Skyrim Lore: Vampire Secrets!

[@Defa_Noob]

So the priest was a vampire who used his own worst enemy to dismantle rival vampire groups? Thats extremely clever

[@jammatati3844]

Could isran be a vampire then... feelsbadman

[@jammatati3844]

Zach Kabia good.... Cured my anxiety

[@Kami-Sama197]

@Zach Kabia the player as a vampire can use the sunlight spell by himself as well.

[@zennyblades]

Dundundun!

[@Smokin_Snowman]

This story is from "immortal blood" it's a book you can read in Skyrim.

[@f.cap.2473]

I love molag bal, he is such a nice guy. he gave me a cool mace and he revives people, so they dont die.

[@csabaszkok5310]

Kappa

[@sammyeagleson7844]

Also gives love when its not wanted, such a daddy

[@pj5403]

He raped a women which was basicly a smack to the face for arkay.

[@mfs-3kiryu592]

He also has stunning arguments against boethia.

[@cherrypopsoda7272]

When that Lord Vampire dude was talking about Molag Bal, I was like “Oh I remember him, he made me kill 2 innocent people and then gave me a mace☺️ Such a nice guy”

[@StellaSeaMonkey]

As the listener of the nightmother, the leader of the dark brotherhood, the leader if the thieves guild, the dragonborn, a high ranking officer of the stormcloaks, the thane of every king and queen of skyrim, the leader of the vampires (while a werewolf at the same time) ,the leader of the companions, defeating Alduin, defeating Miraak, in possession of all the dragon priest masks, serving most gods or goddesses, owning 7 houses, and killing dragons on a daily fucking basis, NO , SOMEONE DID NOT STEAL MY SWEETROLL

[@StarLord1206]

There is only one king/queen in Skyrim. You're thinking of jarls.

[@kunfupandarofl]

Unless you count Elisif (prob not), Ulfric, Tulius? Skyrim's in a civil war when has there been a king lol? If you're talking about the emperor, well he's the leader of the Dark Brotherhood then the emperor's gone too :p

[@Patrick-zr8tv]

Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll

[@dlassassin5676]

When a guard said he used to be an adventurer like you but he's never even seen dragon

[@Crimson-im9kx]

Do you fetch the mead

[@TheRealJohnux]

Most of this comes from the book "Immortal Blood" one of the first books you find in oblivion, next to a tent at Vilverin. Fun fact the Vampirehunter is called Movarth. Should ring some bells for everyone who played Skyrim.

[@hammadibrahim39]

TheRealJohnux I remember the guy from Dawnguard DLC, while fetching some Dwemer Plan of Crossbow modification. Knew he was someone important since it showed a name, instead of 'Charmed Vigilant'. The book is also found in Skyrim.

[@harambe8372]

Yes he mentioned it in the video and the book exists in Skyrim as well

[@auntvivienne8669]

Yeah I started listening and was asking myself if this guy was just doing a staged reading of Immortal Blood

[@CalamityDiamond]

So that's why Serena isn't a marriage candidate. First time I've heard an actual explanation. That makes sense.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Serana*

[@souldanny.]

Puddle Zerg Now i feel sad for her

[@enderknight2055]

Why DoYouCareAboutMyKZbinNameGoGetALifeYouPotatoe not true. It's not possible to marry her. But if you're very careful with dialogue, you can convince her to become mortal

[@teoruckbelt5590]

actually to be clear.....just DON'T ask her to become mortal BEFORE the dawnguard quest ends (killing harkon)

[@not677]

Puddle Zerg and she rejects you if you ask to mary rip

[@DrArku]

Movarth Piquine was legendary? Oh... I just hacked my sword into his skull and took his boots.

[@adoknightofficial832]

Arku so relatable though cause that's what I end up doing to all my enemies cause I have the recycled weapons mod

[@dlassassin5676]

I showed him what a true vampire is

[@diegophantasmic5127]

I love how there's this soothing calming music set behind an explanation of the horrific and brutally violent history of vampirisn in skyrim

[@dionysus6969]

joe mclean ikr and just casually sprinkle sum rape in there too

[@The_Mold_Wizard]

There was one thing incorrect here: the Priest is most likely a Vampire from Cyrodil. He mentions that such vampires are indistinguishable from normal humans when fully fed. After holding the candle to his face he says "I haven't fed in 72 hours". This indicates that it wasn't the candlelight causing his vampirism to show, but the lack of feeding. Further evidence is that you can encounter Movarth (the hunter from Immortal Blood) in Skyrim, near Morthal at Morvarth's lair, like you said, and he is clearly vampiric without the need for candlelight, despite gaining his Vampirism from the Priest. Sorry, I love Elder Scrolls vampire lore. Great video though.

[@MrRhexx]

You might be right! The part that left me doubting it, was the fact that the vampire hunter didn't realize the priest was a vampire until he got attacked. I feel like he would have realized it was a cyrodillic vampire from the get go if he hadn't fed in that long.

[@The_Mold_Wizard]

MrRhexx I think it was just the fact that it was dark in the room, so the candle light showed off his features more clearly. Since Movarth wasn't expecting the priest that had been helping him all this time to actually be a vampire, the shock gave the priest the ability to move in and land a blow before he had a chance to react. That made the rest of the fight (if indeed there was a rest of it) very one sided. He fits the role though, acting as a priest, a respected member of society, is exactly what the Cyrodil sort would do, that sneaky lot.

[@VampC]

2 things, though. 1. They wouldn't specifically mention that type of vampire only being distinguishable through candle light, and have him reveal himself in that exact same way, but to then be a different type. Doesn't make sense. It's to get the reader to have that "Ohhhhhh." moment. 2. You have to understand how the game works. He is simply set as "Vampire race", so the game just gives him that appearance. That's pretty much it. Knowing Bethesda, I doubt they bothered to change him.

[@The_Mold_Wizard]

Vamp. C He did not reveal himself through candlelight, he simply allowed the candle to illuminate his face. It's also irrelevant how the game works, because technically lore wise the Volkihar Vampires are a different strain than the mutts you find in caves. Secondly, it's implied that the priest is a resident of Skyrim, a long way away for a that type of vampire. Thirdly, he specifically mentions that he hasn't fed in 48 hours, the exact thing that would make a Cyrodilic Vampire appear less than human. And as I said in another comment, it's the Cyrodilic Vampire's nature to blend into society. A priest is the perfect cover

[@VampC]

I get what you mean, but the whole telling the reader how they're revealed, and then revealing him in that way makes perfect sense. I haven't read the book, so maybe reading it myself will make it more clear. Also, vampires can travel around, you know. Especially seeing as there's no telling how old he was. He's also a long way from Cyrodiil, isn't he? And yes, it really does matter how the game works. As far as the game is concerned, all vampires are the same, apart from their initial race, eg bretonVampire race. And if the game IS right on how he looks, if the priest also looked like that, don't you think the hunter would have noticed something odd about him? lmao. Also, telling him how long he had since fed might have just been to scare him, or those types of vampires might look even more monstrous when revealed through candle light, while hungry.

[@WhovianMinecrafter]

I remember finding this book and reading it in game.

[@angelsgv1030]

WhovianMinecrafter me too, i loved reading it

[@user-ej2wc1we5z]

same

[@Syncorx]

WhovianMinecrafter same - had an awesome plottwist! :D

[@skalachyftw5834]

WhovianMinecrafter it's called immortal blood the warrior is called morvath you kill him in a quest in morthal

[@TheAscendedSaiyanEliteV1TM]

Immortal Blood if I'm not mistaken

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

I really enjoy this series. it gets me closer into the game

[@sergiopinela5401]

megaman exe and what a great game. Have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours playing it 👍 peace!!!

[@adpsycho1]

It's just speculation.. well most of it is.

[@blodekont5458]

you could read the books you find in the game , nothing more, nothing less...

[@lifan9892]

megaman exe stop lying

[@dovahcaat1803]

Immortal Blood was the first book I ever read through-and-through, I'm so glad it was my first.

[@auntvivienne8669]

Have you read Palla? If not, you should go do that. It’s gonna slap you in the face. Very well written. I’m also rather fond of Advances in Lockpicking if only for its ending line.

[@tonts5329]

The theory about Molag Bal and Hircine conspiring together to destroy a Daedric lord, and create a new race, makes sense. When Trinimac was destroyed, the Orsimmer were created, by the new Daedric prince. Born from his remains. I can see them both destroying this possible Daedric lord or potentially another Aedra, and using him/her to give rise to the various strains of Vampirism and Lycanthropy across Tamriel. Unlike Malacath though, Hircine and Molag Bal likely consumed this being entirely, hence why some other deity didn't arise from them.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Perhaps if they did consume this Daedric Prince then it was a mix of Molag Bol's and this Prince's power that turned the first vampire after Molag Bol raped her? Perhaps there's a hint of truth in both stories.

[@ShadowTheYoukai]

Awesome lore video. Now we just need one about the Volkihar clan and find out just how old it is. Idle dialogue about Dwemer ruins and first talking to Serana seems to indicate that she and her family predate the Cyrodiilic Empire and has been around since the Dwemer. That's gotta be pretty damn old.

[@dlassassin5676]

Shadow O'Neill she may even predate Talos

[@i-evi-l]

Cyrrodillic Vampires come from the First Vampire IIRC meaning they are older than Volkihar, but She, The First, was also made by Molag Bal just like the Volkihar. I'm guessing Molag Bal made all the vampires but just ended up trying different modifications to see which clan would end up being the best. Volkihar are dang powerful but their bloodline thins as the "gift"is passed onto the further generations away from Harkon and they become unable to become Vampire Lord form. Hell we only see TWO Vampire Lords in the whole game so that leaves alot of speculation for those at Volkihar Castle. Even though the systems are different, comparing Oblivion Vampires (Cyrrodillic Vampires) to Volkihar is not too dissimilar and shows stark differences between the two breeds when taken at face value: burning in daylight vs weakness in daylight, vampiric drain vs pluses to Destruction magic and all around athletics. I know I'm stretching but its fun.

[@Michael-ol8he]

Great video Rhexx, Do a Werewolf Secrets next!

[@duhokstar1441]

Michael YES

[@vikingwolf4328]

Yeah!

[@Thr4kus]

The Lycan secrets are basically covered in the Hircine Secrets video.

[@Wulffee]

Thr4kus werewolves* lycans are the oldest and strongest of werewolves also they can control their transformations

[@HeadHunter-mv2ht]

Thr4kus Was that all the Were Beasts or just the Werewolf types i haven't seen that video yet

[@Gbag34]

Fuck yes! Elder Scrolls!

[@soupthought]

Gbag34 Exactly my reaction :D

[@ikeblack3647]

stay nerdy my friends

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

I really do love playing and RP as Vampire, in Oblivion and Skyrim, most of all the latter after you get Vampire Lord Perk you are basically Dracula Vampire, not Underworld mind you as much as there are similarities and as cool as that movie series is, they took the inspiration more from Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola then the latter. Along with a bit of the Vampire Counts form WarHammer Fantasy.

[@exhaustgaming]

When I saw this in my subbox I bust everywhere

[@taliawtf6944]

I love the vampires from the Elder Scrolls they are in my opinion the best and so diverse there is something for everyone.

[@Amairca01]

I thought that the priest told the hunter about the mistwalker vampires instead of the volkihar ones.

[@factcore2765]

Both

[@SolidShepard]

legendary vampire hunter cant find a single vampire in all of cyrodill and fails...me in oblivion just doing quests: runs into 2 without trying, and that's just quest givers, not counting the ones found in caves.

[@TheJsabrao]

Poor Serana

[@trigonstudios1434]

I love skyrim but its a pain in the butt to be a vampire

[@munge3563]

costumes by shibü it becomes worth it if you get the Necromage perk. But you still gotta load yourself with Fire Resist.

[@henrichvonruben9114]

I liked being a Vampire the only thing I don't like is that constant sound notification that "my skin burns in the sun"

[@jooseppaarnamets4175]

Its okey in skyrim but in oblivion you are gonna get the sun damage and if youre 100€ vampire youl die with 6-7secends by the sun

[@psilocybin7693]

Or get Sacrosanct Vampires of Skyrim. That mod is a total gameplay overhaul. Hella worth it.

[@aboostedmagikarp413]

Thats why you play skyrim with mods

[@deniboy03]

I'm glad that you make Skyrim videos again

[@SolidShepard]

ya know, i think the human fear of vampires stems from that old saying "you either die the hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain". this dude was a legendary vampire hunter, but in the end, just became the very thing he hunted.

[@_human.glitch1229]

members of the dawngurard disliked this video 👀

[@_human.glitch1229]

dawnguard*

[@jeffreyinsertmemehere9802]

im in the dung gurad

[@mr.poptart4967]

A saiyan From Puerto rico I in dunce gaurd

[@loganjohnson5656]

But that makes no sense, it's info for us to use against the vampire menace!

[@conalcochranh3274]

_Human.Glitch...I'm Companion. So...COME ON YA BLAGGARD!

[@xygen1]

i like how vampire hunter becomes a savage vampire hahahahahaha

[@verneve]

Cooooooool. I've read Immortal Blood more than once, so I knew the story, but you told it so well I wanted to listen again anyways. :) I personally interpreted it as the priest being a Cyrodilic vampire, though (revealing his identity finished the lesson for his student... that this type of vampire is impossible to find, but often hiding in plain sight). Most of the stuff in the second half I didn't know. I want to be one of those sun-immune vampires! They sound awesome. Great work, thanks! :)

[@TheDestrab]

All this material and the vanilla vampirism was still awful ; - ; oh well. I hope somewhere down the line they make Elder Scrolls: Tamriel, wherein you can basically participate in clan wars between vampires. That shit seems super interesting, I hope I'm alive to see it or something similar.

[@wolves600]

maybe hey could learn from sacrosanct vampires mod and add the clan wars with each clan getting different bonuses

[@agtl3168]

Vohlikar weren't in vanilla, they were dlc.

[@fashionsuckman4652]

@@agtl3168 the only difference is not getting attacked when starved the regular vampire and vampire lord have no difference aside from vampire lord

[@psilocybin7693]

Wolves600Gaming said it, get sacrosanct - vampires of skyrim on nexus mods. Its available for both Skyrim (Oldrim) and Skyrim: Special Edition. www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/80159?tab=posts&BH=5 It is by far the best vampire overhaul out there, making it a must-have for a vampire playthrough.

[@999YCM]

this skyrim stuff is pretty extreme

[@Arkereign]

He is so good at explaining and talking about things. I could listen to him all day. I get a lot of my knowledge from skyrim from him lol. I know way to much about this game 😂

[@ThibautVDP]

and thus, Movarth got slain. and i became the next fallen vampire hunter in line. for to destroy the beast, one must become the beast.

[@77Night77Shade77]

In an unknown land, there was a chopple.

[@shadowhell8378]

Maybe the daedric lord is aruel or akatosh a corrupted sun god could be why vampires are weak in sunlight

[@madhattergamer3567]

akatosh + hircine = Weredragons. everybody in skyrim who's scared of werewolves and werebears enough as it is: *Boards up there houses*

[@EdricLeggett]

Awesome video! Would love to see more D&D ones; particularly one on celestials :)

[@saturnista5510]

The first time i read Immortal blood was upon finding it when investigating redwater barrow before meeting harkon, it was like the most immersive thing ever! Great video man!

[@MandalorV7]

Really was never into vampires until I played Skyrim. There is just this dark creepiness about them. Usually play a Knight and in shinning armor sort of hero, but Skyrim convinced me to be a hunter of the knight.

[@BBlack-vw5vt]

Always happy when I see one of his Elder Scrolls lore videos in my subscriptions, could watch them all day

[@SuperPancakeNinja]

The quality of your videos gets better with each one. Really glad to have this channel to help tide me over until the next ES game.

[@mephistophelesthesilentchi3446]

Immortal Blood is one of my favourite books, right under Surfeit of Thieves.

[@mcchuggernaut9378]

I know a LOT about Elder Scrolls lore, having played each game extensively since the first was released, and having read all the in-game books that I could find. This is the first Elder Scrolls video you have done that shed some light on something I was not fully aware of (I watch for entertainment value and nostalgia, mostly.), namely the connection of Molag Bal-Hircine-vampirism strains and the Tribunal's claims about the origins of the disease. Not sure where you dug that up that I had managed to miss it. Well done!

[@briarrosegael2015]

Though, take what the false tribunal says with a grain of salt, they are oath breakers.

[@imani6094]

i loved reading this book in the game. its so great that they give a backstory to Movarth since you have to kill him in one of the quests

[@shirel.a8421]

And despite the Volkihars special magic, I still cant walk through ice

[@prodkwop]

Remember that guy, Lokir from Rorikstead? When you were on the carriage getting taken to execution he prayed to the divines and mentioned Akatosh... what if that's the reason that Alduin came and saved you... except Lokir already died by then..

[@Randomdude34]

I never thought of that, that seems cool

[@deadasfak]

wow, very thorough video. I didn't know vampirisim was this complicated in TES

[@dakenscholz3585]

This video was wonderful! My favorite in a long while actually! I'm so happy to know a bit more about the origins of vampires in The Elder Scrolls & I loved the Immortal Blood bit!

[@darksoulsralis5186]

"fear not the dark my friend and let the feast begin"

[@moiserares6974]

dude i missed these lore videos from yeaars ago.please do more becoue u do a bloody good job mate

[@Leery_Bard]

Immortal Blood is the first book I ever read in Oblivion, my first TES game. I remember leaving the sewers and finding it in a bandit camp tent just outside the Ayleid ruin of Vilverin.

[@GreyFootballChat]

hell yeah man, you're back with your quality content

[@PonkingtonHeights]

I just wanna say, only at 1:16 but your version of this story (idk if he mentions t but the tale is told ingame via a book) is 10x better than ingame, you’ve got a great voice for these kinds of stories

[@SCP-fi1dn]

If you wanted to be a werewolf or werebear couldn't you just hunt one and drink their blood?

[@sinistergamer2396]

My favorite enemy in all of Skyrim! Well done, great highlight video

[@Zoey--]

My favourite lore in all of the Elder Scrolls. So dark... so real and brutal. I bloody love it even wrote a huge ass research post on it for the ESO RP site way back at it's launch.

[@SolidShepard]

i remember reading this in oblivion...completley forgot the volkohar where mentioned in it. pretty cool set up. nobody ever accused bethesda of bad world building i guess. lol

[@Clit_Yeastwood]

Elder Scrolls lore is back, I'm so happy :)

[@camerondavis8043]

can we can get a series of you reading all the books, your voice is just so soothing.

[@RETYQ]

The connection to the clan in skyrim was a great twist I know of which story you read; I didn't know the connection! Thank you for that twist.

[@ragingdarkness100]

those children vampires sound terrifying!

[@childeater7327]

That vampire hunter got memed lmao

[@Gamingetic]

Really glad to see you posting Lore nonetheless Skyrim videos on your channel again. I love them all and they seem to get better as you make them.

[@matthewmartinez3907]

I thought of doing a role play where my character is a vampire but he hunts his own kind. Sorta like “Blade”, he cares about ordinary people defending them from other vampires but abstaining from feeding on the living only doing so on the dead when he really needs to. He would have a somewhat strenuous relationships with the Dawnguard as he would tip them off on vampire dens and hideouts, plots and such they would recognize his actions as something noteworthy but many like Isran would also readily dismiss it as him weeding out his competition for blood when he truly wants to keep his kind in check he would have many enemies both vampire and vampire hunters.

[@cookaiz212]

MrRhexx, you got information that came directly from a book from Skyrim.

[@agtl3168]

The "reaching through the ice" ability is basically vampiric grip.

[@forgegloyd9196]

12:48 So Aela is a willing lycanthrope ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )

[@AquariusProductions1]

i didnt even know there were Vampires in Skyrim that ate people whole, this game may be 6 years old but its still awesome to know that there are still things left to discover.

[@codysmite-hammer5398]

Great video man. And thank you soo much for making a visualized novel segment about my second favorite book in skyrim

[@outsculpture2346]

Awesome video Rhexx, you should make a video on either wispmothers or spriggans because I think they are most of the mysterious creatures in the Elder Scrolls

[@Bonekraka]

Professional rivalry it must really piss Molag Bal off that some of his creations formed a pact with Clavicus

[@hammadibrahim39]

Remember reading this in a book called Immortal Blood that happened to be lying around in a dungeon infested with vampire thralls

[@SovT20]

with stuff like this you can do d&d lore with elder scrolls lore. you made this now we need one on d&d vampires

[@doperks7271]

I remember reading this book in skyrim years ago thanks for your take on this topic/ book

[@jayharr8839]

The story read in the beginning i actually read in a skyrim book and i was super excited to hear him describing it

[@canotajman]

Immortal blood,my favourite book in skyrim.

[@skylahenry8552]

The child vampires reminds me of the yarl of whiteruns son...

[@severestarfish981]

The depth, variety and just amount of the lore in elder scrolls turns me on

[@PieknyMarian]

I've waited so long for another SKYRIM LORE!!! Thank you Rhexx you are the best there is when it comes to Skyrim

[@slimfunk2275]

mrrhexx please keep making these elder scrolls videos, ive been wathing them for years and i plan to keep watching them as long as you make them.

[@Smokin_Snowman]

Before I've listened to the rest of your opening story, this is the book "Immortal Blood" and the priest is the kind of vampire you can only see the true face of when lit by candlelight.

[@VoiceOfVoorhees]

It is entirely possible that that mysterious daedric prince... was Batman!

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

If Patrion began to host videos, then YT would have legitimate competition.

[@jackcorbett2134]

3:58 so the vampire empire of cyrodel are pretty much the Illuminati? Edit: Vampire: Lamae was the first vampire ever and is the most successful, talented hero in history Dragonborn:🤚 Vampire: yes mortal? Dragonborn: well just out of curiosity what’s her last name again? Vampire: Bal Dragonborn: no… the other one😏 Vampire: belolfag Dragonborn:🤣🤣🤣 Vampire:😒😒😒 Me: molag bal Subtitles: mullet bald

[@thorshammer7883]

Elder scrolls universe vs World of Warcraft universe. Void Lords, Burning legion with sargeras, The Titans, Naruu, old gods, Titan keepers, The Dragon aspects and Deathwing with the Dragon soul vs Anu-el, Sithis, Aedras, Daedric princes, Nine Divines, Alduin at full power, and the Numendian. ​

[@thorshammer7883]

If Anui-el and Sithis are to OP I will take them off the battle to balance it out.

[@oscargalindez6793]

"In an unknown land, there was a Chapo"

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

I actually learned something about the Vampire lore. thanks mate.

[@varidian694]

Only 1 min into the video and I'm already hooked

[@moanameanschildmolester3731]

Molag bal and hircine working together is kinda ironic due to the blood feuds of werewolves and vampires, But making the perfect hybrid race? That sounds epic and should've been further explored by the creators

[@redd24hundred93]

I've read that story many times and I still enjoy it.

[@jakubbarczyk4310]

This mention about blood transfusion reminded me of the ritual that hevnoraak wanted to do

[@Entropy67]

Jyggalag was never killed, he was transformed. It isn't possible to kill Daedric Princes, so its best not to believe in what those foolish Tribunal gods say.

[@scarecrow2097]

omg this video makes the Elder Scrolls sound so much scarier compare to the games XD

[@DarkJaxter]

I love your Elder Scrolls content so much! I wish you would do more, though I know you're burned out and hooked on D&D. I wish I was more into D&D so I could fully enjoy those videos, they're equally great!

[@ianthespaceguy]

This is from a book inside Skyrim. Great retelling.

[@antoniamartinez1094]

I freaking love your lore videos, they are SUBLIME

[@therealnelox]

Elder Scrolls Lore: Undead/Lich Secrets

[@maverickcrow6252]

you should have used Malacath's transformation to support your theory

[@kashlevy2040]

i love your skyrim and dungeons and dragons videos there the best on youtube

[@ttgNiqqa]

kash levy **they’re*

[@Max-ej4oh]

Serana: I won't marry. *Serana sweats as the player opens up the console*

[@eleanorie4132]

My prayers were answered, please make more skyrim videos

[@DeeExMachina]

Thanks man good storytelling