. Some of them also carry a torch.

Drothmeri Soldier

Drothmeri Soldier (RefID: xx00BC29)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Just inside Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male, Female
Level	PC+1 - PC-4	Class	Marauder
RefID	xx00BC29	BaseID	xx0014AE
Other Information
Responsibility	5	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Drothmeri Soldier

The Drothmeri Soldier is a regular soldier in the Drothmeri Army. In addition to the Drothmeri Tunic, they all wield a leveled short blade which may be enchanted (11% chance from level 4, rising to 20% from level 9). Almost all of them also wield a leveled bow and leveled arrows which may also be enchanted (11% chance from level 4, rising to 20% from level 9). In addition, they may possibly wear leveled heavy greaves (75%), gauntlets (50%), boots (50%) and very few also a shield (25%). Very rarely, these may be enchanted. They also have 75% chance to carry a poison and a (defensive) combat potion. Almost all of them also carry a torch.

Drothmeri Steward

Drothmeri Steward (RefID: xx005FAC)
Location	Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Level	PC-5	Class	Marauder
RefID	xx005FAC	BaseID	xx005FAD
Other Information
Health	45 + (6+2.6)x(PC-6), PC=10-24
Magicka	100 + 1.5x(PC-6) (max=250)
Responsibility	5	Aggression	100
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

The Drothmeri Steward

The Drothmeri Steward is a Dark Elf marauder whose name is Vaske. He resides in Sundercliff Watch and is the member of the Drothmeri Army responsible for keeping track of the rest of the army and their pay, a task he has been entrusted by Frathen Drothan himself, as outlined in the note he carries on his person. The Steward's Registry shows that he has indeed been diligently keeping track of all the comings and goings of his charges.

He takes his duties very seriously, and will be found just behind the sealed door in the first zone of Sundercliff Watch, either standing around or sitting at the nearby desk at all hours of the day.

He will attack you on sight. He wears leveled heavy armor (except a helmet and cuirass), although he is unlikely to have every item: he may carry greaves (75% chance), gauntlets (50% chance), boots (50% chance), a shield (25% chance), and/or lower class pants and shoes. Like most members of the Drothmeri Army, he also possesses a Drothmeri Tunic. He is armed either with a dagger or a shortsword which may be enchanted, starting from an 11% chance at level 4 and rising to 20% from level 9. The Drothmeri Steward is infected with Tunnel Cough.

For more details, see the Drothmeri Steward article.

Drothmeri Veteran

Drothmeri Veteran (RefID: xx00BC2A)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Just inside Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Level	PC+0 - PC+1	Class	Marauder Boss
RefID	xx00BC2A	BaseID	xx0014CF
Other Information
Responsibility	5	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Drothmeri Veteran

The Drothmmeri Veteran is a veteran soldier in the Drothmeri Army. In addition to the Drothmeri Tunic, they may wield a leveled longsword or a claymore, possibly enchanted (11% chance from level 4, rising to 20% from level 9). They may also wear leveled boots (50%-75%), greaves (50-100%), gauntlets (50-100%), a helmet (50%-75%) and shield (75%). Of these, the greaves, gauntlets and helmet may be enchanted, starting from level 3 with 20% chance, rising to 25% from level 7 and 30% from level 9. They always have at least one combat potion, and have a 25% chance of carrying another. They may also carry a torch.

Veterans also have two birthsigns and spells associated with Marauder Battlemages: the Marauder Mage (+25 magicka) and Atronach (+150 magicka) birthsigns, 50% Spell Absorption and Stunted Magicka. This gives them an impressive +175 magicka. In addition, they know two Destruction spells (one major, one minor), one major Restoration spell and one minor Conjuration spell, though their ability to cast them is impacted by a Bug).

Frathen Drothan

Frathen Drothan (RefID: xx00281f) (lore page)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	The Nefarivigum, Sundercliff Watch
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Level	PC+4	Class	Battlemage
RefID	xx00281f	BaseID	xx00218E
Other Information
Health	43 + (3+1.4)x(PC+3), PC=1-21
Magicka	113 + 7.5x(PC+3) (max=250)
Responsibility	1	Aggression	100
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Frathen Drothan

Frathen Drothan is a rogue Telvanni wizard added by the Mehrunes' Razor official download. He leads the Drothmeri Army and searches Varsa Baalim for Mehrunes Razor, in hopes of using it to topple Imperial rule. He can be found studying Msirae Faythung in the Nefarivigum at all times of the day, never pausing to even eat or sleep.

For more details, see the Frathen Drothan article.

The Forgemaster

The Forgemaster (RefID: xx00154E)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Sundercliff Forge, Sundercliff Watch
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	PC+1	Class	Forgemaster
RefID	xx00154E	BaseID	xx00272E
Services
Other	Repairs
Other Information
Health	55 + (6+1.8)x(PC+0), PC=4-20
Magicka	75 + 3.5x(PC+0) (max=250)
Responsibility	1	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

The Forgemaster

The Forgemaster is in charge of the production of material for the Drothmeri Army and is the keeper of one of the two enchanted bezoars necessary to advance into Varsa Baalim.

He and his two apprentices have already churned out a large quantity of iron armor but still have a lot more to produce. Evidently stressed about his workload he spends all his time standing in front of his forge and will attack you on sight.

He wields a leveled blunt weapon, which may be enchanted, starting at 25% chance from level 3, rising to 40% from level 6 and then 50% from level 9. He wears leveled heavy boots, gauntlets and greaves. Each item may be enchanted, starting at 20% chance from level 3, rising to 25% from level 6 and then 30% from level 9. He also carries a leveled poison and combat potion. Of most interest, though, are the two unique items in his possession: the Forgemaster's Amulet and the Forgemaster's Smock. The enchanted bezoar is not on his person but is instead found inside his tent.

Weapons Apprentice

Weapons Apprentice (RefID: xx003A30)
Added by	Mehrunes' Razor
Location	Sundercliff Forge, Sundercliff Watch
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	PC+1	Class	Forgemaster
RefID	xx003A30	BaseID	xx003A2F
Services
Other	Repairs
Other Information
Health	55 + (6+1.8)x(PC+0), PC=4-20
Magicka	75 + 3.5x(PC+0) (max=250)
Responsibility	50	Aggression	100
Respawns	Yes
Faction(s)	Drothmeri Army

Weapons Apprentice

The Weapons Apprentice is one of two apprentices of the Drothmeri Army's Forgemaster, the other being the armor apprentice.

He can be found standing in front of his forge at all times and will attack you on sight. He wields a leveled blade in combat. In addition, he wears leveled heavy boots and gauntlets. Both may be enchanted, starting at 20% chance from level 3, rising to 25% from level 6 and then 30% from level 9. He also wears blacksmith's pants and a blacksmith's apron. He carries a repair hammer at all times in readiness for work.

He seems to have a rivalry with the other apprentice: one of them has sent their master a note accusing their counterpart of skulduggery.

Other Members

There are also some people who are members of the Drothmeri Army faction, but not part of the army itself. They are:

• Argonian Laborer
• Khajiit Laborer
• Laborer
• Vampire Barbarian
• Vampire Sorcerer

Bugs

• Drothmeri Veterans have something of a mismatch between their skills and spells. As a result of their Marauder Boss class, they do not have either Restoration or Conjuration as major skill. Due to this and the NPC skill leveling mechanism, they are only be able to cast novice spells, even at higher levels. Since the leveled list of Restoration and Summon spells are at least Apprentice-level, Veterans can never cast these. Instead, they will only be able to cast Novice-level Bound Armor and Bound Dagger spells from the Conjuration leveled spells list. They can also only cast Destruction spells up to Expert level.

See Also

• For the faction details, see this page.