Lucien Lachance is a Speaker of the Black Hand, the core governing body of the Dark Brotherhood. He is the first contact and recruiter for the player into the Dark Brotherhood. For much of the player's membership in the Dark Brotherhood, he is the Speaker overseeing the player. His only formal residence is Fort Farragut, which is located east of Cheydinhal.

After the player commits a cold-blooded murder, Lucien Lachance appears the next time he or she sleeps at a safe and secure location. He gives the player the first Dark Brotherhood quest, A Knife in the Dark. Note that when Lucien appears to the player for the first time it is possible to kill him and end all Dark Brotherhood quests. Following the completion of the quest, he will visit again during the player's next sleep to instruct the player on how to locate and enter the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in Cheydinhal.

After completion of A Knife in the Dark, the player does not receive further contact from Lucien until the quest The Purification starts, during which Lucien promotes the player to the rank of Silencer. After "The Purification", the player receives instructions from him in the form of Dead Drop Orders for two more Dark Brotherhood quests: Affairs of a Wizard and Next of Kin, after which the Dead Drops are intercepted.

The player resumes contact with Lucien at the completion of A Kiss Before Dying. At that time, Lucien informs the player that they have been deceived. He then gives the player the quest Following a Lead. During this quest, other Speakers of the Black Hand murder Lucien after being led to think that he has deceived them. During this quest, Lucien's mutilated and stripped corpse can be seen in Applewatch and it remains there afterwards. Whether during this questline or at any other time, upon his death Lucien's body never disappears.

He does not offer any services.

Related Quests

• A Knife in the Dark: You must prove your worthiness to join the Brotherhood.
• The Purification: Things at the Sanctuary have gone sour, and the Brotherhood can't afford chance or weakness.
• Affairs of a Wizard: The first Dead Drop contract at Hero Hill, to stop a Necromancer from achieving immortality.
• Following a Lead: What have you been doing, puppet?