Mercer Frey

Mercer Frey is a human with Breton origins and he is the leader of the Thieves Guild in the city of Riften in the land of Skyrim where he resides. Mercer Frey is an expert lockpicker, hunter, thief, tracker, swordsman, excellent in the use of bows and arrows, and a variety of other weapons and he has many other talented expert-level skills.

Physically, Mercer Frey is 6 foot 3 inches in height with fair-toned skin, an athletically toned and hard planed muscular fit body build with a broad chest and broad shoulders, medium-length chocolate brown hair.

Mercer Frey is also an attractive stubble for mustache and under his chin and the lower half of his cheeks for a beard in the same color as his chocolate brown hair, a couple tattoos across his body with a deep meaning to each of them, and hazel brown eyes.

Mercer Frey is the Breton leader of the Thieves Guild located in Riften and the primary antagonist of the Thieves Guild questline in the land of Skyrim. He is also the owner of Riftweald Manor in the city of Riften, although he is never actually found in or around this location.

Mercer joined the Thieves Guild at some point during the tenure of Guildmaster Gallus Desidenius. Mercer soon began skimming funds from the guild's treasury, which was eventually discovered by Gallus.

He took over the position of guild leader after his predecessor Gallus Desidenius was supposedly murdered by Karliah, Mercer's former partner, until the Dragonborn discovered the truth while looking for Karliah with Mercer in tow in the ruins of Snow Veil Sanctum.

During the Dragonborn's initiation to the guild, Mercer is usually the one that gives out tasks for them. It is noticeable from the beginning that he always acts impatient and irritated towards the Dragonborn.

He shows obvious distaste towards them and becomes increasingly annoyed the more they progress in the Thieves Guild questline. He eventually tries to kill the Dragonborn during "Speaking With Silence" and later in "Blindsighted."

Mercer Frey is one of the quest characters that can be exploited to follow the Dragonborn throughout Skyrim along with a follower of their choice. In the quest "Speaking With Silence," after they enter Snow Veil Sanctum, they can leave and he will continue to follow them wherever they go.

This is a simple way to obtain a powerful follower as, whilst the mission is still available, he cannot be killed off by the Dragonborn or others. While it is not possible to converse or trade objects with him similar to an ordinary follower, he will remain an unkillable ally; at least until Karliah is found.