Skyrim: 5 Unsettling Mysteries You May Have Missed in The Elder Scrolls 5 (Part 11) Skyrim Secrets

Skyrim is a game that throws the Dragonborn into a mystical and magical region of the already fantastical Elder Scrolls universe. In a world of giants, trolls, spell and ancient secrets, you better believe Bethesda Game Studios relished in the chance to pepper The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim with an abundant amount of strange occurrences and unexplainable narratives, leaving players with many unanswered questions. So in today’s video we’ll be taking a look at some of Skyrim’s most fascinating, never explained, moments and phenomenon as we dive into our eleventh installment of five unsettling mysteries you may have missed in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

[@EmperorPrinc3]

Aela: I want my soul to go to hircine so I can be with the man I love. Also Aela: Is that an amulet of Mara?

[@awesomeismyname1313]

Lol

[@lilianas6359]

Why is this so iconic yet so true?

[@Jadedfriend1000]

No its an A.R. 15 chambered in 5.56 with a bump stock and 100 round drum

[@carneus]

Yeah, making her a marriage candidate was such a stupid decision. There are so many other single npcs in the game.

[@keegans.3939]

Good one 😂

[@zecat3727]

0:00 I need to ask you to stop. That... shouting... is making people nervous.

[@TynSyun]

Underrated comment highkey

[@sci_pain3409]

yes

[@dae238]

Bruh I’m done

[@NearlyH3adlessNick]

Did anyone else read that in a Skyrim guard voice??

[@Novastar898]

You can say I’ll stop then do the shout again and never get in trouble

[@Frandar]

"Lorkhan is very evil" ok now I know you're a Thalmor spy

[@MrsTold]

Right?!? Lorkan is NOT evil. EpicNate is a thalmor: confirmed

[@monsieurmeu3690]

Well, since Lorkhan is named Shor by the nords; According to the theory where the player might be the avatar of shor, Nate's affirmations means that the player is evil. And who think the player is evil... ? oh yeah, the Thalmor !

[@mrpresedin3534]

@@monsieurmeu3690 but is not like dovahkiin is good guy either well if your definition of good is listener of dark brotherhood or even the one who wear the entire daedric artifact that available

[@socallednedjmax]

By Shor you won't leave here alive

[@kookbook4399]

@@mrpresedin3534 he doesn't necessarily do any of that

[@goinnewoods5314]

Its been commented on before, but Aela also outright mocks the idea of going to Sovngarde. Something about wanting to drink mead and sit around instead of eternally hunting. When I played, I thought it was pretty much part of her entire character that she was in love with the hunt.

[@Noobzlikeu]

She is. It's got nothing to do with reuniting with a fallen lover -- she just loves the hunt. If she was romantically involved with Skjor, I highly doubt she would be a marriage candidate.

[@lukebailey3662]

I'm convinced that you're retroactively updating Skyrim without people knowing in order to continue making these videos.

[@FlamingNinja]

Shush. They mustn’t know!

[@doctorofskillz2932]

Then why hasn't he removed nazeem

[@dylannecros3636]

You know too much! Now Nate is going to sick the Dark Brotherhood on you.

[@cyrodiin]

@JanoschNr1 You can tell what Books increase your skills by the price. If the price is higher than around 10, it'll give you increased skills.

[@cyrodiin]

@JanoschNr1 I haven't played Skyrim in a bit, so if it doesn't show it before you pick it up, just look at it in your inventory and if it isn't a bigger price just drop it.

[@chikasnotmadjustdisappoint6266]

Guard: "Now I remember, you're that new member of the Companions. So you, what? Fetch the mead?" Dragonborn: "I'm the Harbinger..."

[@anitarecount5081]

The Great and Mighty Goddess Aqua “I also fetch the mead. Farkas can’t be trusted.”

[@Cat-sh5kr]

That's what happens when they let someone that has been a companion for under 3 hours become the harbinger.

[@Dogmelter42]

@@anitarecount5081 both are equally useless.

[@CrimsonDHero]

Farkas in hungarian meens Wolf

[@egedenizgogen7978]

Guard: ...oh...

[@snowdragon1234]

Whenever I use the Forge to get armor, I imagine a bunch of Deadra Getting the armor yanked off of them.

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

WHEEEEEEEEEZE

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

That would make for... an awkward first date

[@aaronchan4659]

So then I was like *whoosh* huh?

[@HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire]

“Uh…I can explain.”

[@privatedino3239]

Dang mortal summoning me then stealing my armor

[@nyb8358]

Honestly my whole take on Aela is that she just genuinely loves being a werewolf. She loves the hunt and she loves the power brought by it. And when you mention to her that you don't want this "gift" anymore, she gets upset. While I'm sure she also just wants to see her lost friend again, I think she would have stayed a werewolf even if he lived.

[@felixc543]

Plus Hircine's plane of The Hunt seems like exactly where she would want to spend her afterlife

[@anthonyray1071]

She's a huntress. Hircine's realm would be her ideal afterlife.

[@christopherparks2987]

Aside from that, the quest line shows us curing Kodlak after his death meaning that Skjor has this options as well. Furthermore, Kodlak's journal states that Vilkas and Farkas will likely cure themselves of lycanthropy, but Skjor and Aela embrace it as a gift.

[@jimmyneutron449]

Are you upset because you married her

[@nyb8358]

@@jimmyneutron449 Lmao nah I always picked Ysolda.

[@OctavioHadra]

0:00 Jesus, give a warning next time...

[@thefatherland7063]

Your profile pic suits your comment

[@banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561]

i just got out of the ER after narrowly surviving the cardiac arrest that Nate put me in.

[@sadserb3360]

Bane's Super Brutal Metal Funtime hope everything is alright 💪🏻💪🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Yes ik you’re joking

[@Kunar24]

Tbh I am now scared that one time there will be an actual jumpscare.

[@Fallen_Bagles]

Dick Grayson dede

[@fluffyplatypusgaming1941]

i like to imagine that somewhere in oblivion a Daedra is minding his own business when out of nowhere his armour is teleported away by the dragonborn

[@StilvurBee]

then they get summoned by somebody else with no armor and it's really awkward

[@nikolastankovic9332]

There's book in Skyrim called "I was summoned by a mortal" written by dremora describing situation similar to what you wrote.

[@avak2101]

wait, wasn't summoning things literally forcing a summoned daedra into the form of a summoned item?

[@lily-9141]

huh i was the 69th like nice

[@germandungeonporn5263]

@@avak2101 no it jus takes their shit

[@notottomedic]

The reason for aela's choice is that todd needed someone else who could turn you into a werewolf again if you cured yourself.

[@troodon1096]

Interesting theory, but if you're cured of being a werewolf in game there is no way to become one again.

[@andyocto25]

Dawnguard DLC allowed it.

[@alize0623]

@@troodon1096 Ring of Hircine

[@Tricky_Tree]

True very true

[@robertsummers3386]

That's not as wholesome as the theory in the video suggests, but it makes sense

[@christopheredenton7580]

On the colleges spooky basement “even fewer have ever dared enter...” Me on my 1st play through “ohhh a hatch in the floor ima check this out real quick.”

[@erubianwarlord8208]

he said few the last dragonborn is a clear outlier

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@erubianwarlord8208 it's a joke my brother in Talos

[@TheTrueTerrydactyl]

"Boo! Did i get you this time?" Me: **dies**

[@lukebailey3662]

F

[@Zenrey]

Oof. There's one more Soul in Sovernguard.

[@adversarry]

F

[@Kubsterrb17]

Humph. Milkdrinker.

[@lamb_link]

That boo murdered me to death.

[@TheGreatGrumbolio]

Lorkhan's an evil god you say? Brave words for some one in Pelinal whitestraking distance.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Yeah, also, there's a mystery concerning that, too. If Lorkhan's so evil, why'd he "convince" the Divines to create Mundus, where all mortals live? Isn't the creation of LITERALLY EVERYTHING a good thing? And after they defeated Lorkhan, why didn't the Divines consider destroying Mundus and Nirn since, essentially, they're *Lorkhan's* creations, not their own?

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

Dr. Kira well he essentially killed several thousand weaker gods who had to sacrifice themselves, or were involuntary sacrificed, to create Nirn. Lorkhan may have created reality as we know it in the games, but it cost hundreds of thousands of lives and many of the other gods aren’t thrilled about it.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@Mankorra_Gomorrah Okay, but, again, why don't the Gods still living destroy Nirn and the Mortal realm as soon as Lorkhan was defeated?

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

Dr. Kira Because quite a few of them still want to interact with the mortals on Nirn. Some for entertainment, some for power, some get stronger due to the praise of mortals, and some because they genuinely care about the people living in Nirn. Plus it wouldn’t bring the dead lesser gods back to life and all of the mortals would die for nothing. Not to mention that Elves are the off spring of lesser gods who lost their power but not their lives and its theorized, at least by the elves, that if they just work hard enough they can become full gods again. Kill them all while they’re trapped on Nirn just to spite a different dead god wouldn’t solve anything.

[@user-ke8ew3or5n]

Dr. Kira as far as I understand it, each one of the divines gave part of themselves to create Nirn and now they are trapped on the mortal plane. That's how Lorkhan decieved them - he bound them to the realm and they simply can't destroy it even if they want to.

[@sawyerblake9262]

The greedy man is just what a child called Todd Howard after he revealed his plan to release Skyrim multiple times over 10 years, which the devs put in the game to warn us

[@Blox117]

"Who's laughing now?" - Todd Howard

[@JuliusCaminus]

"Lorkhan is very evil." *Every Shor and Shezzar adherent: "Oi! Watch your mouth, you elvish hack!"

[@christophermiller5433]

Info on Hicine’s realm, it’s actually very friendly to were-creatures. Full of them hunting and shit, which if fully embracing the werewolf culture is essentially heaven to them.

[@kaiseremotion854]

Are werecats canon

[@christophermiller5433]

Kaiser Emotion not that I’m aware.

[@ElysetheEevee]

Kaiser Emotion Hm there are werebears, wereceocodiles, weresharks, werelions, wereboars, and even werevultures. There are several forms of lycanthropy in TES lore technically. You only see werewolves and werebears in the games (I think), though I’m not quite sure about the very first two games. There may be more shown.

[@StilvurBee]

@@ElysetheEevee only werewolves and wereboars in arena and daggerfall

[@frenchfriedrenaissancebaby6140]

Aela already expresses disinterest in Sovngarde _before_ Skjor dies. After your first transformation, you can ask her if there's a cure. She scoffs at that, and calls Sovngarde "some mead-swilling afterlife" that doesn't compare to "the glory of the hunt." Her name is Aela the _Huntress,_ after all. She's not sacrificing Sovngarde to stay a werewolf and reunite with Skjor. She already wanted to go to the Hunting Grounds. Skjor presumably enjoyed being a werewolf as well. When you tell Kodlak that he called it a blessing, he says "That sounds like Skjor." He has books about werewolves in his room. He and Aela hunted together often (in wolf form, most likely).

[@SnapplyPie]

M'aiq starts with m, like mystery. Put that on the next list.

[@redwind5150]

Seen any caterpillars yet?

[@Wecoc1]

There is no mystery. M'aiq knows all.

[@SnapplyPie]

Why can't M'aiq's name be N'aiq?

[@redwind5150]

@@SnapplyPie don't know, tell us.

[@Twilight24682]

M'aiq The Liar well if it isn’t my favourite khajiit here have a bottle of mead

[@tacowithgiantbeansallover]

About the Gehenoth, there is a book in Skyrim talking about the attack on Dawnstar. The author talking about how the Gehenoth is a myth, also mentioning Dragons being a myth. But there is also a drawing in the book that looks like the Gehonoth. Interesting read, but also proving the legend of the Gehenoth. Edit: The book is called "Skyrim Bestiary: The Gehenoth"

[@jedaye47]

That's from a mod I believe

[@Randolorian230]

Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s from a mod. I have never come across it and I’ve been playing the game for over a decade

[@madhattergamer3567]

*me fighting alduin in sovngarge* then I hear this. "Got something I'm suppose to deliver for you" HOW DID HE GET HERE!?!

[@amasterofone]

"Your hands only" like could you not rn?!

[@crzyruskie86]

I guess that's it, got to go. Me: how are you coming back from sovngarde?

[@otwk]

You forgot that "The Greedy Man" is also referred to as a "World-devourer" - clearly linking him with Alduin in some way.

[@mantra887]

But alduin don't have a human form

[@NolifeWest]

It could also apply to mora.

[@ezraefraimbies9770]

I know this comment is old af but who cares. Maybe due to that the Greedy Man isn't one person at all - maybe this is a figure that represents the dova as a whole. As Miraak has the soul of a dragon, he would be a candidate for the person who corrupted the tribe. As the Skaals are a Nord tribe after all and live on the Solthsteim that used to be under dragons and Dragon Priests' lead, it would explain why the Skaals sense the dragons as something evil as they ruled and enslaved the Nords. In this case The Greedy Man would be something like a Biblical Satan - although he's a character in the stories, in the religion itself he's rather a figure that represents the evil in general. Honestly, I believe that the same thing happens in the Skaals' beliefs.

[@connerlinke7033]

As that is a good theory there is also the fact that hermaeus the prince of knowledge is named so because that's how he was created he was accidentally made and is more powerful then almost anything including alduien and often plagued people's minds for their knowledge and when I say accidentally made I mean it as he was made by the grand 3 gods the creator's of all but he came from all their discarded knowledge and was never intended

[@newmaster95]

"Lorkhan is an evil god." Wow, Nate, didn't know you supported the Thalmor.

[@supercool1312]

newmaster95 i mean, why else was he killed to death by the aedra/daedra (cant 100% remember, but it was one of them)

[@belland_dog8235]

@@supercool1312 pretty sure he was jumped by the aedra because he tricked them into making mundas, or the mortal realm

[@someguy-et6pd]

I think the same XD

[@MikePhantom]

@@someguy-et6pd also known as shor and here we have the all maker and the greedy man. its simply really. the nord see shor as the CREATOR of the mortal realm and man kind. lorkhan is the trickster and greedy god that tricked nine aedra to give up their form to create mundus the all maker and the greedy man are one and the same

[@sorcererberoll4641]

Belland _Dog he didn’t trick into making it he just didn’t tell them if they went all in they wouldn’t have much in terms of power left

[@holczy0]

I think Aela's ancestors were also werewolves, so it would make sense for her to go to Hircine's hunting grounds.

[@kieranowens5346]

Doesn't she explicitly state that all the women of her family were companions? Thus likely all werewolves

[@holczy0]

@@kieranowens5346 Yeah, although it's unclear whether or not they were in the Circle

[@joking_oregon1]

I like to imagine that the ancient dragonborn isn't just a single dragonborn spirit but a different one each time coming to assist the last dragonborn in their time of need when they use the shout.

[@maya.8462]

Nate! Please man, I just need you to go to this purple tree and give me some of its sap! Don't ask questions just do it! Quick!

[@vexser6370]

I've already done that for you.

[@Twilight24682]

I stole all the sap it’s mine now tree sap drug party anyone

[@vexser6370]

@@Twilight24682 now I steal it from you.

[@Twilight24682]

Oh no you don’t get back here

[@banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561]

But you're my wife. We have a child, for feck's sake.

[@YourWeirdoPotato]

the fact that the intro included you using a cast iron pot to kill enemies is HILARIOUS. great touch~

[@sauleros]

Po'ed

[@kittylover62]

I'm getting Rapunzel vibes from that but instead of a frying pan, it's a cast iron pot.

[@whyareyoutubehandlesathing]

While it might be even less effective in the vanilla a game, you can still kill enemies with a cast iron pot using telekinesis

[@noahgray543]

Eh, in morrowind you hunt a netch with a fork. Pretty sure it is sheogorath's quest.

[@SelphieTheNutter]

Best use of a bucket I've ever seen is number 13 of this video 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2aqaZKZdtV_oJY

[@ferrice]

Number one greatest mystery in Skyrim: Why does Miraak have sparks when he's been trapped inside a library for like three eras (or more I forget)?

[@recursor9469]

I remember at least one member of The Companions expressing some level of admiration for the Plane of Hircine, saying it was tempting, but still preferred Soverngarde. I don't think that Hircine's after life is objectively bad, so enjoying the werewolf lifestyle isn't the only reason to want to remain a werewolf.

[@redelephantsdotnl]

Skjor was killed *assaulting* the Silver Hand, not the other way around. Also. It is explicitly stated by Kodlak that some of the Circle 'would like nothing better than to hunt prey with their master for eternity, and that is their choice". Kodlak's journal reveals that both Skjor and Aela are those that would, whilst Vilkas and Farkas could be convinced otherwise. You can make more of that if you so please, of course, but there is nothing that suggests as such. It's not Aela's odd choice, within the Circle, it's 50/50, except Skjor dies before you can ask him. Edit: It's 50/50 *after* you present them the option. Before that, all of them are fine with the prospect of the hunting grounds.

[@Jostyy]

Nate: “Boo! did i get you this time” Me: no *nate doesn’t emphasise how big Skyrim is* Me: AHHHHHHG

[@robertcarter2071]

Lol

[@itsclemtime2357]

Lol

[@itsclemtime2357]

Lol

[@itsclemtime2357]

Lol

[@itsclemtime2357]

Lol

[@thehorsefromGOTs8]

I like to think the atronach dimension is actually peaceful and wholesome and it's just atronachs going about their lives, eating with their families, and celebrating birthdays, when they are snatched into tamriel and immediately driven mad with magic induced rage.

[@morrigankasa570]

Aela and Skojr both found the idea of being forever in Hircine's realm fine. Also the Dragonborn can choose to stay a Werewolf as well.

[@NameHere2243]

okay, this is a waste of a comment

[@juliangon8630]

@@NameHere2243 I agree

[@18jpedrometal]

But... But Aela, I thought I was the love of her life I'm devastated

[@spelwurdsrite6756]

You missed the perfect chance to say *Dovastated... No? Im out....

[@GhostofNykr]

me too😭😭😭😭

[@jaredbrown4626]

I think she just likes the hunt.

[@18jpedrometal]

@@spelwurdsrite6756 you're a genius my friend

[@thomasjenkins7506]

@@jaredbrown4626 i mean, her name is Aela the HUNTRESS. nate's theory is just stupid.

[@toggiebeast6809]

The “greedy man” is actually Todd Howard

[@corydorton2660]

Yes

[@timetraveler0002]

No wonder they call him godd howard

[@corydorton2660]

@@timetraveler0002 yea because he nothing but a lier and a cheat

[@oxyu3533]

Cory Dorton, I mean that’s a little harsh

[@corydorton2660]

@@oxyu3533 Not really he willingly broke the law he broke trade laws he ripped people off and lied to their faces a mean just look at what happened at Fall out 76 people were lie to they were ripped off they were promised a lot more they finally gave in are now giving them what they pay for literally the guy to the Vange of just a name alone rip people off broke trade laws and over All didn't even own up to any didn't even say made a mistake we still want to think he some kind of master trader with his arrogant attitude and that's why he is a liar and a thief

[@paytonmcmann]

The Gethenoth could be a snow elf who underwent the transformation that wood elves are able to undergo

[@jedaye47]

Y'ffre (the God who made the Green Pact) is one of the Falmeri deities too, although worshipped as Jephre an alternative name

[@regalcartoon3952]

I’m depending on these Skyrim videos to keep me from dying of boredom.

[@lucajohnen6719]

If you die as a follower of Hircine, aren't you part of his hunt tho? Aka, you join him in hunting in the eternal hunting grounds. Honestly sounds like one of the more pleasant planes of oblivion

[@mitchellbroderick9220]

That's what I thought, too! She does have the title "The Huntress", right? I think she just wants to go there to hunt forever!

[@lucajohnen6719]

@@mitchellbroderick9220 I mean, the reason given might factor in. Especially since they where both avid hunters. But yeah, I think she does want to hunt forever on his side.

[@strongside4565]

I'm pretty sure Hircine's realm is a twisted hellscape and humans are often prey of the Endless Hunt, but as far as daedric planes go, you could do worse.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@strongside4565 Also, the Shivering Isles aren't that bad because, it's basically a mental institution for those who died in service to Sheogorath and worshiped him. Also for the now-dead mentally ill. And the doctors who work with these "patients" are none other than Sheogorath, himself and his royal court.

[@strongside4565]

@@DoctorWhoKage I'd assume the Shivering Isles aren't fun given that we had the delight of watching Pelagius relive all of the horrid things that plagued him for his entire life. Ultimately the dragonborn cures him, but I'd imagine the success rate isn't incredibly high since Sheogorath so very loves surrounding himself with crazy.

[@gitarisbejat]

5 unsettling mysteries you have missed about Nate why he never out of content from 8 years old game? is he live in Skyrim? is he related to daedric prince hermaeus mora? is he dwemmer? did he obtain oghma infinium to keep uploading Skyrim Knowledge video and with that we going to wrap up 5 more unsettling mysteries you have missed about nate

[@katsu6934]

All of the above

[@VeemaMusic]

Yes.

[@kvproductions2581]

Hi guys it's KV here and nate is a really BIG youtuber

[@despacitodaniel801]

@@kvproductions2581 hi guys Despacito here, and Nate is a THICC youtuber

[@socallednedjmax]

Alas only Nate has the answers, and HE is not talking

[@LadybirdPikuni.1521]

Using his shout against him is equivalent to Harry Potter using snapes spells against him 😂💯👌🏽

[@nicholashuffman6494]

Nate: "boo. Did I getcha this time?" Me: "Yep. 100%. ahhhhhhhh"

[@charles4283]

Wait.... Is Uriel spetim a dovahkiin? Does being a dovahkiin mean you have a claim to the throne! I DONT NEED THE WELL RESTED BONUS I NEED ANSWERS

[@aralornwolf3140]

Every member of the Septim line is a dragon born... every member of Alesia's line is a dragon born. Both lines are "probably" extinct unless some bastard child had children and none found out... none of the blades found out...

[@AKnightErrant]

I mean, it's about as good of a claim as any of the others right now. And we do kill the Emperor, so there4's a power vacuum...

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@AKnightErrant , Does the Dovahkiin have an army? If so, then yes, the Dovahkiin could conquer Tamriel... Yet, to the best of my knowledge... the Dragonborn doesn't have an army, so it is unlikely that they conquered anyone. (unless the Thalmor forgave them for the murder of their own and the Dragonborn becomes their leader?)

[@AKnightErrant]

@@aralornwolf3140 Could also end up becoming Ulfric's heir or something akin and go from there

[@thomaswillard6267]

@Potato King The Septims and Cyrodils weren't Alessian either

[@silverblade357]

Aela is also an ideal devotee of Hircine. Her existence revolves around one hunt or another. Her idle chatter abhors how much time the companions must spent behind city walls. Her connection to her inner wolf is much deeper than her nordic blood. An eternity spent on the prowl in an endless wilderness would be preferable to an eternity spent feasting and drinking in Sovngard.

[@jhay3966]

nate: "Lorkhan's evil" "THALMOR FILTH"

[@sambrooks8312]

Also, the huntress wants to see and hunt with her mom again too~☆

[@cookiewoke1899]

The biggest mystery to me is why has no one killed Nazeem prior to you first meeting him. I mean his wife doesn't even like him Edit: didn't know Nazeem jokes were so controversial. I'll do better next time.

[@ysmirwulfharth4012]

The Nazeem „jokes“ are getting pretty repetitive and boring...

[@sea_triscuit7980]

@@ysmirwulfharth4012 do you get to the cloud district often? What am i saying, of course you don't...

[@ysmirwulfharth4012]

Twiggafinga that’s exactly what I mean ... How you answer to a critique of a meme one might ask?! Exactly! *With* the Meme itself! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jowarren1558]

Ysmir Wulfharth dont think it’s a joke. Serious totally epic

[@spicybeantofu]

You can kill him? Must be a mod or cons command

[@Kazuma11290]

The All-maker is most likely a regional variant of Anu, while the Greedy Man is a variant Padomay or Sithis. And you can't just outright call Lorkhan evil. That's supposed to depend on whether you ask a human or an Elf. The whole point of Lorkhan is to be divisive and not fully known.

[@TheDarkblue57]

Neither Padomay nor Sithis can manifest themselves as humanoid in the Mundus s'wit.

[@ThePlayer920]

Who's to say that the Greedy Man isn't an aspect of Mehrunes Dagon?

[@Kazuma11290]

@@ThePlayer920 Because I can't imagine Dagon just living with the Skaal while stealing their shit. He's mostly into wrecking stuff.

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@Kazuma11290 , Lord of Destruction... NOT wrecking stuff?! You're correct that seems to be wrong. Mephala instead?

[@marktresztian4467]

Sheogorath? I know he is not that greedy, but he looks human and why not mess with the Skaal for fun?

[@ethanzaleski4841]

For the ancient dragon born shout I have a theory. Theory: Miirak had his soul or a shadow of himself removed from his body by Alduin and it was made his servant/guard..?

[@kieranowens5346]

There have been multiple dovahkhin in the history of Tamriel. You meet atleast one in Sovngarde. It's probably not Miraak.

[@szabok1999]

​@@kieranowens5346Yes but we're told Miraak was the first one.

[@TheRealRedHood]

I know this has already been said many times over, but I'll put my two cents in. If Larkhan is evil then so is Talos. And only a Thalmor sympathizer would think that.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Don't need to like the Thalmor to hate Talos... Tiber Septim was a mass murdering warmonger

[@thalmoragent9344]

@Cry more Oh, so by that standard then I guess Mannimarco was a good person too, even Mehrunes Dagon... damn, we shouldn't have stopped the Oblivion Crisis, huh?

[@thalmoragent9344]

@Cry more Considering that half of Hammerfell and the whole 2nd Aldmeri Dominion did all they could to stop Tiber Septim's warmongering, I'd say they also hated serving them as well

[@cosmic2750]

@@thalmoragent9344 Well no one is right. Elves are hated because the elves were directly responsible for the Night Of Tears. Humans had the right to hate elves after their wives, children, sisters and families were killed. And, then again, seeing the Elves point of view does make Talos seem evil. Guess it all depends on which side you see with.

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@cosmic2750 The Night of Tears isn't why all Mer are hated, it was just the Snow Elves, and even then, who's to say the Snow Elves didn't have a right to remove any threat from their Province, given that we don't know why or what lead to it? We also know Ysgramor was taken prisoner by the Snow Elves, he didn't escape the destruction of Saarthal, and we don't know if the citizens were all killed, or if they were enslaved later for whatever happened that night. Besides, Saarthal wasn't the first human settlement in Skyrim, or even Tamriel, it was just the largest in Skyrim at that time.

[@miro.georgiev97]

"Boo! Did I get you this time?" Did you know an "IT, Chapter Two" ad played right before you said, "Boo"?

[@cummdiggitydoogenstein]

I had the same think happen to me

[@pigeonsarealright]

In the intro Nate hit someone with a pot. A GOD DAMN POT

[@LinksYTLink]

It's a mod He went over it in a mod video.

[@jackmaney4276]

The Pot of the Dragonborn!

[@whitelightning6766]

Now where did I stuff my Dibella Statue?

[@TMacandKobe4real]

Pots are godly weapons......FACTZ!!!

[@mercyprod.4758]

Does anyone think we will explore the other continents of nirn? I'm dying to see the whole world explored in one or the whole series especially with the times changing everytime you jump into a new TES, hearing of what you did as a character or reading about them, you, a thousand years prior to your newest adventure

[@Cgar776]

im hoping if they do that itll be a different title than "The Elder Scrolls" since all of the es games take place on tamriel, nowhere else, and each continent has a new title for the franchise

[@kanou7473]

I'm just gonna ignore the fact that i literally have married Aela countless of times, and let Skjor have his spotlight

[@badassgregory]

Aela said multiple times that she enjoyed being a wolf and relished in the hunt. She explicitly states that's her reason.

[@acedemon3434]

That's her official reason if she tried to hide the fact they had a relationship whilst he was alive then why wouldn't she still lie and not give her true reason there

[@emlynselene1096]

You know people can lie, right? If they didn't, humanity wouldn't be where we are today.

[@strongside4565]

@@acedemon3434 I mean, if anyone in the entire game wanted to join the Endless Hunt, I'd assume it would be Aela and Skjor. She also says those things prior to Skjor dying.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

can we stop with the stupid "aela and skjor were dating" crap? the only thing that supports this theory is a line of a dialogue that only idiots, including nate, interpret that way. she's a huntress and loves to hunt. it's in her name. she wants to join the great hunt after death. that's it. plain and simple.

[@stevefilms1997]

Sovenguarde is really just a shitty field and some hall why would anyone want to o there for eternity

[@hiphopopotamus2839]

I find your wolfish grin *UNSETTLING*

[@TheLadyLiddell]

*is wearing a full face-covering helmet* ...

[@AmateurContendr]

I'm not a big fan of the first theory. Mostly because it hinges on the idea of Aela sacrificing something by choosing to go to Hercine's realm after death. His realm is described as a place where the dead hunt for the rest of eternity, which I personally would assume to be a not so dark destiny for someone who literally has Huntress in her name.

[@dagonkur]

It wasn't the Boo that got me, but the Guy sliding across the screen.

[@thunderbird7020]

Did you call Lorkhan a very evil God? I’d say It’s a bit more complicated then that.

[@ysmirwulfharth4012]

Thunder Bird Lore or C0DA ?

[@gryphonofmight]

he's the chief god of the nords and you go to his realm!

[@Tatwinus]

@@ysmirwulfharth4012 C0DA is not canon. It was released long after Kirkbride was fired, and he wasnt a part in creating the world in the first place since he started at bethesda AFTER Arena was released.

[@ysmirwulfharth4012]

Dennis Hårdén that‘s why I am asking it in the First Place ! Read it again...

[@thepalewolf3725]

@@ysmirwulfharth4012 Lore, Lorkhan is seen as an evil deceiver by the elves who see him as the betrayer of the gods. Whereas the races of man see him diffrently. To the Nords he is Shor, warrior god and protector of men. The Imperials see him as Shezzar, the missing god, who taught the divines to become parents of a new creation. It's more complicated than that but that is the basic idea. I'd recommend looking into it further as it is pretty interesting once you get into it.

[@aaronbrown6733]

I’d hope Alea isn’t in love with Skjor because I married her 😂

[@weylontheweird]

5:16 as soon as I saw this, I instantly recognized it as a lurker.

[@Rabdom50]

Fun story. In my original game on my old Xbox 360, Skjor randomly cake back to life well after I finished the main story line for the companions, and everything worked fine/as normal. The best part for me was that, obviously, the game wasn't coded to make any of the NPCs notice he had died and cake back. Everything was just normal

[@sentient_cornflake5070]

One of those wonderful “unanswered questions” is “Why can’t I get the Oblivion Walker achievement anymore?”

[@XLCook12]

My best guess is you got the rueful axe instead of clavicus viles mask cuz you get the rueful axe by killing barbas the dog or you spare him and you get clavicus viles mask people think it’s a glitch that you don’t get the achievement if you kill barbas but some people think it’s Bethesda punishing you for killing a dog and I know it’s late but hope it helps

[@sentient_cornflake5070]

I finally got it after I killed that one werewolf for Hircine. For some reason, I needed both the ring and the Savior’s Hide. Thank you though!

[@sentient_cornflake5070]

@You nah, I didn’t kill the dog because I didn’t have the heart to. But, you’re right about the Hircine thing, I got his ring and then went back and killed the werewolf for the Savior’s Hide.

[@imperialspy8202]

@@sentient_cornflake5070 ain't you supposed to be a dragon? Dragons kill EVERYTHING lol even tho I AM the first dragonborn

[@kekoinquiloinks6046]

@@imperialspy8202 cringe. Just cringe...

[@mettatonneo1147]

Alduin when he sees the Dragonborn in Sovngarde: *EXCUSE ME, WHAT THE FU-*

[@ValensBellator]

“It should be quite rare for two dragonborns to live at the same time” Well if every Septim was a Dragonborn then there were undoubtedly many living at the same time. That limitation seems inaccurate.

[@UltimateInnerSpirit]

The Dragonborn condition isn’t hereditary though, it was based on the position of emperor, we see this by the fact that some of the septim dynasty were entirely unrelated to Tiber Septim, which would mean there would be no way they could be Dragonborn from a genetic connection.

[@troodon1096]

Not every Septim was a dragonborn, in fact Tiber Septim was the only one confirmed to be so. And Pelagius I was the last emperor who was even a direct descendant of Tiber Septim.

[@ConnorRunda]

I like the theory that claims there’s a difference in “dragon born” and “dovahkiin/dragon hunter born.” Which explains why Alesia and most of the septims have zero interactions with Kynareth and the grey beards. One is a covenant based agreement, the other is blessed directly by Akatosh to contain a dragon soul.

[@Growmetheus]

Lellerz Woah i wanna read this. Where can i?

[@RayleighM2010]

Her name is called Aela*

[@dliviks]

@@RayleighM2010 no, but her name is with double 's.' They are talking about St. Alessia, yay

[@RayleighM2010]

Jakob Holm-Petersen Skivild oh sorry thought that was Aela didn’t know

[@dliviks]

@@RayleighM2010, that is quite alright!

[@UltimaXReborn]

Nate: Refers to Lorkhan as evil. Me: That's elf talk, boy.

[@willdaniels9420]

Also fun fact when you summon a weapon you are forcing some random daedra into that form most likely a dremora.

[@AnaMaria-wt3ix]

My head canon is actually that you summon some dremoras weapons. I just like the thought of them losing their weaponry every couple minutes because some kid summoned it away

[@Woodland_Wizard]

@@AnaMaria-wt3ix meanwhile in another world wizards keep summoning socks from this one

[@sci_pain3409]

Konrad Heidisch ‘my sock was summoned by a mortal’

[@christopherparks2987]

That makes me laugh. When the weapon is gone, they're back in their plane with a massive headache wondering wtf just happened

[@tylersyaboi]

Me: Pft... Skyrim can’t make me cry. *Skjor and Aela theory exists and witnessing Skjor’s body* ;-;

[@amasterofone]

Dude what about Glover Mallory's letter to Sapphire that you get in Raven Rock. 😭😭😭😭😭

[@vlastasusak5673]

Yea, I have a mystery for you. I recently realized that at the outdoor area of Bthardamz, there is a passage which has an ornate pillar. It is the same pillar as the one that can be found southeast of the shrine of Peryite, and clearly bears his likeness. The thing is, this pillar at Btardamz is built into the ceiling, which seems to imply that it is a part of the original structure. So why would the Dwemer build a pillar depicting Peryite when we're told that they did not worship the Daedra, especially then Peryite who seems to be among the least significant princes? What am I missing?

[@kaiseremotion854]

I know I'm a year late but peryite does give a distinctly dwarven looking shield, and while a "weaker" prince it seems they have a larger role in mortals...the dwarves probably aren't worshipping pery but since they see themselves as equal to the gods it could be possible they are peryite discussed some things....(perhaps even peryite had a hand in the "poison" that caused the snow elves to go blind....probably unintentionally)

[@metetural9140]

Three cell phone games that is. And not on the Motorola T720, it was on the Nokia. Shadowkey, Dawnstar and Stormhold.

[@dstinnettmusic]

Kodlak's journal mentions that some see an afterlife hunting with Hircine as an ideal heaven. Also, you literally cure Kodlak after he dies, so im theory you could cure Skjor too. I call bunk on that one.

[@johnvazakas970]

But skjor was dead a long time and his soul already entered Hiricine's realm...once that happens, it's too late to cure it. And I'm sure I spelled that wrong 😊

[@blazechicken6822]

@@johnvazakas970 Going by any kind of reasonable timeframe their deaths were mere days apart, maybe a couple weeks at most. Most likely scenario is just the devs just outright forgot about Skjor by that point or just left out his explanation that he wanted to stay a furry

[@troodon1096]

It might seal the deal for her, but I'm pretty sure she'd want to stay a werewolf regardless.

[@hehehorf782]

Could it be possible that Miraak somehow captured or otherwise utilized the soul of a Dragonborn that came after him? Especially if he was a Dragon Priest, I think he would be willing to punish a future Dragonborn who "betrayed" his dragon blood.

[@Noobzlikeu]

Miraak betrayed the dragons himself, and it's been stated that when the 3 heroes that fought Alduin on the Throat of the World asked for his help, he only refused because he had other plans and that he wasn't against what they were doing at all

[@DonPatrono]

I love to think that the "Ancient Dragonborn" summoned is anyone of the previous 20 or so incarnations on random. Given that it does not appear on call but only when you have the Dragon Aspect shout active and your health is below a certain threshold, I like to think that the previous dovahkiins are looking at your exploits from above, and when they see you getting beaten one jumps up and he's like OH NO NOT ON MY WATCH IMMA SHOW THEM HOW WE DID IT IN THE SECOND ERA, grabs a waraxe and zoinks into the material plane to provide ass whopping

[@nazeem8085]

Hmm how unsettling

[@vanator3169]

Gtfo, go to the cloud district

[@bansheecan4407]

@@vanator3169 hilarious

[@vanator3169]

@@bansheecan4407 yup, peak of my comedy career. That never existed

[@Twilight24682]

Nazeem I went to the cloud district the other day didn’t see you there you liar

[@staymellow7673]

why has no one put a bounty on nazeems head or dark brotherhood contract on him i messed it up the first time

[@nickkandaras1393]

The Ice Tribes were also present in The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey. Based on where they live, and being somewhat sociable, and intelligent, they are implied to either be a type of Falmer, or Riekr, probably the latter. The Gehenoth may be some kind of troll-kin, scary enough to terrify the other trolls. In addition, the Udefrykte is Skyrim is a reference to the Gehenoth, in addition to being an easter egg of 2 other games.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Trivia time: the Gehenoth is named after the Hebrew word "Gehenna", a valley near Jerusalem used to incinerate garbage which gave its name to the Jewish concept of Gehenna as a place where the souls of sinners were permanently destroyed. It's ironic that *ice* tribes should have a pet named after an incinerator and a spiritual place of firey destruction.

[@Tyleregor4588]

The Udefrykte in Skyrim is a reference to the Udefrykte from the TES 3 bloodmoon expansion.

[@Connor_Baldczus]

Aela also seems to love hunting a lot and if I remember correctly, when you are a werewolf and die you're supposed to go to Hircines realm to hunt with Hircine. So not only does she want to see Skjor again but also hunt.

[@TheWolfman112]

Anyone else think the Gehenoff looks strangely like a Lurker from the Dragonborn DLC? And whenever a Lurker spawns in Solstheim, Reiklings also appear.

[@SenketsuFi]

XD when he said the greedy man fleed into the woods i couldnt help but hear zoidbergs noise while picturing a skald fleeing.

[@frankmyers8062]

HA!! Now thats all i can imagine.. lol

[@auslander1211]

In Sovngarde you can come across some random dialogue by a “hero of sovngarde” who claims that they share the dragonborn birthright.

[@inelllumba1727]

It’s funny thinking of conjuring daedric armor, I like to imagine it pulls it off a random daedra. He’s just walking around oblivion and then all of a sudden “what the... where’d my clothes go??????”

[@lancsdragon2619]

Just imagine a game that encompassed the entirety of Nirn

[@ShakedownDreams]

Isn't that what the Elder Scrolls Online is doing to some extent?

[@tropicalturtlez6988]

@@ShakedownDreams eso has MOST of Tamriel but it's not complete yet

[@ShakedownDreams]

@@tropicalturtlez6988 yeah that's what I was thinking but like that's what their goin for

[@Bergen98]

Bethesda's engine would collapse on itself lol

[@cosmic2750]

@@tropicalturtlez6988 Well, Tamriel is just one country. There's Akavir, Atmora, many small glacial islands, etc in Nirn.

[@gryphonofmight]

Lorkhan is in skyrim. The Nord chief god Shor is Lorkhan. Sovengarde is his realm. He is evil to the elves and benevolent to men

[@lukec2004]

*Pelinal intensifies*

[@isiraratnayake9491]

Maiq the liar.... Lorkhan the trickster...... 👀

[@ryklatortuga4146]

" Hey Carlotta Valentia - Lorkhan Good!" - Mikael the Bard - Whiterun

[@sullivanlaramie2901]

Skyrim: 'Very few at the College about the Midden.' Game devs: 'Just slap two trap doors down. Make sure one's in the courtyard and the other's in one of the dorms for easy access."

[@zigzaghyena]

I mean be honest, people are busy in the college, anyone who sees probably just goes "meh it's a basement or a sewer or something" and just goes on with their day.

[@sullivanlaramie2901]

@@zigzaghyena But they're also probably all about learning everything they can about the college or looking for somewhere to work on their experiments.

[@zigzaghyena]

@Sulilivan Laramie : The College of Winterhold isn't exactly big on regulations, if your research needs a level of secrecy from that lot then you're probably already lurking in a cave somewhere with the other #XtremeResearchers chanting an Ode to Mannimarco.

[@anthonyray1071]

On the Ancient Dragonborn, it could be that Miraak bound a later Dragonborn's essence using knowledge he gained in Apocrypha

[@RightInFromDenmark]

I always thought it was very natural for Aela to want to stay a werewolf, she's a huntress, obsessed with hunting and beasts. Her entire character revolves around hunting and how cool being a werewolf it, and "totally not dating him".

[@publiusdraco2557]

Epic Nate, "Lorkhan is evil." Thalmor confirmed.

[@marhawkman303]

That would explain why the Thalmor embassy quest is his favorite. :D

[@EstebanBrenesV]

@@marhawkman303 unless he is lorkhan himself what better way to hide it than to call yourself eviland not understanding the lore behind him? hmmmm

[@Pakshee_C]

Was about to say the same

[@minecraftoverlordpe2842]

I also want to note he hearted a comment saying "Long live the empire"

[@thomasjenkins7506]

i was gonna say, lorkhan is far from evil. the aedra are evil and he is fighting against them.

[@SenketsuFi]

I always felt like the secret aela and skor shared was them hunting and slaughtering as many of the werewolf hunters as they could without the boss catching on.

[@wolfskinchanger]

And when they tracked the Silver Hand to their lair, they brought you into the Circle to increase their chances of victory.

[@Alpha1200]

19:40 - So the atronach forge doesn't create anything, it just pulls things from Oblivion into the mortal world? Does that mean that if you use it to summon a set of Daedric Armour there's some dremora suddenly walking around naked on Oblivion?

[@PupRubble]

This video was the only one where the "boo" got me. Im not proud of myself, but well done.

[@dahuterschuter]

Aela is my wife and has nothing to do with Skor.

[@benbox47]

dahuterschuter This comment is actually really funny, it deserves more likes

[@BeemanNZ]

Don't talk to me or my Aela again

[@Lubedupsquid]

Came here to look for this comment

[@DeLaCrack]

Surely all those trips to the Hunting Grounds are strictly business....

[@callsign_nautilus567]

It's just lore

[@LittleShmuplet]

My favorite mystery is how Nate can get his voice to be so soothing, I think he's been blessed by Akatosh himself

[@ieatdirtwasntavailable]

creeeppyy

[@bansheecan4407]

Soothing? Yeah right man.

[@Undomaranel]

I am perplexed and intreg-wayed by your Sans/Elmo. Is Grover or Oscar Paps?

[@goldenknight578]

Come now. We've all heard about Nate and his honeyed words.

[@universal_wisdom3416]

I’m stroking to this awkwardness so hard

[@lunchbox560]

Everytime I watch your videos it always makes me wanna replay it for another time no matter how many times I beat it, keep it up man you're doing an awesome job!!

[@richardmummery7257]

i know this is an old video but i just love binge watching your videos. ive been playing Skyrim for 10 years and still love it, it still surprises me today. now im playing the anniversary edition. its such a mind bend to me that after 10 years its still going strong. i digress, love your videos Nate, hopefully youre able to start making videos more regularly again because youre damn good at it.

[@SuperLumianaire]

Or, the ancient dragonborn was, is, a dragonborn misplaced in time. With the dragon breaks, anything is possible.

[@jeffbezos1639]

Skjor is never dead. Just about every save I've ever made he just comes back. Thanks Todd Howard, it works, it just works

[@jotarokujo4727]

He is really dead,I searched for him In all Jorvaskr,I never find him😭

[@jeffbezos1639]

@@jotarokujo4727 He's not supposed to be alive but in just about every late game save I've had he just reappears in some form or another

[@jordanp.davidson5977]

That's just a bug it has happened to me on some occasions and whenever you go up to speak to him when that bug is active he still refers to you as a whelp even when you become the Harbinger.

[@noahtackett6264]

3:30 if you ask her about it in dialog she says she wants to be part of the hunt with Hircine forever. She's such a big hunter that she'd rather hunt than fight in her afterlife

[@gamingamalgam1197]

“Since more than one dovakin in a lifetime isn’t supposed to happen very often” Miraak “uhhhh yea about that”

[@MuhammadRaiyan135]

I feel like the atronach forge was the ancient method of summoning atronachs before the modern technique was invented which is portable so people kinda forgot about the old way

[@EvilGamerCrowley]

I liked the Ancient Dragonborn one. We know that ancient nords created Dragonrend. So it makes sense for Miraak to create Dragon Aspect. I'm guessing that Miraak created Dragon Aspect but we, the last dragonborn, somehow enhanced the shout to summon his soul. (the ancient dragonborn)

[@vigneshkr7072]

Yeah but it doesn't explain the weapon of choice of the ancient dragonborn. Miraak seemed to favor magic and one handed weapon in his combat but the ancient dragonborn uses a great axe. Note that in game only the last dragon born summons this ancient dragonborn while using this shout Miraak is never seen summoning this dragonborn. So I guess this has something to do with the last dragon born. It could be a humanoid aspect or projection of dragon souls that were used by the last dragon born to learn the draconic aspect shout.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Mabye the ancient dragonborn was different being, mabye it was the player in a past life, mabye is some dragon wanting to spite auldin who the hell knows XD

[@imperialspy8202]

Yes I did create Dragon aspect

[@amasterofone]

If I'm not mistaken there's some dialogue with Aela where she talks about how she would be happy to be able to hunt in the afterlife because she enjoys it so much now. That she doesn't see it as anything she's giving up but just to continuation of the life that she enjoys. I think that the Skjor thing just solidifies her decision.

[@RevanLockheart-]

This guy's passion for Skyrim has brought me back to playing . Now playing my first imperial character since morrowind.