Should You Take Azuras Star or The Black Star? | Hardest Decisions in Skyrim | Elder Scrolls Lore

[@damanrando7608]

I always do this quest before I finish up the Thieves guild questline, and I go with the black star, before I go into the room to kill Mercer I make sure the black star is empty, then I kill Mercer with a soul trap weapon, find myself a nice enchanting table and power up a nice daedric dagger with the chaos enchant, powered by my black star... the weapon I name MERCER'S PENANCE

[@aaronb6763]

DaMan Rando reminds me of when I turned Paathurnax into a lovely pair of matching dragon bone daggers

[@ScurvyBoi]

@@aaronb6763 Ok man, killing a human being (probably Nazeem) is ok... But Paarthurnax? Really?

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

The added satisfaction is knowing that by trapping him in a Soul Gem (or in this case the Black Star) and then using him for enchanting, you've also eternally consigned Mercer to the Soul Cairn.

[@damanrando7608]

@@MrJoeyWheeler couldn't happen to a nicer guy

[@_Cerb_]

@@aaronb6763 you heartless bastard

[@ethanhess8230]

If you view the Daedra as wholly evil like Nelacar, then the black star is the good guy choice since you’re siding against a Daedric prince.

[@Janoha17]

Except Azura is one of the few Daedric Princes not viewed as wholly evil, like Meridia.

[@azuredancer6422]

The daedra cant actually be considered as "evil" ,the aedrea (the 8 divines talos isnt important rn) , and the daedre (the daedric princes ) are the same race the only difference is that during the creation of nirn the aedra wanted to populate the nirn with the humanoid races (humans elves khajit and dwemer) and the daedra did not bc they forsaw that the humans would destroy the land so that started a war between the sides of the aedra and daedra

[@_Cerb_]

@@azuredancer6422 idk man I cant justify anything good about Molag Bal. All he does is a literal evil things, well maybe except the part where he told Vivec the syllable of royalty, which is unintentional I'm sure.

[@AsaNoGaijin]

Azura is one of the good guys though

[@bassdeff8819]

Black star is a good option because of the abundance of bad humanoids asking to be killed.

[@daltongibson1033]

I actually play the game as a good guy, and it's not boring. Chaotic Good is the way to go.

[@xSouthernDiscomfortx]

I play chaotic or lawful evil.

[@capitainesinge1244]

BORING

[@Valthe50Cal]

Lawful evil is where it’s at

[@anonymous6294]

@@Valthe50Cal Fr

[@Grambo-qp4pp]

The black star is the best, just use it on bandits and bad guys, they deserve it

[@TheThreeHeadedDragon]

I also used it on the emperor and used his soul to enchant his robes.

[@Grambo-qp4pp]

@@TheThreeHeadedDragon lol that's good

[@TheThreeHeadedDragon]

The game doesn't allow you to steal either Tullius' or Ulfric's soul, though. It does allow you to steal any others that you kill.

[@yahiaaymankamaly3518]

@@TheThreeHeadedDragon but you can make them a death thrall

[@Dr_Diaz]

@@TheThreeHeadedDragon LMFAOOOOO

[@highqualitycontent4006]

A week into no nut November and azura looking good

[@opiateexperiment2022]

Truth lol

[@windowsthemas5624]

Bruv

[@unsubme2157]

Wtf is no nut november lmao

[@highqualitycontent4006]

You can’t bust a fat one in November

[@MugiwaraZero]

27 days into no nut November and alduin looking thicc

[@tarvoc746]

The Black Star isn't just morally questionable, it's outright evil. _Even if_ you play a character who only kills in just combat or to defend themselves, you still deny your opponents entry to Sovngarde and damn their souls to an eternity in the Soul Cairn. I'd say that's pretty damn evil.

[@craiga.glesner424]

Tarvoc, Magnus of Thornwood, is not a good man...

[@beargrilling9785]

I need them enchantments man !

[@rykerz105]

It's a video game btw

[@tarvoc746]

@@rykerz105 A remark that's both trivially true and comically missing the point.

[@TheTriangle444]

And so is for any black soul gem you looted

[@creapyalbinofish]

I really wish that in the dawnguard dlc they could have made it so that you could find everyone you soul trapped in the soul cairn, and in the main story have repercussions for soul trapping, like not seeing certain characters in sovngarde, or you know actually have people look at you with disgust when using soul trap on humans, or comment on "giving those necromancers a taste of their own medicine", maybe something to use in elder scrolls 6.

[@ninjaexperto7217]

@That Guy im not sure but, everyone thats been "soul trap", is in the soul cairn, right?

[@youtubemonetization1560]

creapyalbinofish there's a mod for that

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

creapyalbinofish there is a mod for that, check out Broduals channel. I forgot what the mod is called though.

[@PauloArais]

There's a mod called Afterlife wich does this. If you soulltrap and kill a person, his soul goes to the Soul Cairn. If they die in another way, they go to Sovngarde.

[@fabricatedsoul-]

@@ninjaexperto7217 no, only people in black soul gems will go

[@kawaiiaudreyneko7962]

If you don’t care about role playing black. If you care about it depends on if you wanna be in Azura’s favor.

[@AsaNoGaijin]

Meridias sword in hand, Azuras star in my pocket.

[@szarekhthesilentking7043]

But if I role play as an evil daedric lord necromancer?

[@dragobane4728]

@@szarekhthesilentking7043 white star, then azura cant punnish you for defiling her star

[@szarekhthesilentking7043]

@@dragobane4728 l am an immortal vampire, I will never die!

[@dragobane4728]

@@szarekhthesilentking7043 ok then, i will just come over to your location and give you a little zap, with infinite lightning storm

[@christergoode6465]

Azura is the only Daedra who is genuinely polite to when speaking to you, promises to insure your safety when helping her, actually fulfills her promises without some subtle manipulation, she has the decency to look after Aranea and tell her in advance when she's cutting off her supply of visions, and voiced by Lynda Carter in this game. AKA the original live action Wonder Woman. How can siding with the only Daedra who comes across as kind and sincere, and was Wonder Woman in a former life be an evil choice?

[@MACA_Zeon]

I want that black star but I want that follower too lol

[@Cybernaut76]

​@@MACA_Zeon Same here. However, I fear that is almost impossible without console commands or mods. It is such a pity because she is more than capable of having our enemies butts handed over to them.

[@platinumchromee3191]

Meanwhile Meridia shoving her beacon into random containers and breaking eardums

[@TridentH20]

Ik it's probably cheesy but I choose Azuras star for moral reasons. She seems like a benevolent deity. Maybe if I ever have a evil playthrough I'll get the superior version.

[@AsaNoGaijin]

True that

[@deadshot0908]

Well Azura is a deadra they are all pretty much evil.

[@walidtaylor4227]

@@deadshot0908 Not true Malacath is a friend of the friendless. Boethia is about overcoming adversity. Meridia literally only did bad things in the past because she was loyal to her followers. Azura is only cruel to those who either abandoned her or betrayed her. How or any of these entities wholy evil none of them besides Bal are wholy evil especially not Azura.

[@АнгелПасков]

Daedra is rarely moral ...playing against it seems more moral to me .So i always chose the Black star

[@tiellimilin6622]

@@АнгелПасков well that's an oxymoron

[@Elfdaughter]

When you hit the button so early that the video is still private.....

[@CrossKarma2]

How did u get the marker next to ur name?????????????

[@faremo666]

@@CrossKarma2 same

[@xavy_]

Commenting here just to follow

[@HueghMungus]

Elfdaughtergames Hi man I need that icon as well next to my name 😂🤣

[@Rufsetufsen]

I think it's a "sub badge" (as in paid subscription)

[@DeusMachina_EXE]

Fun fact. I'm not good or bad. I'm chaotic neutral.

[@craiga.glesner424]

DeusMachina Coo-coo Nuts for the win!

[@matthewcheung7888]

Chaotic Neutral my ass. Let’s admit it, were all Chaotic Chaos

[@reddybear8506]

Fun fact, no one cares!😘

[@Omega-AlexGt]

What does that mean?

[@peer-pressure-valve6996]

Bruh i just said almost those exact words to the priest irl....are you a fortune cookie 😂😂😂

[@ArtyFartyBart]

White Star: the Titanic Black Star: David Bowie I know which one is better

[@foodafen6367]

David Bowie on the Titanic

[@ansignia]

At first glance I read 'David Blaine' ...I was confused :/

[@TheTriangle444]

@@foodafen6367 Black star is actually this, because it can also do what the Azura star can do

[@MaggotMaggs420]

Hahahah I love that album

[@drakan4769]

Depends on whether you're judging by gameplay value or lore, game-wise the black star is objectively better, lore wise making azura angry would be a pretty bad idea (well, making any daedra angry is a bad idea)

[@GuitarsRockForever]

So true. I also think there is not that much advantage to go for black star. I never run out of charge anyway, after all you kill enough.

[@c0mplex_Ale]

BVale it’s just for the lore and for feeling good as yourself on the game. even though the black star is vastly superior, i like keeping good relationships with the gods, therefore i don’t betray them with necromancy and stuff.

[@szarekhthesilentking7043]

But what if I role play as an evil daedric lord necromancer? I worship hermaus mora, so I am immortal

[@admontblanc]

@@szarekhthesilentking7043 then you're free of the constraints of these foolish mortals.

[@indrickboreale7381]

@@szarekhthesilentking7043 Didn't you blow up your gods and turned their shards into Pokemons?

[@hamzaferoz6162]

Black Star and Mace of Molag Bal combo. Enchanting leveling

[@Kevin-sq1hh]

Patrick Haffey tf

[@patrickhaffey2181]

@@Kevin-sq1hh Watch full metal jacket, some of the best movies lines of all time.

[@Kevin-sq1hh]

Patrick Haffey will do good sir

[@chibichan9586]

I have the Mace of Molag Bal can u still use black soul gem even when its empty to fill it or no 🤔

[@indrickboreale7381]

The wrong way to say Black Star + Soul Tear. Mace of Molag Bal has 18 weight, that's heavy for a weapon that you use only for soul stealing

[@villesalonen6057]

If you're roleplaying Necromancer etc: Black Star Someone who worships Azura: Azura's Star Simple as that

[@АнгелПасков]

nah, i just like the thunder sound after each bandit/forsworn kill,dont you? So Black star !

[@Khaled-bd1pl]

What if you’re a Dark Elf Necromancer?

[@maisiesummers42]

I don't know if it was a game glitch, but I was doing the first run from Whiterun to Ivarstead. I came across M'aiq just after the bridge near the meadery, had a wee chat, and carried on. I got to near Hillgrund's Tomb, and there he was again. M'aiq. I'd been running all the way, so how that sneaky cat got ahead of me I've no idea.

[@loraelstad8941]

Maisie Summers By secret and expert, likely magical methods. 🙀

[@lukec2004]

He's a god

[@pizzas4breakfast]

Hes a cat.

[@haveltherock4058]

He's a cat god

[@PickleRick91x]

I keep having weird shit with maiq too😂 😂 😂 I'll be in like morthal, walk to WHITE run,then randomly see him in the woods chilling🤔 I'm always like?!?! SPYYYY!!! he's lucky I won't kill him. Cause he's funny.

[@alecmueller3299]

"Azura's star is what I always pick" -literally no one ever

[@NaughtiusMaximmus]

I only picked azura's star because i didn't know there was other option :p

[@imnotasalad6963]

@@NaughtiusMaximmus same :'p

[@Sp0on777]

I always pick Azura's star. Not only for concern of being cursed, I prefer to keep my black soul gems separately according to whose souls I've stolen =)

[@thecarl4085]

Yea I had no idea there was another choice

[@snipsnorpsmorble]

I picked azura star bc I didn't want to piss her off

[@alicegille3496]

I always take the black star🌞 Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate the level design where you fight Malyn? Its so cool❄️

[@Cybernaut76]

There is a negative side to taking the black star: That black robed dunmer woman at Azuras altar is actually a rather powerful and versatile wizard (very dangerous to enemies) and would be your companion if you chose the white one.

[@jamclone]

@@Cybernaut76 I only accept companions in Khajiit packaging.

[@Cybernaut76]

@@jamclone Why only Khajiits for companions?

[@jamclone]

@@Cybernaut76 They are cool, thats all. I don't really have a great reason, I just like the Khajiit. The Khajiit followers available are pretty funny too, so they are good picks regardless. If you yourself play as a Khajiit, you can even sorta roleplay as a leader of a bandit group or trade caravan, idk.

[@Cybernaut76]

@@jamclone If you like Khajiit that much, there is a mod called Moonpath to Elsweyr. That means you will meet Khajiit caravan that will offer to take you to Elsweyr. If you accept, you will sooner or later find yourself from a hot environment where snow is unheard of. Another great khajiit related mod is Skooming Skyrim. However, if you want it for Anniversary or Special Edition, you may have to do the conversion yourself. In that mod, your associate in skooma dealing will be a Khajiit. However, as soon as its main storyline is over, I recommend you lie to him about not having made any profits from Skooma trade....because as a business partner he is actually scum who is looking forward to fleece you off your profits but sadly, as long as the main storyline of the mod is not completed, you need his help so at first you have no choice but to suffer loss in business dealings. However, you can start fixing that and making a profit instead of loss once the storyline is over

[@quirkle7538]

In terms of aesthetics, the star of azura is more appealing to me In terms of main game no modded playthrough I'd prefer the black star With the unofficial patch mod I'd also get a mod so I'd be able to get both

[@hornedskullasmr7811]

Nah it's not hard, go for the black star

[@StraightUpIrishJames]

you are so wise

[@InanisNihil]

i love me some BBStar... i always go for that... xD

[@insylem]

Black star does everything the white star does, and more

[@Garuwashii]

@@insylem Yeah it sends people to the Soul Cairn to have their souls sucked of energy for eternity in a desolate hellscape, but at least the people you send there have Jiub, that guy from the beginning of Morrowind who became a saint but then got soul trapped doing something heroic. I don't take the black star because you really don't know how bad the bandit is, maybe they got cheated out of their money cause of the Thieves Guild and they fell into a bad crowd, they need just one good haul to start living honest. Does that bandit deserve to be damned to an eternity of having his soul sucked while wandering a skull filled hell dimension? Also killing mammoths is fun.

[@affanahmad5932]

No one will talk about his profile picture....

[@nunyabizness6376]

Azuras star was a godsend (pun intended) in morrowind because it was an unbreakable rechargable soul gem able to capture golden saint souls and higher. Applied to gear gives you constant effect whatever crazy spell you can come up with... Constant effect feather x1000 on your boots... No problem... Constant effect summon storm atronach, deadra, undead on all your gear... Automatic army of monsters that follow you everywhere...

[@d-dh2143]

DISINFO AGENTS ERRYWHAR

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

I usually did constant effect healing. Kinda op

[@samhayes-astrion]

"In order to understand the great mystery, one must study all it's aspects." - Me, justifying why I'm killing people to fill up the Black Star

[@sansomegalovania8167]

What now, you going to tell us the tale of plauguis the wise?

[@MadMamluk88]

Not just the narrow dogmatic view of the daedra.

[@schmoe5869]

I always choose the one that gets me an op follower

[@michaeldost8155]

Schmoe You sir, have helped me conclude my decision.

[@pakooy5472]

While Daedras are mostly considered evil, Azura is one of the few regarded as "kinda chill", with Meridia. So may as well not piss her off. Plus necromancy (and the use of black souls) is pretty gross.

[@ravpie7837]

Yeah I mean you could just kill like a couple hundred mammoths for them souls

[@XenoDrake]

Stealing the souls of every living creature and using it to power your magic for killing is just fine, but using human souls is where the line gets crossed? The very concept of consuming souls as though they were some energy drink is evil from the onset and denying yourself the access to the black souls isn't some moral high ground.

[@A_d0gg0]

Pakooy Don’t anger a Daedra. I’ve done a deal with every single one and they all love me. I am the Daedras pawn on Skyrim. I represent them. I kill for fun. I did the white star, but that was purely so I didn’t anger a Daedric Prince

[@PapagenoDispo]

@@A_d0gg0 Same. I really wanted the black one but I was afraid that Azura was gonna get pissed off.

[@proximityclockworkx1572]

@@A_d0gg0 Wait until Boethiah finds out that you also allied with Molag Bal. Or vice versa. xd

[@GCJACK83]

I always go Black. Purely because you find less black soulgems in Skyrim than white gems. Black gems can store human souls. ONLY human souls. You are killing bandits, forsworn barring Hagravens and Briarhearts, and Dark brotherhood targets for a good chunk of the game. White gems store animals and lesser beings (draugr, skeletons, bears, sabercats, skeevers, spiders, dogs, deer, foxes, rabbits, etc), and are plentiful. Black souls, human souls, are always listed as Grand, meaning you get better enchanting results and better recharges for your weapons, and as the Black Star is a permanent inventory item, you will always have it with you even if it's empty, much like the White Phial. Another reason to use the Black one is because no matter which version you pick, it can only hold ONE soul at any given time. I'd rather it be holding a Grand soul, a human soul, for crafting purposes, and I spend white gems for recharging.

[@williamlevy6964]

TRUE

[@EmpressSectonia]

I find the Star of Azura to be most useful as an added bonus I get a good follower. No good deed goes unrewarded and Azura definitely rewards you. I feel bad for the Priestess of Azura cause she can't communicate with her anymore but we as the plater can give her a purpose 😌

[@Rose-my6dc]

The beginning of this was so cool when I first played I was so hyped. It was one of my first daedric quests..

[@iansmith3016]

I pick the black star 9/10 times, but I found out that the priestess is actually a pretty strong companion. On my last playthrough I chose her as my follower and did not regret it. I usually just put the star on a dedicated storage spot anyway with all the other unique items.

[@Twilight24682]

I always take Azura’s star as I like Azura and would feel bad betraying her

[@fiefdomofumbria6590]

The virgin Taking the black star because its better vs the chad taking Azuras star because Azuras nice :)

[@Twilight24682]

@@fiefdomofumbria6590 Azura is a daedric prince and betraying a daedric prince is a bad idea expecially azura who cursed all the dunmer for that exact reason also black soul gems are easy to get i have a few already

[@dragonfell5078]

​@@Twilight24682 "I sided with Azura because I don't want her to pipe bomb my mail box" Honestly same

[@kevinclement1533]

Also worth noting that Azura is one of the very few Daedric Prince who treated her followers decently. Most others will simply kill their followers who outlive their usefullness and laugh at it.

[@Twilight24682]

@Kevin Clement True azura is awesome best daedric prince to worship in my opinion

[@mistydemorrow4955]

I find it difficult to play as an evil character. When I played the dark brotherhood I felt guilty for every kill, and I felt no pity for Astrid or any of the others that died (although my character felt pity for the others, she wasn't quite fond of Astrid herself. Still held a grudge for the kidnapping bit and the betrayal). However I liked Cicero. Great guy. The best character all around. The best personality in the game. Hands down. Where was I going with this? I had a point... right, can't play evil without guilt, I'm too nice.

[@c0mplex_Ale]

Misty Demorrow same thing, i just can’t be too evil in this game, especially to the point of betraying a good daedra. even keeping the skeleton key makes me feel guilty with nocturnal

[@kingnova6408]

What is wrong with you

[@NaughtiusMaximmus]

@@kingnova6408 literally nothing, lol

[@kingnova6408]

Bulbasaur Cheroso fam what

[@StanislawOstrovsky]

The daedric lords are actually easier to kill on a low level than a high level because they scale. You can easily do the quest on about a level 10 on Legendary difficulty with a staff of storm atronachs (which you can make at the underforge basically free with a handful of ingredients and a broom). On a high level it is much harder since they will use stronger spells and K0 the storm atronach (and you) almost instantly.

[@MRMADASSASSINx]

I chose Azura's star because it looks better. Plus, it doesn't feel right going against Azura.

[@l0remipsum991]

"By Shor, is that... is that Azura's Star? How did you come to possess such a rare treasure?"

[@DeismaGames]

1:28 wait... lore inconsistencies? Oooo can we talk about that next?!or have you already done that???

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

🤔 After watching this video; 1st off, this is my first time seeing any of your videos and I love the way you break down the information, sass it up, and really like your voice, totally subscribing. 2nd 🤔 Damn... I didn’t know trapping ppl’s souls was possible, slightly regretting having had the townsfolk kill Nazeem lmao 😂 but not really, because everyone finally took out their frustrations on him 🤣 and I was happy to help. Now, to piss off Azura or not? 🤔 I still feel like either way I’ll regret it 😅 damn conscience.

[@alexanderinoa7850]

How… How did you know I was using this as background noise?!

[@Ace-tu2bj]

5:33 start from here

[@mr.lordcat9387]

HOW DARE YOU M'aiq has the best whiskers.

[@spookytown7963]

DAMN RIGHT!

[@darkwzrd4]

I always go for the Black Star. It's essentially an infinite black soul gem (much more useful).

[@wiibrockster]

The Black Star obviously.. for soul trapping Nazeem

[@patbenner7325]

Funniest quest walkthrough I’ve seen on KZbin thank you!

[@jenniferperez3910]

I always go for the black star due to the fact that you kill a lot of humanoids. And they fill up enchanted weapons the best and are the best way to enchant items as well. More money when sold. when you are done using the weapon or item of course. Lol

[@Cybernaut76]

Yeah, but this decision is actually made difficult by the fact that taking the black star would piss off that dunmer woman at Azuras altar and make her refuse to become your adventuring partner. She is actually a powerful, versatile and talented wizard capable of having your enemies butts handed to them.

[@jenniferperez3910]

@Cybernaut76 I have never tried her, so thank you for letting me know. :) There are so many follower options, I never know which one is my favorite. I do like errindor, and dravenea the stoneweaver, and I think his name is valdimar (he is one of the housecarls).. (Sorry, I can never remember how to spell all the names unless looking at them..) I mean also stenvar and Lydia are tanks.. There are just a lot of options lol. Also Black souls are always grand souls, and getting grand souls the other way is harder. Maybe I will give her a try sometime :) again thank you 😊

[@Cybernaut76]

@@jenniferperez3910 Here you can see Aranea lenith in a situation where many other followers quite likely would bite the dust kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJTCaIelqdaYeck As you can see, she fires destruction spells almost like a heavy duty gunship helicopter fires rockets and missiles. Now THAT causes me a real dilemma about white or black star. Without Aranea, the choice would be completely clear to me.

[@jenniferperez3910]

@@Cybernaut76 thank you 😊

[@Cybernaut76]

@@jenniferperez3910 You are welcome. Only now did I realize that frost atronach in the video was not hostile but even it was summoned by Aranea in the beginning of the battle. First she summons a powerful atronach, then she fires off all that destruction magic. Where does she get such incredible mana pool from???

[@medicsoff]

Let me save you 10 minutes: Always choose the black star as it's better in almost every single way.

[@Cybernaut76]

Otherwise agreed but it makes a powerful companion candidate swear off you. I mean that robed dunmer woman at azuras altar is more than capable of dealing with your enemies.

[@wolf-war-master]

I study the Soul Carin so Black Star is a usefull tool for study

[@bradleycasey8700]

2:46 to start the interesting bit of the video

[@AsaNoGaijin]

Azura is wonderful, how could you disobey her and bring the star to Nelecar. ^^ Worthy champion of Azura brings it back to her and gets the star.

[@sagichdirdochnicht4653]

Yeah, uhm well... Azura is all nice and stuff but the Black Star is just to damn cool.... So fuck it.

[@ireneparkin3360]

I once had a glitch with this quest. I had died before Azura could save me, when I loaded up the auto save, Azura just gave me the Azura's Star.

[@DualWield]

I like high pitched Dylan Moran telling me about Skyrim.

[@dalemartin815]

I found that the Sanguine Rose to be very useful in this quest.

[@smolsews3760]

"I hope that fried egg you had for breakfast was egg-tastic" I had a fried egg butty for breakfast before heading to bed (I work nights) and it was perfect

[@TheManeymon]

Hey outlander, get to Vivec very often? Oh what am I saying of course you don't.

[@ittiumimmortal9184]

i actually chose the white star simply cuz i wanted to be favored by all the daedric gods and i can get so many black soul gems from apocrpha anyway and i only use them for specific (NAZEEEM) people so plus soul gems already take up like half my inventory space wouldnt feel right without them lol

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Same, I never had problems with white souls. It's not like there is shortage of either white or black souls.

[@magpie3511]

Can you make a guide type video on the companions best for the sacrifice,Blades,Steward Not marriage There's already a awesome Video on that subject

[@crojackbojangles]

"I love making people happy, I love making people triggered... Some people just hate my voice, that's life." lmao! 9:43

[@RealMrXrow]

I am currently playing Skyrim (again) as a good guy and its not boring at all! It all depends on how you play it. For example I could run around like a blood crazed maniac, but then guards are always after me, and if I do caught and pay the bounty all my stolen items are gone, and its a big hassle, unless of course you kill people like a ninja, or a vampire.

[@MarChlAnn]

"continue chilling or doing whatever boring chore you are while this works as background noise because you're so damn needy" damn BUSTED xD

[@HORRIOR1]

For me this is a difficult choice. I like the black star better, but I like the follower you get from returning the star to Azura :/

[@chadharris2973]

I have always had the feeling the the Aedra and Deadra were representations of the major game designers. The Aedra and Deadra had their “own planes of oblivion” and their own aspects “of reality” that there were in charge of...just like programmers being assigned different game development tasks. But my conspiracy theory doesn’t stop there...I think the beings that the Aedra and Deadra were born out of is credit to the games top producers and The Void was the platforming engine, or perhaps Bethesda itself. Thoughts guys?

[@cyrusii2534]

Interesting theory although I would hope it isn't true since that would mean one of the devs would be a malicious r*pist lol. I would think the closest thing in the elder scrolls verse that would resemble the devs would be the Godhead.

[@Nightstormshadow1]

I chose the black star simply because you can get both black and white souls in it (even though it says just black souls) so it's overall useful to me no matter what but that's just me.

[@mentallychallengedpokemon57]

Plus... it's black. Black stars matter

[@Acronimz]

"when i tried the black star, i could never go back" xD

[@mentallychallengedpokemon57]

@@Acronimz that is a common mistake, to go black star at all.

[@gloriousgoat8875]

I’m not sure if this aged horribly or like fine wine

[@mikoajh2747]

@@gloriousgoat8875 a bit of both

[@cottonmovie2801]

For this quest you should do the quest The only cure so you can get the spellbeaker (it’s a shield that helps to completely stop spells...well it’s stops blocking for like around 1 second) and it’s a daedric artifact

[@SpiritboundNeo]

"I love making people happy - I love making people triggered." Liked and Subscribed!! (^o^)

[@MistyRAthburn]

Get the Ice Form Shout, as with a lot of quests, it'll help greatly with this quest.. but anyways thanks for sharing...

[@Wylyth-nr3hq]

If you want to play a good character, choose Azura's Star. Especially since with Dawnguard you know where the souls of sentient beings trapped in black soul gems go.

[@mhamadantar7605]

😂😂😂😂 love you man keep up the good work and i love youre voice

[@darkprinc979]

Here's another reason to get the black star: You can kill M'aiq, soul trap him and never use him, then M'aiq will always be by your side. Alternately, you could turn him into a pair of fur boots or even one of those expensive looking furred shirts.

[@dragonfell5078]

You could also do that with a regular black soul gem innit

[@patrickOboyle]

:P i know all about da star. But...still watched this all the way cause... It was enjoyable to hear your banter :D

[@gavinl1565]

Azura's star cus you get a badass companion.

[@Zenith3352]

how did you know this was background noise while i do homework? nice

[@tankofnova9022]

9:08 had me laughing and crying my eyes out.

[@naughtyhimiko3259]

Ill take the white one and open console type : qasmoke and take the blackstar so i have both, or the oppisite, both quest are awosome tho from (3 years ago)

[@CtrlAltPhreak]

You can always '~qasmoke' and take em both. I mean, the game is kinda about becoming a demigod. You might as well go all the way and control the very fabric of Mundus with the almighty ~ key

[@southernsuperspit9562]

Lmao I love your vids keep it up I died when you said and I hope that fried egg you had for breakfast was fantastic

[@0zeroSubz]

"when I tried out the black star I could never go back" this make anyone else laugh a bit?

[@hannahgreen681]

Turn Nazeem into boots! I love it. Keep up the awesome that you do.

[@caius6019]

Your frustration at skyrim vids is showing lol

[@NotCharles6]

you always gotta love those extra long intros

[@bennupp2142]

Some people deserve to be soul trapped and used to enchant my toilet paper. That's life.

[@iansmith3016]

StraightUpAwesome channel!

[@lordnerevar137]

I'm not sure if you need a hug or just achieved CHIM.

[@sirdepress566]

video: with the black star you can trap nazeem me: SOLD

[@libertyprime3827]

The black star isnt evil. It all depends on who you use it on. Yeah sure going around killing civilians for souls isnt heroic but if you just stick to killing bandits you aren't doing anything wrong.

[@nubreed13]

thats my opinion as well. i only used soul gems on bandits and monsters anyways.

[@GottaLoveShuckle]

Huge difference from just killing someone and capturing their soul tho isn't there? I can agree it's not evil to kill bandits, however sending them to be tortured for god knows how long by the ideal masters just to enchant a pair of boots is sick.

[@libertyprime3827]

@@GottaLoveShuckle No different from them murdering people so they can have a bit more money.

[@GottaLoveShuckle]

@@libertyprime3827 My characters never do that so irrelevant. If trying to play a moral character I would only kill in self defense or for some sort of greater good.

[@libertyprime3827]

@@GottaLoveShuckle I'm not talking about you killing people for money I'm talking about the bandits killing for money.

[@ImaginaryTerrie3]

I always got the black star. I never thought to go back to the shrine and get the white star.

[@Need_A_New_Game]

I literally have a closet filled with the souls of my victims just because I wanted something to collect i never use black souls because I trap certain characters in those 😈

[@jeostelar4474]

your the only guy I know who can make a 2 minute intro entertaining

[@TheNN]

Her name is Arenea Ienith, or: Ar ah nay ah, Eye en eth

[@williambreeze2659]

Thanks for the video!

[@gerinx3994]

The reason why I chose the black star is because nelacar said that the Daedra made Malyn turn insane. He said they were evil, so despite what the black star can do I chose not to help azura.

[@deonaknajdek8094]

Love your videos. You’ve helped me out a lot thankyou keep up the good work

[@deborahbecerril9562]

I always pick the good star because I always pick the good ..never never the bad… And no I don’t play boring either...

[@cariburn1]

But daedra are bad, so taking the pure star is going with daedra, that makes you evil. Outplayed.

[@bradknightable]

@@cariburn1 bad is subjective. Meridia I believe is the spelling is a daedra but she despises abominations such as vampires, draugr, ect. She even gives you a sword tailor made for the purpose of killing these things. Yes there are really nasty pieces of work like molag Bal but most daedra really don't care about men or mer and that's good or bad however you look at it. Azura however is seen as one of the very few good daedra so I usually go for restoring the star no matter how useful the black star can be.

[@SpiritboundNeo]

Good on ya Deborah! Play true to your character! ...and (especially in Skyrim - notsomuch the real world), good is awfully subjective... it seems that even the gods are only out for themselves, so who's to say that me corrupting the star isn't just another act of Talos? ;-D

[@guy9876]

Yes you do

[@mal4797]

They should have made it equals for both stars, like azura stars could've had other feature that is equals to absorbing human souls.

[@supergirlihateu]

I always take Azura’s Star 😉

[@whatthefuck9703]

Black star is better tho

[@harrytattersall86]

I forgot howuch I loved your videos dude, great content!

[@breathtakingsamurai981]

By Azura, by Azura, by Azuraaaaa !!!

[@mr.kittenface1671]

Its the grand champion!!!!!

[@PapagenoDispo]

oh for the love of god, i picked white because i wanted to be in azura's favour even though i desperately wanted the black one.

[@thebigpew]

Now we all know skyrim can run on anything but can it run on a jelly?

[@cadetwright6496]

Yeah the Dremora were quite difficult on my first playthrough not knowing anything until I got the slowing of time shout and just used that and beat up Malyn with ease.

[@itsclemtime2357]

Uh. Help Azura out cos she can ruin your and your family’s life.

[@percd]

Nice pfp lmao

[@c0mplex_Ale]

tbh i dont play as a good guy, but i like to build a good relationship with the daedric prince, gods and such. including stuff like sithis or talos (thats why i dont kill cicero neither the annoying priest in whiterun and choose the stormcloaks for the sake of free talos worship)