Skyrim: 5 Unsettling Mysteries You May Have Missed in The Elder Scrolls 5 (Part 9) - Skyrim Secrets

[@theunfortunategeneral]

Me : Joins the bards The bards : sends me on quests. Also the bards : Never teach you to use instruments.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Old Elf Guy poached you for the Historian squad.

[@_ChrisIsHere]

I know how to play a mean spectral drum

[@ramonapetermann9585]

That is, what always confuses me. They are not at all interested in my singing abilities or playing the flute, they send me to a dangerous Nordic tomb to acquire something lost to the College? Means I could go to the Stormcloaks without being able to handle sword or bow?

[@freedantheeternal]

@@ramonapetermann9585 Well, yes, actually. I mean, you can join the College of Winterhold by barely managing to cast a low-level spell. I was an Archmage that wore heavy armor and fought with a two-handed sword in my first playthrough.

[@thescoundrel793]

Bards are agents of chaos, if DnD has taught me anything.

[@DamiFides]

How about this idea? Ebony = Fossilized Blood of Lorkhan Stalhrim = FROZEN Blood of Lorkhan

[@camsterdam3896]

Lorkhan's dried spunk.

[@megabarroth5156]

@@camsterdam3896 r/cursedcomments

[@camsterdam3896]

@@megabarroth5156 hehe

[@justnoob8141]

Sound better than fossilized wood anyway

[@milktoast3280]

Stalhrim is Lorkhan's bathwater

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

The Most Unsettling Mystery: When Will Nate Run Out of Tiny Details.

[@ALEXANDERATTACK]

When the next elder scrolls comes out

[@med_jelly]

the year is 2084... Society has long since collapsed, youtube is no more. Videos can only be found on the black market... It's been years since any form of civilization had been around, and yet still, there is a tiny flicker of hope... *Hey guys, it's Nate here*

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

The Artistic Cupcake YES!

[@corypowercat7277]

Probably not.

[@Fenris2]

30 years from now

[@jasoncrowell8863]

The theory that Titus Mede called the hit on himself is the hill I will make my stand on. Mede finds out that some people want him removed, and he uses a spy to help them (Motierre's bodyguard), then when you go to kill him, he asks one favor. He asks you to kill Motierre, this removes a disloyal backstabber. Why? Mede isn't a Septim, he doesn't have the power of the dragonblood like they did. The Empire is falling apart, and the Thalmor are preparing for another round, the Empire, and humanity is effectively finished. Tiber Septim, in his lifetime, was Dragonborn...he is worshipped by the Stormcloaks as Talos, and the dragonblood is proof of Akatosh's favor. Mede has heard that a new Dragonborn has emerged in Skyrim, and so...he helps finance and encourage those calling for his assassination, they perform the ritual and an assassin shows up to kill the Emperor. And once Emperor Titus Mede is out of the way, then the throne is clear for someone who can reunite the rest of the empire and Skyrim against the Thalmor. Someone blessed by both Akatosh and Talos could unite the Empire again, the Dovahkiin could do it.

[@MLPDethDealr32]

i had the same thought. He even tells you "I sense in you a certain... ambition." I actually held the thought that he was also one of the ones behind the " letters from a friend". He'd know of the history of the Septims and the Dragonblood. And i keep running across imperial scouts when im near certain Word Walls.

[@ArtForSwans]

Just like the legacy of the Hero of Kvatch is that they became Sheogorath, it's likely we might hear stories of an unnamed Dragonborn taking the throne and beating back the Thalmor in Elder Scrolls 6.

[@n1lls_]

I don't think Mede knew who was the dragonborn

[@thinkwithurdipstick]

I’d go further to say that the Emperor put Motierre up to it. When you eventually say you’re going to kill him per Mede’s final request, he says “But we had a deal!” He could be talking about his deal with the brotherhood, but what if he made a deal with Mede to contract the assassination? It definitely makes a lot of sense. Mede wants the empire to survive and he’s come to the conclusion that it cannot happen with him on the throne, he can’t do it. But maybe if the emperor is assassinated in some nefarious plot, the people might rally behind a new younger emperor, effectively making a martyr out of the unpopular and weak Mede. And if he came to that conclusion, he’d need somebody to help him as he would need someone to start the contract, so why not someone close to him, say a member of the elder council that was discreet and loyal to the empire, willing to do what needed to be done to see it survive? Then he’d need to make sure he dealt with any loose ends to ensure the truth of it never gets out, which would mean killing Motierre.

[@lesvernornvienas8232]

the one problem i have with that theory is that he hired you to assassinate his cousin to lure himself to skyrim when he could just go there in "an effort to bring peace" or something

[@fusrodahdaily9664]

Skyrim's top Unsettling Mystery: _What was Haelga and her secret lover going to do with that _*_Trout?_*

[@lulula8306]

D A E D R I C B O O T S

[@SourthernerPilgrim]

hm...

[@icngames1032]

That would be a paddelin'

[@monophthalmos9633]

Troy McClure approves.

[@mattbatesteacher]

@@monophthalmos9633 Hearthfire missed out on living in an aquarium.

[@etcetera1995]

If Sovngarde is anything like Valhalla, then the quality of your life doesn't matter, merely the manner of how you died. I'm inclined to believe that Olaf managed to die 'valiantly' enough to deserve crossing the Whalebone Bridge. After all, a mythical hero had to be GREAT, not GOOD. Compare Heracles or Achilles to a modern superhero like Clark Kent.

[@MadAtreides1]

You picked the wrong example, both of Heracles and Achilles spent their afterlife as shades in Hades, regretting being no longer alive

[@Pandemia616]

@@MadAtreides1 Hercules only went to the underworld in some versions of the myths. He is usually seen as ascending to Olympus after being awarded full godhood by Zues.

[@justnoob8141]

@@MadAtreides1 …wut? Heracles die and went to heaven, not taking a job from Hades

[@danielhogan6255]

@@justnoob8141 well not heaven...plus it was more "achieved godhood" than "recieved paradise like afterlife" that would be elysium, however i dont know the requirements on how to get there, judging by the greek's mythology, it wasnt just "be a good person" but who knows?

[@cookiewoke1899]

One mystery I need to figure out, is how I still enjoy playing this game all the time even after 8 years.

[@olafwarnecke8356]

Same here, for me it is, Mods. Alternate Start, Better Vampires, many Quest Mods that often surpass Bethsoft`s Quest`s in any possible way. Etc..........

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

COOKIE WOKE mods and stories.

[@niflol]

COOKIE WOKE _hello_ ......

[@spunkybruiser]

Virtual reality. Whole new dimension. Playing fallout 4 first and then plan to finish the game i started in Vr. Never played a mage, but the ability to look at a bandits at a 45 and 115 degree angle and attack them both while they are moving is amazing.

[@drewforchic9083]

Another mystery... Why does Olaf One Eye have two eyes?

[@karlabdelnour8967]

Drew Forchic one of his eyes has no pupils so he cant see

[@Th3BlackLotus]

It's not talking about his face eyes ;)

[@camsterdam3896]

One-eye=penis

[@davidhatcher7016]

@@Th3BlackLotus ?

[@PuppyOrion]

He's blind in one eye

[@JustinY.]

The most unsettling mystery is where the NPCs go when a giant hits then with a club

[@pathfindersavant3988]

They are freed from the Blackblock and enter into Aetherius

[@idc.magna.7169]

Justin Y. Watches skyrim content?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

They end up on Masser or Secunda.

[@ReplicatorFifth]

I wonder if any of them land here. >.> haven’t seen any Khajiit yet

[@someshc.r.2245]

Hello senpai

[@purplepoet6147]

The biggest mystery is how Nazeem hasn't been murdered to death by some other npc first

[@insaincaldo]

Cause he only asks Player if they go to the cloud district weary often.

[@akhannar9368]

Fun little thing: remember the cultists that attack you once you discover you're a dragonborn? In one of my playthroughs they killed a Whiterun guard. The body stayed there for a while and one of these days I saw Nazeem bent over the guard's body with looting animation... Perhaps he is not as well off as he'd like us to think.

[@ava4689]

You can become a werewolf with the companions and you have your first transformation in whiterun. Save the game before it happens. During that transformation you can kill anyone and get no bounty. Kill nazeem, fix your werewolfiness. Free kill. Also you can do this as thane.

[@bdyd08]

"Skyrim is a land of many things" - perfect, Nate, you can use this from now on

[@davidhatcher7016]

Cool

[@KimdraStBiryukova]

The town where I live became a meme for a while in our nearest city because of some tourism advertisements. Our town's motto for a while was, "Visit ___, where there are a number of things to do." This just reminded me of that.

[@jayhumphreys1912]

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[@jayhumphreys1912]

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[@jayhumphreys1912]

Hv

[@ah7358]

For the bones in the forgotten vale, I just assumed it was the snow elves. I believe when you speak to Gelebor about the blinding of his race, he says something along the lines of how those who didn't consent to being blinded were killed in masses by the dwemer. I figured the dwemer killed the elves who resisted and then dumped their bodies but that's just my theory lmao

[@connollybarry7504]

same theory

[@Baalslegion07]

Well, the bones are also at a point, in which vicinity two named dragons can explode out of the ice and fight you. I assume the bones are from their victims. Voskaarum and Naaslaarum are two revered dragons and I'd assume they would have eaten people along the way. The satchel there quite honestly doesn't mean much, since some of the bones could be fresher and Bathesda also could have just been lazy in their choice of container. And since we dont know how long those two dragons were under the ice, those bones just as well could have been from the ancient snow elves eaten by those two. In the end though, it all boils down to: Why make it a mystery if the solution is so obviously there.

[@goldenironman3408]

moreover, the same lake where we find the skeletons is inhabited by the twin dragons Naslaarum and Voslaarum. Therefore, also seeing the presence of swords and fire resistance potions abandoned on the ice, it is not difficult to understand what could have happened to these poor guys.

[@indisputable3]

@@Baalslegion07 Gelebor also mentioned adventurers before the Dragonborn seeking Auriel's Bow. I believe that those adventurers investigated the peculiar area in the middle of the lake only to be killed by the twin dragons and added to the pile of skeletons.

[@msoulforged]

Top mystery: who the hell sneaks through dreughrs, zombie dragon priests, spiders, ash spawns and lights the torches in dungeons ??

[@karkatvantas9557]

The draugr do it themselves. It says so in some of the loading screens.

[@SebasTian58323]

The Draugr do that themselves

[@sammuelmutek3040]

Never knew about the orc in the cave that’s neat

[@ravensLitterbox]

According to lore the draugr do

[@TommyTwoYooks]

Lydia out of a courtesy to you my thane

[@TheTomLees]

Roses are red, I love cake, *Hey, you. You're finally awake.*

[@5H4NKTH35HARK]

Roses are red, Gaming is fun, *You're carrying to much to be able to run*

[@missingindy]

Tom Lees goDDAMNIT

[@cameronjadewallace]

I'm saving this for next year. Genius

[@wheatbread028]

I got a pillow that has a pillow case showing the part where ralof says that and I wake up to it every morning

[@cheesuscheese2001]

Damn

[@GreeedyGoblin]

The skeletons beneath the lake with the word of power, they could have been food for Voslaarum and Naaslaarum. They're the dragons guarding the word wall that pop up when you get close

[@DMBla]

That is what I always thought

[@billywalter3098]

Same

[@WaterPuppy]

I was thinking the same thing. When he mentioned the word wall, I remembered that was where the dragons were

[@daffaraihanputra1390]

Aren't dragon immortal ? they can really die if the dragonborn absorb their soul, how can an immortal feel hungry ?

[@insaincaldo]

@@daffaraihanputra1390 Even if you are not starving, you might want a snack.

[@fadlihakim5779]

Wow. This makes me feel like i don't want elder scrolls universe to end. It's so big and so many mysteries.

[@danielhogan6255]

It wont really EVER end..just enter a new kelpa, what if the entirety of nirn, is but the shell of the egg of a new kelpa? Would you deny the new world being born? -Teachings of paarthunax..

[@EpicNate]

Tfw you hold off on publishing a video for an extra fifteen minutes just to give it more time to process and it still comes out in 360p...

[@b.a.m.5078]

Oh, thank god. I was fidgeting with my phone settings for 10 minutes trying to figure out what happened.

[@krystalcheetah2510]

It is ok you have tried your best. But anyway you still get about a billion likes from all of us. 😁

[@giantred]

Works for me, most of my KZbin consumption takes place on my phone ^_^7 Thank you for your work

[@ceratedsign4825]

@TheEpicNate315 2nd Story about the pile of dead bones. Gelabor was a Knight paladin of Auriel but he wasn't the only paladin. "Correct. We only numbered perhaps a hundred at a time, so our presence remained a secret to the Dwarves and the Nords." That pile of skeletons were probably the other few hundred paladins who were alive and still snow elves at the time, battling the falmer on the ice, before the Inner Sanctum was over run. After which only Vyrthur and Gelabor lived and the rest, dead.

[@mayfly4000]

Look at it as doing a service to those watching over mobile data :D

[@ramonapetermann9585]

The bigger mystery for me has always been: why Olaf One-Eye, when in life, and in death, he clearly has TWO eyes???

[@nihilvox]

Hmm... He wore an eye patch most of the time and claimed to be missing an eye, so that if he wanted to learn what people honestly thought he could just sneak in to town, having two eyes, and hang out gossiping, and nobody would suspect that Good Depth Perception Olaf was actually Olaf One-Eye

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

In life he might as well have been one-eyed,and on sovngarde it doesn't matter what he looked like when he died. I mean, how many only people are there? They're all in their prime, in the state they would be remembered at.

[@VERGILGASM]

His wounds healed after his spirit went to Sovngarde

[@KyleJordanGaming]

If you look closely, his left eye appears sort of ‘milky’ white, suggesting it was blind, so he would’ve had one *functional* eye. Though that may just be part of the mod. But I like the idea that he was just really paranoid and pretended to have one eye as a disguise so he could talk to people and see what they really thought of him. Lol. Actually, that would fit with how he got all pissy about that bard saying bad stuff about him... 🤔

[@KyleJordanGaming]

@@nihilvox Bruh... 🤯

[@pathfindersavant3988]

Its because Sovengard doesn't really discriminate based on ethics/morals. If you accomplished something, were a Nord, and didn't swear your soul to a Daedra, then your memory is preserved there.

[@arthurschamne9804]

But the Hall of Valor does discriminate base on deeds. Olaf is in the Hall of Valor, which means he was actually heroic.

[@pathfindersavant3988]

@@arthurschamne9804 No, it just means he accomplished something of note and wasn't a useless punk.

[@arthurschamne9804]

@@pathfindersavant3988 To get into the Hall of Valor, you have to commit Heroic Deeds. Not everyone can get into it, even if they aren't "useless" punks

[@pathfindersavant3988]

@@arthurschamne9804 you forget, that the ancient Nords also prized cleverness and cunning as well before their race abandoned the worship of Jhunal. And what is more clever than bribing/tricking a dragon into becoming your prisoner, and using cunning to solidify your rule? Also, remember that Shor is Lorkhan, and there's a darn good reason why he's viewed as a trickster god by nearly all the pantheons, regardless of if they deify or villify him. And that cunning is often shared by nearly all those who are considered to be Shezzarine. Olaf made it into Sovngarde for his cleverness and cunning, and the bard made it in for his determination and rebellious grit (fitting, as Lorkhan is the Rebel of his respect Enantiomorph)

[@EstebanBrenesV]

@@pathfindersavant3988 Reading too much into it, often the simplest reason is the right one, olaf did mae his deeds yet they seems almost imposibble and shady for svaknir so he dint buy it, olaf didnt felt he had to prove himself to a bard so he didnt listen, both had their versions of the story and continued to antagonize each other for a while yet olaf respecteds svaknir, but remmeber politic is no a one mans job so probably an advisor of olaf set up a trap for svaknir to take is work and him out forever, and made warrior pose as olaf(that explains the draugr) svaknir dies strongly believing he did the good thing olaf lives respecting svaknir and ied within that believe so half of each story is true, also even with the lorkhan side of things, you still have to demand your entrance with a deed, for example as a player if you completed the thief guild you stillcan enter by right of pillage as a nightingale for nocturnal yet you have to have such right, tricking a town might be the way olaf might have entered yet he says svaknir is also invited to the hall if he werent lost, and on that regard writng a poem doesnt seem very heroic or cunning unless he lied which doesnt add up, so once again the simple explanation is the most pausible, they both believed they were right both deeds happened yet they werent are of the others perpesctive that much so it was a simple misunderstanding

[@solaire_ofastora3]

Nate: Let's get to the first mystery. Whiterun Guard: Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll

[@danielhogan6255]

indeed who in the thieves guild do YOU know thats got a perchant for sweetroll's?!? I mean i dont see any fat thieves running around!! Unless......DIRGE...it all makes sense now!

[@beepboop9712]

@@danielhogan6255 it was me. I simply can't get enough sweetrolls.

[@sandraaugustine6255]

You have just returned from Sovngarde. You’ve defeated Alduin, for now, anyway. You are hailed as a hero among the honored dead, and they say someone will come to your aid if you call. You return to the Throat of the World. The dragon you once captured pledges loyalty to you and says he will come when you call. You’ve saved the world (for now) and saved the souls in Sovngarde. You go to Dragonreach to tell the Jarl it is done. What is done? No dialogue. No one seems to know or care about what you just accomplished, in spite of the fact there was a dragon captured there not long ago. One random Whiterun guard says the word is spreading and the people are grateful. The next says “Let me guess, someone stole your sweet roll” and the next accuses you of being a sneak thief. Nazeem makes the comment about the Cloud District. It’s enough to make a hero drink herself into Oblivion ... but the last time that happened, things got really messy.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

The sleeping tree is the seed that fell from the floating city Umbra made. It is essentially a daedric Hist tree. Camelworks has a video on it.

[@yoshitsune5691]

Not a Dog was about to comment this lol

[@TomppaP85]

Ever since I saw Camel's video about the Sleeping tree I've steered clear of it. A race(?) of sentient, telepathic trees with unknown motives is one thing, but a deranged, daedra corrupted sentient tree with even more unknowable motives is a really scary thing. Whenever I find sleeping tree sap I burn it.

[@jamesshelton1127]

15:25

[@thefittestofjeans910]

It's funny because umbra in the air sounds like umbrella in the air

[@eyesack6845]

I was going to say that

[@damienrobbie5974]

hi Nate, absolutely ADORE your skyrim videos, thank you so much

[@sanemaniac7416]

Olaf in the thumbnail looks like he's asking "Are you not entertained!?!".

[@blindtreeman8052]

Giant dad memories intensify

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

SaneManiac 741 Lol.

[@misterturkturkle]

Nah thats "well, what is it?"

[@grefsteel3989]

He's just saying "Mehhhhhhhhhhhhh hehhhh"

[@misterturkturkle]

@@grefsteel3989 lurn 2 giant dad

[@Neglected_Oreo]

In one of the loading screens in Solstheim said that stalhrim was just enchanted ice used to preserve bodies.

[@OliverLivesey28]

@Johnny Guillotine poopoo knife

[@wheatbread028]

I've seen that

[@workingstiff0586]

Yeah, I feel like there should've been more in that statement.

[@workingstiff0586]

@@OliverLivesey28 dafuq?!?!

[@FenrisRagnarSun]

Yea and im 9 and play skyrim hard to believe right I think so 😂

[@SliceyBunny]

What's so crazy about a floating island in a game with curved swords? Curved. Swords.

[@iskandordracos2248]

Curved swords are actually found all throughout history so the curved sword thing is actually completely normal...

[@kylelou1983]

@@iskandordracos2248 joke

[@AmadisLFE]

@@iskandordracos2248 WOOOOOOOOSSSHHHHHHH

[@wastelandblunts]

damn blade can't even cut through butter

[@shadysam7161]

@@AmadisLFE I AM AN UNORIGINAL CUNT WHO CAN NOT ACTUALLY COME UP WITH ANYTHING CREATIVE AND AM DESPERATE FOR LIKES WHICH WILL NEVER GIVE ME ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE*

[@Paddy656]

Stalhrim is Lorkhans crystallised ball sweat.

[@Ulfstigandr]

BY LORKHANS SWEATY BALLS LETS FORGE

[@Hangman-yq5uh]

*Pounds the ball juice*

[@ShamanFox]

Its from his balls, but it's not sweat...

[@JackTheBreadGuyOfficial]

Shaman Fox, *oh man*

[@Marshbouy]

Thanks I hate it

[@afinoxi]

Is Nazeem actually worth killing ? _Yes._

[@giantred]

Send him to the REAL "Cloud District"

[@Magnus..]

Guys , everyone is talking about m'aiq the liar , but i didn't seem to encounter it anywhere in my journey , can you tell me where to find him ?

[@SourthernerPilgrim]

@@Magnus.. u cant met him until u ready

[@Magnus..]

@@SourthernerPilgrim what do you mean with " Ready " ? , i killed the ebony warrior

[@RogerCombo]

Genji Master You don’t find him, he finds you..... he literally just pops up out of nowhere telling truths 😭

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

It’s 8017 and Nate is about to upload his final video: Ten more tiny details you may still have missed in the Elder scrolls V: Skyrim.

[@insaincaldo]

Waow! Only took him a thousand years after Elder Scrolls 6 came out, to run out of Skyrim content. Also IV?

[@kingnastyyyyyy]

V is 5, IV is 4

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

@@insaincaldo I just corrected that. My bad.

[@BlakeMaxwellHart]

@@kingnastyyyyyy Yeah. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the fourth one.

[@bigbiscuit3622]

Hey Nate, guys here, and as we all know game is a huge skyrim

[@Takisan111]

Now here are 10 tiny details you (probably) didn't know about Nate ^-^

[@gunnargetz5980]

Graenolf - top 5 details that don't make any sense

[@AdamaSanguine]

Frenchanteater Top 5 Details that you forgot until Nate reminded you about!

[@l.b6906]

WTF ! Is going on here ?

[@patriciawisenbaugh8642]

Just to add the mystery of Olaf and Svaknir, during the quest where you're supposed to capture Odahviing in Dragonsreach, you can ask Parthurnaax for ideas on how to do it. He suggests using Dragonsreach, and he's got a dialogue line where he specifically talks about visiting Numinex while he was trapped and how he went so crazy he forgot his own name. Assuming Parthurnaax isn't lying, the trapping bit is true, but considering that Parthurnaax was able to visit him (and I'm not sure how a dragon could do that without being seen), it suggests that perhaps the bribing (or maybe tricking) bit is also true. It does imply that Olaf wasn't some great "defeator of dragons" in the typical sense, but maybe he was more cunning? Kind of a low move just to make a show, but still.

[@illuminatiisreal2922]

One of the most unsettling mystery of how on earth the horses of skyrim can seemingly defy gravitiy. *One day horses.... one day i will unravel your secret...*

[@jessedugan2545]

Did you ever watch the Sam Raimi Spider-man films? Remember the Scene where peter grows the weird hairs on his finger tips? That’s how.

[@megakaren2160]

skooma

[@purplepoet6147]

Levitate spell

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

Illuminati is Real answer: Skyrim’s glitchy gameplay design and engine.

[@insaincaldo]

Horses.. Have you ever seen mammoths stump their toe?

[@headlessjim6206]

Actually the lake has two dragons hiding under the ice... Big fight and stuff... it's just something you may have missed... In elder scrolls 5: Skyrim 😉

[@eldritchthorne]

Covered in other videos of his... it's something you may have missed... if you didn't just binge-watch all of his videos XD

[@gamebrakerz6322]

He knows bud

[@lennysmeerlap3585]

@@gamebrakerz6322 but it seems like he forgot to consider it in this video

[@gamebrakerz6322]

@@lennysmeerlap3585 why would he place it in this video when he has one covering it previously and why would you assume he forgot?

[@lennysmeerlap3585]

@@gamebrakerz6322 well because it seemed to me like the most obvious and simple explanation, that the skeletons are just leftover dragon fodder, and he didnt mention the dragons at all here.

[@boonski]

I'm a little surprised when you were talking about Hist Trees you didn't mention that there was one in Cyrodiil 200 years before TES5 that was brought from Black Marsh. Your character actually takes some of the sap and has to destroy the tree itself both during the Fighter's Guild Questline. Also I've noticed something in the past few videos... No more "Murdered to death"?

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

boonski good. Murdered to death is bad English.

[@arthurschamne9804]

@@paladinheadquarters7776 The only part that makes it bad English is the redundancy.

[@TheTrekkie42]

If Murdered to death is bad English then English itself is bad

[@dashua1735]

Murdered to death is only said by true geniuses whose intelligence cannot be comprehended, so much so the humor of it is not understood by common people.

[@49mozzer]

Maybe cause it was destroyed an thus is no longer relevant?

[@chryssalidbait8765]

Olaf seems rather chill when you meet him in Sovengarde. Also, the fact that Dragonsreach comes with in-build dragon trapping equiptment courtecy of him does lend some credence to him being honest.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And even if he bribed the dragon, the result is what matters. Dragon gone? yes? then all is fine.

[@piperbarlow1672]

dragon equipment that we KNOW works, we use it ourselves lol

[@kellyannecoll]

an almost 20 minute video? the Divines have blessed us on this day

[@JoshdaKnight]

Nate: “Trees governing people - I know, stay with me...” Me: *pops the red pill* “I’m with you, Nate.”

[@danielhogan6255]

me thinking about the giant walking tree in valenwood thats also a holy city: "indeed. Hist trees. Go on...."

[@AlexKwiatek]

But are liars excluded from Sovngard? Both were brave and died in true nord way

[@Fenris2]

A person must die with a sword in their hands or with a honorable heart

[@Fenris2]

Also side note ulfric if killed will arrive there with his friend so he's considered honorable because he was defending a God's honor

[@Fenris2]

And the thalmor took credit for stopping the oblivion crisis even though it was martin septim who stopped it by giving up his life to summon a small part of akatosh to attack merunes dagon if you played oblivion you would have seen that first hand

[@Fenris2]

One ingredient to get into where you get the amulet needed for the ritual was the blood of an aedra which you got off Tiber septims old armor because aedra didnt leave any blood which proves he is a god

[@thelonewanderer5094]

Mathew Culver damn Matt do you wanna chill? 😂

[@aprilwood3246]

Thanks to you "murdered to death" is in my regular vocabulary lol. Love your stuff keep up the good work!

[@darthskarr8975]

I... Am amazed... An Elder Scrolls KZbinr who actually spoke of Umbrella when mentioning the tree... :D

[@weylontheweird]

3:44 I believe he called the Bard "honest" not because of his words, but because he was open with his opinions. He was honest about how he felt and thought about Olaf, not mattering how truthful or false his actual words were.

[@0jaybird0]

When I first found Stalhrim, I thought that that's where frost salts came from since they look vaguely similar. I was like definitely wrong, but I thought it was cool back then

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

Jesse Hinson they are. Frost salts, are crushed and smashed up Stalhrim in case you didn’t know. Just joking ha.

[@Jonas_æ]

Ysolda's other story about how the tree may have come to be is interesting too. If the tree is formed from a crater created by a piece of Red Mountain's eruption, it could have ties to Lorkhan, since Red Mountain formed around where his heart landed. And that wouldn't be the first time a drug-like substance like the sap has ties to Lorkhan, since moon-sugar is believed by the Khajiit to be crystallized moonlight, and the moons are believed (at least in other religions) to be the dead remains of Lorkhan's body.

[@imdontaisrighteye7973]

Take a shot for every video Nate has used ‘plethora’ in the intro

[@stampfertnilpfert4485]

And on that night, of March the 11:th 2019, 403 311 people died of alcohol poisoning.

[@the_dropbear4392]

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[@jacrispy3275]

@@stampfertnilpfert4485 - F

[@imdontaisrighteye7973]

Fucker McDickShit F

[@shrekiii4725]

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[@eliaszhmakin4692]

One more thing about Motierre - he changes his appearance drastically over the quest. Motierre in the beginning and Motierre after the assasination of the Emperor could be in fact two different persons - Motierre may have been paranoid and sent someone else to pose as him.

[@seallover9849]

Will the Dragonborn be the most powerful draugr someday?

[@terrrario1014]

I doubt that. As the Draugr are Humans cursed to never truly die ,for serving the Dragons when they ruled Nirn. But if the Dragonborn would die in a Nordic tomb might be able to convert him/her. And if that happens than there won't be many adventurers leaving that crypt.

[@seallover9849]

terrrario 101 Yeah, but the fact that great warriors can be 2 shot makes me think there will be better warriors in the future

[@erictremblay4547]

Olaf turned into a draguar and you can find him in Sovengard.

[@seallover9849]

rhapsodefully drogg are

[@seallover9849]

rhapsodefully or drog err

[@RealCryptoTest]

My only mystery is: I just ate 96 cheese wheels, how am I not CHUBBY!!!

[@kimishou]

High metabolism

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

You run around fighting all day and night only stopping for sleeping like a hour once every few days.

[@insaincaldo]

@@fleacythesheepgirl What? You don't try to keep up your rested bonus?

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

Chris East naw I never notice a big enough difference, or a lot of times I play a werewolf and I think they can't be well rested (not 100% sure).

[@insaincaldo]

@@fleacythesheepgirl Well it is only 5,10 and 15% exp, though if you actually tried to keep it up, it would have you take a nap every 8 hours. I do try to sleep daily though. If it seems reasonable to get to a bed. You are right about werewolfs, I even think the game reminds you every time you sleep as one.

[@PrachirNathETC]

The biggest mystery is the quest that you did for Hermeous Mora to get all these knowledge.

[@notben5088]

*The Final Detail Uploaded To This Channel* The word "Skyrim" at the start of the game is actually a reference to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game you just started a play through of.

[@mrlordcatvods5047]

did the guard actually get an arrow in the knee?

[@gfrife769]

(I know this is a joke so dont r/woosh me) Its suspected that means that they got married

[@elizabethsmith6496]

Well they do now if u know what I mean and on an unrelated note can I have some gold to pay off the gaurds for a crime

[@allfatherodin-officiallyun1107]

@@gfrife769 you're right. The Vikings used to say that they took an arrow to the knee to say they were married or getting married. So all of skyrim's guards who say they took an arrow to the knee, found a woman and decided to give up adventuring and settle down

[@levicurtis6669]

The skeletons in the lake were most likely unwitting victims of the twin dragons

[@medievaljedi]

You make me love Skyrim 3 times more than before I started watching your channel

[@drummaghua2687]

One of the weirdest things in Skyrim is that the assassination of the emperor seems to only affect the hold guards.... The Legion, Thalmors and Blades seem to have almost no response to the death of emperor....Just wondering whether it is a mistake caused by the developers or another horrible mystery

[@alipalooza1516]

These videos are great! Being a busy mom has left Skyrim to collect dust. Keep up the good work!

[@dellakorothranjith5599]

Draugrs were nords who were cursed for serving the dragons(possibly). So if olaf turned into a draugr he probably bribed numinex

[@mayfly4000]

"The sleeping tree was grown from a spore that fell off a floating island". That's ridiculous, TREES DON'T GROW FROM SPORES!!!!

[@msoulforged]

How about a seed?

[@nonameaccount7773]

how about one of those weird tree gods, they might do that

[@emmathebear2229]

This is a world with dragons. Spore trees are plausible.

[@crunchthedying5606]

Its skyrim rules not mine

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Clearly you’ve never heard of the rare Saudi Israelian Spore Tree...

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

It doesn't matter if you're a hero or a villain. All you have to do to get to Sovngarde is *DIE LIKE A BADASS*

[@MikefromTexas1]

That effect when you drink the Sap is always so cool. Also, *Sarcophagi**

[@InfoMorphic]

Though "sarcophagi" has fallen into favor (as Latin plurals seem to do) words brought over to English follow English rules. So, "sarcophaguses, octopuses, and cactuses" would be a correct statement of plurals in contemporary American English.

[@klik2581]

Here is a tiny detail i dont think you mentioned yet : When i wore the full Set of Miraak clothes and mask a child asked me if i was wearing a costume.

[@commitsniff370]

...isnt there dragons that pop up from the bottom of the ice-covered lake near the word wall? Couldnt that be the reason for so many skeletons? Maybe they drag their victims underwater for some reason?

[@Chuck_Huckler]

Or maybe that's just a pile of dragon shit.

[@magmafang7187]

Or maybe there dragon

[@mapleflag6518]

@@magmafang7187 Those are human skeletons….

[@magmafang7187]

@@mapleflag6518 Tbh no idea what I was talking about .

[@mapleflag6518]

@@magmafang7187 Understandable have a great day

[@reptile1840]

My theory on the bones in the lake is that they were involved in a shipwreck, and the boat simply got eaten by bacterium or decomposed until there was nothing left. It’s happening to the wreck of the titanic, so why wouldn’t it happen here?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

TES6: Emperor Motierre’s War. Blame the killing on the Elves and and join with the Redguard to kick the shite out of the Thalmor.

[@Sacremas]

I'm with CamelWorks on that thing, that Motierre is just a pawn, selected for his suitable background and soon to be offered up, and that the REAL person who hired you to kill the emperor... was Emperor Titus Mede II. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqendKd8j9NnZsk

[@Fenris2]

And skyrim

[@JuhiSRK]

Not to mention you are asked by the Emperor, before you kill him, to kill Motierre, though the Emperor doesn't mention his name.

[@hatchflash3088]

Sign me up

[@jotarokujo4727]

Motierre will never be an emperor because he is murdered to death by the dragonborn,For me it will be the dovahkiin who will be the emperor because he is a dragonborn,so he is a better ruler than Mottierre,and I'm sure that the emperor have ordered the dragonborn for killing Mottiere because the two of them are mortals so if Titus Mede 2 failed so Mottiere will fail too,so the dovahkiin is the only one who will create the 5th empire and reconquere all Tamriel,and destroy the thalmors

[@jotarokujo4727]

Olaf is in Sovengard because he died as a warior even if you are evil,if you are a nord,and died in battle you will rest in peace in Sovengard

[@Evgenjis]

I LOVE HOW SKYRIM IS A FAIRLY OLD GAME AND YOUR MAKING VIDEOS.YOUR SAVING IT!!

[@joeschmo3844]

When you report back to Astrid after taking the elder council amulet to Delvin, she says something about Motierre trying to "Rise above his station", suggesting that he intends to become the new Emperor.

[@rodman971]

You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people!

[@krispinwah2784]

I'm with the guild!

[@Magnus..]

I'd rather die !

[@eqgeditsakarayuzumaki9421]

I'm the thane of whiterun

[@largo778]

*installs the mods "Crimes Against Nature" and "Crimes Against Skyrim"

[@jacrispy3275]

"...WhAT SaY YoU In YoUR DefENse!?!"

[@kazekazegenkai3106]

This channel is more watchable than netflix or any other streaming platform, ty for existing, King!

[@samiulhaq5373]

The bard lied parthunnax personally knew numinex

[@ChadWick-if7ef]

We woke him up. Of course he's going to be pissed.

[@samsonguy10k]

Only Paarthunax and Numinex knew that. Paarthunax would have visited Numinex discretely.

[@samiulhaq5373]

@@samsonguy10k still numinex was captured

[@joeschmo3844]

Svaknir never said Numinex wasn't there, just questioned the details of HOW he got there.

[@megakaren2160]

Fun fact. The plural form of "sarcophagus" is "sarcophagi". Like cactus/cacti octopus/octopi fungus/fungi.

[@vmom069]

Thanks Karen :)

[@racheljohnson9480]

It could be that at the time of executing Svaknir, Olaf wasn't a good or honorable man, but in the time after had a change of heart and chose to live a more honorable and fair life before he died. Thus, in death, he respects Svaknir's courage speaking against Olaf, even when it cost him his life. Maybe Svaknir's works were so persuasive, they had some effect on Olaf he made those changes in himself that made him worthy of Sovnguarde even.

[@rickisnothome]

im hella late but that could be why he kept a copy of the book and was buried with it, it was they eye opening message he needed besides if he had time to stew on his thoughts he could have realized that if this one guy thought that lowly of him nd that was the reason olaf had him killed he coulda had a moment of ,huh i really killed that guy for not vibing with me’

[@null_verdict]

0:17 The plural of "phenomenon" is actually "phenomena" Other than that, I've been enjoying these Skyrim fact videos. Keep up the great work.

[@bdyd08]

you've been watching too much VSauce lately... or have you?

[@mynameischris378]

On the topic of Svaknir and Olaf One-Eye, it is possible that when you enter Sovngarde you naturally let go of mortal grudges. Perhaps when Svaknirs spirit defeated Olafs Draugr form (with the players help of course) he earned the old kings respect.

[@ReplicatorFifth]

Omg JUST realized the voice actor for Ancano also voiced Motierre o.o

[@CYB3R.S41NT]

Replicator Fifth lmao i didnt know that either

[@Sacremas]

Almost every character in the game share their voice with 3-10 other characters, like Lydia, Adrienne and Legate Rikke being voiced by good old Commander Ivanova from Babylon 5, and only a very few have a unique voice actor (including the main storyline cast, Brynjolf, Karliah, Nazir and a few more). You can find a list of actors and their roles here; elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Cast_(Skyrim)

[@Fenris2]

Thalmor lied proof that Talos is a human made god is this Tiber septim's blood in oblivion was used in a ritual that requires the blood of an aedra the blood of a daedra and a daedric artifact the blood came off his armor he died and bled in which proves that ulfric is defending a god which is a honorable act

[@jimcalhoun361]

@@Sacremas Lydia wasn't voiced by Ivanova (Claudia Christian). She was voiced by Colleen Delany.

[@jimcalhoun361]

@@Fenris2 Also, If he wasn't a god, why do you get a blessing from his shrine? A Daedric practical joke?

[@Arterexius]

The mystery of Olaf One Eye and Svaknir is probably like most "historical facts" that are delivered down the generations until written down. It gets twisted so hard that it becomes a whole new story. Perhaps Svaknir was exposing Olaf on something entirely else and the copy we are set to retrieve, isn't actually the real poem by Svaknir, but the twisted, written down story instead and all of Skyrim just has come to view that as the true story. The skeleton pile at the bottom of the lake in the Forgotten Vale, is most likely snow elves. Snow elves would go through the path to Auri-El to show the strenght of their faith in him. Some would turn back mid way and be greeted with disgust and social isolation for the rest of their lives, while others would press on. Some would make it, some would not. I believe this pile is of those who would not make it. One of the books of ancient falmer text can be translated via Mr. Gro-Shub at the mages college, which will detail this. On Motierre's motivations I present a more obvious theory to have the emperor assasinated: The Aldmeri Dominion. They aren't exactly the most honest folks and will keep secrets away from everyone not in on the plots, as we see when going through with Diplomatic Immunity (the Esbern, Delphine and Ulfric Stormcloak books). Stalhrim is probably like the first snow that fell on the Throat of the World. Remember the White Phial quest? The phial is supposedly made out of magic snow that never melts. Considering that snow is just tiny ice crystals, it is entirely likely that Stalhrim is "just" really large deposits of magical snow/ice. But that snow and ice is - as far as I remember - connected to some godly stuff. Got no answers for the sleeping tree, but I too believe it to be a hist tree. It's the most likely candidate and if I remember correctly, there are other, more cannon theories on how such a tree got to Skyrim. It's probably relatively new. I mean, it's not gotten there in the merethic era. So maybe it came with an argonian at some point? Idk, I'm just guessing.

[@stillleaf4494]

All Khajit Dovakinh: It’s obvious that he wants the emperor dead to legalise skooma!!!!!!!!!!

[@Still_not_saying]

“The Elder Scrolls 8: Umbriel”

[@mancamiatipoola]

Here is my theory: I think stahlrim is a fossilized tree sap from a species of giant tree that went extinct long ago. Perhaps during the first era when the ancient nords were around Skyrim, there was still one giant tree left somewhere on that island. Maybe they harvested the sap from it and poured it on their dead in order to preserve them in that state for eternity. There is an similar material in our reality that used to be the sap of ancient giant trees - quartz crystal.

[@slayerofmidgets3201]

I'd always imagined stalhrim was virtually impossible to temper what with it being ice

[@essex3777]

I think that Stalhrim has concessions both to the All-Father Stone littering the Island, but also a strong relation to soul gems. We know Soul Gems occur naturally, sort of, we also know that the old Nords encase the dead in ice as burial. So my theory is the All-Father Stones give the ice latent magical properties, but due or because of these properties the ice stats to 'leech', for lack of a better term, the soul of the person that's been encased. Thus that's how Stalhrim is made. As far as we know, Stalhrim only pops up around on Solsthiem so I really think that the factors line up, I also might be able to explain how Stalhrim veins replace themselves instead of just game mechanics. Stalhrim feeds of magic from the All-father stones growing and replenish itself. Not really necessary but it's a nice little touch. Please respond Nate I really would like to hear your thoughts or anybody else for that matter.

[@danielhogan6255]

there would be ALOT of ancient nords in the soul cairn then....wait.....bonemen....

[@KyleJordanGaming]

Not bad. Think you’re onto something there. Also consider the parallels with Aetherium. It’s another very rare, durable, icy blue material that’s extremely difficult to melt or work with (the Dwemer had a whole war over the *one* forge that could actually use the stuff) with powerful innate magic properties. I forget the exact details, but off the top of my head, it’s at least heavily implied that Aetherium is strongly related to soul gems and, possibly through the use of the Aetherium Forge, the Heart of Lorkhan. Basically I think Aetherium was like ‘magically receptive’ similar to soul gems, and the Aetherium Forge was powered by an underground vein of magma connected to Red Mountain/The Heart of Lorkhan, and through the Forge, the Aetherium sort of ‘soaked up’ some of the magical ‘essence’ of the Heart of Lorkhan- similar to Stalhrim ‘leeching’ power from the souls of the encased dead. I don’t remember the ‘All-Father Stone’, but based on the name alone, it seems extremely likely that it’s related to the Heart of Lorkhan. So, there’s that. Hmm... Deepest Lore... Deepest *Ore* rather. Ha. 👍

[@kirtemoon529]

The remains in the Vale belong to Snow Elves. Gelebor tells us that the Falmer had stormed the Vale before you showed up. It doesn’t explain how the bones got into the lakebed, but it’s a start.

[@rifflerunderhill7006]

Dude, the corpse pile just fell through the ice. Camped out, crack, splash.

[@ThatVincion]

I always figured Sleeping tree sap was an ingredient used in Skooma, because if you go to Redwater Den you can find some bottles of sleeping tree sap. It also explains the purple colour of skooma, the weird effects and why the Khajiit will buy it. Maybe its a possible ingredient.

[@seallover9849]

Unsettling mystery: Why do players let Nazeem live?

[@tutzdesYT]

I found him him captured by bandits once and only people killed were the bandits. I even escorted him back home alive and healthy. Evil playthroughs have right to be too!

[@Syndixal]

@@tutzdesYT how?

[@tutzdesYT]

@@Syndixal Companions, radiant quest.

[@LadyOnikara]

I recently downloaded a mod that sends him to the "Cloud District". Mainly when he says that line, he flies up into the air a VERY long way, then crashes back down to land, unharmed.

[@papaoreo6245]

I dont kill nazeem because I want to get dead thrall first so I can kill him anywhere several times. Unless I would have a perk which has a chance to decapitate Nazeem I would quicksave.

[@Hedhnter]

The answer to the stalhrim question, I think, lies in looking at things loosely connected to it. I believe morrowind states that the ancient nords used it quite extensively for burial, not just in solstheim. That it's creation was based around "unknowable magics" and used "the life of the land" in the enchanting of it. If we remember that the ancient nords would have worshipped atmoran deities, and that the skaal are essentially the only remaining people who do so, the "All-maker" is likely somehow the source. If we look at the "All-Maker" and also go fucking insane reading in to michael kirkbride's writing (which, when stalhrim was conceptualized he was still on the team) then we know that the all-maker is referred to as "The river that all life flows from and back in to." This, if looked at literally, makes it possibly the only legitimate deity in the setting since it's likely the God-Head that led to the creation of the dream sleeve. The thing that you realize the existence of, that either makes you zero sum or achieve CHIM. Yeah. Stick with me here. Knowing these things, that stalhrim was made from "unknowable magic," created from the "life of the land" and that the "life of the land" stems from and flows to the All-Maker, then we COULD deduce that stalhrim is actually the result of ritualized CHIM. Which to me is awesome, and it's the theory I wanna stick with.

[@MartynPolska]

Hey Nate Can you share with us your mod list for skyrim?

[@holemas]

Was just wondering that when I saw the textures of ebony ingots and stahlrim, they are gorgeous

[@OrangeJuice4700]

The reason you need ebony smithing for stalrim is in iron-shaper's dialogue "With skill and patience. It's very much like working ebony. Yes... I'd say if you know how to forge ebony, then you know everything you need to know in order to forge Stalhrim."

[@Baby_Man_Crow]

"Im mot going to be drinking that anytime soon" Me: currently going to find it-

[@ReturnofBenjamin]

There's also the fact that Olaf most definitely did capture Numinex and, according to Paarthurnax, held him captive so long that the dovah forgot his own name--so Svaknir's claim that Olaf simply bribed the dragon is manifestly false.

[@deathalizer82]

I'm gonna start calling Black Marsh Argonia :D

[@disableddragonborn]

Olaf's presence in Sovngarde does not necessarily mean he was not how the Bards' College views him. What is considered honorable by Nords is not necessarily good or moral.

[@disableddragonborn]

Plus, it is possible that Olaf repented before his death.

[@BoredMarcus]

"I know, it's weird! Trees in charge of people! Stay with me." you drank too much sleeping tree sap ;)

[@netatsake]

I mean, these days, trees are in charge of people. Money governs more people than any government. And where do you think the material to make money comes from?

[@konahrikvolkihar0185]

Bigger mystery about Amaund: HOW IS HIS FAMILY SO CONNECTED TO THE BROTHERHOOD

[@lukehui4221]

Imagine a book called “The story of Fallout 76” by Todd Howard

[@animehuntress9018]

"An Honest Enemy" It's not referring to the Bard being honest but the fact that the bard didn't hide his opinion, nor change it just because he got in trouble for it. The bard was honest in his actions against the king, so he was an enemy who rather than dwelling in the dark, or cowering when things got tough, continued to face his actions and stay steadfast in his judgments. His forthright actions were something to respect. I give Skyrim a big thumbs up for putting that in there, as it IS an actual thing from several ancient cultures.

[@Brandon-mp5kk]

I've been playing this game since it was released, replayed it at least 50 times, and still finding things i've never done, truly Bethesda's greatest game. Really hope 6 is just as good, if not better.

[@EVERYTYME]

12:40....Or maybe they made Stalrim armor require level 80 smithing for balance purposes. I think you're looking way too into that particular bit

[@purplepoet6147]

What in oblivion is that?! A new EpicNate video!!

[@warmagicks]

hey nate, love your videos! I just picked up skyrim last week for the first time and i'm obsessed; your videos have really helped/kept me interested as i progress through the game. mind sharing what mods you use for character retexture/appearance? it looks amazing :o

[@JamsheedtheATGod]

When you marry Isolda in almost all your playthroyghs then realize she has like 50 quests linked to her

[@williamo6569]

Just found your channel! Skyrim I didn't know I needed! So awesome!