Mercer Titus

Mercer Titus is a Sentinel in the Black Hand and is currently in charge of the Herrath Sanctuary in the Reach. An orphan, Mercer lived under the roof of his neighbor Diana, but she died when he was just 7 years old-- forcing him to result to life of petty crime on the streets. At age 14, he was sent to work the mines outside of Atlas, where he met Guild member Bjorn and learned everything there was to know about being a professional thief. Upon being released from the mines at age 17, Mercer became an accomplished member of the crime organization, but a heist pulled on the Atlas Treasury caused the subsequent slaughter of most of the Guild's members, and Mercer fled the city.

Shortly after arriving in the Vale, Mercer was caught by the Empire and forced into the Imperial Legion, and found himself a war hero during the Reach War. Wounded in battle, he was taken in by members of the Black Hand who admitted him into the organization due to his past affiliation with the Guild. Early on, he was bitten by a Werewolf and as a result, contracted Lycanthropy. While continuing his work as a Black Hand assassin, Mercer struggled to control and harness his abilities as a Werewolf, which he eventually did. After years of exceptional service in the Black Hand, he was named Sentinel of the Herrath Sanctuary in the Reach - a title he maintains to this day.