Skyrim's Strange Bandits 2 || Elder Scrolls Lore

[@eyesack6845]

People keep saying that Wyndelius was touched by Sheogorath, but I think it's clearly possession. The last entry is dated to the first era, and he acts as if he was a spirit there for a while. Sheogorath is an easy cop-out for anything madness related, but really possession makes more sense.

[@sinclaire5479]

I always thought of it as possession myself, he's living in a crypt....with the living dead and lots of super powerful living dead. I mean greater draugr, and Dragon priests its not hard to see how he could be possessed.

[@takbanan619]

@@sinclaire5479 Could be a family curse, treasure hunters cursed to get mad by not getting the treasure because they lack the key. as happened to Syndelius Gatharian before in oblivion.

[@lucy_Bad_Bunny]

I always thought that his ghost potions were slowly driving him mad till he actually thought he was a ghost.

[@Sakira198]

One thing I will give Skyrim's writing over Morrowind's: the random ass bandit dens you run across typically have a lot more interesting and fleshed out side-stories in them in Skyrim. I can remember quite a few weirdoes I raided like I was the Nordic equivalent of the FBI, meanwhile I barely remember most of Morrowind's common bandits despite all of them being uniquely named. Just goes to show you what a few diegetic notes can do for environmental storytelling.

[@Sakira198]

Also just, a boat load of more complex scripting to make said encounters way more dynamic than what was possible in Morrowind.

[@boreanknight]

That is true. Lost Knife Hideout was one of my first raided bandit dens (i don't even remember how I ended up there so early) and it blew me away. Easily my favorite aspect of Skyrim as well.

[@Bruvkek]

Agree. Though I will say morrowind takes the cake in terms of main story & side questing. I’m kind of dissapointed that skyrim lost most of that depth

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

the bandits in their den: "been a while since we had a good guard raid"

[@arkanamare]

Ah. No. My sleep can definitely wait for hour.

[@HIMMURF]

Sleep? I came here TO SLEEP 💤🛏️

[@deadsparrow13]

Always loved Windellius. When I started playing Skyrim, I arrived in Ivarstead while exploring and experienced this quest late at night. I had never played any RPGs before and I was floored with the fun storytelling of the game. It made me fall in love with Skyrim for the first time.

[@harleygunn4783]

Bro gonna dethrone Fudgemuppet and Epic Nate at this rate💯💯

[@VidelxSpopovich]

Well, he’s already doing better than Mittensquad sheerly by virtue of not being dead.

[@Lorenzo_I.]

Pretty easy to beat Epic Nate considering all he does is click bait

[@eyesack6845]

Wyndelius' "leave this place" genuinely terrified me the first time I heard it. I don't know why. I didn't go in the barrow after that.

[@YouTubecanfuckagoat]

He makes a good dead thrall. Mimicking the behaviours of ghosts to the point I kept him as a undead slave for many adventures

[@Cassius190]

42:00 Bashnag could've been a Legionnaire. Orcs are prized in the Legion for their strength and smithing. Maybe this coven of spellswords is his way of preparing to war with the Thalmor outside the confines of legal warfare.

[@boreanknight]

Ah, good point!

[@ramasaputra6205]

weak theory, if he was a legionaire he wouldnt be attacking the player ruthlessly like a barbaric warlord.

[@austinlee4156]

Gotta say your vids have the same energy, Especially in the openings. As the early 2000's history and discovery channel shows. Honestly it blows my mind at the eye you have for good shots and editing. Also great narration and information.

[@boreanknight]

I always wanted to make a documentary style Skyrim video, maybe that's why :)

[@TheTb2364]

I think you understated how much redguards despise necromancy. The fact that she decided on using it says a lot about her grief.

[@infebris]

to be fair, all culture descriptions are just generalizations, she could have been more accepting of it similar to some mages in the college of winterhold

[@highwaystar4518]

“these people are far too superstitious for their own good” bro you live on nirn you got ice wraiths and goblins and whatever else. like the doom apocalypse is in recent memory for many elves at that time. people have a right to be terrified every day for every reason on that planet.

[@smasher_plays9762]

And to think i was about to go to bed 😂

[@a.cuccovia4491]

literally same!

[@ThommyofThenn]

You're adorable 😊

[@greybeard716]

Same lol

[@SupSheepey]

I watch these to sleep cause if usually takes me an hour so right as it ends I'm 😴

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@SupSheepey sounds fun :)

[@eyesack6845]

Sorry for a third comment, but Wilhelm is a deeper character than I think you realize. He's vowed to 'protect' Lynley, which is interesting. He buys his mead illegally, and most interestingly, during Narfi's quest to find his sister, if you go to Wilhelm first, he gives out Narfi's lines verbatim, in a crazy begger voice. It's incredibly unsettling and the stuff of nightmares. Camelworks detailed this all in a 4-hour video on Narfi and Reyda's quest. In it he outlines a detailed conspiracy where all of these details intermingle and eventually lead to the conclusion that Wilhelm put the DB hit out on Narfi and Reyda.

[@boreanknight]

I was thinking about doing a video on Wilhelm but there's already a 4hr video as you said 😅 I'm aware of most of the things you mentioned, although I have to revisit that Narfi dialogue. Forgot how creepy he can be.

[@IntoTheStarfie1d]

It’s been a trying week this video couldn’t have come at a better time Skyrim truly is a great place to find respite from the rest of the world and an even greater gift to be guided back into her atmosphere by your lovely words and stories

[@boreanknight]

Thanks so much! Skyrim does feel very relaxing.

[@austinlee4156]

Hey, prayers ur summer gets better and less stressful. God bless ✌️

[@ProjectRedfoot]

This comment actually helped my anxiety. I have to drive for a few hours to see my family, and I'm just gonna learn about skyrim while I do it lol

[@smuggrog9821]

When it comes to Bashnags unusually potent silent spell, that could potentially come from him being a devotee of Malacath. Curses are part of Malacath portfolio and when it comes to most Orcs on Tamriel, the deities they worship is usually either Trinimac or Malacath/Mauloch. So Bashnag following the latter seems likely and I could total see Malacath enhancing the more curse like effects of spells like burden, silence, drain attribute effects, etc that last for weeks, months, or even years would fit a boon that Malacath might give to his most faithful followers. Honestly think something similar is happening with Molag Bal and Sild the Warlock to. Torturing people, then killing them, capturing souls, and using thier enslaved, tortured souls as your foot soldiers? Yeah that's some Molag Bal worshiper type shit right there.

[@boreanknight]

That's a great Daedra connection, never thought of it!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Looking at the location, the fact that there is a full on road, and the fact that it's called "sanctum", it might well be an old sacred site to Malacath. And it was no issue making spells and poisons that last for weeks in Morrowind. So from a gameplay perspective it is possible. Expanding that to lore is not a big task, especially since there is nothing in lore speaking against long lasting spells.

[@Derk_Mage]

50 MINUTES?! OF HIGH QUALITY UNDERRATED CHANNEL!?

[@theoofed]

5:09 that guard bonking his head on the sign XD

[@gizmoduck4292]

I love the hostile Orsimer mini-strongholds: Cracked Tusk Keep, Bilegultch mine, & Rift Watchtower. It's like encountering wild west natives, some tribes will make you bloodkin, welcome, & do business with you, other tribes are bandits

[@_horus_8484]

Love the part where the guard hits its Head at the Inn-sign xD: 5:09 Love this Video series!! Just like with the new encounters in Skyrim, every once in a while i stumble upon a new Channel creating amazing Elderscrolls Lore :D Glad i found yours!!

[@Mark-uh3un]

Great video! Camelworks made like a 4 hour video on Iverstead where he goes deep (too deep some might say) into theories about Wyndelius and Winhelm

[@boreanknight]

Is it the one about dead alchemist & Narfi's sister? I love the video but never finished it so I don't remember the part about Wyndelius, gonna check it out!

[@Mark-uh3un]

@@boreanknight yes indeed!

[@detectivewiggles]

Maybe Sheogorath himself brought Wynde food and alchemy ingredients to expedite his descent into madness! There's zero evidence of this, but it's a fun thought.

[@EJDubbz]

More cheese?

[@AllSeeingScorpio]

The Wydelius Gatharian side quest gave me an M.R. James story vibes. Thank you for another great video!

[@Gensolink]

now that you mention it wilhelm is odd as hell. With this quest and the whole narfi and reyda thing. Reyda could have been killed by narfi and it just broke him permanently. But yeah the fact he had the claw at all is weird, not totally out of question since the shopkeeper had one sold to her but it wasnt for a barrow right next to the village.

[@boreanknight]

I'm starting to think that Wilhelm is one of the best written npcs, because he's so - realistic. Has that smirk all the time and is related to so many subtle, weird situations. So if he's truly shady, it's so subtle and deep, almost too much for a mere game character.

[@obamabiden]

there's a very realistic inconclusiveness to him, it's not very cinematic, but he gives the vibe of someone who just keeps cropping up in relation to an unsolved case or something, but has no evidence that he did anything wrong or anything or maybe he's just a well-connected but slightly shady innkeeper or maybe Bethesda just needed questgivers and endpoints for a few different minor quests in the rift and there weren't that many people in ivarstead who made any sense, but i like the idea that the vibes he gave out were deliberate

[@ramasaputra6205]

When you initiate find reyda remain after talking to Narfi, you can ask wilhem about narfi, the caviat is that he put an expression of Pity when she talks about Reyda, as if he was trying to look innocent when talking to the player. And then... Wilhem says where Reyda would occasionally go and look for ingredient ( suspicious 1) after that he says "One day she 'just' vanished" ( suspicious 2 ) and he mention to the player that he tries to look for her but she never showed up. Suspicious 1 : Wilhem know reyda activity where she would go and when she would return home Suspicious 2 : wilhem was 100% sure that reyda was gone and that indicate that wilhem has something to do with Reyda, he doesnt speculate what happen to reyda, he just says he is pretty sure she's dead. implying that he could've been the one that murder her. Another weird part about Wilhem is that he kept Lylnly Star-sung as Barmaid despite her awful singing and clumsy attitude, my guesses is that he has thirst for beautiful women. When staying at the Inn you would hear his dialogue with Lynly.. "I swore i would protect you" showing the player his Hidden manipulative tactic to win over her trust and comfort. Conclusion : Wilhem definitely has something todo with reyda, it could've been that he was in thirst with reyda, and that reyda was smart independent and could resist Wilhem manipulative tactics, and when wilhem confront reyda at the bridge during night, wilhem is frustrated and angry at Reyda for refusing him and strangled her to death, throwing her body to the river. overall he is one shady inkeeper

[@boreanknight]

@ramasaputra6205 Now i wanna do a video on Skyrim's hidden evil NPCs 😅

[@mysticcg3062]

Man I wish I could get Skyrim mods working again so I could get back to playing and do more lore diving, thanks for the new video dude last one was great!

[@ThommyofThenn]

Wasnt expecting this but absolutely dropping the other vid i was watching to watch this 😊

[@knightslayer6161]

I always come back to skyrim content to see someone breath life into a flawed classic over and over again. This is a blessing.

[@derskalde4973]

Maybe that orc belonged to another Organisation, that's wanted by the Thalmor. Could also be, that he fought in the first great war on the side of the imperials and somehow caught the eye of the Thalmor, or came into contact with them another way, that didn't end with friendly relations. Or maybe he was something like a spy in service of the Thalmor, and has gone rogue, and therefore fears retribution. There are a lot of reasons, why he could be afraid to get found by the Thalmor specifically.

[@Tolly7249]

My Wyndelius theory is that the magic used by the ancient Nords that allows the Draugr to rise up and defend their tombs got to him from prolonged exposure. Did his potion make him more vulnerable? Potentially, but since so few people choose to stay in one for so long it might not have done anything at all.

[@cloudsclouds]

first one you posted was suck a masterpiece, cannot understate how stoked i am for a part two

[@TheLastRaven]

I like the cinematography of your videos. Its very well done. Thank you for another great video. Hope you have an excellent day.

[@boreanknight]

Thank so much and have a great day as well :)

[@austinlee4156]

Cracks a beer and packs my pipe. "Welp got a reason to celebrate this Saturday night! The goat has uploaded!"

[@boreanknight]

Thanks!

[@Gitshiver]

Happy Fathers Day Alek! Great to see some more bizarre bandits in Skyrim!

[@derskalde4973]

You know, I plan to run a Pathfinder campaign set in TESV Skyrim at some point. I came across a mod titled "Death consumes all", which I thought would make an interesting adventure hook and thought to somehow incorporate at least the concept of the mod in my Game. Then I found a short Pathfinder adventure, I think it was included in "The Book of the Dead", where the Players stumble into a Village in the Mountains, cut off from the rest of the world, and almost destroyed by undead, and thought, that'd make a nice introduction to the plotline introduced in the mod. I knew about the Redguard Woman trying to bring her husband back from the dead, but I didn't really have it on the Screen to maybe incorporate it into my game. So thank you very much for reminding me of this little story, so I may include it in that plotline.

[@WileeCoyote1516]

Awww shit, here we go again 😂 I will have started a new play-through by the end of this video

[@HamanKarn567]

I haven't done a Skyrim playthrough in a while. I think this convinced me of what my next game I play will be after my current haha.

[@lowdowngrittyngrimey]

haha went to bed last night listening to the first part of this series. woke up to let the dog out n pick something else to fall back asleep to and heres this!

[@connerschupp4543]

Just saw part one last night. This is a treat.

[@NorscaWolves]

Your videos are so damn good. So appreciative that there's still content creators doing really well done long format videos for Skyrim. Please keep it up 👏🏻

[@boreanknight]

Sometimes I forget that Skyrim is an old game. Time really flies.

[@NorscaWolves]

@@boreanknight old but gold. It's truly a testament to the game and the players that it's still played constantly and that videos for it are still in demand. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@thetiniestpirate]

Wyndelius's story seemed like Sheogortath shenanigans to me, gave him the idea or recipe for the potion and let his obsession and defence of the barrow do the rest.

[@NicolasNuykenCompositions]

I loved the first one, looking forward to watching this!

[@jacqueline373]

having lu’ah al-skaven’s story as part of a DLC would have been SO cool! i love the idea of undead hoards disrupting the civil war! and i’m glad i’ve found your videos!

[@Ascottishsamurai]

I love the way that you help me appreciate the small things in this game. Each NPC feels significant when given the Borean Knight treatment.

[@remcohoman1011]

suggestion on a character.. The NPC with most dialogue lines : Mjoll the Lioness. She is the Hero of Riften, stands up even against Maven Blackbriar, calling her a heartless bitch. Not afraid of anyone, and when she is your follower, give her a set of heavy armour and Volendrung. When you do the Stormcloak or Emperial quest, take her to clear out a fort..she will turn in to a one woman army, clearing it on her own, just follow her and hear her one liners.. Give her two stafs and she will doublewield them untill they are empty, then switch to her dominant weapon

[@yarro1965]

What a great topic for a series!! I can't wait to see what whacky and messed up bad guys we get to see in the next one!

[@micahbenecke6169]

Loved this one. Looking forward to the next video!! 😊😁

[@LibraritheWizardOfficial]

Now that I know your broad definition of _bandit,_ I see why Arondil made the first list. Still, I'm glad to see Wyndelius make it to this one. He is indeed one very unfortunate treasure hunter...

[@TacticalFirework]

your skyrim videos are the best ive seen in years, please make more! :)

[@boreanknight]

Thank you!

[@WretchedRedoran]

I had a dumb little idea, imagine if there was a little quest to recruit Bashnag and his Sellswords to the side of the Stormcloaks? He seems particularly wary of the Thalmor, and he's right next to an Imperial fort. I imagine how it would go down is, as an optional preliminary quest to sieging and capturing the nearby fort in the name of the Stormcloaks, you could be sent as an envoy to Bashnag, and request his and his Spellswords' aid in taking control of the fort, under the condition that the fort will be put under his command once it is taken. I'm thinking once he takes control, he could be given a Stormcloak Officer hat, and you'd see both Spellswords and a few Stormcloak soldiers patrolling it.

[@teyanuputorti7927]

This was an insightful video on the bandits of Skyrim thank you Borean Knight

[@slowpoketailss]

I just read your about me and I am so happy that you've found some healing in your favorite game. Your content is lovely, very well done. I wish you the best on your journey. Thank you for sharing your story and your content with us. :)

[@boreanknight]

@@slowpoketailss Thanks! 😊

[@Gabriel-lh9xy]

Ive been watching you since your morrowind battles and I really love your new lore videos. Great job keep it up 👍

[@boreanknight]

Loved doing those battles! Thanks!

[@VolkorelArgili]

I started following your channel after randomly thinking "huh, wonder what made Skyrim no longer use that epic Nordic moustache in Morrowind" and coming across your video - now however I am very much happy to see your content gets better and better!

[@FlourEater]

bro chill... you make me to install it again!

[@Fintank_]

The return of the King.

[@SupSheepey]

Keep making these bro they're awesome and when i play i think of all of the deep lore that i would miss if it weren't for your videos

[@SupSheepey]

I played 18 hours of skyrim in the past 2 days 💀, I feel the same joy from the game as I did when it came out, bringing out those nostalgic childhood memories you can't reproduce easily

[@nm9xk]

Keep it up - love this series and its quality

[@Zedigan]

Awesome vid as always!

[@merentori]

Erm, more skyrim? Yes please

[@Replica2901]

Just the other day I was thinking about how cool would be to have a band of spellswords. Definitely an interesting bunch.

[@frateranpvbail-shm6912]

Fleeing the nightmare that is tanking in ESO for Borean Knight overanalyzing Skyrim

[@a.cuccovia4491]

I was about to go to sleep, much like the rest of us. Instead, I find myself honored with an hour of somniferous Borean bliss! Feels like datenight, thanks BK. 🥰 I just wanted to say how much I really appreciate you. I'll spare the comments section my list of reasons, but seriously- Thank you for your service!😄🫡

[@boreanknight]

Thank you so much! I had to delay the upload few hours due to tech issues, but at least it helps people sleep better :)

[@morbidzombii]

Thought this channel had a million subs, the quality’s so good.

[@speedstriker]

When i played as a thief, the portal actually opened while the the mages were still alive and i accidentally went through it while sneaking around collecting loot. Sanguine gave me his staff and teleported me to whiterun, but i realized my follower was still waiting at Morvunskar. When i made it back, I found Naris getting jis face bashed in by Sanguine himself. True story.

[@skyrimadventurelore]

thanks for the upload

[@jessiehogue.]

'nothing inherently evil or criminal about Wyndelius'. ...You know, aside from terrifying people he knows to be superstitious, disguising himself as a ghost to keep them out and away. Truly an upstanding citizen who only had the best interests of people at heart. :P

[@totallytubular618]

Not a big deal in the long run, but making a video about bandits and having very few bandits in it is quite funny. Still subbed

[@iseslc]

13:21 holy shit, I had never realized the cruel irony that the claw was in the hands of the Ivarstead townsfolk, and not within the barrow...

[@yurigagarin9765]

A SECOND part? Is it my birthday???

[@MangoMann072]

Another great video!

[@taylorslade961]

The room with the Dibella shrine and the leather straps ALSO has a potion of invisibility, implying something else may have been going on.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Lu'ah Al-Skaven learned the darkest art. She looked at Arkay and spit in his face.

[@nellylenaj3601]

Most of the time we wonder if its cut content, it more than likely is. The whispering door was meant to be longer than it was but time waits for noone and they were behind so, it shortened to what it is now. I wouldve loved another "Where is my child" sitch. Plus what if she saw her child happy and decided to let her stay instead of kidnap?We could use persuasion to get the adoptive parents to allow their daughter time with her bio mom. Not like a custody thing exactly but visitation (especially since she doesnt have her own place yet).

[@KoshTimeStepper]

I always shoot Wyndelius through the door bars before he finishes his 'Warning'. So satisfying.

[@Sanguivore]

Love these type of videos! :D

[@Miscellaneous_Minx]

0:25 confirmed channel is run by the Alik’r

[@ThommyofThenn]

I was suspicious of Wilhelm also but his kindly old man demeanour fooled me....just like it fooled poor Wyndelius...Wilheim knew what he was doing and the idea that he fooled folk with his act probably added to his delight

[@Kroyho]

7:41 What i like to roleplay on some of my characters is after initial exploration of the barrow drinking the potion and walking in the inn and up to Wilhelm with exact same speech, such an obvious thing to do, imo, wonder why it wasn't included in the original quest as a hidden little optional, would've been hilarious x)

[@tombrazzel5046]

Awesome video! Oblivions strange bandits when?👀

[@boreanknight]

Haven't played Oblivion in a long time but I'd love to revisit it.

[@EJDubbz]

4:51 if at least half of Nordic barrows have walking dead in then, I'm not sure if that's superstition or reasonable caution😂

[@Haggysack2k8]

Bashnag to Silvani: "They expect one of us at the wreckage sister." Silvani: "What are you talking about Bashnag??" Bashnag: "Yes... The fire rises!" *Curses Silvani* Silvani: *Suprised Pikachu face*

[@jatelitherius9842]

I think wyndelius succumbed to the same sort of mind control that affects the Draugr. Draugr are only ‘technically’ undead, having never actually died bodily, though they are dead mentally. If you entered a draugr tomb shortly after it’s construction, you’d find them to be whole & hale, but just as mindless. I think wyndelius is halfway to being that. The draugr gave up their lives for their dragon priest lords, & lend them their life force. You can get white souls from soul trapping them, meaning they no longer have fully human black souls, probably having given up too much of it. Whatever dragon priest is connected to shrouded hearth probably dominated wyndelius or, being in one of those tombs makes you a draugr over time

[@deeledee]

I think all the potions wyndelius drank drove him crazy

[@OuhHey]

I always felt bad for Luah Al'Skaven She even tried to warn us

[@madatarchives8725]

Oh KZbin algorithm sometimes so wrong but sometimes so right

[@agrayfisch]

wtf? how you gonna drop this right at bed time?

[@boreanknight]

My laptop crashed few times so I had to delay the upload few hours, it's lucky I even got it here :)

[@agrayfisch]

@@boreanknight got a second YT tab open so i can remember to watch it first thing ❤

[@yunobear]

i love you and these videos thank you!!!

[@melindasisk5738]

The Thalmor Dominion loathe anyone who is not of "pure blood"

[@crowatthesol6713]

So, I can't help but wonder if Wyndelious had received any help from Reyda or Narfi in collecting alchemical ingredients. It almosta makes sense, but I'm not sure.

[@boreanknight]

And both of them went insane, I don't know if that matters but it stands out, the more I think about it.

[@bokrugthewaterserpent3012]

A better word than "bandit" might be "outlaw" Bandits are specifically thieves who waylay travellers, outlaw is a generic word for any criminal or sometimes even just for those who live outside of civilization.

[@rememberthefallen1970]

It makes me wonder if the dark elf went crazy because of the potion he took, the burrow had some weird magic from the barrow or if he really went crazy from not finding the claw.

[@philherb0656]

We need the skyrim modlist pls

[@boreanknight]

It's "Legends of the Frost" from Wabbajack. It's an older, very basic, lightweight modlist.

[@philherb0656]

@@boreanknight legend

[@Vahria-2_Rivaha-4_]

There is also the Guy in the Dwemer Ruin. I forgot his name. The Peryte Quest, i mean.

[@MLPDethDealr32]

I always felt bad for Lua' Al Skaven. My character's a Necromancer/Vampire and i always wished i could help her out. Just reinstalled Skyrim after getting that itch again.

[@cmfischer6946]

the sid trap was the only one i didn't fall for lol💀

[@rememberthefallen1970]

Bandits are really good fodder for my Dwemer autocannon

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

More of these videos please!

[@matthewkerrivan6385]

Loved the fist one excited for this one

[@Didymus20X6]

"THE CLAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!" {/threeeyedspacealien}

[@siabaa]

Maybe windhelm couldn't bare to have claw anymore so a payment or gift take it.

[@DeBroba]

Great video, btw what is the name of the mod you are using that makes the ebony sword look like that?

[@boreanknight]

Should be "LeanWolf's Better-Shaped Weapons SE". I'm using Legends of the Frost modlist.

[@plantmerderer4983]

Bro I've played skyrim since 2012 n never discovered bashnag n that cave system