Lore:Mercer Frey

Guild Master Mercer Frey
Guild Master Mercer Frey as seen in Skyrim
Race	Breton	Gender	Male
Born		4th Era
Died		4E 201 The Pale
Reign		4E 176- 4E 201
Previous Ruler		Gallus Desidenius
Resided in		Riften
Appears in		Skyrim

Mercer Frey was a Breton thief and skilled swordsman who lived during the second and early third centuries of the Fourth Era. He began his career of thievery as a member of the Thieves Guild in Skyrim, where he learned from Guild Master Gallus Desidenius. His mentor was also secretly a member of the Nightingale Trinity, a group which Mercer was eventually inducted into. Mercer would go on to betray the Nightingales and Nocturnal by desecrating the Twilight Sepulcher and taking the Skeleton Key for himself. He then used the key to commit crimes against the guild until his activities were discovered by Gallus around 4E 176. In retaliation, Mercer murdered Gallus, framed another Nightingale, Karliah, and took his late mentor's place as Guild Master. He hunted Karliah for over two decades; she, in turn, did her best to undermine him and his allies. In 4E 201, with the help of a new guild member, Karliah exposed Mercer, reformed the Nightingale Trinity, and finally killed him.

Mercer was once the owner of Chillrend, a famed glass sword.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Skyrim article.