Revealing Rorikstead's Sacrificial Soil SECRETS - Elder Scrolls Detective

[@TheLordofMetroids]

A little girl who is beaten by her family, who is a fledgling apprentice in magic, and who is having prophetic dreams? Well, if that is not a dropped quest hook, then i don't know what is.

[@thaumatomane]

I am a guy, and I'm attracted to guys, so I've never felt much interest in playing a female character, nor have I ever played a nord because they are such thugs - but after watching this I am committed to making my character for Elder Scrolls VI Sissel the Seer of Rorikstead who travelled to the province of ??? following a vision.

[@avatareternal3204]

Thaumatomane Nice!

[@alexandracohen0694]

His name is actually an anagram for Kill me.

[@seandelaney7436]

@@thaumatomane what does you being gay have to do with anything? It's like that stereotype about vegans

[@jacobbaker726]

Makes me think of the Shining

[@vsGoliath96]

Rorikstead always struck me as kind of weird. It's just... there. And nothing really happens. Everything about it smells of incomplete stories and cut quests.

[@avatareternal3204]

vsGoliath And secret Daedric murder cults.

[@AdrianOkay]

And the sanguine quest

[@HunterGilligan]

I slaughtered everyone there to fuel my ebony blade, that’s how useless it is as a town

[@Griffolion0]

My thoughts too. This is very obviously a case of cut content syndrome.

[@killingyoursoul22]

yeah can't help getting hackdirt like vibes from this town

[@XHandsomeJackX]

I love the thought that everyone there is living their lives and the Dragonborn is running around bothering them with a paranoid theory of them being apart of a sort of sacrificial cult.

[@GrievousReborn]

He sounds like Glarthir in this video

[@retroalienfreakazoid4809]

Poor normal village people There good at farming and had a few sad deaths and here This Big scary Dragon born saviour of men Running around ( YOUR ALL EVIL SACRIFICING DEMON WORSHIPERS ) ripping up there Grass and Following there kids around 😹😹😹😹

[@michaeltelson9798]

This theory doesn’t hold much water. The healer and the Altmer are probably having a tryst. 40% of the women die of childbirth otherwise there would be loads more children around. A culture like this should have a growing population not a stagnant one. The shrine to Akatosh with the dragon scale above the village is most intriguing with Sissel’s vision of a kindly old grey dragon. The blessings of PartySnack?

[@LemonSoulz]

@@michaeltelson9798 doesn't hold much? you mean like your head. did not think they made people this stupid anymore.

[@willofthewinds3222]

@@LemonSoulz I mean, this seems like quite a few leaps in logic.

[@_bentaylor_7137]

It just feels like rorikstead has like 4 incomplete quests

[@henrikschunk5732]

Dr _wombo_ Or maybe a whole cut or unfinished questline ? It would explain the exterior of the shack outside of rorikstead, as level designers probably start with designing the world with the hills, rocks and mountains or something similar.

[@agentblackfyre5922]

Chast yay it was mostlikly was adungs

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@henrikschunk5732 Yeah, I kinda dislike how Camel-boi here chalks everything up to conspiracy when it's more likely just shenanigans of the developers without any other meaning.

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Dr _wombo_ Someone needs to make a mod that builds a new quest line that ties this all together. I like the type loop hypothesis.

[@seanmcmanus2777]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 I'm not sure but I think there was to be a Daedra quest in Rorikstead that got cut in the final product.

[@gaywoman420]

"Wow Rorik, what is the secret ingredient that makes your soil so potent" "The blood of the virgin" "What?" "Mammoth Fertilizer"

[@BNK2442]

Fertile, not virgens. Two of the victims were mothers.

[@BigBangAttack-mt6pz]

@@BNK2442 "virgens"

[@wogboi6588]

solidraven how virgins?

[@inc2000glw]

Super Sweet Sweetrolls dripping with hot sticky glaze. :)

[@sebakisniesebakisnie6109]

you see the joke is that the mammoth fertilizer is actually of the brand blood of the virgin

[@Cooil1]

Lemkil is actually an anagram for "Kill Me."

[@daruphir]

You pointing this out only just make me see it

[@glishev]

No, that's Nazeem :D

[@brynhildr6981]

not now

[@honestkyn718]

Well he asked us.

[@gothxm]

Or KILL 'EM

[@CocoaNutCakery]

Rorikstead is stuck in a time loop. Some are aware of it, others are not. The war Rorik talks about is a far more ancient one. The reason why Erik's father doesn't want Erik to leave is because he's aware of the time loop, and Erik is not. He left, as Erik wants to, and came back after years of adventure to find the village reliving the same year that he left. Erik leaving means he'll find out about the time loop. It's also why he's packed away his armor: It's from a far more ancient time, and would give away the fact that the town is actually millenia old. Oh, and let's not forget the whole "stay on for one more season." All he has to do is keep his son there for one more season and the year will reset. As for the soil? The pact was made during a particularly fertile year. Clavicus Vile is known for screwing people over in his deals. "I wish the soil was this fertile every year" and Clavicus Vile makes it that year over and over again. He's known more for the downside of the deal being built into the boon than he is for demanding things in exchange. His masque made its wearer paranoid, he "cured" a man's daughter of lycanthropy by giving him an axe, giving a scribe a quill that everything he wrote a work of inspiration but eventually drove him to suicide, etc.

[@destructiveraider]

Whoa, this is such a great theory, wish your comment had more likes so more people would see!

[@crsieg56]

I believe that this is the correct theory. While Camel does have a few good theories, they never really come together; they're ingredients that don't mix. The theory that you have is much more overlying and leaves fewer loose ends. Sorry this is 9 months later

[@josborne711lupinesports4]

Rorik clearly states that he was impaled by an Aldmeri though.

[@minnesotawild6458]

sshhhhhhh thats not important

[@markointhesky]

there have been other aldmeri dominions though, with the current one being the third, I think.

[@bannanaskin666plays9]

"I had a dream about a old Gray dragon,he wasn't scary he was friendly" You wot mate

[@joynelbonetdelgado4952]

It's Parthaanux he is a grey dragon and he is friendly. Runil in Falkreath dreamed of the coming of the Dragonborn he wrote it in his Journal and Esbern dreamed of both Alduin and the Dragonborn too.

[@schmittybacall1655]

Bannanaskin666 plays surprised Dragonborn face

[@ajkbertho]

It's Paarthurnax

[@jakecovert2528]

YoU wOt MaTe???

[@henrymarckisotto9025]

@@joynelbonetdelgado4952 yeah I don't think they were actually confused bud

[@Smithdog92]

When a guy spends 2 weeks punching children in Skyrim to answer our much needed questions on the extended lore of Skyrim, you know he's the man we need for this kind of content. you did this all for us. and you are a legend.

[@SamuraiPie8111]

Reading about Clavicus Vile's realm of oblivion, and guess what it's supposed to look like? Verdant farmland that smells like perfume and rotting flesh. Something nice on the surface but gets stinky when you look deep enough. Like Rorikstead. and the color of the sky? Greenish grey.

[@sec1125]

Very, very good find.

[@kasiajakubowska1499]

Amazing find

[@DoctorWhoKage]

I said a similar thing barely a minute ago. but, I was only going off what I saw on a clip on KZbin of The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.

[@samuelbishop3316]

I wonder what terrible price he will exact in exchange.

[@wallamazoo01]

The real mysterious answer to the Rorikstead fertile crops? "It just works." -Todd Howard

[@drago3036]

Very true. Mystery solved, case closed, time to go home!

[@ReroutedYearAD]

You mean OJ's attorney and the Chewbacca defense?

[@luisburgos9395]

You just saved me almost an hour cheers!

[@shadysam7161]

another mystery is where was rorikstead during TES: Arena or Online?

[@2dollarchickenwings689]

Or if we want to go the other way, the real answer to Todd Howard's mystical-like streak of "just working" is directly lied to sacrifices in the name of Daedric entities.

[@GlitchReigns]

That really does sound just like a clavicus vile deal. Fertile soil for fertile women.

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

Someone else speculated that Clavicus may have also put Rorikstead in some sort of time loop, explaining the strange inconsistencies with the timeline.

[@itzbeendakavgaming5632]

I'm thinking Mehrunes Dagon. Blood for prosperity and all that.

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Honest pay for honest work

[@clavicusvile1328]

Pretty much

[@_MaZTeR_]

A soul for a soul

[@evasive4345]

West end of Whiterun, born and raised. On the Rorikstead farm, I spent most of my days. -Erik the microphone slayer

[@staticdescent4769]

This comment is underrated lmao

[@staticdescent4769]

@Seppy and yet it only had 70 likes

[@garrettsheaffer9799]

Cuz the thieves in the rift are always hard, come talking that trash and we'll torch your bar. Knowing nothing in life but to be legit, don't quote me bard I ain't said shit!-EZ Enthir

[@itzbeendakavgaming5632]

Erik the Player

[@cthonicaidoneus]

Chillin out relaxin maxin all cool picking some nirn root outside of school when a couple of bandits who were up to no good started making trouble in my neighborhood i got in one little fight an my ma scared she said your movin with you auntie and uncle to Markarth

[@Werelight]

“I wish I could be an adventurer like you...” *Flurry of arrows suddenly appears from nowhere to kneecap little girl.*

[@chrisconstanti9283]

At least she can be a guard

[@thealchemistking4063]

I wanted to be an adventurer like you but then I took an arrow to the knee

[@birb106]

Morphs into tall armored Nordic man. "Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll"

[@daruphir]

The comment "arrow to the knee" isnt a loteral arrow. Its an old norse euphemism for marriage

[@laurenkirby97]

@@daruphir Can you link a source for that?

[@immortalsnail-xd7zv]

I love how when the video is halfway through, Camelworks starts to really sound like someone who has studied this mystery for 200-hours.

[@leightonrud66]

Not really

[@chaserseven2886]

wonder if rorik will make a response video

[@thiccdogo6624]

chaser seven Drama alert interview probably

[@pimpingpippinaldis5891]

Cookie Captain it’s FAKE news

[@kimmehamehaaa7241]

It's just gonna be a cheesy promo video for Rorikstead 😂😂

[@shadysam7161]

@@kimmehamehaaa7241 "WE AREN'T SACRIFICING FAIR MAIDENS." As the title, lol. "HI everyone I'm Rorik, at Rorikstead. Do not BELIEVE THESE LIES YOU'VE HEARD, everything is absolutely fabulous, we don't sacrifice members of the female species, the town isn't 4000 years old, I simply just rebuilt it with funds I got from Belethor and Ennis, and the secret to the crops is really just- *video cuts* "

[@prestongarvey4135]

Sal'aad, daedric prince of cabbage. He is a patron to all farmers.

[@danieldriscoll2155]

Preston Garvey wouldn't it be aedric then? (Or however how spell it)

[@centurionmbt2487]

Are you here to tell the Dragonborn that another settlement needs his help? Is it Rorikstead? Shor's Stone?

[@ogliara6473]

Preston Garvey My cabbages!!!

[@magiv4205]

Master NP dAMN YOU XD

[@galaxy9radio664]

Preston Garvey praise be him. Praise be sal'aad

[@RichardMyburgh]

So, the ancient Nords worshipped Dragons, and there is a shrine to Akatosh just north of Rorikstead up on a ridge that overlooks the town. It is also east of Lund's Hut. at this shrine you will find Dragon scales as an offering. Something that should not be, given that dragons are just returning. This could be connected to the girl's dream of Paarthurnax. Maybe something of the old Dragon cult (or their practices) survived?

[@Kami-Sama197]

It is Paarthurnax who probably placed that scale himself, and when Sissel saw him.

[@Brandelwyn]

There were live dragons in the third and second eras, and scales dont necessarily come from a living beast.

[@KiraSieni]

Dragons never completely disappeared

[@WolfangStudios73]

Camel: "by the Nine..." Thalmor Justicars: ಠ_ಠ

[@JackTheBreadGuyOfficial]

Thalmor: **screaming**

[@Haidonomus_Rex]

I played a high elf who worshipped Talos and sided with the stormcloaks... the thalmor love me.

[@walnzell9328]

By the ten! Every Elder Scrolls fan ever: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

[@MehrdadParthian]

DON'T YOU SEE ? ELVEN SUPREMACY IS THE ONLY TRUTH !

[@MehrdadParthian]

@@Haidonomus_Rex thats just stupid... every high elf in existence hates talos because he unleashed the Brass God on the Altmer and caused all sorts of bizzare events far worse than Death or slavery !!! altmer hating Tiber Septim is literally the most righteous thing ever specified in the entire franchise of elder scrolls !!!

[@aidankeogh9994]

I hope that, wherever Elder Scrolls VI is set, we hear a rumor of a farm girl who scaled The Throat Of The World.

[@melisandre6324]

i'd like her to be a recurring character, as an old mage or something.

[@shysintendo648]

You can always adopt sissel if Lemkil her abusive father dies.

[@aidankeogh9994]

What makes you so certain that they'd canonically kill off Paarthurnax? I doubt Bethesda would go out of their way to confirm the killing of such a beloved character from Skyrim.

[@altanzaurs]

The main questline is over, so the canon fate of paarthurnax is left for the next game to decide.

[@Farzlepot]

Aidan Keogh Perhaps he will be another Dragon Break. *Snicker*

[@rhysthomas1957]

I feel like the kid is being raised as a sacrifice, but Jouane has grown fond of her, and so is secretly teaching her magic survival skills.

[@acidrat420]

I like that thought. Especially with how her sister and father are so mean to her, he probably has a soft spot for her. If he was training her to take his place, that kind of water breathing magic doesn't seem to fit.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@acidrat420 so maybe he’s teaching her magic skills to survive on her own. This way, when she comes of age (I’m guessing when she hits puberty or something) he’ll tell her the truth and to run away from the town before the sacrifice can happen…leaving only her bitchy sister…

[@aliciagreen5411]

I definitely think that's what's going on

[@FullMetalAmerican]

What if drowning is the sacrifice?

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@FullMetalAmerican oooooh that’s good. That’s an interesting idea. 🤔

[@GoodnessandTruth]

Todd Howard to developer: "Hey did you finish making rorikstead?" Developer: "oh yeah I did take a look!" Todd: "dude, it's a tiny Town with nothing in it and one quest. You had so much time!" Developer: "I dunno, what's wrong with a simple town that has fertile soil? (Nervous laugh)

[@darienschnucker2453]

Maybe Sisel is chosen by Akatosh to be Partunax Wife

[@tabloov4640]

@@darienschnucker2453 wtf

[@darienschnucker2453]

Hey is a fantasy world

[@DreamApostle128]

A little girl marring an old dragon Whats wrong with that???

[@DreamApostle128]

Steven hiller that was awesome 😄👍🏻

[@Bluemilk92]

Sissel is so going to sacrifice her sister within the decade. Talk about getting revenge for all the bullying, right?

[@irrelevant1242]

Bluemilk92 yeah but it’s more likely gonna be the other way around...

[@galahad7024]

22:20 I believe this happens because there's a radiant quest where, should someone watch you kill something, they may send you a letter asking you to attack someone they hate in return for coin. In the creation kit, we can see that Lemkil hates his children, so the quest is just a quirck of the quest system. I know I'm like, 5 years late, but I have the urge to binge all the old videos again.

[@gerinko7874]

Well, I’m here too.

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

I do that often 😁

[@TwadesOldChannel]

what conditioner does Erik use tho

[@jerryhogue3917]

The real secret is how Erik sacrifices fertile women to maintain his glorious locks.

[@peli-nel3248]

Wyn B. *though

[@alpeshabhijitchowdhury6895]

Lore'al

[@maurice4348]

Mods

[@ericpurvis]

@@alpeshabhijitchowdhury6895 Lol Rore'al

[@thesmokeyhoe]

"Seems like a good man until you poke around town for 200 hours" Lol! We appreciate the work you put in! xD

[@deff8487]

Lemkil: "I spend every day tending the fields, and what do my daughters do? Nothing! Complain and caterwaul! Sleep and eat! Useless!" The Dragonborn: "I uh.... I got some potatos."

[@ryokohonda4619]

Glad I killed him.

[@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384]

HONESTPAYFORHONESTWORK

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

@@ryokohonda4619 ok so i know the answer is probably yes but PLEASE tell me Sissel is adoptable via hearthfire if you kill her shithead dad

[@ryokohonda4619]

@@finn_in_the_bin5263 yeap. I adopted her actually. And left her evil sister alone

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

@@ryokohonda4619 welp.i know what i'm doing next time i boot up skyrim lmao

[@johnd1040]

A note about Lemkill and asking you to hurt his daughters: I've heard it explained that if you show violence in front of a character (such as killing someone in sight of Lemkill), they have a small chance to request you hurt/kill someone they dislike. So basically, it's a small chance for anyone to offer money for that service, and he simply is scripted to dislike his children. Nothing special about that interaction being tied to Rorikstead.

[@marwoodyt]

Crow I have had this happen I attacked rorik and was arrested, while in white run a courier approached me with a letter to see lemkil I visit and he pays be to hit one of his girls (not sissle) I do and he pays me 50 gold

[@ZeroakaKira]

It's also fixed by Unofficial Skyrim Patch which he is most likely using. So no surprise he couldn't trigger it.

[@EmceeProphIt]

Come to think of it, Sissel is likely going to sacrifice her own sister within the next ten years. She'd probably enjoy it. Damn Bethesda.

[@Nincubura]

EmceeProphIt reminds me of The Walking Dead when that blond little girl killed her sister to try to taim her as a zombie (not sure if you know what I'm talking about tho)😂😂😂

[@jacobnicola5950]

sissel send me letters after killing their father and sister, i adopted her and put this little psychotic project as my follower and make entire db quest for only her pleasure :)

[@dawnbun]

Or maybe the girl is unlocking her ability of magic so that sacrificing her makes it so they do not need to sacrifice any more Women

[@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581]

Kill the father, save sissel hopefully she gets adopted.

[@ThePsychicPineapple]

Guess it is time to kill their father so they are sent off to Honorhall and not sacrificed. I also gotta kill Grelod so they aren’t treated worse.

[@MellSayzHi]

I like the idea that Jouane genuinely wants to help out Sissel with helpful spells and the Dragonborn is plastered against the window screaming about sacrificing women. Also, if that's the truth, bet that Sissel is staring at Britte waiting for the day she grows up and gets pregnant. 'Finally, hey Britte, remember how you used to say I smell like a pig?'

[@cal2810]

He could be teaching her how to survive executions, putting out fires (surviving burning at the stake) and surviving being drowned. It makes sense that she would need to survive if they thought killing her would save the women.

[@akosbacso2187]

Ouhh man. Really. Your a genius.

[@jakebamford3435]

By the nine, you’re really onto something there!

[@longleaf1217]

that does seem like it would make sense. plus it seems like it would be better to teach her conjuration if its just for the reason of taking over for him in sacrificing the women. alteration and healing don't really seem useful for that purpose.

[@GettinJiggyWithGenghis]

@@jakebamford3435 BY THE EIGHT YOU MILK DRINKING CINNAMON ROLL MISSING LOLLYGAGGIN KNEE

[@mcchuggernaut9378]

Ya' missed something,Camel: Lunds hut is full of empty wine bottles. He was drinking away his grief. More evidence he is pining for his dead wife.

[@wintermelon6390]

Mcchuggernaut wife?! But I don't find any note or else at his house!

[@mooncrash2344]

Husband not wife it’s the Horse theft from the beginning of the game

[@genericvillager]

I always just assumed lokir was lunds son that left because going off this video all the women that are being sacrificed had kids first so lunds wife has lokir then is killed and after lund becomes a drunk and lokir grows up and leaves which causes Lund to adopt skeevers cuz hes lonely and he either drinks himself to death or kills himself. Maybe he got a inheritance letter or some word of his son being killed first or maybe he just did it because he didn't think lokir would come back who knows

[@Murdo2112]

It could be that the reason Lemkil is so obnoxious towards his daughters is that he knows what the future holds for them, and is forcing himself not to become attached to them by any bonds of anything resembling love.

[@thaddeushill7080]

Actually I like to think the dress part IS him being attached since he himself wants to get them a dress

[@cwolf0915]

Eh he prolly doesn't know or if he did he would be trying to ship them out....something tells me that if they did have kids....😶

[@pandorasbox4238]

oh, you know, that's a really good theory. Or, maybe if he's mean enough to them, they'll leave and never come back? It's a hell of a way to protect yourself from the future pain.

[@aidentheorc2124]

M'aiq has had cabbage from Rorikstead. M'aiq will never have cabbage from there again.

[@FlSKMASTER]

Umm... Stalin? Why are you speaking like M'aiq the liar, you are an evil dictator not a wise, potentially divine cat-person

[@pimpingpippinaldis5891]

Fiskmaster yeah your M’aiq 😂😂😂 yeah right and you feed your people

[@FlSKMASTER]

Captain Aldis I'm sorry but i have no idea what you're trying to say.

[@pimpingpippinaldis5891]

Fiskmaster dude, really?😂

[@avatareternal3204]

Great Comrade Stalin Really hope M'aiq has a line like that in TES 6.

[@SuperHellKnight666]

I'm more terrified of the floating cheese at 23:45. Sheogorath's left his mark.

[@SpottedWithin]

SuperHellKnight666 I came looking for this comment, I was not disappointed lol

[@dr.calibrations7984]

Uncle Sheo leaves his mark in the best places.....

[@Ironman99-c8e]

SuperHellKnight666 no

[@Elenrai]

He messed with the food on Gurdurs table in Riverwood aswell. *Worships*

[@aerothallji6514]

What If Sheogorath Meets C' Thun. RESPECT C' THUN AND SHEOGORATH.

[@CalebBranco88]

I love how he said that Meridia’s description in The Book of Daedra implies a relation to necromancy, when she hates them specifically with a literal burning passion

[@potlick18]

My guess is that this was cut content. There was probably a quest that revolved around exposing the dark secret of the fertile soil.

[@Janoha17]

Something like "A Shadow Over Hackdirt", perhaps?

[@frostag4821]

I think that not as creepy as Hackdirt. But yes, I can't help but think on this quest while passing through Rorkistead

[@dovahgee7361]

If the pact with Clavicus Vile is true then this fertile soil thing in Rorikstead would have been a far better part of the Daedric quest then going to a cave to kill off a necromancer to get the Runeful Axe.

[@thesuperginge1348]

The Elder Scrolls games have tons of lore that's never explained. While it's possibly cut content, there's so many stories from the older games that intentionally leave it a mystery that chances are it is "complete" in the devs eyes. I like the idea in some of the other comments that this might have intentionally been left to re-explore later in the series. I would love it if we encounter a book on the mage Sissel, who burned her cursed village to the ground before leaving to become an oracle!

[@vanator3169]

Possibly for a rival farm

[@CrashPK77]

Another weird thing about Lund's Hut; if you have the Spectral Assassin gift from the Dark Brotherhood (Lucien LaChance, from Oblivion!), you can summon him inside Lund's Hut, and he will say "I smell murder in the air". He says it every time. So. This MIGHT mean that Lund did not commit suicide; it may be that he was murdered, and it was made to look like a suicide by...Jouane? Raldith? Maybe Lund knew the secret of Rorikstead, because his wife was sacrificed, and he was about to blow the whistle?

[@elizabethtrudgill3567]

That's interesting. I always thought Lund and Lokir were married and Lokir left after discovering the weirdness going on. So maybe he poisoned Lund before leaving because he was so angry, I mean Lund hasn't been dead very long as the Skeevers haven't eaten all of the meat yet.

[@userequaltoNull]

​@@elizabethtrudgill3567 Why would Lund and Lokir be married? Scandalous milk-drinking lovers maybe, but gay marriage wasn't exactly a thing until very recently.

[@Jake_Sherrell]

⁠@@elizabethtrudgill3567​​⁠​⁠ That would make no sense, because Lokir couldn't have possibly bean the body inside the memorial. At the

[@elizabethtrudgill3567]

@@Jake_Sherrell Sorry what? You didn't finish.

[@Jake_Sherrell]

@@elizabethtrudgill3567 That's so weird, I definitely finished that comment but it somehow got cut. I forgot what I wrote in that final sentence, so it's a mystery to me aswell.

[@walnzell9328]

I've noticed that Juanne and sometimes Rorik will meticulously walk around town and watch people farm. It kind of makes sense. They're just seeing how the town is doing. But there's something creepy about it.

[@awetastic4280]

Something that caught my attention was when Camel was reading about the book of the daedra, some of them actually described very specific personalities within Rorikstead. Hermaeus Mora: Knowledge of fate, past/present, and treasures knowledge. Sounds like Sissel, who sees visions of a friendly dragon. Mehrunes Dagon: Change, Revolution, Energy, Ambition. Sounds like Erik, who wants to break out and demands he be set free and wander the world. Namira: Spiders, Insects, and other creatures that are repulsive to man. Lund kept skeevers as pets, a lot of them. No one else does this. Also, Namira is all about the ancient darkness and is the spirit daedra, which clipping out of Lund's hut puts you in this strange ethereal realm not like other areas in the game, except some areas of Blackreach (there are small patches of faint green tint.) I would throw a wild theory out there that it isn't necessarily the fertile women offered up, but the children of the fertile women, and the women are killed in the process as the children become champions for the daedric princes. Oooor.... Jouane _IS_ Clacivus Vile/Mephala, just fucking with everyone.

[@jgostling]

"Lund kept skeevers as pets, a lot of them. No one else does this." Hamelyn bred skeevers into venomfang skeevers. Corpulus Vinius had a pet skeever when he was a boy. Your adopted son can bring a skeever into the house and ask if he can keep it as a pet.

[@Jarvis466]

Must Stay Awake Must Watch *CAMEL*

[@marcus21.]

The Boulder love your name xD

[@ctroost4324]

The Boulder Atla!

[@nolaz010]

I had a throbbing migraine when this came out. You describe my thought process verbatim.

[@sheriffsunshines7959]

The Boulder oh my god, its the boulder!! U got rekt by toph

[@エレダー]

also check out nazeem new dance from papa manslayer

[@mikeken6733]

POTENTIALLY IMPORTANT: When you got to the part about lund's hunt I was literally there during my playthrough IRL and noticed something interesting. You mentioned how he had a possible wife who was sacrificed.... Well the thing I noticed might had some merit to this theory... In the chest next to lund's corpse yielded a boy's yellow tunic! Why would lund have children's clothes unless hehad a wife who was expecting? Don't know if this has been pointed out lol

[@VenymNyx]

I feel like the hut, the unfinished exterior of the interior, the real age of the stead, the futility, and Sissel are all unfinished/cut content. Has to be. Just think how amazing these quests would have been if they decided to continue with it. I mean… Amazing. And what if they make little nudges at it in the next game? That'd be neat. But seriously, with the unfortunate dead ends on some parts of this, it really seems like it was cut content.

[@Austin-bc1yh]

The hut reminds me of that pinewatch house with a big cave built into it

[@andrewxc1335]

«Drinking ale, Sissel approaches» Sissel: I wish I could be an adventurer like you. Me: «Drinking, into mug» Mmmm-hmmm. «glug, glug» Sissel: I've been having dreams about a friendly gray dragon-- Me: «pppppffffftttttt» «gag, cough, splutter, cough, cough!» Wh- whaat?

[@JoshSweetvale]

Paarthurnax: "Krosis. I was stretching my wings, and did not expect the little joore to be up at two in the morning!"

[@leelambert1559]

Alduin: Really Paarthurnax!? You ruined my surprise for the citizens! I hate you, krosis. Well, there is always Helgen...

[@MrAlyyk]

Haha, this made me laugh :'DD

[@regenkingblastula4172]

cringe and french

[@daruphir]

What if the original comment of Sissel wasn't a gray dragon but a Gay dragon

[@DarkDragonDave]

According to the wiki, when entering Lund's hut with the Spectral Assassin, he'll say, "I can smell murder in the air."

[@GordonGarvey]

DarkDragonDave I forgot about lucian being in skyrim, I'm going to bring him along with me next time I do sheogoraths quest so the hero of kvatch can see his old friend, doubt either of them will say anything though.

[@Janoha17]

@@GordonGarvey you can't bring followers with you, and only the Wabbajack works in the Mind of a Madman.

[@Stardust_456]

There is a fourth place to find Spirit of the Daedra. MY FREAKING CHILD'S CHEST IN BREEZEHOME! I KID YOU NOT, that kid has ONLY brought home books about Daedra! The first one was about Azura I believe, and the second is the Spirit of the Daedra! My children in Skyrim terrify me.

[@avatareternal3204]

Stardust_456 Getting a Children of the Corn vibe from that.

[@Janoha17]

Obviously they know about the deals you've made for those Daedric Artifacts.

[@micahbell1229]

I may or may not of thought them the ways of lord Molag Bal

[@Janoha17]

I'm trying to figure out how Lucia keeps getting plants that are only found on Solstheim, while living in Whiterun.

[@Derpis03]

hey my kid has a black sacrament book in his chest bruh that's why I never go back to my home and have a whole new house away from him

[@kromtastic]

I always come back to this video. But I do appreciate the 10 year gap between each sacrifice. Think of it, the soil turned amazing 20 years ago. Erik - around 20 years old. Britte and Sissel - around 10 years old Present day - Lund's wife. 10 years into the future - bye Britte

[@David_Alvarez77]

Yep. Juane likely think that Sissel will likely feel little compunction in sacrificing her terrible sister for the good of the village.

[@youngval312]

This fits the hypothesis so well...

[@pabbylink]

I think it could also be related to Kynareth. Kynareth is the goddess of nature and harvest which good explain the good soil. Sissel is able to dream about parthurnaax who taught men the voice, as instructed by Kyne. Perhaps the town is blessed by Kynareth and Sissel is a seer

[@dibidus6080]

You'd think that in that case they'd have some shrines to honour her, since she's one of the devines and not the forbidden deadra

[@tjhendrix607]

What if Kynareth blessed Sissel to stop the sacrifices

[@bghoody5665]

@pabbylink Nice catch! It might not be the only explanation but it could very well have something to do with what's going on. It would certainly explain what's happening with Sissel as far as her having visions of Paarthurnax.

[@kiwikiller954]

also probably unrelated there is a shrine of akatosh overlooking the town but akatosh doesnt really seem to relate anywhere here besides maybe being the father of dragons hence why the girl knows about paarthurnax

[@pabbylink]

AnubisGaming I'm pretty sure that's Dibella's area

[@n1580]

Why is no one commenting on the carry weight:1478/310 at 7:38 . Now i understand why it took him 200 hours to make this video.

[@acidguardian6456]

Jack Osten it's called tgm

[@n1580]

Dude i know camel uses console commands. My comment was meant to be taken as a joke.

[@eponymouselias]

Jack Osten he probably had god mode on

[@beelzibubbles]

Now I want to see a video like this where finds that he forgot to tgm after trying endlessly to trigger dialogue, only to be killed by a giant or something mid-scene.

[@svenkrules9855]

I adopted Sissel the moment she said she's having dreams about a dragon that is strangely similar to Paarthurnax. In my head-cannon, this girl is potentially a Dragonborn as well.

[@magentuspriest]

You can adopt her?

[@crad778]

@@magentuspriest yeah if you kill her parents you can

[@420mralucard]

@@crad778 You have to make sure that they don’t see you or they’ll hate you.

[@feywildheart2878]

God I hope you can take her to meet Paathurnax

[@ajsouza3720]

I think she's being called to be a Greybeard

[@davidkomarshchuk202]

"Their twins that's why they look identical" every godamn child in this game looks identical

[@DerringerHK]

No shit. That's the joke

[@ChadKakashi]

*they're.

[@couldntthinkofacoolname9608]

They're all twins

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

David Komar I love how I only recently realised Braith is a Redguard. You can really tell by her skin colour.

[@TheVCAwards]

"I can teach you how to put out a candle". You mean like blowing it? 😳

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

No, like thaumaturgy

[@firstname4097]

Or smushing it with your finger. I tried that to see if it would hurt, by my finger just got covered in wax :/

[@daruphir]

@@firstname4097 put a cuban out like wolverine if you want a sting. I do that once a week

[@daboss640]

I think Lemkil giving you gold for attacking his daughters is an oversight that occurs because he is set to have a negative disposition towards them. I've never had it happen, but apparently it's basically a radiant quest that can occur if an npc sees you attack someone else. They'll send a letter asking you to attack people they have negative dispositions towards, and they'll also sometimes send a letter thanking you, and giving you gold, if they see you kill someone they don't like.

[@spaman7716]

Fertility for fertility, it does sound like it was supposed to be the Daedra quest for Clavicus Viles that they were planning early on, but cut it in favor of the (less intriguing) quest we have today. It could help explain why there was something so close to being this awesome mystery, but never touched upon in game.

[@aerothallji6514]

C' Thun Meets Daedra Lords.

[@btCharlie_]

I'm almost sure of this. I've recently seen a documentary on Bethesda and they routinely bite off more than they can chew, so I suppose this questline got scrapped later in the development for a less time-consuming one. It's a pity as well, since had they not added the current Clavicus Vile quest, they could've patched this in later, or include it in Dawnguard or something. This way they blocked themselves in and can't just remove another questline to make this work. It'd be interesting if you could find Sissel or Britte later in the Honorhall orphanage, depending on how the quest would go.

[@phoenixx-7997]

"In Rorik's manor where Jouane and Rorik live, we can also find..." Advertisement pops in: "Have thick eyebrows for days!" Um...okay...

[@lolroflroflcakes]

Well Google knows all so your clearly going to find yourself in the business of obtaining the most luscious of eyebrows.

[@inc2000glw]

Click here and grow

[@itsclemtime2357]

Phoenix X-7 I guess your now in the business of getting thick eyebrows.

[@atrtsh]

How'd the eyebrows work out for you?

[@Floodsye]

Elder Scrolls Skyrim: The Tale of Four Voice Actors

[@Blue-f6h]

Seven, Seven voice actors

[@laurenkirby97]

They did a decent job of it though.

[@xkohaiwolfx9588]

I- I think y'all mean oblivion right...?

[@xkohaiwolfx9588]

Skyrim had over 70 voice actors are y'all okay?

[@Colecruzin]

@@xkohaiwolfx9588 you can’t lie tho it’s easy to find like 5 ppl with the same voices in a city or even more some times 😂

[@genobreaker1054]

Sissel could be blessed by Kyne. Her dreams a combination of her natural gift of magic, and a calling to High Hrothgar.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Sissel the Greybeard? That could work.

[@amenthegreat3761]

@@JoshSweetvale no it couldn't, a woman greybeard, shameful

[@chrisconstanti9283]

@@amenthegreat3761 That's gonna be a yikes from me chief

[@roojackaroo8517]

@@amenthegreat3761 that's not stated anywhere in TES lore,hell there even is a female mesh for the greybeard robes despite them being unobtainable in vanilla.

[@heresthadude1080]

Greyhair (but no beard)

[@2idiotsandamicpodcast661]

I think Rorik is secretly a demi-prince (which is why he appears human) who works with Clavicus Vile. Whenever he "dies" just like any other Daedra he returns to Oblivion and then comes back to re-establish Rorikstead. He secures souls for Vile and in return gets to live a cushy live of farming.

[@austinmull908]

This makes about the most sense to be honest

[@daughter-of-loki1062]

So Clavicus smashed a mortal chick and made Rorik. Huh, interesting.

[@RanetaCroak]

@@daughter-of-loki1062 A fertile one maybe hmm

[@michaelcherry7474]

What if the females are given to Vile so that he can make sons like Rorik.......

[@ReroutedYearAD]

I don't know about cushy, have you tried manual farming?

[@Leloreth]

My first reaction to the water breathing spell instead of the fire spell is that in medieval times Witches would be tried by weighting them or throw them in water. If they would float they would be burned at the stake or maybe in this case be sacrificed. If they would sink they would drown instead. A water breathing spell would certainly be able to save her life one day as the townsfolk are suspicious of magic and mages and would maybe not tolerate a young spellcaster within their mids. Jouanne noticed her talent for spellcasting and wanted to protect her instead. What is maybe suspicious is that an Altmer living far away from summerset and is only interesting in farming. I wonder what her backstory is. To bad this little town was probs one of those areas that got cut and the quest was never written.

[@David_Alvarez77]

That is an interesting thought about the breathing spell. Makes a fair bit of sense. As far as the Altmer is concerned, I think their society is very much caste and hierarchy, and so there are low caste altmer who may indeed be farmers. And if she dislikes the Thalmor or the whole Aldmeri dominion stuff, she'd best be far away from the homeland until things change. But I agree, she is suspicious.

[@etherraichu]

I like how the only thing you can say to Lemkil after his rant is "I have potatoes to sell." HONESTPAYFORHONESTWORK

[@tarabryant2909]

etherraichu that’s why I killed him and only adopted one child.

[@joynelbonetdelgado4952]

@@tarabryant2909 I adopted both girls, gave a dagger to one and a doll to the mage one.

[@ReroutedYearAD]

*Raids several homes.* *Sells food to the farmers food was stolen from and those who bought from them.*

[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@joynelbonetdelgado4952 The violent asshole gets a dagger....

[@Memehoardercatwoofdogmeow]

(8) gold added

[@mitchellbarton7915]

"See those guards over there? Cause any trouble and you'll have them to deal with" Me: *looks at the corpses next to the dead dragon* Um... Yeah, about that...

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

😂

[@shelbycoffey7441]

Been going through a bit of an episode of depression recently, dove headfirst into Skyrim and it helped like always. I’ve been constantly feeding myself your content and it’s done a lot too. I can actually plug into it, enjoy it, laugh at it, and shut everything off for a little while. I love how you present the lore and how it all ties together. You deserve more views than you get. Your content is very appreciated and worthy of multiple watches.

[@shandiana]

hey I hope you're feeling more like yourself and things are looking up

[@shelbycoffey7441]

@@shandiana thank you! They definitely are! ❤️

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

I hope you are doing well, and still playing when you can! 😊

[@TheCrystalEssence]

Clavicus Vile Rank: Daedra Prince Titles: - Child-God of the Morning Star - Master of Insidious wishes - Prince of Bargains Sphere: Pacts, Wishes, Power Plane of Obilivion: The Fields of Regret Sourced from fandom

[@aurenkleige]

I mean, shoot, "The Fields of Regret." Sounds legit.

[@LBPBumout]

“The Fields of Regret” would be a great name for a quest associated with this theory/story.

[@poisnblade]

Personally I think the issue with the age of Rorikstead can be explained rather easily. Whenever you hear them talk about the village from three thousand years ago they say Ol' Rorikstead, not just Rorikstead. They are two different towns and the first one is long gone by now. The reason the owner makes it a point to say this town was named after him was cause people would think he just copied the name from a famous long gone town and he wants to be clear why it has the same name. Just my theory though.

[@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith]

Basically my thoughts, also, he said that he got the land WHILE his kindred where to the south fighting, so BEFORE the end of the war, not at or after it.

[@Blessed_V0id]

I like that theory

[@erw3387]

He could also be talking about a family name. Maybe he's Rorik, son of Rorik, son of Rorik etc and he feels it's named after 'him' because of his ancestors

[@cosmic2750]

Or you know, maybe it's a family name. Yk like in the old times, they used to have the same first name and went on marking it as fourth fifth whatever. So maybe what he really means is that Rorikstead was named after one of his ancestors who was also named Rorik.

[@BranBal]

Maybe he is immortal

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

I think they didn't have enough time to make Rorikstead. It is ripe for numerous quests. And the conversations between Jouane and the little mage girl are so intriguing and somewhat sinister, you'd think there'd be numerous quests.

[@Dar_Paz]

With the falling book in the inside exterior, i was kinda hoping for "Lusty Argonian Maid" :/

[@geraltofrivia4845]

i was hopping for A Gentleman's Guide to Whiterun by Mikael The Bard

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I was so waiting for that to come up.

[@Easyflux]

We all wish for the lusty argonian maid when we see a book.. or, in general ;3

[@ACE-si4ng]

(‘ ^ ‘)

[@Coursecomfortable]

Lol

[@MiotaLee]

"It's not luck, mother-farmer" I laughed more than I care to admit

[@mykls8712]

35:18

[@septimempire156]

I find it strange that mralki locks his armor up its almost like he may have been a BLADE

[@szabok1999]

Yeah, also don't forget he says they don't have money for armor as an excuse. But he has one. It would make sense if his armor is a type he didn't want his son to be seen wearing.

[@mzmarkroark5711]

Where is this malki,chest

[@oksana6023]

55 minutes long TES Detective video? hell yeah!

[@soupthought]

Kairos I thought the same :D

[@chancemorey1857]

Clavicus Vile's deals usually are double sided with a tragic undertaking by the victim such as Sebastian Lort's slaying of his lycanthropic daughter, or cause and effect such as with his vampire underlings becoming immediately cursed by the pact they made with him. I think that the deal made with him in the case of Rorikstead was not a sacrificial pact, but a cause and effect pact. Its not that Jouane sacrificed these women, or that Reldith is an accomplice. Rather, when these women gave birth, Vile took them, and Jouane couldn't stop them. Reldith wasn't an accomplice to a sacrifice, but rather the midwife during delivery that witnessed the Daedric influence take its due from the twisted pact.

[@sewntolife]

Chance Morey I like this one ❤

[@Leschwa89]

My theory is that the fertililty of the women went into the soil.

[@Merc7734]

Leschwa89 BE A PART OF SOIL.

[@classyoldsole2539]

In about my second *serious* playthrough of Skyrim, I did a bit of “sleuthing” and I figured the reason their soil’s so great might be because they were sacrificing all the women in town in order to keep their farmland so fertile, explaining why the only girls in Rorikstead, are just children.🧐😔 And based on how she was treated by her family, they might’ve had plans to have Sissel sacrificed next.😒 Sooooo I sniped her dad from the hillside while he was farming, Aaaand immediately adopted Sissel.☺️ Also her bully of a sister got sent to the orphanage. So they were both spared from the potential fate of sacrificial doom.👍🏻

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Actually, if you adopt britte she becomes less of a bully

[@boney2982]

@@Dovah_Slayer perhaps she just needed a loving family

[@Dovah_Slayer]

@@boney2982 yes

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

I tried to do that. I was busted every time. 😕

[@josephlytle1436]

It would have been neat if we got a quest in Rorikstead similar to the classic Oblivion quest "The Shadow Over Hackdirt". But I think it's perfectly fine as a mystery for players to ponder on their own about.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

would be nice to get more about sissel's ability, though. it would make sense that in a world with daedric princes that other people would make pacts with them outside of others' knowledge.

[@johnclark222]

I agree as it being a nice little mystery but I still want to see more development with sissel and her creepy dreams

[@jahpolley]

*hears Lemkil's voice* IF I HAD A SISTER, I'D SELL HER IN A SECOND

[@proximityclockworkx1572]

Too big game, but so few voice actors. :/

[@NinjaGrimm666]

"I'm a synth"

[@Kos4Evr]

Isn't the healer the same voice as the guy in Markarth studying the dwarves? Calcemo I think his name was...

[@proximityclockworkx1572]

yep, I think you're right

[@mapicon7094]

Kos4Evr It is George Coe he died few years ago

[@irmese06]

This whole thing -- especially the bit at the end with the inaccessible green exterior -- is genuinely spooky, and beautiful, and weird. Like it depicts the psychological reality around the physical house of the suicide. "Cut quest" or no, it feels very artful. I love that it was just left in this state as an ominous and fascinating series of implications for players to draw what conclusions they will. Feels like Twin Peaks. Subscribed.

[@calvinbruggemann9273]

Damn we really got robbed of a nice quest. :/

[@cletustrainer]

Teaching the little girl to snuff out a candle (light) is another way of saying he's going to teach her how to take a life.

[@Camelworks]

Good observation!

[@atoaster4891]

Fitmikec And saying she wants to light candles us necromancy?

[@cletustrainer]

A Toaster Not sure about that, but throughout the history of literature and film, light and life have been used interchangeably.

[@ThatOneWarrior]

I did not catch that the first time. Good catch.

[@SiegeTF]

Except she's not that clever with her wordage. If she wanted to know how to raise the dead she'd ask if she could be taught to raise the dead. She'd probably ask if she could be taught to bring a butterfly or chicken back to life.

[@Renata_Knight]

I swear I don’t know what to do with myself when he says “a nice fertile woman” 🤣

[@far_centrist]

Rorik's father is named Rorik. and so is his grandfather. and his grandfather's father. all the way to the mythic era. just like M'aiq. as for the reason the lands so fertile, it has always been. it's only when his father had to sell the land in which the soil left untreated. when Rorik had enough money, he bought it back, and had to make the land farmable like it was, through hard work, for 26 years. which is more than enough time to make the land fertile again. the secret is cow's poop. lots of it. So, there's no conspiracy here, citizen. now, move along.

[@far_centrist]

one thing to add, lund didn't commit suicide. if you enter lund's hut with the lucien lachance spirit (spectral assassin spell from DB questline) he will initiate a special dialogue "i can smell murder in the air"

[@thisthing9032]

@@far_centrist That is actually just dialogue he says any time when he is summoned IIRC. I've heard Lucien say that while going through the Dawnstar sanctuary (the first time) and just walking around

[@far_centrist]

@@thisthing9032 elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Lund%27s_Hut

[@Val.Kyrie.]

Rorik knows the difference between himself and his ancestor. My brother is named after our ancestor who officially founded the family name in the 1300s. ... he doesn’t assume he’s him....

[@Otakupatriot117]

I could actually see "Rorik" just being the family name, since it's one part that's just an oddity (and probably, quite honestly, bethesda making a mistake) and doesn't really have to do with the theory.

[@karlschlackwhitehouse7676]

i rekon that Rorikstead is where the original clavicus vile dedric quest was supposed to happen but they scraped the idea for a reason

[@deanhiggins6897]

Dude you’re a genius this is one of the most interesting Skyrim videos I’ve ever seen n it kept blowing my mind every lil thing n even the dialogue it truly is more interesting then any other towns npc dialogue, anyway, great video, 10/10, keep up the good work 💯

[@Camelworks]

Thanks mate! Means a lot! Got plenty more very interesting Elder Scrolls videos coming over the next few months 😎

[@deanhiggins6897]

Sounds good man looking forward to it, I hope to also see sum content from u when elder scrolls 6 comes out whenever that may be, n hopefully the creators will be nice enough to leave us more Easter eggs on the whole rorikstead ordeal @camelworks

[@deanhiggins6897]

Camelworks Ik this May sound dumb to u n u prolly already looked into it, but there’s a small fort not too far from rorikstead called bleak wind bluff, it’s guarded by the forsworn n a Hagraven n I think it’s possible that the location might be involved in the daedric rituals that go on in rorikstead, when u go in u see bones, blood, skulls of deer n humans, ur normal creepy ritual stuff n the stones in there look very familiar to the one outside of Lunds hut n there was also a dead skeever in bleak wind as well, it could be possible they killed it while they were there for sum rzn n he felt bad for it n grown attached to em for that rzn, Ik it sounds stupid n u prob already looked into it but if u didn’t I strongly suggest that u do, knowing u if there’s anything important there, Ik you’ll be able to find it 👍🏼

[@ConvexSpys]

Sissel next dragon born confirmed.

[@avatareternal3204]

ConvexSpys 8335 I'm not aware of Dragonborns having dreams about dragons. More likely she's some sort of seer.

[@grizzlymang1930]

Your character is the last dragonborn hate to burst your bubble

[@Kami-Sama197]

@@grizzlymang1930 not last until akatosh decides to distribute his blood again lol

[@grizzlymang1930]

@@Kami-Sama197 oh my bad so the LAST DRAGON BORN is just flavor then dumbass

[@mystery5793]

@@grizzlymang1930 we dont technecally know that

[@moonchild4648]

Well, If I was teaching magic to a little girl, and I knew she is suffering abuse in her home, then I wouldn't be so keen on teaching her how to set things on fire at will. Would go wrong very fast, so that reaction from Jouane is not that surprising, or suspicious.

[@christophermire3872]

Carrie anyone?

[@moonchild4648]

@@christophermire3872 EXACTLY

[@manuelredgrave8348]

I would teach her that magic on purpose and tell her to blame his father, Lemkil doesn't deserve them

[@miguelcondadoolivar5149]

Oakflesh for the father's beatings, fear magic for the sister.

[@ianmcclenny5181]

L

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

44:25 Maybe that was part of the quest that was meant to be about Rorikstead's soild, but was left in when they presumably ran out of time. Maybe entering through a secret door in the hut led to a horrifying nightmare version of Rorikstead. The arrangment of the rocky crags are quite similar to those near Rorikstead, after all.

[@MarquisSmith]

Great video.... but what the hell have you done to poor Erik The Slayer?! You cannot be a respected Barbarian with nineties boyband hair.

[@Camelworks]

Where have I been for the last 2 weeks? Making this video! The most requested TES Detective video to date. While many have covered this topic in the past, I am certain this is the be all end all video about Rorikstead. Enjoy :) 🐫 twitter.com/Camelworks 🐫 instagram.com/camelworks_official/ 🐫 www.patreon.com/Camelworks 🐫 facebook.com/camelworks/ 🐫 kzbin.info

[@kiwi_dont_fly381]

Camelworks hey camel are you gonna do any DOTO videos? (Death of the outsider) If not you should its the next dishonored game coming out and heck even dishonored or dishonored 2 videos would be a fresh site (Not saying your videos aren't entertaining) idk I just like seeing you do dishonored content

[@razovious773]

dude, its like 3 am... Why am i up?

[@curlyfryfry661]

VanguardZ2 same its 5:00 for me lol

[@Gelder27]

Camelworks, I was beginning to think you had ditched KZbin, r u still mates with Fudge Muppet???

[@nikolaimartir3113]

Honestly great video! This mystery got me interested in little town so much. But at least I got inform as much as I did. Again, great video!

[@SimGandr_PoW]

I do not know if you are aware but... Rorikstead has also very nearby a lair full of vampires... too close that they would be oblivious about it. Would they perhaps have anything to do with this village? I always wondered about that, to be honest.

[@platinumchromee3191]

In my current playtrough,there *_was_* a vampire lair nearby.

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

Isn't Clavicus the patron of a vampire group in Cyrodil? Hmmm...

[@Wafarer03]

Goodness, you spent 2 WEEKS punching video game children for our entertainment? I don't know whether to thank you or suggest a re-evaluation of life choices.

[@Camelworks]

I make the necessary sacrifices

[@ItsWingWing]

As do the people of Rorikstead, apparently.

[@obtuse186]

Looks to be where he could find the audio but couldn't trigger it in game, so he edited it in.

[@obtuse186]

AS A2 Media M.R well it's all voice acted so it's highly unlikely they're fake unless he's AMAZING at impressions and audio editing.

[@obtuse186]

AS A2 Media M.R it would still be in the games files and when it came time to find footage he either couldn't get it to trigger or got it to trigger but couldn't film it for whatever reason probably time constraints

[@deannasmith4443]

additional info that backs this theory up: clavicus vile's domain as seen in either arena or battlespire (can't remember which) is a verdant pasture with purple skys...

[@aeugchad]

It was Redguard

[@ianmcleary4680]

interesting

[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@aeugchad So the one people prefer not to talk about and is harder to get a copy of, like Battle Spire.

[@Dinjur]

Perhaps Lund's hut is a scrapped Daedra mission that involved this Rorikstead conspiracy

[@maiqtheliar5622]

I feel like *Lokir* is associated with *Lund* In a way. Nobody mentions his name in the town. But maybe *Lokir* is *Lunds* son. *Lund* was so depressed after the loss of his wife and now his son *Lokir* leaves to top It off.

[@timtaylor9298]

Would be quite the twist if Lund offed himself at the same time that Lokir got shot. After all he couldn't have died too long prior to being discovered given that the skeevers hadn't finished off the food in the house yet.

[@Invad3rXD]

Why would I trust you, khajit?

[@jerikoistbesseralsmademyda7689]

M'aiq The Liar daughter? And who's that? They would probably be more like boyfriends

[@maiqtheliar5622]

@@jerikoistbesseralsmademyda7689 When did I say anything about a daughter? And everytime a woman has had birth she mysteriously dies.

[@ianmcleary4680]

i was thinking that too!

[@Hindaak]

Your tumbnail is a work of art!

[@gary8387]

Cabbage, the most powerful weapon the daedra ever used.

[@gpskiiiii]

Gary I have that same name, strange

[@thebulletkin8393]

Just came across this place and instantly felt some eerie nature. So glad my impressions were correct, this whole story sums up why I love this game

[@romanviking7890]

I could've been searching for a cure for cancer, but instead I watched an hour long video about virtual soil.

[@davidvillarrius6313]

RomanViking There's no need. Cures exist, they're simply made illegal. There's no money in curing people.

[@llamaloaf8134]

What? theres tons of money in curing people. oO

[@Smileyreal]

David are you one of those dumbasses who thinks "B17" can cure cancer?

[@ryanmccoy8980]

David Villarrius that's retarded. Cures make a shit ton of money

[@blackrifle3742]

ryan mccoy treatment for cancer over the course of years produces more money than a cure.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

"Tryin' to break into my Wife's chest again, son?"

[@Stei_n]

I love those videos

[@inc2000glw]

I like 2 watch

[@chrissteinruck8681]

@@Stei_n, what's up with your name, person? It's like half of my last name. 🤔🤔

[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@chrissteinruck8681 Beer stein. Steinberg, Steiner, Steinem. I guess those three are all my phone had to suggest.

[@thecatattheend2250]

I know this is a two year old comment, but I just chuckled aloud.

[@heavenly2k]

This video is such high quality, especially for 2017. Rewatching this because it was so good!

[@무군]

Lokir lived with Lund, who is probably his father or relative. That's why he doesn't have a house.

[@mystery5793]

Or they were GaY

[@StarkillerH46]

Probably lovers

[@davidalfaro7441]

Two dudes live with each other everyone Hehe gay bois

[@Denz2799]

Gayyy

[@Human_G]

I feel like Rorikstead was meant to have a quest, but they scrapped it. They must have been too far along in the creation of the town/game to redo things, so they left it just to be a mystery (perhaps). I get the feeling it was supposed to be an Andale (small town from Fallout 3) kind of quest, with the sort of "higher powers at work" feeling of Tranquility Lane (a town from Fallout 3. For Andale was suspiciously well-off, despite being in the middle of nowhere with no crops, et cetera, and the player finds out that they are cannibals (they would "sacrifice people" or travelers for the betterment of their town). Whereas Tranquility Lane is a VR simulation in which all of the people inside do no realize that it is not reality, except for one person. This person, Professor Braun, uses them as his play-things (or in other words: a single person who is pulling the stings behind everyone's back). Yes the stories are a bit different, but Rorikstead's story appears to mirror that of previous Bethesda stories (at least in atmosphere), in the past. So yes, I do thing this was going to be a quest, or have some significance.

[@angelicaeagles9627]

You know over a decade of playing this game, I just realised that all the high elves in Skyrim except for those associated with the Thalmor (except one) and Taarie's sister, they are all for the most part just lovely, nice people who just happen to have a brutally honest trait, something that as a woman with autism, I can relate to 😂

[@shawnnerenberg661]

That's why I liked Altmer women (except the Thalmor). They were very honest when it came to their opinions. There was no second guessing what they liked and didn't like. They have also completely mastered the art of sarcasm.

[@olivercharles2930]

Brutally cringe you mean.

[@taintedqueen2087]

Altmer generally are autistic coded

[@kevrulz06]

You mentioned that Rorikstead is responsible for a lot of the food going to Whiterun despite the small farming town being near the edge of the hold. Check this out: What if you could actually start a line of quests in Rorikstead which ultimately gives the player two choices. (they can only choose one) First choice: upon finding out about the town's sacrifices for great soil, you can alert Whiterun's Yarl and guards will imprison the healer and the infertile woman for doing what they do. BUT, if you do this then you're guaranteeing that the soil will become barren again, ruining the town, forcing its inhabitants to move elsewhere, and Whiterun will suffer from shortages of food. But, you'll have stopped the sacrificing of innocent people. Second choice: after confronting the healer (where you're given the choice), the second option is he asks you to join him and the infertile woman in the conspiracy. As a reward for sacrificing someone to Clavicus Vile, you'll get a permanent blessing...maybe Conjuration spells cost 25% less magicka to cast or something. BUT, what you'll be doing is incredibly immoral. So, which do you choose? Good idea?

[@avatareternal3204]

kevrulz06 I'd love a mod like that.

[@chemicalkilljoy1psn359]

For Whiterun to thrive, I'll do anything. ANYTHING.

[@ThePadawan3]

Possibly cut or abandoned since pretty much exactly the same quest exists in Fallout New Vegas ("Hard Luck Blues")?

[@BlemmiganGallivanter]

@ThePadawan3 ugh why'd you have mention that? the white gloves were so friggin creepy!

[@SorowFame]

I think Clavicus Vile isn't the type to make a deal with "you'll feel bad" as the only catch.

[@katybeth8289]

I think it’s really interesting that Jovan is the one to direct you to Erik’s interest in leaving, as of anyone he is the most likely to attract and bring home a fertile lover but a young, attractive adventurer.