Skyrim: Another 5 Spooky Theories Crazy Enough to be True - The Elder Scrolls 5 Lore

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim takes us to a place where not everything may be as it seems, and many a Skyrim players have proposed their own altermate explanations and theories behind some of what happens in The Elder Scrolls 5. So today, we'll be taking a look at another 5 theories in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim that may just be crazy enough to be true.

[@thegreatmoustachio]

Here's an interesting bit I noticed about the execution scene. The priestess says "blessings of the eight divines" and the stormcloak responds, "for the love of Talos, shut up and lets get this over with." By praying to the eight divines instead of the nine divines, she insulted Talos and pissed off the stormcloak.

[@ericbecerra5893]

She’s a priestess of arkay. He was just annoyed she was talking period.

[@bread3039]

My theory is that he's going through a phase and wants to die.

[@frozty715]

Seems legit.

[@TheManlyVIK]

You noticed that all by yourself, huh?

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Wow didn’t notice that

[@reyxus9454]

"only Todd Howard knows, and Todd Howard won't tell anything." I think this can be applied to other numerous situations lately.

[@Josnaci0]

IT JUST WORKS

[@night3950]

Thankfully, Fallout 76 is getting better

[@OnTheAlmondTree]

16x THE DETAIL

[@MeadowBrook2000]

@@night3950 i reading this comment today made me Lmfao myself hard ha!

[@pnutimusthe1st]

Why my pp hurts?

[@viknightingale552]

The two Dunmer sisters seem to be going blind if you really look at their eyes, so I don't think there's anything special about them. But Karliah is different.

[@viknightingale552]

I personally think it was to make Karliah's character seem really mystical as her eye colour matches the whole Nightingale theme, and she is the one to introduce the Nightingale to Brynjolf and the player in game. Who really knows what Bethesda is thinking. Maybe it was a coding error and they were too lazy to do anything about it.

[@Denamda]

Yep was going to comment the same thing, the Sarethi sisters are using the eyes that Skyrim uses to indicate blind characters, nothing unusual there.

[@Neronix17]

In Karliah's case I'd say it's down to being a Nightingale, although that falls apart when the player and other characters who are also Nightingales don't share the eye colour when they join. It could be something that is supposed to happen over time, it could be something earned as a badge of honour with Nocturnal. We'll probably never know.

[@cramoslo0423]

Karliah is the Granddaughter of Barenziah.

[@You-nd5qs]

The sarethi sisters can't be blind it's pretty difficult to farm and paint without eyesight and impossible to read while blind but they can do it and I highly doubt that guy from the red nirnroot quest wrote his journal in Braille

[@cibs101007]

I always thought that the Stormcloak executed at the start, only rushed to his death because the priest is giving them their last rites in terms of the 'eight divines' rather than the nine, which would be a rather large insult considering most of the Stormcloaks only joined up to fight for the right to worship the nine divines.

[@jormungandr7909]

3:53 Early in the game when you first meet the greybeards, they tell you that so far, you are the only dragonborn of this time revealed thus far. Hinting towards the possibility of multiple dragonborns at a time

[@kinggeorgev5783]

The three dragonborns when you look back in the elder Scrolls on how to defeat auldiuwin?

[@gujwdhufjijjpo9740]

@King George V - those weren’t dragonborns. They were war heroes of the old dragon war. Regular men fighting the dragons and their cult. Partysnax taught the race of men how to use the Thuum. You don’t have to be dragon born to shout. Just takes much practice and meditation to do it.

[@ceooftaxfraud8974]

Miraak: Hold my Mead

[@Tanzenergise]

@@gujwdhufjijjpo9740 ulfric knows how to shout and he's not even dragonborn

[@mikeynth7919]

That's what I thought. Arngeir says "so far as we know" implying "I am not privy to what ever the gods want to do."* *Welcome to the Dragon-verse, as multiple Dragonborns gather to stop the ultimate baddy wanting to end all of all creation! Because... Reasons! And Expositions! And such...

[@Governor2310]

There's a problem with Harkon being a dragon born. The music when you fight being the same as a dragon fight, However, this music also plays when you fight karrstag. Does that mean he was a dragon born as well.

[@amandagoodman1877]

Arthur Morgan LOL no, karstaag is a YETI

[@jasonc584]

@@amandagoodman1877 precisely

[@tennobytemusic1529]

Maybe these two are supposed to be great and hard battles, so the dragon music plays because of YOU being the dragonborn.

[@samuelhaverghast2442]

It's possible that the music plays because both Harkon and Karastag are at Dragonborn level, in terms of power, Karastag is a unique creature while Harkon is a Pureblood Vampire, and from what I understand, is probably the first Male pureblood

[@dillonthevillon3719]

Grammar Nazi close enough

[@khajiit5556]

Did you know Nate is serving to Hemeus Mora,that is why he knows so much,M'aiq told me that !

[@JPage-wl5em]

Kahjiit Holy duck

[@jhay3966]

Kahjiit hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahhahahahahahahah, heehehehehahahahahahahhahahahqhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha

[@therealtheauthenticjotarok1585]

Omg!! I never knew this :0

[@Tweezer510]

Dafuq is a "Hemeus"

[@dtvgaming2898]

Khajiit are you on skooma again? I told you that it fucked you up, so why do you still use it?!

[@eliasbischoff176]

I actually really like the idea of the curse on the dunmer wearing off.

[@fightingfaerie]

I got a mod that adds tons of beautiful eyes and the Dunmer have a lot more than red eyes, like purple. Its pretty, but it didn't sit right with me because the vanilla game only has red available (not including white or full black). I wasn't even aware there was a curse.

[@windhelmguard5295]

keep in mind that the whole reason for why azura cursed the dunmer is gone. almalexia and sotha sil are both dead and vivec disapeared by the time of oblivion (also azuras dialogue at the end of tribunal indicates that she has no hard feelings towards vivec anyways)

[@cramoslo0423]

Yeah, but in that case, she would remove the Skin curse too, shouldn't she?

[@unholymalformationoffisto2131]

B0RD3R M4N She probably doesn't give enough of a damn to do so.

[@nicks.2612]

I think in Karliahs case it might be only because she is a nightingale and serves Nocturnal and has her blessing, which might revoke the curse

[@captainlink72]

Maybe for your "Details You May Have Missed" series, I've got one for you. Endon and Kerah, a couple of merchants in Markarth, have TWO children. Their daughter, Adara, and a son named Cade, whom is fighting for the Stormcloaks. They can be overheard discussing Cade in either the Silver-Blood Inn, or in their home. Despite having been playing this game since launch, I have never heard that dialogue until just a couple of days ago.

[@lrballistics]

"executed to death" Getting spicy are we?

[@ninfreak95]

It's possible the Nirnroot's magical properties are changing their eye color. And I'm guessing one daedric prince can revert the curse of another, so Karliah may be in that boat.

[@TheTomLees]

sᏆᎾᏒm7uᏒᏦ In Morrowind (and I believe Daggerfall too?) Barenziah had red eyes just as any other Dunmer did/does (go watch Camelworks' most recent video) so Karliah's *purple* eyes have nothing to do with being related to Barenziah

Berenziah also has red eyes in Daggerfall, so another nail in this theory's coffin.

[@KaelKnight]

Someone else did a video on the eyes of those three recently and said of the three of them karliah is the only one with actually different colored eyes the other two look like a degenerative eye disease where your lens becomes opaque that's how come there's no retina no black spot in those eyes but karliah does and for the Dragon music playing when you fight Harkon I think it's more because of the level of power he had because of all the bosses in there I think he was probably the closest to being like a dragon in terms of combat power that very few would be able to stand against him save the Dragonborn if you want to be technical harkon does have the blood of a dragon in him because he drinks yours to turn you into a vampire lord at least in the story if you become a vampire and side with them over dawnguard

[@wackadack9601]

Ninfreak95 I JUST SAW YOU ON THE LAST VIDEO I SAW

[@KaelKnight]

Arie Charles ok I didn't remember I've seen many vids about skyrim if that's right cool thanks for pointing out who's vid it is😀

[@yorha42s]

Uh... No. Harkon can't be a Dragonborn. According to dialogue about Durnehviir : "Dragon Soul is as resiliant as it's bearer Scaly Hide". And Greybeards : "Dragonborn is a mortal born with a soul of a Dragon" Durnehviir was connected to the Soul Cairn, not Ideal Masters. He could leave that place, but he would fade away. In conclusion, Harkon couldn't have been claimed by Molag Baal if he was a Dragonborn, as even DAEDRAS CAN'T CLAIM A SOUL OF A DRAGON! And I think, that the Dragon Battle theme was placed there to emphasise his bossfight. He was literally vampire demigod.

[@scotthadden9816]

I don't think he's a Dragonborn so much as he was a Dragon Priest. He's powerful enough for the Dragons to have taken notice, he and his clan have been around since the Dragons so we know that he feasibly could have been one, but his room is one of only two places that aren't Nordic Tombs to guaranteeably spawn a Dragon Priest Dagger.

[@stevegoesrogue]

I really would have liked if Bethesda had created a different musical score for Harkon's battle. Something darker and more foreboding for someone who was seeking to destroy the sun. I read that Dragonborn souls are so powerful, that they can choose their afterlife if they die, such as living among the werebeasts of Hircine's Hunting Grounds. I think there is some dialogue in the game to suggest the Dragonborn being able to choose his or her afterlife "When next we meet, I shall be the first to welcome you to Shor's Hall" or something along those lines, spoken by Tsun after the defeat of Alduin. I think, that if Harkon was Dragonborn, he didn't want his soul to be absorbed and himself, forgotten. I'm not saying that being tortured in Coldharbour is better than being used to power a Shout, but I do feel Harkon didn't want to give the Player Character the satisfaction of absorbing his soul.

[@martinmlgaard2621]

And Miraak? You know, the first Dragonborn, serving Hemeus Mora. I think that dragon souls can easily be claimed by any deadric prince, but it has to be given willingly. And given that the dragons are too prideful to give up their soul, it is safe to assume that it never happened. However, mortals are much more eager to give away their soul for some power. And we all know how power-hungry Harkon is. Same with Miraak, I think they willingly gave their souls to get the power they desired.

[@yorha42s]

Martin Mølgaard And yet, we absorbed his soul

[@ernestlemmingway1124]

Molag Bal cursed Valerica and Serana, not Harkon. They're the Daughters of Coldharbour. They could have turned him since the Dragonborn can also become a vampire lord. But I do agree regarding the music; that's not solid evidence of anything.

[@DominatorLegend]

The execution theory is basically a take on the "The right man at the wrong place can make all the difference"

[@supercool1312]

Lord Starscream, True leader of the Decepticons in the world

[@patrykrogala447]

Happy to see you again Nate, never quit making these videos, they keep me entertained and are always pleasant to watch. Stay safe, and please, never die to death.

[@ameliak0628]

Patryk Rogala Or never get murdered to death!😂

[@cheese6078]

Patryk Rogala or executed to death

[@Skogli]

On Harkon: I belive that the dragon boss music is an easter egg from Bethesda. Harkon is a Vampire lord who lives in a large spooky castle. Just like the lord of vampires, Dracula. The easter egg might be tying the similareties between the two since "Dracul" means "Dragon" and "Dracula" means "Son of the Dragon". In other words: "Dragonborn".

[@drfreakenstein2912]

@@coder928 having an aunt with schizophrenia doesnt qualify you to armchair diagnose someone based off of a single comment

[@drfreakenstein2912]

also, it's really not all that odd for game developers to add those types of Easter eggs. Dracula is derived from the Latin "draco" meaning dragon. As for "son of a dragon," well I'm less clear on that part. Count dracula is a vampire; harkon is a vampire. It's not that much of a stretch, really. I'm not convinced this assertion is correct, but there's no need or cause to call this person schizophrenic.

[@gulkaramazov6724]

Oh and the game frequently flips out if you use Dragon Shouts in that battle of PC bs Harkon (especially on 360)

[@Skogli]

Prince Vlad, who is the original Dracula, was the son of a man nicknamed "Dracul". He was given that name from something called "The order of the dragon". Because of this, his son was "Dracula", which means "son of dracul" in romanian. "Dracul" being romanian for "devil", was derived from the latin Word for "dragon", "Draco". While we say devil today, it is pretty likely that the order of the dragon gave him that name with a dragon in mind. Either they put the boss music just because it is a cool track or someone at bethesta is AS obsessed with Dracula as me. Or it's a bug.

[@Fenris2]

Dracula means son of the devil actually dracul is son of the dragon

[@SHM4aster]

For 150k you have to do a mash-up of all your videos to create the ultimate video. I call it 'Top 10 Tiny Details of Funny Hidden Secret Spooky Theories in Hidden Locations of Cut Content That You MAY STILL HAVE MISSED'. Make it happen bb ;)

[@jhay3966]

hahahahahahahahahhaha, nice idea. I'd like to see Nate make that

[@justadam6309]

@@jhay3966Just read the oghma infinium published by hermit moron(fan of hermaeus)

[@gulkaramazov6724]

“For the love of Talos, shut up, and let’s get this over with” runs through my head each time I start a new game...

[@austinryder2622]

The Sarethi Sisters have the blind eye texture. Your character can have the same thing so I assume the eyes losing their color when going blind is fairly common.

[@reubenfromow4854]

I believe that Karliah’s second name is “indoril”, which makes her related to the Nerevar, the main character of morrowind, and chosen of Azura. If this is true, her unique bloodline may have something to do with the fact that she’s an exception to the rule, as Azura seems to favour her bloodline.

[@moobo3944]

The Sarethi family is just blind Nate, you literally can just pick that eye preset when creating a character. Unlike Karliah's eyes.

[@sk4rrt]

they’re not blind tho? blind ppl tend not to see things but the sisters can

[@tausiftaha12]

Blind eh? Nirnroot eh? Powerful (Crimson) nirnroot eh? You just solved the falmer mystery

[@SoiledWig]

@@sk4rrt sadly, they're in the process of going blind. That adds to their story as characters without anyone saying something specifically about it. If the sisters had said anything to the player, it might lead the player to think he can do something about it.

[@justme0910]

@@sk4rrt "Blind" doesn't automatically mean "no light perception whatsoever". It's also possible to just have extremely cloudy or otherwise limited vision.

[@sk4rrt]

@@justme0910 that’s not fully blind i understand what you mean. but there’s a difference between being blind and half blind like you’re talking about.

[@tvdk5906]

2:57 No Nate! Don't give up! Please just keep mispronouncing words without caring!

[@TrueInvisible]

it's one of his more liked traits anyways :)

[@shinyhedgehog3985]

Tenko van der Kuip why do you care so much though?

[@tvdk5906]

sneaky beaver it's a joke mate

[@theentirecircuss1617]

Like #111. I love Fallout

[@peregrination3643]

Oh, good. The first comment I see says what I needed to say. That and quoting "executed to death"...oh, that's comment #2. Glad so many of us are on the same page.

[@theoldkhajiit5304]

Perhaps the sisters have strange eyes because of the cultivation of the nirnroot?

[@chattygran]

The Old Khajiit you are on to something there. Could be the bright glow of the nirnroot damaged their eyes.

[@mr_unchained]

Maybe her mother married an another race like a Nord or a elf

[@mr_unchained]

And I mean by married I mean reproduced tried to not say that word

[@ryanjohndavies4092]

There can be more than one Dragonborn at a time. We see 3/4 when we go back in time to get the shout to defeat Aldiun and the entire Septim bloodline was Dragonborn

[@AzaelRulz]

Those three were only war heroes of the dragon war. You don't necessarily have to be dragonborn to shout. Examples of this are Ulfric and the Greybeards themselves. It just takes a LOT of time and practice.

[@jamalel-sayed5196]

But how do you explain when Tiber Septim had children? You would then have several dragonborns at once. Had Martin Septim not died and had offspring they could have sucked dragonsouls. It’s hereditary so since no one knows what the dragonborns family is you can assume he is the heir of Akatosh.

[@davididiart5934]

I wish the Stormcloak from the execution scene showed up again in Sovngarde and was all like, "Hey... I know you!"

[@andrejleo9648]

0:02 she needs some lip balm.

[@angiegamez8600]

auggghhh, why did i have to see that?! yuck

[@andrejleo9648]

Warrior1405 lol

[@amandagoodman1877]

It's Karliah.

[@kevinfromwork3785]

Amanda Goodman no it ain’t

[@williambishop5748]

Harkon doesn't hate the sun because he's dragonborn, he hates it because... he's... a vampire... Also his lust for power is a common trope among villains, even undead ones. The most damning evidence that he isn't a dragonborn is because he doesn't shout once while you fight him.

[@Josh-lz3xo]

Well half the time I play Skyrim I forget I have shouts so maybe he just forgot eh?

[@thefrontendfiend]

@@Josh-lz3xo maybe he didnt kearn any shouts.Also you cant scream in vampire form.Also i suspect his power comes from nofap.

[@Josh-lz3xo]

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[@thefrontendfiend]

@@Josh-lz3xo this is ALL SO not cool.Also

[@Josh-lz3xo]

@@thefrontendfiend thanks

[@valdezd625]

I've always thought Lokir brought his own fate upon him, as he did ask for the Gods' help as we all entered Helgen. But when it came time to wait, he didn't trust his Gods enough and took his fate into his own hands, effectively earning himself a much quicker death.

[@bturx2180]

Idk about Harkon being Dragonborn, but it's heavily implied that Mankar Camoran was Dragonborn if you read his "Commentaries on the Mysterium Xarxes"

[@mikelapine1]

Mankor was able to wear the Amulet of Kings towards the end of the main quest, something that not even the main character can do, which is said can’t be done unless one has the blood of dragons running through their veins. So that tracks.

[@sheogoraththedaedra7646]

The Surethe sisters just look like they have something wrong w their eyes. Since they don't have puples, I don't think it's their actual eye color, rather it's something wrong w their eyes. They're blind from old age, they have cataracts, etc. They probably have red eyes but lost their color as they aged and their eyes became diseased. That's my theory anyway. Ps. Pretty sure I misspelled their name.

[@Neronix17]

Far from the only thing you misspelled, but you're 100% correct, it's just the texture used for blind eyes.

[@bigshitter3313]

Neronix17 who cares about what was misspelled as long as he got the point across.

[@Galimeer5]

_Ulfric Stormcloak is Miraak because they both fight to overthrow their rulers; Ulfric fights against the Empire, Miraak fought against the Dragons. Furthermore, they both have the Thu'um which is complete proof._ You see how stupid that sounds? Almost as stupid as Harkon being a Dragonborn. Almost every villain in Elder Scrolls games has an insatiable lust for power at the expense of those "above" them -- it's a common theme in TES lore. Vampires are just vampires, boss music is just boss music. The fight against Vythur's minions in the Forgotten Vale temple has the civil war themed music, so does that make frozen falmer a third faction? Of course not because that's a ridiculous connection no sensible person would ever make.

[@JuiceVendr]

Galimeer5 Chill out, if you listen, he says that the theory was posted on reddit and he's just borrowing it for the video

[@BiggestGal]

>Harkon wants power and that means he’s a Dragonborn >The vampire doesn’t want the sun around so he’s a Dragonborn Please refrain from reaching.

[@harrisonwilbanks2380]

Seth Matteson exactly

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

But...it's not his theory..

[@dtvgaming2898]

Seth Matteson that theory was created by someone else

[@YaMamasAss]

Oof, not even his theory. He just wanted to bring it to other's attention.

[@axeldornelles5292]

Maybe the sisters are just egtting blind and Karliah has different a eye colour to make players empathise more or seem special?

[@axeldornelles5292]

monkeyRide579 Oh, it makes sense. Still, that doesn't seem to happen with the other Nightingales.

[@zachariahmah1258]

Karliah is biracial! Her dad is a nord who most likely had blue eyes like most nords do while her mother was a dark elf with red eyes! Blue+red=purple!! At least that's my theory

[@nickg.4050]

3:55 "Alive on Earth at a time"?! NIRN, mate!

[@harrisonwilbanks2380]

Dominik Greene he doesnt actually play the game.

[@Josh-lz3xo]

He mispoke you goof

[@danielslack9114]

Heimskr the preacher said "They can barely tolerate our presence on earth!" Clearly Nirn and earth are both proper. Or Bethesda also made the mistake because, Bethesda.

[@brettboling6965]

Technically its Mundus

[@danielslack9114]

@@brettboling6965 Mundus refers to the plane of existence, Nirn is the planet.

[@lamiamoonshadow1104]

I thought it was confirmed that Karliah's eyes are purple because of her connection to Nocturnal? It makes sense that she would do something like that for a favored dark elf. Nocturnal's sister is Azura, so maybe there's some kind of connection there.

[@Blaybay123]

I love that basically all Theories end up being A: Bethesda being Bethesda B: *insert reason for theory*

[@Dreadfulicarus]

The sister do actually have red eyes but their eyes are showing red cause they most likely have a eye degenerative disease that makes their eyes look like that it's why the ly don't have pupils

[@amunra961]

Icarus Kaous Let me guess, Camelworks?

[@Dreadfulicarus]

Amun Ra I actaully knew before he said it in the video cause I played skyrim alot and their eyes arent normal so I poked around a bit

[@TheTomLees]

Icarus Kaous you poked around their eyes? How dare you! Go back to that farm and say sorry!

[@Dreadfulicarus]

ThatTom Guy I didnt poke their eyes I looked around gathered info lol

[@cramoslo0423]

The sisters are blind, that's why.

[@arieden1015]

I think the reason Karliah has purple eyes is because she's a descendant of Queen Barenziah, granddaughter if I'm correct. Her mother was the result of a...ahem, one night stand.... between a man called the Nightingale. The daughter's name was Morgiah, who ruled Firsthold and married a man named Reman (I dont know if his race is specified) and had a daughter named Karliah. So in short, Karliah probably has violet eyes due to racial mingling or because Barenziah's specialty was magic. But this idea most likely has more to it and is flawed. I got this idea from surfing the internet and reading the lore and books The biography of Barenziah and the Firsthold Revolt and I think The real Barenziah.

[@QuestionableObject]

I kinda like the idea of the Dunmer curse slowly wearing off, allowing the younger generations to slowly change back to chimer, it'd be interesting to see the interaction between the old Dunmer and the young Chimer reborn.

[@Cramblit]

Oh shit.. that stormcloak with the priestess.. I never thought about how long that prayer would of taken and the time of the dragon...

[@tickoman273]

Riften's court mage is insane because she's been affected by Sheogorath. I'm pretty sure I found some evidence of that, but it was years ago. I believe it was Wabbajack book or Fork of Horripilation somewhere in her possession

[@quinnception631]

Wabbajack book is the one,the fork is on solstheim

[@pauljohnson2911]

3:55 “Only one Dragonborn alive on Earth at a time” uuuuuuh, since when do Elder Scrolls games take place on Earth?

[@myriammalenfant7418]

Held their horses 😂😂😂 Killed me

[@realzachfluke1]

Myriam Malenfant lmaooooo that joke murdered me to death

[@TheHerobrian23]

Lol

[@Ellpep]

Im so confused he mentioned no horses i dont understand i feel wooshed 😂😂

[@pauldunford9337]

11/10 Horse pun. Totally killed it, hats off to you sir.

[@JXEditor]

I've been working on a theory to connect Alduin with Molag Bal. Without going into too much detail it compares to spheres of the two gods and also notes that Orkey is the Nordic aspect of Arkay and Malacath. Plus Alduin kind of looks like a vampire-dragon.

[@cramoslo0423]

Ehr... no, simply no, just because a God is called differently by a Pantheon and that Pantheon gives them certain Attributes doesn't make them said God, the only Gods in Elder Scrolls Lore are the Aedra and Daedra.

[@JXEditor]

B0RD3R M4N Yes, and yes. That's exactly what that means. And as for that last part, also very wrong

[@JXEditor]

I like you, SLUG BOY

[@normal6483]

I don't know if it's relevant to your theory, but Alduin feasts on human souls to regain his power, which is a feature we don't see other dragons being capable of. Dragons can presumably absorb dragons souls, as the Dragonborn does, but absorbing human souls requires a soul gem. Molag Bal makes sense for that, but so would Azura or the beings from the Soul Cairn. (Probably not those guys though, considering how their other dragon turned out.)

[@JXEditor]

Usarnavon it is absolutely part of it

[@TrueInvisible]

Nate TES 6 will be released alongside half life episode 3 in 3030 not in mere 10 years!

[@jhay3966]

noooooooooo! we won't be able to play it ,unless cryostasis is possible. We'd be dead by then

[@TrueInvisible]

until bethesda finishes their 3 MAJOR titles [and who knows maybe a number of remastered titles as well + a number of ports here and there with a possible creation club for each of their titles as well + depending on their success maybe multiple ports to other consoles and remastering skyrim for the next 101 GENERATIONS of video games consoles and we're now at ps4, which means if i'm not mistaken a console per 10 years.. Play Station 25 with its skyrim remastered god knows how many times by then and what kind of res as well and if we'll be able to at last enter the real VR nerv gear style using brain waves instead of any controller at all with fully fledged A.I assistance *THAT IF THE HUMANS GREW THE HELL UP WITH THEIR IRRATIONAL FEAR FROM WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THEM BY THE MACHINE REACHING FULL AWARENESS AND MAKING DECISIONS BETTER THAN A BILLION DISCUSSION BY HUMAN BEING A BILLION TIME IN A BILLION SECONDS TIME SPAN* and let the A.I teach them the way to live together in harmony / otherwise we'll still be using oculous rift and lesser augmented reality tools only because we are afraid of our own shadows. we're not going to be able to expect TES 6 until then and i bet that valve would do the same for half life episode 3, TL;DR these games will not be for our generation; they'll be for the 25th generation from now if my calculus is correct, so yeah! happy gaming people of 3030!

[@rogeryoung5140]

Invisible sir you seriously should seek help.

[@Eitipie]

Invisible and now we know that TES VI is coming

[@TrueInvisible]

it was teased to be released after star field we do not know yet when that will be. just wait you can return to this post to waste your time after its release date is conformed

[@Silmarisi]

Harkon, a Dragonborn? No. Just no. All the "evidence" supporting this theory is circumstantial at best. There is no hatred between Akatosh and Auriel - Akatosh even contains pieces of Auriel. Combat music is just combat music and he IS a boss in the DLC. As for obsession with power ... You know who else is also obsessed with power in TES universe, so much so that he is even called a Prince of Domination? Molag Bal (who, incidentally, also corrupted a few dragons into Titans because he liked their lust for power that much). And Harkon is a pureblood vampire, the kind of vampire most directly linked to Molag Bal. Why wouldn't he then, as a vampire, also lust for power? But there is a rather disturbing similarity in striving for domination between Molag Bal and dragons/Dragonborn, no? Go play VIGILANT mod if you're on PC. It draws some nice parallels between them. Because what screams power and domination louder than possibly defeating the very embodiment of the two?

[@Tx-qk3zj]

Aelarr The VIGILANT mod is not even remotely lorefriendly.

[@Silmarisi]

Tx12001 You clearly didn't pay attention to the story if you think so.

[@the_dropbear4392]

Aelarr You mean the part where the dwemer are still around, or where Molag bal was a bard, or where he dies in one of the endings. I could go on but it's really not lore friendly

[@Silmarisi]

There are no Dwemer around - I don't know where you got that since there is not a single Dwemer in the mod. Molag Bal is not and never was that bard - Molag Bal is Molag Bal, nothing more, nothing less. Bard was simply a possessed puppet (Bal's first, if you want) - the endings are only ever his delusions, memories or desperate wishes. When he says his name is Molag Bal in one ending he means that completely metaphorically - he was forced into corruption and acting as Molag Bal's extension of will. Also, Molag Bal never dies in the mod - he's still there. You may have just kicked him in the face a little harder than anyone else, but he's still very much there. Don't take everything the mod throws at you at face value so much. Its story and lore is much deeper than it first seems. And before you start arguing with me about the story - I asked Vicn, the author of the mod, all of those questions and more when I was translating the mod, and these are only some of the answers he gave me.

[@verzi4396]

The_Drop Bear L.

[@jaspr1999]

Karliah is such an interesting character from a very interesting bloodline. Of all the backstory in the game about her, there is actually very little known about her. Aside from her bloodline, her relationship with Gallas and Nocturnal we have no idea where she came from prior to meeting Gallas or where she was while she was planning her revenge on Frey as that required a great deal of money that would be extremely hard for any thief, no matter how good, to come up with while still keeping off the Thieves Guild radar. My assumption while playing is that she acquired the means to take down Frey from Azura since she never strayed too far from the philosophy of the Mistress of Dusk and Dawn. While an acolyte of Nocturnal she was never did anything to go against either Daedra. Azura may very well have supported Karliah until she was back under the protection of Nocturnal. Hence, her blue eyes and less ashen skin. As for the two Dunmer cultivating Nirnroot, I think their white eyes were a direct result of working outside with magical ingredients, something that Sinderion really never did for any length of time. The best example I can use is the differences between a lab researcher of flora versus those that actually cultivate what the researcher found. The two fields are drasically different and will take different physical tolls on the body.

[@cabuscus]

this is literally my favourite series on youtube, never stop.

[@Pappimen]

Some say Sarethis eyes are white like that because of the Nirnroot's glowing light.

[@bharatbenie]

Executed to death? I rather be Executed to half death.

[@Neronix17]

You really wouldn't, nothing worse than an executioner with a blunt axe. Botched beheadings were relatively common and I'd imagine that's significantly worse than a clean cut.

[@Elenkoism]

Neronix17 like nearly headless nick? Ouch.

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

Neronix17 captain buzzkill, ruining jokes since 2018.

[@dtvgaming2898]

You really want to survive an attempted beheading?

[@PsionicMonk]

Not sure if this is well known enough, or if it has been mentioned, but Dracula means son of the Dragon, so a vampire being related to a dragon in Skyrim would at least be plausible from a literal reference point

[@cranefly5253]

The Harkon dragon music is probably more a nod to Vlad the Impaler being a member of the order of the dragon historically, as well as being known as the real life Dracula.

[@JoshSweetvale]

7:55 Karliah is the granddaughter of Barenziah. And possibly the granddaughter of _Tiber Septim._ Yeah. It's known Tiber Septim and Barenziah had a relationship. Whether Karliah is of the Septim bloodline is ambiguous... But a hell of a solution to the Empire's lack of Dragonbloods.

[@TheNN]

1. Where does it say only one Dragonborn can be alive at any time in the world? 2. As for the Sarethi sisters, well, my thought is less that 'they are special' and more, 'they're survivors'. Specifically they're survivors of some kind of disease or disaster. Avrusa mentions she had a shop in Vivec City before the Red Year, making her a couple hundred years old at least. It could be that they were diseases with Blight or some other illness that they couldn't fully cure at the time, or during those tragedies they suffered some issue that has stayed with them the whole time. Alternatively it could simply be a genetic thing, some kind of defect that runs in their family since they are sisters and both have it.

[@witchcraftdahlia4789]

They're blind dude, just blind.

[@bigblue6917]

I liked the Helgen theory. Turns out that if he had not been in such a rush he would have had all day. Of course the other theory, which would fit here, is that when he realised he was going to die, Lokir of Rorikstead called out to the Devines, including Akatosh, and Akatosh sent Alduin. Alduin, in a fit of pique when he realised he had been sent on a fools errand destroys Helgen.

[@YLS8763]

3:56 “one dragonborn on earth at a time”. Earth, huh? A little slip up there, buddy haha. Great video nonetheless. These are really fascinating

[@hereticFox716]

New theory: today Howard is akatosh XD

[@benyed1636]

I wouldn't really call most of these spooky but they are cool theories nonetheless.

[@TheTomLees]

Your picture is a giant nose... me gusta

[@bengoldsmith4237]

Karliah and the Sarethi sisters is pretty easy to explain. Karliah most likely has purple eyes because of her years exposed to Nocturnal's influence and the Sarethi sisters have probably gone partially or fully blind because of the Nirnroot they farm. That just makes the most sense to me.

[@fumarc4501]

I enjoyed the curse of Azura wearing off. Did you know there used to be a race of half Chimer and half Nedes in the first era? The last known group was in Hammerfell, before the Redguard migration. They were human, but with golden skin and had an affinity for magika.

[@TomPokys]

Todd Howard is with me, I am one with Todd Howard

[@handsomebanana9753]

Then tell us your secrets One With Todd

[@Neronix17]

How does one overcome the mountain of salt?

[@raid2654]

The red mountain erupted because of the heart of lorkan, notice how the ash spawns expose their heart stone? HMMMMMMMMMM

[@mary_lizbeth_9538]

Hey Nate. I just found an interesting item for the 10 hidden details series. If you loot the sacrifice located outside the Altar of Thrond on solstiem (I have an all armor is lootable mod) you can get a “clothing” item called wound test. When applied to your character it strips them to their undergarments, and leaves their body covered in various wounds

[@regalcartoon5932]

I can’t stop watching this channel.

[@Ian-oe9wp]

0:04 is that karliah ?

[@dabestodabest1319]

Ian yups

[@theentirecircuss1617]

Ian yes. Yes it is.

[@SirSmite]

7:12 Why is that guard on the bottom left naked?

[@Neronix17]

It's casual Fredas and he's a nudist.

[@SirSmite]

I guess it would give any bandit pause seeing a guard like that.

[@jhay3966]

Sir Smite aahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhqhahahahahhahahahahhahhahahahahhahahahahahahha

[@Griff1011]

Why aren't you?

[@HypnoticHarmonys]

Your videos make me feel comfortable. Thank you for these uploads. Makes me feel like I'm not the only one who really enjoys skyrim and sees the depth of story that is portrayed in this game.

[@bomouth142]

6:34 according to ESO, 1000 years ago those hot springs had human settlements and a vampire clan living there.

[@tvdk5906]

5:41 Ha!

[@fpp144]

I have a fun theory however i know it is not true. The headsman in the beggining of the game is a part of the Dark Brotherhood. If you do the "sexchange" command on him (it worked for me when i was bending for the chopping block) his clothes changed into Dark Brotherhood robes. Ik not a credible theory but still an interesting fact.

[@HORSEPRISON]

The reason it does that is because there is no female mesh for the executioner's outfit, and dark brotherhood robes were assigned to them just in case someone did that. This is to prevent an error and potential crash when the game tries to load something that doesn't exist

[@fpp144]

Avenguard ik i just found it thought it was surprising-funny and commented lol

[@philman401]

"executed to death?" I thought people always die when you kill them!

[@josephmiddleton7259]

@TheEpicNate315 I remember reading in the Eslaf Erol series (Beggar, Thief, Warrior, King) that the hot-spring area is called the Aalto, and that it was home to so fine a winery that the Emperor "needs the permission of the Imperial Council to have a glass of it once a year." That ruined keep you mentioned is most likely that winery.

[@James--Parker]

There can be more than one Dragonborn alive at a time. I don't know where the idea that there can't comes from. The Dragon soul is passed down from one generation to the next, so every time a Dragon born has kids there a multiple dragonborns at the same time.

[@stevegoesrogue]

Er.... The ability to absorb dragon souls is not hereditary. It's a gift (or to some, a curse) given by Akatosh for reasons that have yet to be disclosed to the public. If you're talking about Tiber Septim, then you can go both ways, he can't pass down his Dovahkiin ability to absorb the souls of slain dragons. He did, however pass down his blood to gain inheritance of the Imperial Throne. He is also known as an Imperial Dragonborn, one of those with St. Alessia's blood after she revolted against the Ayleids and Akatosh granted her with the Amulet of Kings to prevent the Daedra from stepping foot on Mundus again.

[@unlimitedbitsgaming]

Yeah, exactly as Tsundere said. Being a descendant of a Dragonborn doesn't make one Dragonborn. That power's given to the Dragonborn by Akatosh himself.

[@Neronix17]

Dialogue with Arngeir says Dragonborn scarcely exist, and it is rare for more than one to appear at the same time. Nothing says that there cannot be more than one, other than the rule of Highlander of course.

[@vodwale]

No, the septim dynasty aren't actually Dragonborns that's just a stupid label so there is actually just one type of Dragon born

[@vodwale]

Also mirrak wasnt an actual Dragon born

[@notamoron3016]

I could never play as a vampire on skyrim they look like Leia when she is chained up to jabba the hut suddenly got exposed to gamma radiation

[@Valkyrie1094]

Maybe the reason the two dunmer sisters eyes are different is due to the nirnroot they're cultivating. Nirnroot glows in the dark, maybe chronic exposure to it caused their eyes to change that way.

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

hear me out though- Wylandria probably has something to do with Sheogorath. one of her letters shows her asking specifically for Greenmote, something found exclusively in the shivering isles

[@matchuwuwu]

Oh god this show is as long as Stalin's rise to power

[@blonded_458]

Tactical Defense haha

[@lapancaki6548]

Not complaining

[@teagendouglas2120]

Oof

[@XxBruce5002xX]

No

[@drpizzagames1015]

Bruce5002 yes

[@neounknown4207]

Maybe?

[@deadmeme1212]

Ok

[@Josh-lz3xo]

Sort of

[@xWhiTzZy]

or... you know, harkon wants to block out the sun so he doesn't burn when he steps in it

[@fxd4163]

Harkon being a vampire is a wild stretch. If he was a dragon born why doesn’t he use shouts. And the whole soul thing doesn’t make sense either.

[@alimerin1]

I heard this from someone else. But the emperor actually put the contract out in himself using Amaund Mottierre as the front man instead. Which is a reason as to why he did not try to fight back or resist in any way shape or form during the quest Hail Sithis, and why he would want you to kill Amaund Motierre. Not because he put the contract, but because he is the only other man who knows the nature of the contract

[@charliesrib6548]

I feel like I’ve subscribed to you 20 times and I have never unsubscribed

[@khajiity]

Imagine fighting a vampire, and then he Shouts. Fus.. ro.. DRAHCULA!

[@jackpadden8788]

I believe the dragon references for Lord Harkon are more related to the "real life" vampire Vlad the Impaler's father, Vlad Dracul and the "Order of the Dragon" from which he got his Romanian nickname (Dracul = the Dragon).

[@TheJoker-xw8zg]

I think it'd be much more logical to try and argue that Ulfric Stormcloak was dragon born than Lord Harcon. Since it's stated that he can at least shout and that's why he's being executed in the beginning of the game, even though he never actually uses it in game.

[@sizdimitri]

The dying to death thingy always makes me smile.

[@MartianMothman]

I think Barenziah and her line of descendants being Dunmer royalty have blue eyes instead of red like other Dunmer but the Sarethi sisters were probably just mistakenly given the wrong eye color since their white eye color just makes them look blind.

[@evervirescent]

there can totally be more than one dragonborn at a time, remember the nord heroes that sent alduin forward in time? Do you think those *dragonslayers* learned all that from meditating with the greybeards?

[@michaelhenderson1337]

I guess you could say "THEY SHOULD HAVE HELD THEIR HORSES"-Nate 2018

[@RavensaraNight]

Lol excuted to death! Whenever you say "somethinged to death," it gets me every time *wipes away a tear of mirth*

[@sk8legendz]

Nothing like being able to watch these videos to vicariously experience the world of skyrim without dealing with the never ending hell my steam version has come to be ( bugs glitches you name it lol). keep it up. you camelworks and fudgemuppet have been my source of entertainment the past 6 days

[@Blackwoodrulez]

Well, that Vampire Dragoborn theory might just be a nod to Dracula. Lord Harkon is obviously Skyrim's Dracula, and Vlad the Impaler was in the Order of the Dragon, and even his coat of arms is a dragon.

[@graceclem498]

I think “executed to death” is my new favorite saying. Thank you

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Skyrims logic... Kills the emperor: 1000 septims of bounty Steals a horse: Murdered to death

[@DrArku]

Volkihar friend, VOLKIHAR. I know it's not a big deal but something in me shatters every time I hear you say "Volikhar".

[@mr.trexster8121]

maybe the Stormcloak saw Alduin flying. so he wanted his head to be chopped off rather than be eaten alive.

[@Lycan_Jedi]

Honestly, they probably would've survived the chopping block, but there's no guarantee they'd survive Alduin himself. But, that's the theory that makes the most sense to me.

[@RETROTITANPLAYS]

You're wrong about one thing Nate. It is never explicitely stated that there can only be one Dovahkiin at a time. Quote: "Dragonborn scarcely exist, and it is rare for more than one to appear at the same time." - Elder Scrolls Wikia. Rare, but not unheard of. It's worth noting that while Miraak swore himself to Hermaeus Mora , he was still a true blooded Dovahkiin, who not only continued to have his knowledge of the Thuum, but also maintained his power to take the souls of fallen Dragons. This means that there were always at least two Dovahkiin at one time, as he was blessed seperately from Saint Alessia and continued to live until confronted by the Last Dragonborn. Also, Martin Septim, like his father Uriel, could wear the Amulet of kings which was an ability reserved for those with Dragonsblood, bringing the count up to three. Additionally, Mankar Cameron also had the ability to wear the Amulet of Kings on Nirn, which could hint at his own status as a Dovahkiin, bringing the total up to four. Finally, while there are several vampires confirmed to be pure bloods, we've only seen the Vampire Lord transformation in two, Harken and the Last Dragonborn. This form not only grants them a distinctly inhuman appearance which, alone, could be attributed to Molag Bal, but also Wings which are very similar to those of the Dragons, which may indicate a mutation in the pure strain of the Dark Gift, caused by the Dragonsblood flowing through their veins. All of this said, great video, awesome theory, keep up the good work.

[@goodstudd2972]

Considering that Dwemer structures utilize steam power, the idea that a hot springs come from dwemer structures makes sense - it'd heat up the water of what would otherwise just be a lake, and might be where the steam is even coming from.

[@tornadophantom3845]

Technically, the Greybeards don't know if there are any other Dovahkiins alive so...