Dragon Priests EXPLAINED! - Leaders of the Dragon Cult - Elder Scrolls Lore

[@Outcrow]

Dragon: *Steps on other dragon’s tail* Sorry. Krosis: Yes, my lord?

[@Maniachook4099]

Jay K. lol I thought the dragons kept saying krosis because I was wearing the mask that’s when I found out my mask meant sorry

[@adarshkamoda9183]

Niiiice.

[@Ruhrich92]

I thought I read somewhere that Krosis also means unknown or lost. Which would make more sense of why throw voice is nearby-its an unknown source/direction of sound. It had something to do with a phrase said by draugr that could be seen as "Im sorry im gonna kill you" or possibly "I will make you unknown/forgotten"...I might be completely mistaken however; The mask makes much more sense when seen this way; the wearer becomes unknowable and forgotten. Like an ancient form of the Gray Fox within the Dragon Cult. This "Unknown" priest had no great tomb. No draugr followers. Absolutely zero books, scrolls, or walls filled with murals before his lair. He sits alone atop a mountain. Unknown. ...aaaand now Im super curious what the throw voice word wall says. Because that is technically the only record near his tomb proving this whole comment wrong. Still...its a brainstorm.

[@brokenhalosc0810]

@@Ruhrich92 krossis means sorry and sorrow

[@elijahthomas2872]

@@Maniachook4099 😢

[@Ruhrich92]

Sooooo ..I just realized. Otar the Mad was a good dude and strong leader. Until he found a green mask. That made him a "mad" and powerful magical being. Ever seen Jim Carrey's "The Mask"? They picked the green ore and made an entire easter egg. Thats classy 👌

[@awesomeatronik]

"Smok'n"

[@mitchryan257]

@@awesomeatronik oooh, Otar uses shock, and that can leave you ssssmokin’

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

They called him Cuban Pete.

[@loganfisher3431]

@@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407 He's the king of the rumba beat

[@Blessed_V0id]

Absoloute power corrupts absolutely... so I should be trusted with ALL the Dragon priest masks as power is clearly safer with me than him XD

[@yashirobe918]

Konahriik meant 'Warlord' in Dragon Language. In times of war, All the Dragon priests gathered at Bromjunnar (Labyrinthian) and used their masks to reveal the Konahriik mask. The mask would be granted to the person that is chosen to lead them whenever the Cult was under threat. In the Lore, The Dragon Cult was under a major threat two times. Miraak's betrayal and The Dragon War. To defeat Miraak, Dragon Priests gatherered, unlocked the Konahriik mask and bestowed it to Vahlok. After he defeated Miraak, he returned it to its place. Second time, before the Dragon War, The Priests gatherered in Labyrinthian to chose their Warlord that will lead them but to their surprise, the mask had disappeared. We, with the help of all Dragon priest masks and the wooden mask, stole it before the start of the Dragon War. (Just a theory) My favourite one, regarding the Dragon priests

[@idk-iy1lk]

wow thay actually makes sense

[@TealFirefox4387]

This is an amazing narrative and now my head Canon

[@ABulletCantStopABullMoose]

You should write for skyrim mods.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

Riiiiight so that's why you go back in time to get it... edit; I think it perfectly fits the elder scrolls lore regarding time travel too... like when vivec made himself etc.

[@camerane.9616]

It’s just amazing how 8 years later , this game is still so popular. Skyrim is a masterpiece

[@stevenseagal9911]

Cameran E. Every elder scrolls since Morrowind was a masterpiece of its time.

[@stevenseagal9911]

lOW qUALITY wONDERS Popularity doesnt mean anything. Morrowind was ahead of its time. It was the first mainstream viewing of the full capabilities of an open world RPG, with seemingly endless boundaries in character development and world interactions. I remember having classes that could run across the map in a minute. Could jump into the clouds, so high i couldnt see the ground, and levitate across the map even faster than that. I remember making elaborate pillow forts with the old stacking mechanic when you drop items, using every single pillow in the game. That game defined what would become the modern RPG, the one by which all future games should be measured against.

[@sebastiansmith7336]

Steven Seagal idk about you but Daggerfall and Arena were great games when they first came out.

[@pancakes8670]

*sees Paarthurnax glitch and spin away into the air* Eh

[@shawyon433]

The community around the game is great the games lore is incredible , but don’t call vanilla Skyrim a masterpiece .

[@grimms1916]

I still hold that collecting the masks is one of the best parts of skyrim. The very first time you find a mask, it seems like a cool item from a uniwue boss. But the you find another. And another. Now there's a mystery behind them. Surely a set of such unique items has gotta have a purpose, right? Unraveling that mystery to claim khonariik, one of the most powerful items in the game, was and still is one of the most rewarding experiences Ive had in gaming

[@gptechnologiesmangalore6909]

Ya this game has so much secrets in its worlds

[@loosetube5417]

Despite hundreds, if not thousands of hours in Skyrim... Haven't done it yet. I'll have to think of a roleplay where it's suitable!

[@grimms1916]

@@loosetube5417 My reason for my most reccent character was them finding the wooden mask after defeating alduin. She was craving another goal to pursue after conquering the world eater, and the mystery of this mask and the place it sent her to was exactly what she needed

[@chrispeacock1257]

@@loosetube5417 If you’re on PC get the Konahrik’s Accoutrements mod. I’m not sure if it’s available on consoles. It adds a dungeon with a dragon forge, used to craft dragon priest armour, along with Konahrik’s robes, boots and gloves, once you’ve unlocked the mask. With the mod, each dragon priest drops their robes upon death, which must be purified by lifting their curses with scrolls of abjuration, before you can wear them. Each set is enchanted with unique effects like the corresponding mask and are well designed. In term of RP reasons to get the masks, I like a power and knowledge hungry Hermaeus Mora worshiping mage/scholar, out to collect the greatest artefacts to bend the world around them. Using Merunes Razor or the Skeleton Key to become Dragonborn much like Mankar Camoran did in Oblivion. I’d recommend the Wintersun Faiths mod for such a build.

[@Subject_Keter]

I remember thinking it was cool finding another mask after doing the College of Winterhold Questline and it drove me to keep on trucking

[@J2ojuiced95]

It was such a missed opportunity that you couldn’t walk around past Labyrinthian when wearing the wooden mask.

[@YlakerranJatka]

maybe someone should try to make a mod like that.

[@shadowsoul533]

It would have been awesome to see labyrinthian when it was still populated and maybe being able to talk to the people who would one day be the draugr we slay daily.

[@ghostwarrior3878]

Definitely an interesting idea would be curious to see if it gets put into practice

[@kevind3974]

@@ghostwarrior3878 to be honest most of these will probably be used for eso just throue different methods. thats why i think they never did all of skyrim and only did one third of it. laberithian would make a great raid. the etheriam forge would be a great story location (espeshaly since the ending of it will be its distruction) and so on. skyrim had a lot more legendary locations of old then the other games and thay knew this.

[@PinkWytchBytch]

Oh, you should've seen my first time finding it. It was totally random and I had no idea wtf was going on, cuz I'd decided to not focus on the story and instead focus on finding easter eggs that playthrough. I was SO confused when I put the mask on and everything warped to the past lol aaah original skyrim memories

[@kingofcrayfish6272]

The dragon priests could have functioned like jarls with each priest ruling over a "hold". Labyrinthian was their meeting place and Konahrik could have been the "high king" ruling over the other priests.

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

KingOfCrayfish I still don’t think so, I think the Last Dragonborn is Konarhiik, and the mask is a reward from the dragons to a priest strong enough to kill all of the others. You are the only one able.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@baronofbahlingen9662 Unlikely as that mask has been there for thousands of years.

[@the_dropbear4392]

Exept we know that high kings during that time weren't dragon priests

[@incognito3817]

The_Drop Bear the mask has been there for years WAITING for someone strong enough to wear it. Konahrik means Warlord. It is a title, not a name. What Baron of Bahlingen means is that you are Konahrik, Warlord, as you are the only one who has been able to earn the mask and the title.

[@kingofcrayfish6272]

Baron of Bahlingen It it possible that there was meant to be a dragon priest high king but no one was strong enough to wear the king’s mask... until now.

[@AdmiralAwsm]

I wonder if the wooden mask is actually an Aedric artifact of Akatosh, due to the time traveling ability?

[@naidr0x]

there's a theory that Archmage Shalidor (who actually repurposed the ruins of Bromjuunar) created the wooden mask or at least studied it and figured out how to copy or modify its power, based on a rumor that Shalidor "Stole Glamoril, the secret of life from Akatosh himself" which in this case would make a hell lot of sense

[@Kng-hv2qb]

Sick theory

[@jonathonparson5299]

Who is akotosh?

[@yaszakki594]

@@jonathonparson5299 The god of time and the main god of the 9 divines, represented by the imperial dragon

[@awesomeatronik]

@@jonathonparson5299 alduin.

[@mileonaslionclaw2525]

Anyone else wish the dragon priest armored robes where equipped well and that you could actually get them because they look bad ass

[@Ed-ealmighty]

U'd have to wear a dragon preist mask with master neloth robes or mirraak's robes

[@vorkaath1402]

there is a mod called konahrik accountrements. You can loot dragon priest ashes and their cursed clothing. You then can create scrolls of abjuration at a tanning station. You can then cleanse the clothing by putting one piece on the ground and firing the scroll at i then you get to wear it

[@mikefarina9743]

@@vorkaath1402 they all look pretty damn cool but it lacks the full appearance or most dragon priest robes and armor

[@zeallust8542]

@@vorkaath1402 Bro thank you so much, that's going right into my load order

[@TheSynthPunk]

I'm more inclined to believe that Kohnariik is a title given in emergencies, not a priest. Kinda like Hortator of the Great Houses. The way that the masks need to be placed suggests that it requires a "vote" from each of the priests. Also this makes dunking on Miraak while donning Kohnariik infinitely more badass.

[@w.c2255]

I believe the same as you on this regard. I think Konahkrik mask was designed during the period Miraak turned against the dragon priests and dragons. More so likely I think the mask was formed after Alduin was banished( it might be before too. Im not sure if Alduin was around when Miraak turned against him, cause if he was then it would make sense that Alduin would of fought Miraak) We know even though it is not directly confirmed that the 3 Solstheim priests turned against the dragons too and served Miraak( their masks is shaped after Miraak's ) so I assume Vahlok was the leader( as well as the priest serving Alduin) of the priests and he was chosen to wear the mask as he was strongest of the priests. So when he defeated Miraak he was appointed ruler of Solstheim and probably maintained leadership of dragon cult. Nahkrin probably took over his servitude to Alduin as we know and it is confirmed Nahkrin is the priest serving Alduin. So if Vahlok wasn't the leader of the cult and Nahkrin was back then, then I probably assume they chose on power( even though I would think leadership is associated with the strongest). Some say Miraak was the leader of the cult before he turned which made Vahlok leader. But to come to my conclusion I agree with you on the mask and I believe the mask of Konahkrik was a mask made in that krisis time and the title was given to the strongest priest to lead the cult and defeat Miraak. It would make sense cuz Miraak had the other 3 priests in Solstheim to fight with him which probably made the creation of the mask( cause if those 3 didn't support Miraak then how is he stronger than 11 dragon priests?)

[@MorrowMatty]

Me: Gonna be focused and productive today. KZbin: Here's a new FudgeMuppet video. Me: "By Azura, by Azura, by Azura!"

[@joshuagraham5750]

Matthew Morrow IT’S YOU! FUDGE MUPPET

[@gwarscout1825]

When ES 6 arrives this channel will 💥💥EXPLODE💥💥 :)

[@jeetjoshi6669]

Dragon priests are so cool, I remember my first playthrough and being obsessed by them

[@jeetjoshi6669]

Call me basic idc

[@birdupproductions3175]

Not basic bro I used to be so obsessed with them after I finished the college story line

[@coromo4978]

i wish i could become one and serve the dragons

[@tonys9397]

Definitely they’re so intriguing

[@WZ-07]

9 divines 1 of them banned because of the thalmor 9 dragon priest masks in Skyrim 1 of them sealed... I don't really have much to say I just thought that was a little funny to think about

[@meshuggahlad7]

Illuminati

[@NMG.11]

and also a total of 9 Towers that protected Mundus, "protected" because some were deactivated

[@badgerbane]

ThatWhiteGuy The ‘knights of the nine’ expansion for Oblivion does a good job of proving that Talos is actually a god in TES. Then again, if he truly was a god then he’s a pretty fucking pathetic one since his empire got demolished by some trumped-up goldust cosplayers and a few overgrown street cats.

[@Mare_Man]

@@Obozo_Gaming let the humans have their man-god *in his proper place, separate from the true Aedra.* The Elder Race has had no fewer than *seven* of their own lifted to godhood before him.

[@twinzzlers]

@@badgerbane You don't know what you are talking about.

[@Upsilon1984]

I wish there was more lore on konahrik.

[@basiosrasian225]

Upsilon yeah I do too

[@loganwoods1590]

I have a theory, Konahrik means warlord in dovahzol and a dragon’s philosophy is might makes right. I think the idea was whoever killed all of the other dragon priests and took the masks would have been names Konahrik and thus the high dragon priest.

[@Upsilon1984]

@@loganwoods1590 That sounds good, my theory is that someone dawns the mask when the dragons need a general to lead an army. or maybe it was made for the dragonborn.

[@bat32391]

Why? The player character is Konahrik

[@Upsilon1984]

@@bat32391 The player could be Konahrik

[@delta138_zam]

Here's how Volsung's mask makes sense: it involves breathing. Waterbreathing involves air and, well, *breathing,* Carrying things requires breathing heavier, and haggling requires breathing as well. He might have been called Volsung because of the location he chose for his coffin, as it lies atop a mountain *outside* of the stronghold itself. Additionally, Waterbreathing enchantments likely also assists in the oxygen starvation from high altitudes.

[@Kng-hv2qb]

I think that he was a sea merchant. The prices and carry weight for the selling and carrying of good and the waterbreating for safety on the waters

[@soloshermitshack4955]

@@Kng-hv2qb still a strange thought how he became a dragon priest from that

[@Kng-hv2qb]

@@soloshermitshack4955 the dragonborn was a person trying to cross the border. A powerful merchant is much more a start than that

[@soloshermitshack4955]

@@Kng-hv2qb you know what? That's valid. Weirder things could happen in this game 😂😂

[@ValeBridges]

@@Kng-hv2qb Well to be fair, the Dragonborn was a Prisoner, and in the Elder Scrolls that's kinda metaphysically important.

[@studcummings230]

What if we kissed in the Dragon Priest catacombs?

[@faeriexcx6113]

just kidding...unless?

[@Randy_Flamethrower]

Gonna kiss every last dragon priest no matter what. It's my duty as the dovahkin.

[@meghansmith7884]

Giggity heheh...Meow

[@soarrefly]

Only if I get to cosplay as a Draugr Deathlord

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

. 😶 👉👈

[@raynmanshorts9275]

Volsung's mask is the kind an explorer or adventurer would desire. Maybe he was an adventurer, like the player character, before he became a dragon priest?

[@SonGara]

Wonder if he turned to priesthood after taking an arrow in knee?

[@BooksandBuns]

@@SonGara I know this is a joke,but priests usually can't marry. So most likely not

[@stealthkingproductionwmih4292]

A video right before I going to open Skyrim 😂 just like everyday

[@alexfrye8637]

me to

[@pshyusamer]

me 3

[@KiomonDuck]

I'm playing dbz budokai 3 on my ps2.

[@noradrenalin8062]

m8

[@superawesomegamer2557]

Same

[@wendigo1619]

I wanted them to be more unique boss battles, anyone else?

[@MatthewBaxter88]

I agree, but they were fun battles, and I always felt a sense of completion when I killed them all

[@an2n901]

I wanted to loot their armor...

[@meshuggahlad7]

I can usually snipe them while sneaking and kill them in 1 shot. It's a bit too easy

[@meshuggahlad7]

@@an2n901 there is a mod for that

[@_Cerb_]

Theres a mod to make them stronger and have new one unique ability, staff, textures for each one of them and new spells, I forgot its name though, it was dragon priest enhanced or something along that line.

[@fumarc4501]

They should have played a bigger role in the game with the return of Dragons. New living Dragon Cults popping up all over and attacking all sides.

[@meshuggahlad7]

Kind of like the Dragonborn DLC

[@fumarc4501]

@DEACON STRUKT Mostly in another dimension. Would have liked the foreshadowing and after killing all the Dragon Priests playing a bigger role at the end of the main game. Still optional, but making a difference. Ya know?

[@Scotttjt]

There's a mod that does exactly that: It's called "The New Dragon Cult", and adds neo-dragon cultists to most of the dragon burial mounds throughout Skyrim. It's not much; no quests, or unique dialogue or anything, but it's one of those things that adds some genuine weight to the Dragon Crisis beyond a few random dragon attacks.

[@saigonjinn3772]

I'm loving the top notch lore videos, O Muppets of Fudge! Keep em coming.

[@darkgerry92]

Oh god, the Dragon Priests are the one enemy type I'd love to have the ability to transform into. Seriously who wouldn't want to be a dragon priest lich?

[@shadowstrider5033]

Get the undeath mod and immersive litchdom mod. You too can become a dragon priest like litch.

[@darkgerry92]

@@shadowstrider5033 I'm on PS4, that's just a dream for us

[@arkhaan7066]

Right! I get that vampires are cool but can you imagine if Dawnguard was a fight between a new generation of dragon cultists and the Vigilants? That would have been LIT. Choosing to be a holy warrior fighting the heretical cult or the Last Dragonborn and first of the new Dragon Priests able to ascend or something!!

[@LexusLFA554]

I started playing Skyrim again yesterday, and I hope I can find every location on the huge map.

[@YearOneThorn]

Its honestly one of the best side quests to place on your self, by the time my character had collected all the masks he was level 30 something. Its a great journey.

[@watahmaan5400]

Yeah, in some dungeons I got completely destroyed and needed to return later. :D

[@andrewfornes5458]

I now make a Mask hunter every time I play a new character. It's very fun

[@gwarscout1825]

@@andrewfornes5458 there is one mask that can be worn under a helmet thus granting huge AC bonus :)

[@get6149]

@@gwarscout1825 ac?

[@ValeBridges]

My headcanon is that there's a dragon priest whose name was Wooden Mask. It has some completely different meaning in the Dragon language and it's just sheer coincidence that it's written the same as wooden mask in English.

[@worldman3218]

Dragon priests are absolute units...

[@razzlebackdraft8201]

Pain in the everloving backsides, that's what they are.

[@MorrowMatty]

Krosis is the best. Always fun watching your body rag doll off the mountain after getting hit by his Hiroshima staff.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@MorrowMatty yeah

[@ChrisVillagomez]

Weird opinion: Vahlok shouldn't have been a Dragon Priest that you fight. From everything we know of him, he was a brave and good man. I think it would have been cooler to speak with him on how to beat Miraak and then he allows you to take his Mask willingly, finally being laid to rest and turning his back on the Dragon Cult, heading to Sovngarde

[@Gilga4846]

I agree

[@MustardMasterX]

This is going to sound pretty unbelievable but I was just checking to see if there was a dragon priest lord video after fighting hevnoraak like an hour ago and couldn’t find anything. You guys really are making a collection to rival the arcanaeum.

[@fyraltari1889]

Why did Vahlok attack the Last Dragonborn if he was not as evil as the other priests? Well, it's likely that the Dragonborn made his way through his tomb using the Thu'um, so Vahlok may have thought TLD was Miraak, since there were no other Dragonborns at the time of his entombment.

[@the_dropbear4392]

Because you break your way into his tomb, killing his guards and stealing his stuff. Plus he's just woke up and is grumpy

[@ki11j0y2]

Because he was not in full control of himself he was still a lich and thus was just a mindless lich or that's what I think not sure if right

[@matijajelinic9575]

“He was once one of them,” *ancient Nordic chanting* “a dragon priest”

[@frosttroll3411]

“But he didn’t worship the dragons... He devoured them”

[@JKR9488]

Think it would've been cool if they had the dragon priests lead armies of draugr to attack cities and settlements, so alduin had ground troops as well as dragons

[@tungstenkraken2929]

Idk how you guys are keeping up with these production numbers but please please don’t stop. I freakin love these videos.

[@ChairmanMeowNZ]

I can't wait to see the lore about how most people don't have toilets in there homes 😏

[@LordOctopussy]

The court wizards serve many purposes, 1st is to advice the Jarl on matters of a magical nature, 2nd is to scry the area for magical anomalies & 3rd is to make the peepee & poopoo of the citizens of their respective holds vanish. That's why non-citizens like bandits have to use buckets.

[@khalduras784]

@@LordOctopussy oh jk rowlings

[@YlakerranJatka]

they use buckets for shit and just pee in a bush outside.

[@gwarscout1825]

Everyone in Skyrim just shits themselves.

[@Menaceblue3]

I use the three seashells.

[@sevensins3584]

Dragon priests are some of my favorite enemies in skyrim! Thanks Fudgemuppet. Your upload frequency is borderline psychotic and i love it

[@breeze1088]

I'm going to book mark this in my Places-I-Haven't -Visited-Yet-even-Though_I'm-At-Level_53 folder. I saw at least 4 I haven't found . Thanks

[@fezbear5099]

I wish there was more things about the dragons priest / the cult. Remember, at the first fight with Alduin, he actually said that we could've joined him, just imagine how cool it could be, restoring that cult, having new quest that actually involved some dragon priest or even becoming one, rebuilding there cities or even building a new one, having your own tomb, etc. Honnestly it could've be something really cool because the actual main quest is cool but boring at the same time, it isn't really long and the final fight is depressing, you are supposed to kill the most powerful dragon but it actually feels like killing a regular dragon with one additional power of his and not having a good reward after that

[@sebastiansilverfox6912]

"They returned to Skyrim with renewed Vigge." You know, I always wondered what happened to that Skingrad mage...

[@mitchryan257]

A thoughts occurred: is a priest of Akatosh technically a “Dragon Priest”?

[@reffa2858]

Youve got a point.

[@unbreakablelag]

You know, this video got me thinking. A dragon priest had the staff of Magnus despite being locked away AND the staff appearing throughout history multiple times before he was awoken. Does this mean that their are multiple staves/ Aedric artifacts that function the same or similar? Or do these relics act similar to Elder Scrolls and appear at a time and place that they are needed?

[@ciaranmck4469]

Old comment but artifacts kinda move a lot Daedric artifacts usually stay in oblivion until daedric prince's send them down when it's needed

[@allestyr8875]

Crazy theory, but could have Volsung be a pirate? Underwater breathing in case your ship gets sunk, fortify carry weight for more loot, fortify speech to fence loot for a price. Plus his name translated to "horrific air" which is something a pirate would have to worry about. It could also be a sort of nickname as a pirate with a notably fast ship.

[@CyberController-]

Yes! Thank you. Didn't have time to write this in dovahzul so you get English. Great video as always.

[@kuddlesthekhajiit7768]

Khajiit killed a Dragon Priest yesterday. His fireball staff hurt but he ended up floating right off the cliff! Khajiit smelled the fear in the priest as he fell to his death. K'uddles and J'zargo were very happy that day.

[@pedigreeann]

Oo, Kitisan wishes she could have joined them.

[@kenbee1957]

🤣🤣🤣

[@s7Matt]

Guys, I loved the video! And it's actually cool your mention on the backstory for Voslung's mask, because thats the only armor piece I could find to use with the ancient falmer set (I don't use mods, please don't judge me). Anyway, I think they're all amazing, but some could be a little bit better, like Rahgot could combine some skill with the increase stamina points. Also, could you please bring a video about the whole lore within Paarthurnax, and the Blades, kill him or not, these kind of stuff? I tried to create a build that would do it, but I couldn't see why. I mean, you can't just kill him, right? Haha Thanks guys, you're all the best!!!

[@dylankontra7392]

Personally, I’ve noticed Mirrak’s mask looks like a Seeker, and is appropriate considering his activities; while the other three Solstheim Priests resemble Lurkers, which is also appropriate considering how they “lurk” in their tombs.

[@gptechnologiesmangalore6909]

So what if konariik mammoth??

[@dylankontra7392]

GP Technologies Mangalore Might also be appropriate. As the alleged mightiest Dragon Priest, would make sense that his mask resemble the mightiest beast in Skyrim

[@danielcharland1374]

I appreciate how you worked the ESO priests in here. I started playing it a couple months ago and was wondering how they fit in. Dragon priests are perhaps my favorite end-game content in skyrim. I remember encountering my first one in the college of winterhold questline and wondering "what is that thing?", but figuring it was just a unique boss. Then I started to stumble on others, wondering what the connection was, before finding the wooden mask. And man, was I excited when I discovered that it was a treasure-hunt to find them all. These bosses are mysterious, terrifying, revealing to someone like me slowly unraveling the lore during their first few playthroughs, and I love them because of it. I highly recommend getting a housing mod that gives you a special place to display the masks, so you can better keep track of the collection and have easy access to them without them taking up inventory weight.

[@justyce_yt]

Miraak and Konahriik's masks are both gold and have a unique feature. Miraak with his tentacles, Konahriik with their tusks. What if Konahriik was for a dragonborn? Whether that be one from the era of dragon rule, or the current era

[@settratheimperishable7800]

I personally believe that Volsung was a seafaring trader with water breathing, increased carry weight, and speech on his mask it makes sense. He had to have been very rich and influential to get the attention of the dragon cult.

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

I have this whole theory where the named Dragon Priests in Skyrim Vanilla are the highest-ranking members of the cult, forming a governing body called the High Dragon Council. The DP's in the Dragonborn DLC on Solstheim are Legendary Dragons, a rank just below the High Dragons (including Miraak). All the other priests in the game, the ones without names, are mid to low-tier members, ranked as Revered, Elder or Younger Dragons. I also think that, much like the Sith, once you joined the Dragon Cult, you took on a new name, a name from the dragon language.

[@Mage4636]

The Dragon Cults/Kingdoms are a fun idea...one would assume they would not only work together but fight among there own kind as well.... Dragon Priest wars = epic to watch i would think. another great vid,cheers... goes great with breakfast and coffee ^^

[@the_dropbear4392]

They worshiped all the dragons, who where ruled with a iron dust by alduin. They did not fight amongst themselves

[@Mage4636]

@@the_dropbear4392 I agree...war was not the right word I mean more...contest or sport. the dragons demanded powerful followers and dragons are creatures of pride so less actual war and more battles for pride and skill. example being dragon A and B think there select pet priest is better they could perhaps have some tradition for this...which would explain what if any merit was used when appointing a priest. but again as for outright dissent among the dragon ranks? perhaps after the world eater was sent into the time void...but before? no way. :3

[@MithrilMaia]

Right? I can't see all of those personalities getting along xD Just like any other big group of nobles xD

[@Konahrik-fs7in]

The First Dragon Priest I found was Krosis and from then on I found them so fascinating

[@timothyhenegar7484]

I can't help but think of the parallels between the Dragon Priest in the Dragon Cult. There and the Nasgul of Lord of the Rings. How both were turned and bound.

[@Christina-g4s]

Were nine rings given to the race of men?

[@Galimeer5]

The j in Bromjunaar is pronounced as a y, ie, _"brome-yoo-nar"_

[@viveka2994]

Its German and Scandinavian I already knew that though

[@lord_hemp]

They say Jarl all the time... I'd think someone as learned as Scott would understand that

[@The.Chosen.Juan.]

I’m so glad you guys have been uploading frequently . Getting back into Elder Scrolls more and more every day.

[@nfguk9633]

Acciedently clicked submit on this video whilst half way through watching another of yours.....curses for your regular high quality content fudge Muppet

[@nonso3396]

Nice video as always guys... But by the nine, GIVE ME TALOS! A video on tamriel's most legendary figure is long since overdue

[@Platelifter]

Nonso they have

[@nonso3396]

@@Platelifter they have??? Link please, cuz I've never seen this vid on fudgeMuppet

[@Platelifter]

My apologies, it was this person, kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGWxZaCLpr1jaJo

[@loganmorrison6305]

by the eight*

[@Deity.I]

Hmmmmm....... talos you

[@bishop2286]

When it comes to volsung it just seems like his enchantments are suited to running away or escaping from a situation and hiding from the problem

[@platinumchromee3191]

Either a pirate or sea merchant.

[@johnirish9819]

Hay I was wondering if you guys could make a Modded Genmoril build useing Wintersun so the build can worship Hircen. Also love getting a new video everyday you guy rock keep up the amazing work.

[@aphidamas1]

It would have been helpful if you inserted the dragon priests' names to the script a few more times in place of saying he or his so often. It's had to tell them apart so it gets somewhat confusing when you move to the next one.

[@ModernManGamer]

I listen to your vids while I work, so helpful in passing time

[@jonatanlyngmo1649]

how did the rest of Tamriel react to the return of dragons and Alduin, besides Skyrim?

[@the_dropbear4392]

We don't know

[@levi_ackerman_119]

Guess we’ll find out in ESVI.

[@rice_9027]

i always assumed krosis was the most important priest by just how often his name is said when dragons talk

[@peenyyt4921]

No lmao krosis means sorry in the dragon tongue

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

Damit eso is on maintenance yet you braught me a video i loved! Now my next research will be focused on these priests :D ty

[@slipwaykitsune]

SAME eso maintenance feels like an eternity

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

@@slipwaykitsune i argree.................. i just wana do ny last raining quests then ill finaly have all achievements neccesairy to buy/save up for all achievements bound homes 😂😂😂😂

[@takuame7]

Any tips on getting into eso? I've played it on and off and bought it yet again sense it was $5. And I'm having trouble getting into it, feels over cluttered to me compared to other mmos I've played like destiny 1&2, warframe, old school runescape.

[@slipwaykitsune]

@@takuame7 It's an mmo where a lot of things are learned from the community. I recommend trying find a guild or a group where you can connect and try eso again with them

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

@@takuame7 why does everyone asume that my cp makes me an allknowing library? 😂😂😂 its no tho, but yes its quite eazy, ask for someone to craft yoh training hear (if youre a grinding fanatic) or divines (if you wana level up a char the true way by doing quests wile hunting skyshards wile hunting lorebooks), eitherway to make ot eazier make sure to get crafted gear becouse you can organize it and get it re-crafted when the time comes, and then do your mainquests, get all the skyshards, lorebooks (and if you have summerset and rly wana max out the psijic order skill line) hunt the time breeches, and wile doing hat do your daily dungeon and batleground for alot of exp this method got me an over abudance of skillpoints on most chars, max mages guild and max psijic order and being in my cp lvls whitin a week, The gear i use on mages: julianos, shacklebreaker or twiocebor star, any set that has magicka as a 2pc bonus For stam its hundings rage, shacklebreaker or twiceborn star and any set that has stamina as its bonus I recomend using enchantments too Before i close this message, i am in a helpers guild, if you want to join, we help everyome under cp 140 becouse max lvl gear is costly af 😅that includes re-leveling characters, its called "random act of kindness" whisper to @QuinnTheWolf or @stitchesofdooom and try your luck,i am not always online, but stitch also isnt so ye For now i hope his helpes, having a clear pattern on how to do this is important :P wotch is why dolmen running is often boring,hard and bad for your time

[@Ethan-bm8cf]

I wanna see some battles in Skyrim like helms deep in LOTR or just that kind of feel. And I wanna feel like the dang Dragonborn, I wanna be able to do stuff that Miraak does. Y’all know what I mean?

[@thaynede-barr6458]

You are not playing Skyrim right until you are wandering the Reach in Skyrim with Fudgemuppet lore playing in the background on the big ass speaker in your room

[@Liskenstein]

Eso need a Dragon Priest personality that would make you hover like they do in Skyrim

[@freak5035]

16:30 my fish when I forgot to feed him

[@tylergrindstaff509]

Found the lightning dragon priest as a storm mage and was wandering why I did so little damage compared to other priests until I pick up his mask. I then cursed my luck for finding him before the other priests.

[@TrahNO2]

Always wanted a video on this topic from you guys!

[@duelsenpaidip2146]

These lore videos are really cool, keep up the great work!

[@aidanh.208]

I've been waiting for this video for ages and I love it keep up the hard work boiz

[@maskedriderweaver4122]

Forgive me if this has come up before, but there may be another reason for the nine unique Dragon Priests. Supposedly, the development of Skyrim was heavily influenced by the Lord of the Rings movies, and from said franchise and the stories it was built from, there is a possible source. The Nazgul, also known as the Ringwraiths, Ring-wraiths, Black Riders, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine were once nine men, "great kings of men" who were tempted with power by Sauron. They became undead servants, skilled in sorcery and weaponry to become his most feared warriors. Now in Skyrim, we have the nine Dragon Priests, who ruled over the various parts of Skyrim, gaining much knowledge and power from the dragons, but at the cost of becoming undead. Coincidence? Just thought I would bring it up, sorry if someone has covered it before, but if not, tell me what you think.

[@pope3529]

Another interesting video fudge, not really lore but you guys could further this topic in another video by describing these priests locations and how best to fight them.

[@seekerofgnosis7967]

Waking up to a new fudge vid is true livin

[@cabelomello2247]

Yes I thought my morning was gonna suck. Thank you so much for this, made my day 😂❤️

[@drakemarshall6119]

About time someone clarified them! Maybe next video could be about the nightingales or Olaf one eye

[@Huntmaster9Billion]

These videos always hit the most at 2 AM when I’m supposed to be trying to sleep 😤

[@viveka2994]

they live in Australia, for me they upload at like 8 AM haha because I live in Poland.

[@gyroownstheworld]

Morokie is my favorite mask, since I usually use magic

[@nelothtelvani8456]

Another video fudgemuppet has blessed us

[@acledm4474]

Thank you so fucking much for providing us with elder scrolls content. Every day you upload it really makes my fucking day

[@jackfhl04]

do you think that the dragon priests were given a choice as to what their masks were enchanted with? It seems that all the masks fit the description of the personal life of each priest.

[@TheJoker-xw8zg]

Really diggin all the recent Lore videos

[@Morningstar_95]

I remember hearing a fan theory somewhere that the Last Dragonborn (you) was the one destined to fulfill the role of Konarhiik (however you spell it). The idea was that the only person who could slay the other 8 priests was fit to be Warlord

[@the_dropbear4392]

The dragons gave the masks to their preists, they wouldn't have made a mask 1000s of years ago to give to someone who hunts them in the future

[@YuriBloodfang]

I'm curious... how much of Tamriel did the dragons actually control? You don't hear much lore at all from outside of Skyrim.

[@dairydregone7146]

I think Miraak is the most important and special Dragon Priest

[@frosttroll3411]

Hydropflasksksksk and I - oop

[@afx.369]

@@frosttroll3411 you're the reason i don't like frost trolls

[@cbradey2757]

I feel like the wooden mask is the most powerful due to being able to time travel with it. (Not from a gameplay perspective of course)

[@gptechnologiesmangalore6909]

Its sayed that its akatosh artifact

[@nyromath2195]

I just thought of my own Konahrik theory (which someone else has probably thought of before, but not that I've ever heard). Bromjunaar Sanctuary, where you find Konahrik, is supposed to be the ancient Dragon Cult capital, right? As said in the video, it's where the Dragon Priests would go to settle disputes and discuss laws and all that. Given that Konahrik translates to Warlord, and you need all 8 Dragon Priest Masks in order to access it, what if there was no one priest that wore Konahrik? What if Konahrik, being arguably the most powerful - and definitely most lavish - of the masks in Skyrim, was something to be bestowed upon a Dragon Priest in a time of desperation, so that one Dragon Priest can lead the entirety of the Dragon Cult to overcome the issue. Not sure if I'm doing a good job of explaining it, but think of the position of Dictator within Ancient Rome, for example. In Wartime and such, Rome would appoint one of its two Consuls as Dictator, giving them sole authority to rule so that they can focus on overcoming Rome's adversary without interference and all that.

[@GBNationalist]

I’m really late to this but I’ve always (head cannon) seen the dragon priests as a snow elf cult. Snow elves worship Auriel/akatosh who presents himself as a dragon. Shouting is a type of ‘tonal magic’ much like that of the Dwemer/snow elves, using sound to rearrange, create or destroy reality as they see fit. It would explain why the Nords had such a vendetta against them beyond the betrayal at sarthal. Probably not but fun for thought.

[@VIIStar]

What I want to know is why all the Dragon Priests have the same big treasure chest.

[@genobreaker1054]

I would love to see videos detailing the various intelligent non-player races of Tamriel

[@Plight_]

This consistency is starting to get crazy.

[@lassoedthesos5529]

Lore wise, I'd say volsung represents a traveler, water breathing mercantile, And carry weight all serve to make travel easier

[@drkrackkasethe1st157]

I killed one by cheeseing the ai, attacked him so fast he never got a hit on me instead he keep on backing up.

[@abattlecatfromakavir]

Vahlok The Jailor, always on that Sigma Grindset. 💪

[@captin-crane3324]

So eight priests, nine holds (or regions) with one above all... sounds familiar but that’s what I thought

[@09cirohernandez]

The underwater breathing, carry weight, price perks sound like things that would fit a merchant that travels by land and sea

[@runningthemeta5570]

I was talking to a friend of mine last night and said how if Elder Scrolls 6 room place in High Rock you could explore the ruins of the dragon priest buried there.

[@PinkWytchBytch]

I ALWAYS wished they would've given us a Dragon Priest in the Soul Cairn, maybe it could've been riding the zombified remains of its old Dragon Master. I didn't even want it necessarily to be an enemy, just felt it would've given more impact to an already impactful part of the game. (If there IS one in the Soul Cairn and I've missed it somehow, ill be so ashamed of myself, after how much skyrim I've played)

[@michaelcastro9026]

Long time fan fudgemuppet but are you guys ever planning to do lore videos specifically on the first two elder scrolls games? How the empire was functioning during those times or whatever you guys decide. I just thought it’d be great since those games rarely get the recognition they deserve and they both seem like an interesting mini time period. But you’ll decide on that and if you read this comment, thanks! 👍🏽

[@KageOT]

Now that I'm even more grown up (from 6 to 15 now), I can go from dark souls and petty anime lore to the ultimate Skyrim lore.

[@fireblast133]

I recall seeing information that the priests were NOT oppressive at first. But like any land of politics, corruption exists

[@MithrilMaia]

Same, I read something like a few were jerks just like in any group but that things weren't too bad until Miraak rebelled then they really cracked down and Vahlok was the only priest left that was genuinely kind to his cult.

[@TheLegend-xe6gq]

Time to binge watch all your vids, FudgeMuppet