Who are the Centaurs? A Most Mysterious Race - Elder Scrolls Lore

[@more17]

Last time I was this early the White-Gold Concordat hadn't been signed yet.

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

THE GLORY DAYS OF THE EMPIRE!

[@jpdevera9360]

Fun Fact: A " reverse" of a centaur would be called a "Tikbalang" from Philippine mythology it has the head of a horse and stands on two legs, not exactly horse top human bottom, but it is described to be "human like" in shape

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

This is now gunna be a thing in my d&d homebrew. Thank you.

[@XJonAye]

Like bojack horseman

[@capnmoby9295]

@@XJonAye but less depressed

[@Fyrebrand18]

Not a Dog Sina Una, a sourcebook based on Philippine Mythology has a statblock. Mists of Akuma, a steampunk feudal japanesque sourcebook also has a stat block funnily enough.

[@Menaceblue3]

@@XJonAye So.... Bojack was nothing more than a copy of a Filipino mythological creature?

[@itsgiorno2311]

its seriously underappreciated how many videos you guys pump out. for the small crew you guys are its actually kind of crazy how regularly consistent and dedicated you guys are.

[@ArexuRj]

Also the quality is outstanding.

[@BigPanda096]

They aren't exactly small. From what I understand they have a number of animators/video editors and Scott, Drew and a few others spend 90% of the time script writing and their discord help them sleuth stuff out. It's a rather huge effort and these guys pull it off masterfully.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Sure they act savage, but so do the Reachmen, so theres no reason to think that means they are incapable of intelligent thought.

[@johnkramer2144]

Savage is an understatement for the Reachmen.

[@yilgis8129]

The bad ones of course

[@fumarc4501]

Reachmen are intentionally harsh. They’re very much survival of the fittest.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

@@fumarc4501 Exactly, its animalistic, but with intention, not as reactionary responce.

[@kianrobinson4635]

I always forget these guys are a included in the elder scrolls universe

[@rokturi]

their are gonna be in skyrim 6 to

[@crvz9761]

Same! Hope they’re in E6

[@realzachfluke1]

@@crvz9761 me too. That would be truly awesome.

[@ReactOriginal]

@@rokturi skyrim 6 ? Really ?? 🙂

[@rolfsonofrolf9286]

Grammar?

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Imagine if learning certain languages became part of the speech skills, so you could gain the ability to talk to or at least pacify creatures like goblins and centaurs

[@valentinanunez3708]

wasn't that a part of Daggerfall? I didnt play it but in the wiki I read you could learn Centurian and if your skill was high enough, centaurs wouldn't aggro you unless you attacked them. It'd be nice to bring that back. Maybe give beast races a boost for feline/lizard-like creatures

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

​@@valentinanunez3708 I do know that you can choose an additional language to learn, which I saw watching someone else's playthrough. If you're right, and they don't attack if you know their language, that's very cool. That would be something I'd like to see brought back.

[@grifcheese1076]

Must be hard being a centaur and dropping something

[@alfinandy1612]

horses can kneel too mate

[@grifcheese1076]

@@alfinandy1612 You're right but it would be annoying

[@fumarc4501]

My guess is they use straps and lines to keep things they don’t want to drop, especially during battle.

[@kalebb1226]

What ever happened to the lizard men from arena

[@kalebb1226]

Or the fire daemon better yet what is the netherworld

[@mayabestsiren]

Another fantastic and interesting Fudgemuppet video, yall really bring it every time you make a video

[@liltshore]

Some people want them to be a playable race in the next elder scrolls. I can't get over the fact that it would tough for one to use a ladder. No idea why.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

They have 6 limbs and human inelegance they probably can, main problem is they would be like 9 foot tall which makes doorways, small houses, caves and dungeons a problem. Also they have horse speed and horse carrying capacity so they could be OP If they can implement them right it would be awesome but idk how they can do that.

[@Strellok100]

I've only heard of centaurs in tes recently, and I've been very interested in them. You read my mind Michael, thank you

[@michaelgarnica1588]

I would like to hear more about the fairy folk of Tamriel I don’t think I ever knew that there even were fairies 🧚‍♀️

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

Not fairies… faeries.

[@junjiito337]

I’m surprised they’re not in any ESO zone

[@FricknA]

I know, also the base game dungeon in Grahtwood was said to be a Centaur graveyard. But there were no centaurs inside..🤷‍♀️

[@sixkiller6]

i’d definitely be down for a video on harpies or any other of the ‘beasts’ of tamriel

[@fumarc4501]

Seconded!

[@clericofchaos1]

Oh, well that's a silly question. Centaurs are just the end result of lonely farmers. Same as Satyrs and Minotaurs.

[@darklordthomaspie6293]

Technically Centaurs are not half horse, half human, they just look like that. Same way that unicorns aren't half horse, half narwhal.

[@clericofchaos1]

@@darklordthomaspie6293 There are no coincidences in biology, and clearly the other half is a rhino.

[@darklordthomaspie6293]

@@clericofchaos1 Just because they look similar doesn't make them the same.

[@darklordthomaspie6293]

Are the early humanoid primates half human, half monkey? No! Humans didn't exist yet!

[@darklordthomaspie6293]

Centaurs also existed in Tamriel before humans and elves came there. Are they half khaajit, half horse? Hmmmm? Then where are the cat parts, I must ask?

[@MrDUneven]

They were probably originally of-shoot of ancestor spirits, and their names minot-aur and cent-aur has same origin as Auri-El. In the chaos of Dawn era there was this clan of spirits that was divided on what was the best way to hunt. There was lots of reasons to be good at hunting the twisting and changing times of creation. One group claimed strong body with animal instincts would be better and other claimed animal body with intelligence would be. Hiricine came by them and offered to help them, because he was interested in finding the perfect hunter. One group became the ancient minotaurs, who birthed the mortal minotaurs, other became centaurs, speed of a beast combined with mind of a humanoid. Because they were formed in the creation there are more attuned with the Nirn and it's workings. The ancestral centaurs knew how to use the old spirit magic and were worshipped while packs of their mortal children were the ones later races learned to fear. Centaurs dislike men and mer who they view young upstarts, with their black souls that gods and deadra are so interested in. Not only do they build cities and shape Tamriel to their liking, they are able to use magicka, to wrap the reality itself. For beings so attuned to the world itself it is almost a personal slight. Tensions heated to point of conflicts, that lead men and mer labeling centaurs as dangerous beasts and they drove them slowly to the wilds. I don't think Hiricine stuck with centaurs and minotaurs too long. He realized that they weren't the perfect hunter he was dreaming of. When he created werewolves, werebears and werecrocodiles centaurs had all the reasons to curse his name.

[@kahnu893]

Michael, Scott, Drew I just finished oblivion again and at the end of the main quest the player is titled The Champion of Cyrodill and your told there have only been 6 in history, I never thought about the 6 others who were they and what did they do? Maybe a video idea I'm about to look it up myself! (Edit: spelling)

[@HazarTulum]

I like to think that Centaurs are to High Rock what Giants are to Skyrim, or what Minotaurs are to Cyrodiil. Not necessarily having any sort of similar backstory, but just how the population of the province sees them

[@rosiemchugh5834]

‘What really puts the icing on the sweet roll’ is my favourite part of this video

[@caspersaxon1303]

"I'm sure hircine would be most impressed by them, especially if they could gallop vertically up mountains skyrim-horse-style to hunt prey." 9:50

[@John.McMillan]

I always liked the idea that centaurs started from a bosmer turning into one from a hunt.

[@Ty-vj4wg]

"A horse head and human legs" That would actually make for a really cool race.

[@CrimsonTear1996]

Bojack Horseman’s running around all over the place

[@kylestrenches3874]

“A wussy centaur”

[@michaelsyvret3964]

It’s basically a horse Minotaur so maybe it would be slightly calmer and methodical ?🤔

[@nok4799]

Ehhh, at that point, just give us big muscular minotuars :D or Snakemen

[@barkasz6066]

Bojack Horseman

[@adamfreeman9493]

The fact that speaking their language makes them become peaceful to you if very reminiscent of the Giants. Giants will not harm anyone that knows how to speak their language, and will even allow them into their camps without reacting aggressively.

[@Doralga]

While not confirmed the mortal comment by centaurs might imply that they are Lesser Aedra like the dragons

[@jesterssketchbook]

centaurs: kill that player character! me (in centaur): "whoa tf dude chill - what did i do?" centaurs: ...................... okay, he cool

[@jennytulls6369]

Someone speaking centaur: "Please don't kill me" Centaur: "Understandable, have a nice day"

[@marionnette6231]

???? dude what is this comment are you braindead?

[@jennytulls6369]

@@marionnette6231 He was making a joke about The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall

[@Desmuu]

@@marionnette6231 You didn't understand someone's joke and made an ass of yourself, good job.

[@sklank291]

@@Desmuu Thank you. I'm just too good.

[@harryofrevachol3240]

Oh god, I love this channel. Keep up the great content man.

[@chaserseven2886]

if elder scrolls 6 takes place in hammerfell could it be possible for centaurs to appear?

[@JoseSilva-ht8es]

wiki says they are found in high rock and valenwood, so, unlikely

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

Probably in HIGH ROCK

[@oppionatedindividual8256]

@@JoseSilva-ht8es unless we get that all important hammerfell and high rock combo

[@OrgusDin]

In Daggerfall they do appear in Hammerfell also, but who knows.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

meatwad sevenup hamerfell is right between high rock and velenwood, unless the northern and southern groups are completely isolated from each other there would have to be some in or at least traveling though hamerfell.

[@anthonymunoz8780]

Why is this unlisted? Good video, though! Love you guys!

[@Gabriel-lh9xy]

Wow that mod looks so well-made and I've never seen it before

[@CallumDT]

I want to know more about forest orcs, who do they revere? Malacath? How are they different to other orcs?

[@dragonrykr]

I really hope Beyond Skyrim: Iliac Bay will have them

[@HazarTulum]

Supposedly they will. Heres the BS wiki page on Centaurs wiki.beyondskyrim.org/wiki/Centaur

[@midnightryder36]

Imagine a human head with two horse legs just sticking out from the neck.

[@vincentsavoretti2201]

Haven't watched your channel in a while, so glad to have all of this lore to binge watch

[@frankmccampbell3377]

You Do Great Work and Research, Much Appreciated towards the Insights You have Given.

[@catalyst979]

Harpies & satyr. yes please!

[@DaRotWilder]

All of the Centaurs in this video look like they're tweaking out on skooma.

[@BigPanda096]

They are surrendered assets put together for the video, they share a few animations and they conflict so they shudder a bit.

[@mrladygirl]

loved this episode on the podcast 🖤luv ya guys

[@spikymarshmallow7611]

I have a Centaur (with a little bit of Redguard Lineage) character that works on Flesh Magic, especially developing 'Material Tattoos' into the Elder Scrolls.

[@yokai333]

Would be nice for more interactions with centaurs

[@vaunsinrin7897]

You guys should make an Elder Scrolls Bestiary series.

[@KosmonautKong]

I'd love to see something on the Nereid, if there's enough info on them.

[@jackgill6519]

Do the gorilla people next

[@TheWolfspirit1991]

Imga?

[@the_corvid97]

If you're talking the Imga, that would be amazing, their lore is hilarious.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

_Sniffs Cape_ "Filthy Humans"

[@Lurch4302]

My high school mascot was a Centaur!

[@Arekanae]

I hope satyrs will be next.

[@rolandgeczi8476]

I am actually shocked they're in the elder scrolls universe. Excellent(and funny) video, please make one for the minotaur too.😎🤟

[@paulfloyd951]

I've always considered centaurs as crude abominations, but it's neat that they exist(ed) in Elder Scrolls lore in their own way. I agree on the centaurs' connection to Hircine, and they are most comparable to minotaurs in terms of intellect, ancient spiritual culture, and primeval technology. Still, if given the opportunity, I'd slay the rest of them. Good video.

[@_mrcrypt]

Having only played ES:4, 5, and ESO... I don't think I've come across a Centaur. Have I? I don't remember.

[@kevind3974]

Their not in eso yet. Centaurs, the apman and a few other spices we know about have yet to be seen in game and the reasoning is simple their not found in the locations we’ve gone to. For instance the centaurs are found in the deep reach and deep valenwood, we’ve just scratched those two locations.

[@_mrcrypt]

@@kevind3974 Interesting. Thanks =D

[@afungai1649]

These things are 100% going to be in TES 6 if it’s going to be set in High Rock and/or Hammerfell.

[@XJonAye]

I hope so, but how you can be sure? I personally have faith in the company, but there are those who don't, alot of people claim they Are just cash grabbing and could care less about lore and what we want.

[@RandomPerson-eh6rp]

@@XJonAye I like to think if they were just cash grabbing then they wouldn't wait over a decade to make es6

[@lazar6741]

No notificaton nothing took me some luck to notice this video. KZbin blacklist???

[@Gardiken]

Do a full video on goblins! I'd love to know how different they are from D&D, PF, and LOTR goblins

[@gerbenvanegmond4007]

Harvies video? Hell yeah!

[@BigPanda096]

What are the mods used in Oblivion to make it look so good? I remember it being largely plane-y and having no like, detail really. But the shots Fudgemuppet brings up are almost skyrim esque.

[@ciaranmck4469]

Some of it is by beyond skyrim

[@jaredfry]

Anybody else getting a moonwalking netch on water in the thumbnail?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

"Centaurs prefer spears..." Shows Centaur with a Halberd.

[@rhett5058]

A halberd is just a spear with all the DLCs

[@TealWolf26]

A spear what do the choppy choppy.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

A spear....you know an axe mixed with a glaive...

[@WintrBorn]

When you're so early the comments aren't funny, yet. 😋

[@jacobvargas5336]

Centaur are one of my favorite mythological creatures

[@adamthompson6669]

Who are Fudgemuppet really? 😜 🙃 another great video thank you team

[@nobleboivin8282]

Okay a modder can make a centaur that good but the games and ESO can't? REEEEEEEEEES

[@badluck5647]

"I appreciate the spirit of your question, even if I'm not sure I agree with the dichotomy that you've established here. I feel like there's a middle ground here between "centaurs do not exist" and "centaurs are a druid trick." I've never met a centaur, to be fair. Most of the stories I've read about half-man half-horse warriors have been purest (sometimes carnal) fiction. But some of the oldest stories handed down through the circles speak of centaurs as wise, spiritual people. A culture deeply in tune with the Singer's will. Just because we cannot touch or see a thing does not mean it does not exist. Faith is a funny thing, Tsrak-ri." - Laurel, Druid of the Stonelore Circle

[@disny344]

Frostfall playing in the background 😍

[@sadaway4301]

We all know the stories of how the Man Mer came about. May I present to you... The Man... Horse. huh. Highrock is a weird place.

[@draenesteron]

Where are the pictures from? It's too high resolution to be an older ES.

[@chriscornett1995]

It's a skyrim mod that adds centuars as a enemy it's by mihail

[@VergilFan]

I remember these guys from tes 2: daggerfall

[@theOGleomcmahon]

Harpys next, harpys next, harpys next😂😁 I love your guy's videos, please don't stop that content flow👌😁

[@berkersaylgan4634]

Reason we dont see them often is phalanx of argonians came and kill them hence they saved daggerfall

[@ananousous]

Not everyone with a human head, has a human brain

[@AnaMaria-wt3ix]

U! S! A! U! S! A!

[@stephaniejordan9066]

Adam Driver that's as close as we can get to Centaurs.

[@Aethuviel]

Just a note: Giants and trolls have pointy ears, they're still not related to elves.

[@georgetheteaman]

Aren't giants a subspecies of dwarves? Who are themselves a species of elf.

[@baraka490]

So I recently started playing Oblivion and discovered some new races that weren't in Skyrim since I played Skyrim first how come a lot of these things didn't make it in? Sanitars minotaurs and a few others cuz I don't know them all yet.

[@foxtrotalpha7119]

There’s no way centaurs aren’t Deadra I mean if unicorns are these guys definitely are

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

You forgot the tale where Bosmer are just a khajiit offshoot.

[@TheMagorianKnight]

Imagine a Centaur mount, it could attack for you with their weapons, that would be cool.

[@yigitdemir3723]

Last time I was this early people didnt make overused jokes to get likes.

[@rolfsonofrolf9286]

Salty sosig

[@yojishinkawa378]

Yes they did.

[@TealWolf26]

I see what you did there.

[@Itoshimi]

The irony

[@jek__]

it's sad when people talk for the response of their audience rather than the truth of their words

[@DCdabest]

Whats weird is that there should be more to be said about them in-world considering that their language is known and can be spoken. Scholars on Tamriel should be able to just ask them.

[@Vahmung]

Can you do a video on the Goblins or Dreugh?

[@buckweetthesupernaturalshorty]

You should do a video on all the abstract races of the elder scrolls universe

[@xenoblackhart5628]

Hey dude love your vids, u should do a vid on the minotaurs of Tamriel🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@jacobvargas5336]

They are basically like forsworn/hagravens. Which would also explain their immortality

[@AyoDanteOfficial]

ive been looking for a game similar to the Narnia lore for years

[@toytacambery9427]

Whats the location you showed in this video? Is it an Isle of Artaem mod? Someone please lmk if this is available on Xbox

[@matthewoverstreet1267]

Why does have low views?

[@junjiito337]

How did you comment before the video even dropped?

[@matthewoverstreet1267]

It got reuploaded. I think it was blacklisted by KZbin

[@whitestrake8]

Please, minator culture and traditions along with their affiliation with unicorn would be great

[@loremasterghosty]

I could picture the reachmen riding these guys 🤣🤣

[@solomonlondon1989]

You guys need to a long play. 1 character, all the way through. I would watch the shit out of that

[@nicholasfurious9694]

yes, please harpies and any other obscure races like the niads, dreugh, and such.

[@tomcurl8034]

I like the idea of the elder scrolls having races that you can interact with peacefully even though you can’t please them for example in Skyrim There should’ve been some giants that you could’ve had civil conversations with because even though their culture isn’t as advanced As yours that doesn’t mean you can’t communicate and have peaceful relations But no Giants are just big Hawking bruits with very simplistic camps that don’t communicate meaningfully

[@OmegaUberDeathbot]

Huh. I didn’t know there was a centaur mod.

[@Jadechamberrr]

Its mihail

[@gandalf71729]

Mihail is pathway to many abilities, considered by many... Unnatural

[@reaty05]

The dragonoid race in arena or succubus in daggerfall

[@TerrariaGolem]

Dragonoid race?

[@reaty05]

@@TerrariaGolem i cant remember the name of it but its in arena

[@okdn6336]

I love your videos and I love TES (always will), but I have to recommend going and learning about the biology of aboleths. TES has some cool creatures, but I definitely would NOT count them as among ‘the coolest I’ve ever seen’ Culturally and timeline-wise, and especially on the myths, TES is freaking amazing. But there are PLENTY of other series out there, and hell, even individual/small group/small time world builders that make some damn finely amazing creatures.

[@thecrazygamerunknown8389]

Good job fudge mupet

[@crandleberrysadie]

This Sagittarius thanks you!

[@bradleyshay4113]

Hey guys I love your builds. You guys are awesome. I have a great idea for a bill you could do for Skyrim. It's cold the Gauarding Dark. It's based on a character from one of Terry Pratchett Discworld novels she is a anti-hero a Dark Knight someone who straddles the line between Good and Evil 1 foot in light one foot in darkness he will need the night watch armor mod. I gave him an ebony sword but any weapon really works. He is a sword and shield character that uses illusion and alteration to boost his Effectiveness in combat.

[@christophermills7693]

Read in Dunmer voice Sadly, I couldn't get to the end of this video. By Azura, I'm sure the Thalmor are to blame.-Dunmer saying

[@slicksalamander72]

Minotaurs next???

[@meredithnavin1358]

Last time I was this early, it was less than 40 minutes after the video dropped.

[@henrytownshed5304]

It would be really cool if they make monsters more like The Witcher where it's like , some of them are good and some of them are bad so it's not so black-and-white. Maybe the ogres have a city somewhere or the centaurs. And they don't like humans so they don't let humans in their City.

[@joshuabarker9929]

They even have a language skill in Daggerfall

[@fumarc4501]

Are Satyrs Daedra, or are they Beastmer?

[@Sassy_Witch]

The mod is gone. Anyone know where it went?!

[@Desmuu]

I've been waiting on centaurs since Morrowind :(

[@shuckletcg]

Yes, Harpies!