The Sad Secret Of Lost Prospect Mine - Elder Scrolls Detective

[@Camelworks]

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[@26th_Primarch]

Head's up the video quality bottoms out at 10:20 mark and can't be fixed on the viewers end.

[@GreatWightSpark]

Be glad you live in the modern age - even a century ago, if you had made a crazy design like that blanket 1:11 in your hermitage, you would have been either accused of witchcraft or locked up in a softer cell! How long did that even take to make?

[@thewildcat7972]

M'aiq knows many things, like how to turn a stone into gold

[@samrukin9885]

I must know what music you use for your elder scrolls detective videos

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

The "sad note a flat miner" was a top tier joke

[@Mycotography]

Chefs kiss*

[@reffa2858]

It sure isnt heavy metal. 😩

[@BoboMcBooboy]

“Please sir, may i have some ORE” was just so bad... so bad it was good.

[@mattwise2023]

Frrr

[@tuffnus1]

Anyone care to explain? 🧐

[@brianrawleigh7242]

Always love these Camel, the research is flawless and well put together. Hoping some day you will explore Drelas' Cottage, would love to know why he is so hostile and why his crops are growing so nicely. He is close to Rorikstead after all....

[@drawntowitchcraft5051]

I agree I come to this location every play through and each time it's the same result with him laying dead and me looting his place wondering wtf just happened

[@wareforcoin5780]

My brain tried really hard to auto correct the beginning of this sentence to "always love this channel."

[@ricardo_lavra]

Not only the research amazes me, but also the storytelling... He tells us the stories behind all those TES mysteries in such a way that it feels like he was the one who wrote it.

[@realzachfluke1]

@@wareforcoin5780 hahahaha I totally feel you. Man, what a _deeply fascinating_ lump of organic matter our brains really are. You'll have to pardon the pun, although this _is_ Camelworks' channel we're on so there's frankly probably no place more appropriate for it, but it completely *blows my mind* [to think about my, and all of our minds] lol. All of who we are, who we've each been, or who we'll ever be as individual humans is _right there,_ up in that one incomprehensibly complex, large, and _wrinkly_ organ right behind our eyes. It's astonishing to really sit there and ponder it.

[@Lp-gn5hx]

Poor Bern. With his body like that, he was likely left alive for a while since his torso was intact. This kind of death truly terrifies me. You lie there in unspeakable pain, feeling blood and life leave you. Your cries for help echo through the rocky halls. But no one comes. No one will hear you, and you know you will die before your partner comes back.

[@MarrockV]

Even if his partner was there, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear Bern over the noise of the waterfall.

[@Lp-gn5hx]

@@MarrockV That just makes it even worse.

[@tinyfistm.2607]

@@MarrockV Entirely likely that his partner _had been_ waiting for Bern in the outer chamber the whole while he was bleeding out.

[@Lp-gn5hx]

@Caleb OKAY aha, yes, i heard of that one.

[@LaylaSpellwind]

If you're a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious, then I recommend Mr Ballen. He'll terrify you with many stories similar to this! It's entirely possible that Bern hit his head on the way down and fell unconcious. Giving him at least a peaceful passing. Based on that he was still holding his pick and there's no sign that he used it to try and dig his way out, this is quite probable.

[@foxmouse]

That A-Flat Minor joke was the whole reason this episode was done, wasn't it? It's okay. It was worth it. Thank you for the great content!

[@dragour8723]

I've mentioned it a few times, but at Volkhihar Castle Garden, one of the side rooms (which are collapsed inside) have a skeleton which has the head of a deer, or a human with giant antlers, nothing explains why it is there

[@LBPBumout]

Some Bosmer have/had antlers, could be a nod to that?

[@darrennew8211]

One of my favorite sites in Skyrim. That and Hob's Fall Cave. The idea that they put the tree root there to show how unstable the area is always amazes me.

[@TheFrogEnjoyer]

I've been waiting so long for this. Elder scrolls detective is my favorite content of yours

[@racheldumas2430]

Mine too!!

[@joeybuttler1615]

Agreed

[@EliotChildress]

@@racheldumas2430 hehe. Mine…

[@TheVioletBunny]

Same

[@TheCheezeybacon]

And mine!

[@nicholaswallen8147]

As a metalhead, that metal remark hit an ore spot with me.

[@TeCHnORiOT]

If you want another sad tale, in Oblivion if you go to the city of Leyawiin you can find a female Khajiit named Ahdarji who is also a member of the Thieves Guild. She often mentions her deceased husband named Qa-Dar. However in Morrowind in the location of Sadrith Mora there is a male Khajiit slave named Qa'Dar, this may or may not be Ahdarji's husband whom she claimed has died, it's not really confirmed and the names are spelled differently, but it's still sad to think about because her husband may not really be dead but was kidnapped by the Telvanni and we don't know if he escaped or not.

[@MatthewKai-cf8ld]

Blimey! I'd love to have camel, or fudgemuppet, or even Danny(eso) cover this.

[@TeCHnORiOT]

@@MatthewKai-cf8ld Yeah, it'd be cool to see them cover it.

[@Mycotography]

fun fact the Fly amanita (Amanita muscaria) is a mycorrhizal species, meaning it needs certain trees to grow. Not sure what its doing in the rocks.... Always wanted to do a fungi of fallout or fungi of tamriel collab with someone.

[@arifhossain9751]

arent there certain plants that disguise themselves as pebbles? maybe this species of amanita have colonised near a larger variant of those.

[@lunarequine7734]

Also irl, fly amanita has hallucinogenic effects when ingested (for my shrooms people out there, please don’t actually ingest fly amanita because it’s poisonous)

[@sammyi2505]

At this point, I come here for both the lore and the wordplay.

[@raph3699]

Selling a dangerous mine full of unattainable gold really looks like a Clavicus Vile thing

[@cbthomas909]

I love your attention to detail and Bethesda's dedication to making Skyrim a world with layers upon layers of world building. Thanks for the content.

[@nyxarhea]

I'd love to see you make a video on Reyda's death and possible murder and hear your thoughts. Maybe you can find something everyone else missed??

[@Fuegoaries]

He bin made a video on it it’s in the detective category Edit: I dunno where it went buh I recall a vid on narfi & his sister it might’ve bin a regular vid then the detective videos.

[@marco0445]

Good news its the newest one ^^

[@nyxarhea]

@@marco0445 I saw, and it was amazing!!! Camel always goes above and beyond with his detective skills. One of his best videos yet 😁

[@Von_Langstein]

If I recall correctly you have done a few videos on some ships in the Elder Scrolls Lore, but have you done a dedicated video on what Naval warfare and life was like? points that interest me for this would be: the influences it had on the world; Naval tech and how the different cultures made their ships; prominent battles (we have tons of knowledge of land battles but not sea, even better if we have a land battle supported by the sea); life at sea in this universe (I'm sure there are many o sea monsters out there and other trials a crew would face during a crossing); Then maybe finish it off with talks of the attempts to sail West from Daggerfall, or the naval invasions from the East Akaviri. I'm sure the frost demons crossed on some unique looking ships of war. As always thanks for your hard work and good research

[@patricialavery8270]

I took it the lantern was discarded after no more fuel for it.Leather and hide armor are easily made by unskilled smiths or bought cheaply and maces are a common civilian weapon.Obviouly a healing potion for injuries suffered.

[@bekahlicious8496]

This is my favorite series, thank you for the work you put into these 🖤

[@erotax9238]

Yes, I was waiting for another Elder Scrolls Detective!

[@NiteXD]

The way you story tell and use your humor to fit in seamlessly is top tier and the best on KZbin

[@happy_fecker]

Had to look at that map twice. Took me a moment to orient myself to the seemingly sideways turn.

[@jsalas5400]

This is by far and away my favorite videos on any channel. Always interesting and extremely well done! I don't expect anything else from camelworks

[@Sasuke81a]

If only the Brothers knew the history of the mine, they would either be superstitious or able to take extra precautions and they may had uncovered more than gold in this cave.

[@TBiscuitsmx5]

I really appreciate the video. I forget about IRL stuff and am able to relax, even when playing in the background as I do chores. Always a fan.

[@joshmad3848]

9:02 To me, it seems like we should not have sympathy for Bern. I suspect he spotted the entrance behind the waterfall, and made some excuse to send his friend away so he could explore it in private. I doubt he had any intentions of splitting the fortune. Had bern not died, I think his friend still would never have heard from him again.

[@FeliFelt]

Really when Camel first began describing the stump and tree outside I was like "wow really working hard to make this video as long as possible huh" and then he came back to it later and drew a parallel and I was like "HUH. NEVERMIND."

[@sydneyrankin5331]

Your videos are always incredible and atmospheric, thank you for all the work you put into them for your audience :)

[@whispro4646]

The pain he suffered must’ve been unbernable

[@R33fth3b33f]

That blanket looks really trippy. Im gonna get one soon

[@WhiteWolf-zh9wf]

Camel should be the fourth member of Fudgemuppet

[@SutasSjet]

I definitely like it when you're able to find locations in ESO and then the same locations in other games. Fun to see if the ESO devs take into account the large amounts of time between games.

[@bigbadbovine]

Often things found in ESO seems to be a little bit off from the rest of the Elder Scroll series. A lot of this can be chalked up to the necessary mechanics to make a MMO fun compared to a single player game. I am a bit biased since I haven't played ESO since the beta, I just didn't like the feel of the game.

[@extinctzebroid]

Fungus is associated with death - they could be hinting at the fate of the miner or be a result of the cave's past of necromancy.

[@sharazar6805]

This series is the best Elder Scrolls content on KZbin. I appreciate all the amazing hard work that goes into these videos!

[@detested2022]

This is one of my favorite places and little story to find, all by yourself, that no npc will tell. I remember when I found the whole story of this place. Great video as always.

[@GreatWightSpark]

The musical puns are some of your best. The lesson here is: Don't mine alone, kids. I think this cave doesn't appear in the original Skyrim, but my memory could be fuzzy. Those fish are definitely new.

[@kianrobinson4635]

This came at the perfect time, just rewatched your Augr video and have been rewatching your entire Eder scrolls detective series.

[@ragdedude83]

I’ve never played Skyrim or any of these games actually. But this mans voice and commentary is just lovely to listen to. And even if I don’t know what’s going on I still enjoy these videos :)

[@whitestar7641]

I can't believe I have been playing Skyrim for almost 4 years now and poured thousands of hours into it only to discover this location like 3 days ago. It really is amazing how many locations there are that mean nothing to any story, but are just cool to explore. Also, I would love to see if there is anything behind who the voice coming from the Black Doors is, I always thought it was some manifestation of Sithis, but I always get those lingering doubts in the back of my head. It would be cool to see if there is any credence to this or if there is evidence suggesting the voice is something, or someone, else.

[@great_ah]

You just made this long week so much better! Thanks for the awesome vid Camel!!

[@casey2969]

Glad to see you making videos again man. I love this series of yours.

[@owenwildish331]

maybe those mystery blue crystals are something perhaps more valuable than gold, Aetherium crystals..?

[@hunter_0221]

They look indeed like Welkynd stones or some imitation thereof, the practical purpose of which is to store great quantities of magicka for later usage.

[@Nathan_Coley]

That Elder Scrolls blanket is pretty cool 🔥

[@1stDragonlord]

Great video, I never even knew about this mine, so it's nice to see you cover it's story so well!

[@andrewjohnson6716]

This is what makes Skyrim so enduring and fantastic! The details. That they put the broken birch outside that only insightful players like you will take in and understand.

[@konahrikvolkihar0185]

I'm really curious about those "tripod spider fish" are those from the Anniversary version? Also, those crystals, they kinda remind me of either Welkynd Stones, which is unlikely, or those blue gems that show up in Dawnguard

[@mewmew34]

I'm wondering about those, too. Played a lot of Skyrim and have never seen those fish before ever.

[@konahrikvolkihar0185]

@@mewmew34 I looked it up a bit ago, they're part of the Anniversary versions "fishing quests"

[@thespalek1]

And out of the blue, Camel made my day! Thx, mate!! 👏👍🤩

[@RaeHadzega]

It gets worse -- he might not have died right away. He may have been laying there, half-crushed and screaming for help. But Hadrir wouldn't have heard him through the winding tunnels and the waterfall.

[@hemant5121]

The intro now always gets me like " I see all the possibilities but I can not, do not intervene... come with me ask the question ... "title of video"

[@AragornAndy]

We appreciate you and your work, Camel. Thank you. Seeing a new Elder Scrolls Detective video was a pleasant surprise and helps break up the monotony of the work day.

[@blisterbeetle01]

I think we all know this story, but your take is always the one we look forward to!

[@avalon_8353]

Elder Scrolls is my favorite game off all time. I've bin playing for years and still find new quests and ways to play. For example my friend started a new game and read a random book in the rat aways and it started a quest I've never seen.

[@i25island46]

You know, I was just here thinking that a video should be made. Quite mysterious place.

[@mikayukramer8222]

Camel is talking about Heavy Metal and a flat minor...I think someone's researching Tonal Architecture

[@Kethra430]

Thank for enriching the game with lore

[@Izlude7189]

That "A flat-minor" bit slayed me

[@TheSkyline5467]

Developers that worked on these little areas in the game must be so pumped when they see it get covered. Do you ever get little hints from them to check out things?

[@philipebanks2125]

Oh how I’ve missed the word play!

[@philipebanks2125]

Thanks Camel!

[@miiregal6883]

Warning! Do not watch while eating! Nearly choked at that musical pun. Great video as always

[@kingdavey90]

❤ Camel videos are the best videos!

[@Gardiken]

Absolutely LOVE this series! It's how I found you and by far my favorite series of videos you have!

[@panvi3181]

I was modding Skyrim when my power goes out, so I check KZbin and get this. Amazing how thousands of hours later I can still learn new things about this game. Ty for the vid.

[@MrChristophSteininge]

Skyrim will certainly be considered one of the great works of art. No, I am not joking. Your movies about this game makes this abundantly clear. It is like opera, as oppsed to the grand motets of an earlier time. Skyrim the game is a work of art. The abundance of vids like this proves it. Whatever the intention of the games studio was, they created something that is unique, something never repeated, sadly, in our little corner of the unviverse: to wit, a recreation of creation! A world of its own that endlessly captures our imagination.

[@jessejamison-oq4oe]

I don't remember seeing the spiderfish... But I haven't been to this location in such a long time... I'll have to revisit for sure.

[@mcmalave2789]

After two years of playing this game, yet another location I have yet to visit. Thanks for the guided tour. Do you have a video on the story of Northwind Summit? It appears to be an abandoned mining camp. Probably got the same issues of cave ins, though I visit it before unleashing dragons for a better picture. Will continue to binge on your videos ^_^

[@JohnnyLCob]

*Could you make a discussion video of the Forsworn Conspiracy/Nobody Escapes Cidna Mine? Regarding who you believe is the right choice in your opinion and other things you'd want to talk about regarding Markarth and the forsworn. Love your Skyrim videos dude.*

[@DataDrain02]

The right choice is offing the Foresworn.... And then offing Mr. Silverblood. Both are horrible for Markarth.... Which is sad, because the Foresworn weren't as bad back in the second era....

[@johnclark222]

Amazing video! Your channel is re-awakening!

[@awendigowithinternetaccess4400]

A sad mystery but I'm overjoyed to see Camel content, as always. Have been binging again. ♡

[@loumoon7660]

Oh I just did this quest the other day and figured it out!

[@MasterSkyrim1000]

Being a music person, I'm glad you played the correct chord. :)

[@WintrBorn]

Well, today is now a great day - a new video by the prince of puns and the vocabulary vizier himself. 💜

[@kingandros4819]

The puns always get me. That and this mans expansive vocabulary

[@lifeisbutamoment]

Camel, I have been watching your videos for a very long time. You work very hard on your videos. You put so many hours into the curating curious curiosities videos that new and old players can learn from. But, more decently lengthed videos like this would probably be easier for you to do and less stressful. We all love your videos, but we don't want you to die of a heart attack at age 40 from working so hard. Most people watching probably don't know how hard it is to come up with puns for hours and hours on end while giving useful information at the same time

[@skeptale]

11:29 This might be the first time I've ever groaned out loud at one of your jokes. Well done, sir.

[@YumexxxChan]

I missed watching these! I fall asleep to your voice :)

[@Bronythepony]

Woo! Another Elder Scrolls Detective! Thanks Camel!

[@michaelpipp7750]

Love the video! Would love to see a video as to why Alduin attacked Helgen, was it just a coincidence? Or was there something more behind it?

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

YES! I love these types of detective videos!

[@sopianwahyudi]

It's been long since the last time I played skyrim. But from time to time, I still watch your vids, especially these deep dive detective style stories 😁

[@bluelacie1204]

"Please sir, may I have some ore?" 😂 Such a fun and whimsical video. Thumbs up 👍

[@jeffreybell6818]

Man come for the good videos and stay for the puns

[@ShadeMeadows]

Wow, I'm sure I've seen the mine, but I had no idea on it's story!

[@Iamtag117]

I love these videos so much. Thank you for putting so much time and energy into making them so amazing. 💓

[@ZeldaNerd137]

That Ab miner joke got me good. Its so dumb and absolutely brilliant 😂

[@ac3r443]

Here is an idea for an Elder Scrolls Detective video. Does Ralof and Angi know each other? Both Ralof and Angi have no love for the empire, they both grew up familar with the citizens of Helgen, Ralof stated in the intro "He used to be sweet on a girl from here." Was said 'girl' Angi or another girl from Helgen? Considering Ralof may have grown up in Riverwood as opposed to Helgen, he may have frequented Helgen often with friends in order to drink Vilod's mead with juniper berries and meet other youth.. My last speculation would be, was Angi's brother(passed away due to imperial drunks)a close friend of Ralof thus cementing the idea that Angi and Ralof may know each other. Thanks for another upload Camelworks, hope this one makes it!

[@JCMPRadio]

Oh...a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! Good morning from Alabama!

[@Ivanus59]

13:30 Now we know, Lost Prospect (Mine) was once a center for vaccination of ghosts.

[@kinginci357]

I didn't even know that you could find more in the mine. Now I wish there was a quest where you go and find the dude so you can tell him what happened to his friend.

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

I went to Riften & tried to find him, but he wasn't there. It would have been a great quest, tracking the guy down!

[@kinginci357]

@@Mary_Beth_Reimer if a courier can find me in the middle of nowhere, then I should be able to find the guy.

[@russian_knight]

Given how bern has been rotted to the bone, hadrir is most likely long dead by now unfortunately

[@chris72.]

Those blue crystals were and the Oblivion game they were in a mine where you could get them . The aliens use them to create those big blue crystal things you see in most of the alien ruins you know the ones that help restore your magic . This is those crystals in this raw form the alieyeds we're able to use them to hold magic or whatever it is that restores your magic . I forget the quest's name in Oblivion but you go into a cave and you can mind some blue crystals just like that and get those blue crystals

[@mfzbtravis]

alien lmao

[@chris72.]

@@mfzbtravis yeah the other word Google cannot pronounce so I just went with that one and I don't know how to spell it lol

[@mfzbtravis]

@@chris72. It's Ayleid :)

[@TheLordboki]

@@mfzbtravis Eyelids

[@chris72.]

@@mfzbtravis thank you

[@gerbenvanegmond4007]

The Detective is back!

[@deniseandersson5413]

"Please sir, can I have some ore?" made me spit out my tea, Hadrir sure has Khajiit turd collector written all over him. In all seriousness, great video as always! Greetings from a very snowy Sweden :)

[@xZeru001x]

On the eso wiki someone looked into the necromancer's name and from Norse legends it means greed or gold lust and the point of the story is that greed is hard to get out of the world. With that it is funny that it proves true with how came to the mine looking for gold using the gave for ones greed (necromancer for lichdom, miners for money)

[@MrLakin11]

The puns are top tier. Well done, sir.

[@salinawilliams383]

I will always love your descriptions

[@plaguedoctor981yt8]

I always assumed that the crystal that we find in various mines in ESO were The crystals harvested to make soul gems

[@sirshark9770]

THATS AN STEEL MACE!!

[@heyitsbrimstone8191]

LOVE SEEING THE ELDERSCROLLS CONTENT AGAIN

[@RinrinFran]

The puns take the sadness away but that's my main goal in the first place. I came for the puns, the stories are a bonus.

[@megaton.settler]

So if you remember, the divine script that you mentioned in, Apocrypha. Showing up only three times, in that dark realm of oblivion, the black books, and the eye of Magnus. That would Be a pretty damn cool video to do next because I’m beyond curious because of you

[@saintpiff]

more pls😭this series is crazy addictive ive rewatched the augur, and oblivion detective vids more than i want to admit

[@mesektet5776]

About Lost Prospect Mine; I had not considered the state of it in Online, but with that information.... our dead miner takes on a new meaning. “Berne” is the name of a vampire clan in Vvardenfell. Berne may be a family name what kind of “family” I will leave you to consider. But, someone with a vampiric name was look for a second chance to make an honest living in a mine once used for necromancy. I think a good additional question now is, ‘How did Berne find out about the mine, and what was it compensation for?’ Now the following is just rampant speculation, but seeing as that is what Camelworks does sometimes... Perhaps he was a cured vampire looking to start a new honest life and knew about an old necromancy site to be used as a mine, perhaps he was the child of a vampire who didn’t want to be converted and got the mine from vampapa/vamama as an alternative life, maybe he was a full vampire of the clan just one unwilling to drink his friend and was genuinely trying to pursue fortune with him. Or perhaps it’s just a common name and there is no connection between our lost miner, the vampire clan of Vvardenfell and the mine’s necromantic past. I figured it was at-least worth considering.

[@atheos5748]

Bern vs Berne. Not the same name.