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夜莺，卷一
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夜莺，卷一
作为夜莺的一员，我不得不用鹅毛笔在羊皮纸上记录我对于我们组织的想法。如果有一天，夜莺从泰姆瑞尔消失，那就让这本书作为我们曾经存在的追思品，澄清关于我们的目的和动机的谣言。
我们夜莺三人组服务于诺克图娜尔女士，这位黑暗女皇以及暮光之女。我们相信她是我们的保护神，即使她不是世界上所有盗贼的守护神。我们为她服务，不用祈祷，不用捐赠，不用庆典。我们与诺克图娜尔之间就像某种商业契约，被称为誓言。她的条件简单而有约束力。作为夜莺，我们被要求守卫黄昏坟墓，诺克图娜尔的神殿，以免它受到威胁。作为回报，我们可以利用我们作为夜莺的能力增强我们自己以及盗贼公会。
即使我们死亡了，我们依然作为守护之魂被束缚在黄昏坟墓，直到诺克图娜尔认为我们的契约已经被满足。我们最终的命运是留在无尽黄昏，诺克图娜尔的领域。在那里，我们的灵魂被暗影笼罩，我们也成为了后来的盗贼工作时掩护他们的遮盖物。这就是盗贼公会里流行的“与暗影同行”这句话真正的出处。
黄昏坟墓不仅仅是一所神殿，它包含了连接我们这个世界和无尽黄昏的通道，一个流淌着液态午夜的池子，我们称它为黑檀池沼。这是坟墓的核心，和诺克图娜尔对整个世界影响力的来源。想封印黑檀池沼只有一个办法，就是从它的锁上取走一把特殊的钥匙。这把钥匙，我们偶尔能在坟墓的墙上找到，众所周知的名字叫诺克图娜尔的骷髅钥匙
这把骷髅钥匙是一个常常被误解的神器。那些想找寻它的人往往只要使用他的一小部分能力。很多错误都是认为它是独特的和牢不可破的开锁器。虽然这是真的，但人们一旦愿意扩展他的思维，让“开锁”的定义更加的抽象化，这个工具的非凡之处才能展现出来。开锁的对象不仅仅是门和入口。在适当的人手里，骷髅钥匙有能力解锁隐藏的潜能和未开发的能力。这个能力还有待开发，但钥匙一旦落入错误的人手中，将是造成可怕的后果。
作为夜莺三人组的成员，一旦钥匙离开了黄昏坟墓，我们将义不容辞的把它找回来。首先，为什么诺克图娜尔允许钥匙被偷走还是一个谜。有些人说她喜欢这个神器造成的混乱，另一些人则认为她根本就不在乎，那些人类的轻微争吵根本引起不了她的注意。不管是什么情况，我们的责任是去确保它待在坟墓的安全范围内。
认为夜莺是神圣的组织的说法将给我们带来伤害。在我们看来，我们就是盗贼。我们享受狩猎和战利品。我们发誓效忠诺克图娜尔和盗贼公会。但我们最终的效忠物件其实是我们自己。
The Nightingales Volume I: Who We Are
The Nightingales Volume I: Who We Are
As a Nightingale, I feel compelled to place quill to parchment and record my thoughts regarding my knowledge of our order. If one day the Nightingales should vanish from Tamriel, then let this tome serve as a reminder of what we once were and to dispel any rumor or hearsay about our purposes and our motivations.
Our trinity serves the Lady Nocturnal, the Empress of Murk and the Daughter of Twilight. We believe her to be our patron, if not the patron of all thieves worldwide. We serve her without prayer, without charity and without celebration. Our bond with Nocturnal is in the form of a business transaction we strike known as the Oath. Her terms are simple and binding. As Nightingales we are required to guard the Twilight Sepulcher, the Temple of Nocturnal, against those perceived as a threat. In return, we are allowed to use our abilities as Nightingales to further our own means and the means of the Thieves Guild.
Upon our death, we are bound to the Twilight Sepulcher as guardian spirits until such time as Nocturnal feels our contract has been fulfilled. Our ultimate fate lies within the Evergloam, Nocturnal's realm. There, our spirits become one with shadow itself and we become the cloak which envelops all of our fellow thieves in their endeavors. This is the true origin of the phrase "walk with the shadows" uttered within the Thieves Guild.
The Twilight Sepulcher is more than a temple, it contains a conduit from our world to the Evergloam, a swirling pool of liquid midnight we call the Ebonmere. This is the heart of the Sepulcher, and the source of Nocturnal's influence throughout the world. The Ebonmere can only be sealed by removing a unique key from its lock. This key, which occasionally finds its way beyond the walls of the Sepulcher, is widely known as the Skeleton Key of Nocturnal.
The Skeleton Key is an often misunderstood artifact. Those that seek to possess it tend to use only a fraction of its potential. Most mistake it for a unique and unbreakable lockpick. While this is true, the wonder of this device can only be appreciated once the owner is willing to expand his mind and abstract what defines "unlocking." This action refers to more than simple doors and portals. In the proper hands, the Skeleton Key has the capability to unlock hidden potential and untapped abilities. The extent of this power has yet to be discovered, which is a frightening thought if it ever fell into the wrong hands.
As a member of the trinity of Nightingales, it is incumbent upon us to recover the Skeleton Key if it strays from the Twilight Sepulcher. Why Nocturnal allows the Key to be stolen in the first place is a mystery. Some say she revels in the chaos this artifact causes, others feel she simply does not care, that the petty squabbles of men and mer are beyond her attention. Whatever the case may be, it is our duty to ensure it remains safely within the confines of the Sepulcher.
To say that the Nightingales are a holy order would be doing us a disservice. In our hearts, we are thieves. We enjoy the hunt and delight in the spoils. We might swear our loyalty to Nocturnal and hold some influence within the Thieves Guild, but the greatest allegiance a Nightingale holds is to himself.
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