Bretons in lore: Brave knights, adventurers, warmongers and scheming politicians Bretons in gameplay: "I only dabble with magic. If it's not magic, I don't need it."
The Bretons are my favourite race in Elder Scrolls I hope Elder Scrolls 6 is in Highrock I'll be a Breton Knight being that peasant farm boy or blacksmith's son who becomes a hero of the realm
Journey Man That is the most retarded and false statement I have heard in a while. “It was much easier to make a game with very old graphics.” Back then, those old graphics were the standard, just like the games that are coming out now. Technology was less advanced, and thus it hard to say if it was easier.
I’ll be an Orc Raider. Take advantage of the scrambling Empire and fractured Breton Kingdoms, to rebuild Orsinium over the mountain of blood and skulls left in my wake.
@@spartanhuntergamingSame here. I'm currently doing another run on Skyrim and I'm playing my usual Breton Spellsword lol. My favorite race because they're built for my favorite play style. I love to use blades and destruction/conjuration spells together
@@stealthblade667 I enjoy the heavy armor I have and my sword is pretty op my mage has 5 spells that are good my spellsword has 30, elves are good at being mages spellswords are the half elves skill
Bretons and Dunmer are definitely my favourite races in tes. I think Bretons are underrated because in tes universe they resemble classic medieval Europeans, but it doesn't mean that it's bad or boring, it's just that we are more used to it compared to something like Khajiit or Argonians.
Yeah absolutely same here. Bretons are made for my favorite play style and the Dunmer are amazing as stealth assassins. They're fun to play as, the coolest looking races with the best lore
@@neonflashsparkotron5435Dunmer are so cool. My favorite race to play when I wanna be an assassin and thief. The Breton is my favorite race because my favorite way to play is as a Spellsword and they're perfect for that. Skyrim having duel wielding made it even better
"The great Todd, his arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft a new edition of Skyrim from the bosom of Bethesda, compelling by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to buy it."
Breton Battle Mage is my go-to build for any Elder Scrolls game. I just love the lore of the Bretons. They are more magically blessed than the other human races and they are more effective with non magical combat than elves. Makes them uniquely effective in combat all the better for when its time to find a new hill and become a king.
"And legends tell of one great Breton king, his exact name is disputed but every kingdom knows his tale. His great deeds were many and one day when he is needed most he shall take up his mantle once more"
The Bretons are my favorite race functionally (in-game abilities), the Nords are my favorite culturally lorewise (Skyrim really screwed that one), and Khajiit I love for their meme.
@@hunterotte4085 honestly I take back what I said. I kinds like them. They lowkey kinds cute especially that follower you get that makes jokes. Lowkey best follower in the while game and best personality
Honestly i love the bretons,they have the origins story to make em stand out on their own not as a Man race yet not really a Mer species either,so being a hybrid makes em unique in the world of of tamriel. personaly i loved making characters on ESO as Breton knight errants,or basing them on Mtg themes like the knights of dominaria and Eldrain, just the whole Shining templar tanks, or the warden druid warrior priests asthethics
@@kodaxmax It's the same way we classify different races in real life. Black, white, asian, we're all human but we're still different in our own ways. Nord, Imperials, and Redguards are all still considered human, but they are different kinds of humans. Nothing really wrong with it.
@@spectralassassin6030 No it isn't at all lol. The different races in elder scrolls are entirely different species. They don't have slightly lighter skin because they descend from snow dwellers, they have a magical resistance to frost and fear inducing beserker shout they are born with. There ancestry can be traced back to entirely separate continents and some like most of the elves, as well as the imperials were genetically altered by literal gods. No theirs nothing really wrong with it, it just annoys me from a scientific standpoint.
@@kodaxmax Wait. You just explained that the human races of Tamriel are genuinely different races, but you're still annoyed that they're classified as different races. Am I reading this wrong?
The culture of the Bretons reminds me a lot of the Germanic tribes prior to the unification of Germany. Separate kingdoms of ethnically related people with a broad emphasis on independence, heroism, and individual freedoms.
@Dogmelter42 Wot’s that? Can’t hear ya over yer begging Redguards and “knights” orders for help ya to lay siege to one city for 30 years. Better get an early start, otherwise the next one’s gonna be all of High Rock... Just for that, I hope ES6 is set in High Rock just so I can prove it.
I really really hope tes 6 will be in high rock. High rock and the bretons will bring back the classic fantasy stuff; knights, magic and quests for glory.
steekle7 That would be cool. I’m a sucker for classic environments. The last thing I would care for is a game full of swamps with talking lizards or tribal forest-elf-stuff.
Man I’ve been looking for some backstory accurately play a Breton and as usual, Fudgemuppet delivers. Keep it up guys, I’ve been watching you since the original Skyrim build and you’ve yet to disappoint. 🤙🏼
I really want to get a video on the many breton noble houses/clans and their relationships/rivalries with each other, I could totally imagine some sort of House Atreides vs House Harkonne
MY FAVORITE RACE FINALLY WOOOO!!! I seriously hope the next Elder Scrolls is in Highrock, though I won't be terribly disappointed with Hammerfell still. My first character is always a Breton paladin, though I typically use Bretons for so many builds in the various games just cause I love them so much and game wise they do well enough as anything, really wasn't untill the Imperious mod for Skyrim that I started to branch out a bit more.
If they were half mer, the Bretons would look less human. Their Direnni ancestry is thinned out to the point were they are 5-10 percent elf and 90-95 percent human. But they still have the most important features like being gifted with the arcane talents + skilled diplomats/politicians and merchants.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 bullshit. They are greedy power hungry mage based humans. Simply put, human moms and elf fathers. They resemble the mother and act on father. Clear as day.
Love the Bretons, usually I pay as them or Khajiit. Currently playing an orc atm - she’s awesome! Seeing the Bretons as the enemy now haha. Thanks for the lore!
Rave Dubin currently yes! I’m doing a play through where at each faction I am concentrating on certain skills related to only that faction. So Combat - swords, armour and block for the companions, sneak, pickpocket, lockpicking speech etc for thieves guild, bards college - just if I levelled up around those quests speech and currently at the college and working on my spells. First time as an orc and I have to say her magic is powerful!
Im currently working on a Breton Conjurer, so learning some more things about their culture and the people themselves is really cool. Bretons are one of my favorite races
Somewhere in the ocean, far from land, where you need to sail for days to see any living thing that isn't a fish, lava bubbles out of the depths in a geologically unstable region forming an island that is subject to frequent volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. Bretons: "So you're telling me I have a good chance of becoming a king?!"
I'm surprised that I missed this when it was originally released. I favor Breton characters when I play Skyrim and make them a "throwback", the line originally descended from a male Nede and Female Direnni. The physical appearance is mostly human, but with slanted eyes and distinctly pointed ears. I call this creation a Breton Throwback, as the distinct appearance only comes every one to three thousand years. I also make my character a battlemage. As I said earlier, I don't know how I missed this 4 years ago. Keep the lore coming!
I am so high rn but I just wanted to thank you guys for those amazing videos. I can only imagine the giant amount of work behind it. Keep on going guys :-)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I have played Skyrim for 3 years and never finished the main story or much at all besides exploring. Finally this year I've made my character based on me. And I went with breton for the first time ever. And omg after 5 months I find this. This just made my character origins much more wholesome.
they're shorter and their face some times have more wrinkles and rounder. Also their eyes. They are the ones that know magic and know how to fight also. A lot of them are wizards. and their tattoos * are unique
Here's how to tell (with examples) Nords have Scandanavian/German sounding names (like Ralof or Balgruuf) Imperials have Romanized/Latin sounding names (Silas Vesuius or Vittoria Vici) Bretons usually have French/British sounding names. (Amaund Motierre or Delvin Mallory)
I definitely enjoy videos like this but once you're done maybe consider complete guides to the capital cities in each area. That'd be really cool. Especially towns in Morrowind and Oblivion. This channel has become my elder scrolls encyclopedia by now. Yet I still feel there's so much more to cover. Which is ridiculous and amazing of old Bethesda. I'd personally love more Morrowind lore video
My favorite race to play as. My favorite class is spellsword/battle mage and they're the best race for that. My Breton in Skyrim is basically attack magic proof lol. It's awesome to stroll through dungeons, spells hitting everywhere and casually perusing their trinkets
A few months ago, I got back into the Elder Scrolls with a Breton battlemage character in Skyrim. I've been doing a lot of speculation on how the various kingdoms of High Rock are doing in 4E.
Great video I used to not play a Breton cuz I was turned off on how short they are in Skyrim and I was pro Nord only (lol) but after hearing more about the Bretons they may be my favorite next to Dark elves honestly 😅
Two-handed Conjuration Breton Battlemage FTW First time playing Skyrim seriously (not counting the 9 hours I played back in 2013 before giving up due to the complexity of the gameplay and lore) and loving the playstyle so far. Absolutely love being able to conjure up Atronachs and fallen enemies to be my companions. I use ranged companions and summons, then I act as tank. So good.
I was a late comer to The Elder Scroll series. First game I played was ESO, I knew breton was my favorite race after the badass Breton Hero for the ESO cinematics
FudgeMuppet your a great storyteller brutha..A True Raconteur! This my first elder scrolls game in playing Skyrim and you answer alot of my questions about the many different aspects of the people and godly beings. I always play Fallout but I finally decided to give Skyrim a run and I'm loving it and thanks to you I can catch up my history which is important since I love submerging myself in RPGs or any game with great broad landscapes. Save me from reading all those damn books lol 💯💪
I'm a Breton in real life, my grandpa was a Guillou. In our world Bretons are the celtic people from Brittany. Bretons don't consider themselves French, to call them that would be insulting as they are a proud people overlooked by most of France as being petty and ignorant when in reality they proudly hold onto their culture and will not back down from it or become a centralized state like Paris. Bretons originate from the Celtic Britons migrating from England to Brittany after the Romans pushed their way in. Although they left their ancestral lands they brought their celtic culture with them and developed it further. They fought fiercely for their new home in Medieval times withstanding both Norman and Viking conquest. When their lands seemed to be forfeit they came back from the brink and fought their way back to being the ruling class, restoring their monarchs and ousting their enemies. Their language comes from Cornish and Welsh. I feel like the developers behind TES lore honored the resilience of our people and paid attention to our history, not just using the name and thinking people wouldn't make the connection. Bevet Breizh! (Long live Brittany)
Yo nothing to do with this video but I just found out that the guy who guards the silt strider will attach ashspawn and reavers but he won’t get involved with the burnt spriggan in a fight. It’s because he know the spriggan is guard the silt strider so don’t kill the spriggan guys it’s a friend.
I made a Skyrim group of an ugly disowned albino Orc mage with a Nord name, a skilled dark elf sorcerer with his best bud Ralis Sedarys, and a small Breton girl with sword spells. How they got to Helgen: Cecil Pale-Skin (Orc) was cast from his home to go on his own and fought imperial guards after they called him "disgusting", Nightwatch (Dark Elf) was (and still is) a mercenary and he attempted to sell a poison to some imperial guards saying it was a Drought of Strength (Ralis Sedarys was pinching his nose and shaking his head the entire time), and Jewel stole a goat for her Riekling friend, Steel.
Thanks for this. It proves a point. Oh the arguments, folks saying all the mixed races and half races (modded of course) are Bretons. They are not. In the extreme, no Breton would accept a half Khajiit half Argonian as a Breton (I remember that mod). In the not so extreme they would not accept a person with a Redguard mother and Dunmer father as a Breton either.
For the longest time, Imperials had been my go to race for Elder Scrolls, but then the Bretons began to warm up to me and I consider them my favorite race to play.
Completely broken in Skyrim, as well. I usually go Bosmer if I’m bow-sneaking, but I always go Breton if I’m doing basically anything else. Those racials are disgustingly good.
I used to think the Bretons were just a bunch of nerd-nords (Magic has never been my thing). Bit i looked into the to playthe Ethereal Hunter. They are pretty interesting.
If Elder Scrolls 6 takes place in High Rock I will roleplay a Breton Necromancer. If Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't take place on High Rock I will roleplay a Breton Necromancer.
i never new this i always thought bretons where full human just better at magic or so so they where named as so.. i mostly picked them because i love mixing my spells and sword.
I really hope they double down on the whole battlemage knight on them more, give their footmen padded jackets and gambesons,go full 14th-15th century on them and make them badass knights. Sort of like how highrock was kind of in Daggerfall just.. better. I personally thought the Total War Elder Scrolls mod did them the best, just this regular Medieval European faction with wizards and stuff in a land filled with romans, fantasy vikings, magic pirates, tall yellow people etc. What's that? Your battle mages are about to cast a spell? I can't hear you over my column of heavily armored knights riding towards you.
My favourite races have always been Bretons and argonians, as a main Breton player it’s sad there’s not much outstanding Bretons other than the forsworn which is a great story line just wish there was significant difference, like none of the Bretons seem to mention or care that they’re Bretons other than that asshole chef haha, so much potential for a build though, I couldn’t decide which civil war side to join but I learned that in the markarth incident ulfric executed and tortured lots of Bretons who just happened to live in markarth so I’m going for like a vengeance build
This is my preferred race in skyrim. Idk why but I've preferred the Breton race. Not as big or buff as the Nords, but not as snobby or up themselves as the thalmor. I had no idea that the bretons were a mixed race until recently. And will be a Breton samurai/ronin in my next skyrim playthrough
I knew it would be drew to talk about the Bretons! My favorite race by far!!!!! Quick questions though. What if the Breton race was created by magic or rituals? That would explain why there are no half elf kids. Second, what if their desire to be left to a quiet life and magic resistance are due to being abused by the direnni? Some people seek a quiet or easy life after a traumatic event. Also, high elves aren’t known for magic resistance so it seems strange that Bretons have it. Just a thought. Have a great day! Bretons forever!
Off topic to this video but if you guess ever did go back to Fallout 4 for build videos, I’d suggest using the Start Me Up mod (I think that’s its name). It’s an alternate start mod that allows you to start the game without following the normal backstory, as well as reintroducing traits, allowing more roleplaying freedom for you’re awesome builds. I always enjoy watching your build videos for both Skyrim and Fallout, and would love to see you guys come up with some builds for Fallout 4 with this mod, as it will hopefully help with making more awesome and unique backstories.
So quick question: I am roleplaying a Breton druid at the moment, and I’m wondering what kind of relationship he would have with the Reachfolk? They seem to respect nature, but they worship daedra like Molag Bal, etc. which seems very different from Y’ffre’s “True Way” that the druids follow - to be clear, I’m not talking about the Wyrd, but rather the other sect of city-dwelling druids.
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Bretons in lore: Brave knights, adventurers, warmongers and scheming politicians
Bretons in gameplay: "I only dabble with magic. If it's not magic, I don't need it."
Belethor
@@PrinceIsot I heard he has a sister.
@@alexanderstilianovhe’d probably sell her too
@@pythonl0rd584 perhaps even in less than a second
Nords: "Magic is for the weak."
Altmer: "You are but a dog and I am your master."
Bretons: "Is it too much to ask for both?"
@Camden Kabir bot
Current N*rds are cringe but being an elf unironically is worse than Cringe.
Both...Both is good.
The Bretons are my favourite race in Elder Scrolls I hope Elder Scrolls 6 is in Highrock I'll be a Breton Knight being that peasant farm boy or blacksmith's son who becomes a hero of the realm
YES SAME
Journey Man That is the most retarded and false statement I have heard in a while. “It was much easier to make a game with very old graphics.” Back then, those old graphics were the standard, just like the games that are coming out now. Technology was less advanced, and thus it hard to say if it was easier.
@@LucaDavoli_ A little colorful with the insults for someone who closes by saying they don't know for sure.
I'm pretty sure es6 is taking place in valenwood
I’ll be an Orc Raider. Take advantage of the scrambling Empire and fractured Breton Kingdoms, to rebuild Orsinium over the mountain of blood and skulls left in my wake.
When I saw you guys doing complete breakdowns of the different races, I got really excited to see the Bretons, and now here they are!
They are my favourite race because of how similar to our western medieval culture
Mhm, that's another reason why I like them too
@Lochness Monsta I have taken an L it seems
@@spartanhuntergamingSame here. I'm currently doing another run on Skyrim and I'm playing my usual Breton Spellsword lol. My favorite race because they're built for my favorite play style. I love to use blades and destruction/conjuration spells together
@@bwestacado9643 my favourite way to build a Breton is as a Paladin, I also like the Battlemage style of playing one
Best Spellsword Race.
Nah I always make my Bretons mages
Best race period
@@stealthblade667 I enjoy the heavy armor I have and my sword is pretty op my mage has 5 spells that are good my spellsword has 30, elves are good at being mages spellswords are the half elves skill
Very good for Battlemage builds too.
Bretons are tanks man Inate magic resistance + heavy Armor + atronach birth sign = not dying easily.
Bretons and Dunmer are definitely my favourite races in tes. I think Bretons are underrated because in tes universe they resemble classic medieval Europeans, but it doesn't mean that it's bad or boring, it's just that we are more used to it compared to something like Khajiit or Argonians.
Same
North Europeans, but they should have more elf features since they’re mixed
Those are my two favorite races too! Maybe dunmer is my ABSOLUTE favorite by a hedge
Yeah absolutely same here. Bretons are made for my favorite play style and the Dunmer are amazing as stealth assassins. They're fun to play as, the coolest looking races with the best lore
@@neonflashsparkotron5435Dunmer are so cool. My favorite race to play when I wanna be an assassin and thief. The Breton is my favorite race because my favorite way to play is as a Spellsword and they're perfect for that. Skyrim having duel wielding made it even better
I really need Bethesda to officially give the Bretons slightly pointy ears, for ES6. Zenimax did it in ESO.
They have the option for pointy ears in ESO!
I hope it's only an option tho.
they do on eso
They didn't do it here because they would be no way not to pick breton ♡♡♡♡
wow nvm I'm amazed to find out some people wouldn't want pointy ears
"Who are the Bretons?"
"We all are, we are all Bretons."
“Well I didn’t vote for you”
@@Ashathefree8 "You don't vote for kings"
@@TheNN lol
“Well then how do you become Mom then?”
"The great Todd, his arm clad in the purest shimmering samite
held aloft a new edition of Skyrim from the bosom of Bethesda, compelling by divine
providence that I, Arthur, was to buy it."
Breton Battle Mage is my go-to build for any Elder Scrolls game. I just love the lore of the Bretons. They are more magically blessed than the other human races and they are more effective with non magical combat than elves. Makes them uniquely effective in combat all the better for when its time to find a new hill and become a king.
The soothing voice of Drew the Daedrologist, and a piece of TES lore, what a good way to start the day :D
Same. Or for me its my story before i get to sleep, but newer mind.
Breton = That one hybrid race that has the dreams to be whatever it wants, achieve whatever it wants.
best race
"And legends tell of one great Breton king, his exact name is disputed but every kingdom knows his tale. His great deeds were many and one day when he is needed most he shall take up his mantle once more"
Elder Scrolls 6
I've always liked playing as a Breton. But lacked knowledge in the lore about them. Great video, helped immensely with roleplaying 👌
A perfect race doesn't exi....
Also have you heard of this thing called the glass warrior
ItsYaBoiWAZZA have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise?
@@paladinheadquarters7776 He could manipulate the midichlorians... to create life
kinda nazi
@@thalescaramante2003 kinda gay dude
@@viveka2994 kinda homophobic dude
The Bretons are my favorite race functionally (in-game abilities), the Nords are my favorite culturally lorewise (Skyrim really screwed that one), and Khajiit I love for their meme.
I Agree 100000000%
I don't really like kahjiits since they are furries lmao😂
@@juicy446 I think you're just scared of Inigo.
@@hunterotte4085 honestly I take back what I said. I kinds like them. They lowkey kinds cute especially that follower you get that makes jokes. Lowkey best follower in the while game and best personality
@@hunterotte4085 I forgot his name tho
Honestly i love the bretons,they have the origins story to make em stand out on their own not as a Man race yet not really a Mer species either,so being a hybrid makes em unique in the world of of tamriel. personaly i loved making characters on ESO as Breton knight errants,or basing them on Mtg themes like the knights of dominaria and Eldrain, just the whole Shining templar tanks, or the warden druid warrior priests asthethics
A people of Mutts, just like my home. Many tribes, one people.
nords, imperials and redguards being classified as separate races will never not annoy me.
@@kodaxmax It's the same way we classify different races in real life. Black, white, asian, we're all human but we're still different in our own ways. Nord, Imperials, and Redguards are all still considered human, but they are different kinds of humans. Nothing really wrong with it.
@@spectralassassin6030 No it isn't at all lol. The different races in elder scrolls are entirely different species. They don't have slightly lighter skin because they descend from snow dwellers, they have a magical resistance to frost and fear inducing beserker shout they are born with. There ancestry can be traced back to entirely separate continents and some like most of the elves, as well as the imperials were genetically altered by literal gods.
No theirs nothing really wrong with it, it just annoys me from a scientific standpoint.
@@kodaxmax Wait. You just explained that the human races of Tamriel are genuinely different races, but you're still annoyed that they're classified as different races. Am I reading this wrong?
The culture of the Bretons reminds me a lot of the Germanic tribes prior to the unification of Germany. Separate kingdoms of ethnically related people with a broad emphasis on independence, heroism, and individual freedoms.
they are french people of the elderscrolls
@@darthjekyll3648
Breton is the name given to the people who live in the Bretagne part of France so yes
I thought Bretons were like the celts and the nords were germanic and the imperials are italians
Bretons are one of my three go to races in Skyrim. Usually I play as them, the Bosmer, or the Redguard.
Ah yes. Time to stake my claim on this hill.
*Gets out the spellblade build and popcorn.*
#BretonMasterRace
**Two-handed Orichalcum Plated Orc Berserker and a straw for thy tears**
@@fumarc4501 Pfft. See you at Orsinium... if the Bretons haven't burned it down again.
@Dogmelter42 Wot’s that? Can’t hear ya over yer begging Redguards and “knights” orders for help ya to lay siege to one city for 30 years. Better get an early start, otherwise the next one’s gonna be all of High Rock...
Just for that, I hope ES6 is set in High Rock just so I can prove it.
Oh dear, that hashtag... I fear this Breton is leaning too far towards high elf and is becoming too full of itself.
Let me join you with my stealthmage build! Perfect for scouting and spying!
#BretonMasterRace
These fudgemuppet vids are a boon for my mental health. I can leave my grinds and delve in rich lore of the elder scrolls.
I really really hope tes 6 will be in high rock. High rock and the bretons will bring back the classic fantasy stuff; knights, magic and quests for glory.
But how about the game taking place somewhere much less generic than in the most overused setting for a fantasy story?
My money is on Vallenwood. The Bosmer are being oppressed worse then any race of Men.
booooring
@@fumarc4501 yea teaser really looked like valenwood
steekle7
That would be cool. I’m a sucker for classic environments. The last thing I would care for is a game full of swamps with talking lizards or tribal forest-elf-stuff.
Fighting the witchmen in the Beyond Reach mod was absolutely horrifying and awesome at once. Now I want a game set in High Rock/ Hammerfell.
Play Daggerfall Unity, fam. Shit’s fire.
@@OrbitalDeathRay do not listen to this man. The whole game is randomly generated slop.
Man I’ve been looking for some backstory accurately play a Breton and as usual, Fudgemuppet delivers. Keep it up guys, I’ve been watching you since the original Skyrim build and you’ve yet to disappoint. 🤙🏼
I love the lore of these games, I'm sure there's more to learn, but I can't wait for 6 to see new lore for the universe
I really want to get a video on the many breton noble houses/clans and their relationships/rivalries with each other, I could totally imagine some sort of House Atreides vs House Harkonne
MY FAVORITE RACE FINALLY WOOOO!!! I seriously hope the next Elder Scrolls is in Highrock, though I won't be terribly disappointed with Hammerfell still. My first character is always a Breton paladin, though I typically use Bretons for so many builds in the various games just cause I love them so much and game wise they do well enough as anything, really wasn't untill the Imperious mod for Skyrim that I started to branch out a bit more.
Half elf + half man = full-blooded badass
probably in some cases.
in others it just means half weak and half stupid.
@@windhelmguard5295well they are better than some weak ass guard
Don't sleep on that magic resistance.
If they were half mer, the Bretons would look less human. Their Direnni ancestry is thinned out to the point were they are 5-10 percent elf and 90-95 percent human. But they still have the most important features like being gifted with the arcane talents + skilled diplomats/politicians and merchants.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 bullshit. They are greedy power hungry mage based humans. Simply put, human moms and elf fathers. They resemble the mother and act on father. Clear as day.
I just started a new play through as a Breton so this video is exactly what i needed
I think The Bretons just became my Favourite
Love the Bretons, usually I pay as them or Khajiit. Currently playing an orc atm - she’s awesome! Seeing the Bretons as the enemy now haha. Thanks for the lore!
Rosellen Blake Orc mage? I’m just curious because one of my favorite characters was a orc shaman.
Rave Dubin currently yes! I’m doing a play through where at each faction I am concentrating on certain skills related to only that faction. So Combat - swords, armour and block for the companions, sneak, pickpocket, lockpicking speech etc for thieves guild, bards college - just if I levelled up around those quests speech and currently at the college and working on my spells. First time as an orc and I have to say her magic is powerful!
Is it worth being a Daedra? If so, which ones and do they know what “Pot of Greed” does?
Pot of greed allows me to draw two more cards.
Im currently working on a Breton Conjurer, so learning some more things about their culture and the people themselves is really cool. Bretons are one of my favorite races
Hopefully we will see an in depth dynamic faction system in elder scrolls 6. High Rock seems like it would be the perfect setting for it.
Somewhere in the ocean, far from land, where you need to sail for days to see any living thing that isn't a fish, lava bubbles out of the depths in a geologically unstable region forming an island that is subject to frequent volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.
Bretons: "So you're telling me I have a good chance of becoming a king?!"
I'm surprised that I missed this when it was originally released. I favor Breton characters when I play Skyrim and make them a "throwback", the line originally descended from a male Nede and Female Direnni. The physical appearance is mostly human, but with slanted eyes and distinctly pointed ears. I call this creation a Breton Throwback, as the distinct appearance only comes every one to three thousand years. I also make my character a battlemage. As I said earlier, I don't know how I missed this 4 years ago. Keep the lore coming!
I’ve been waiting quite a long time for you to make my favorite race. Can’t wait for your future videos!
I am so high rn but I just wanted to thank you guys for those amazing videos. I can only imagine the giant amount of work behind it. Keep on going guys :-)
Love your TES vidoes so much, thank you! Every video i learn something new, which is really cool!
#Bipride
Gotta love making your character invincible against magic with these guys
FudgeMuppet will only ever be my only source of lore. Thanks you gents. 💖
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Bretons are the reforming of the Ehlnofey. Beautiful for lore opportunities.
Damn I just got back into skyrim today as a breton and was hoping a breton lore guide was available, thank you so much
I always like playing a Breton Knight with high magic resistance and utility spells. Alteration, Conjuration, and Restoration is all I need.
Best race in skyrim when it comes to stats. Magica resistant, and absorb Magica absorption are fantastic.
Only gameplay wise, in the lore they are not in the same tier as elven wizards.
They have always been my favorite!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I have played Skyrim for 3 years and never finished the main story or much at all besides exploring. Finally this year I've made my character based on me. And I went with breton for the first time ever. And omg after 5 months I find this. This just made my character origins much more wholesome.
am I the only one who can never identify a breton in skyrim? I assume its a nord looking imperial or an imperial looking nord
they're shorter and their face some times have more wrinkles and rounder. Also their eyes. They are the ones that know magic and know how to fight also. A lot of them are wizards.
and their tattoos * are unique
I don’t see color
Here's how to tell (with examples)
Nords have Scandanavian/German sounding names (like Ralof or Balgruuf)
Imperials have Romanized/Latin sounding names (Silas Vesuius or Vittoria Vici)
Bretons usually have French/British sounding names. (Amaund Motierre or Delvin Mallory)
even after 4 years i come back to fudgemuppet wordsmithing to get pumped up for my 100th playthrough of skyrim
I definitely enjoy videos like this but once you're done maybe consider complete guides to the capital cities in each area. That'd be really cool.
Especially towns in Morrowind and Oblivion.
This channel has become my elder scrolls encyclopedia by now. Yet I still feel there's so much more to cover. Which is ridiculous and amazing of old Bethesda.
I'd personally love more Morrowind lore video
My favorite race to play as. My favorite class is spellsword/battle mage and they're the best race for that. My Breton in Skyrim is basically attack magic proof lol. It's awesome to stroll through dungeons, spells hitting everywhere and casually perusing their trinkets
A few months ago, I got back into the Elder Scrolls with a Breton battlemage character in Skyrim. I've been doing a lot of speculation on how the various kingdoms of High Rock are doing in 4E.
I really like playing Britons in skyrim. You can always forge more armor buy you can't always resist more magic
I watch this video once a day. It is so beautiful. I'm proud I choosed Breton.
Although the Bosmer are my favorite race in Elder Scrolls, the Bretons is at least in my top 3.
Finally after So long. A good morning with more Skyrim. Thank you
More High Rock*
More oblivion*
The Bretons are my first choice when playing a new TES cause I always play a mage/witch. Great video.
The complete guide to BEDTIME! Time for bed lads. It’s good to be back
Great video
I used to not play a Breton cuz I was turned off on how short they are in Skyrim and I was pro Nord only (lol) but after hearing more about the Bretons they may be my favorite next to Dark elves honestly 😅
Two-handed Conjuration Breton Battlemage FTW
First time playing Skyrim seriously (not counting the 9 hours I played back in 2013 before giving up due to the complexity of the gameplay and lore) and loving the playstyle so far. Absolutely love being able to conjure up Atronachs and fallen enemies to be my companions. I use ranged companions and summons, then I act as tank. So good.
Sounds fun. I’m thinking of some sort of conjuration battlemage as well. But for Destruction spells, need 1 hand though right?
Cool video, bruh! Still waiting for complete guide to the redguard
I was a late comer to The Elder Scroll series. First game I played was ESO, I knew breton was my favorite race after the badass Breton Hero for the ESO cinematics
So Bretons are basically half elves mixed with feudalism and medieval France and England ?
Sounds dope knights in shinning armor and chivalry.
FudgeMuppet your a great storyteller brutha..A True Raconteur! This my first elder scrolls game in playing Skyrim and you answer alot of my questions about the many different aspects of the people and godly beings. I always play Fallout but I finally decided to give Skyrim a run and I'm loving it and thanks to you I can catch up my history which is important since I love submerging myself in RPGs or any game with great broad landscapes. Save me from reading all those damn books lol 💯💪
I'm a Breton in real life, my grandpa was a Guillou. In our world Bretons are the celtic people from Brittany. Bretons don't consider themselves French, to call them that would be insulting as they are a proud people overlooked by most of France as being petty and ignorant when in reality they proudly hold onto their culture and will not back down from it or become a centralized state like Paris. Bretons originate from the Celtic Britons migrating from England to Brittany after the Romans pushed their way in. Although they left their ancestral lands they brought their celtic culture with them and developed it further. They fought fiercely for their new home in Medieval times withstanding both Norman and Viking conquest. When their lands seemed to be forfeit they came back from the brink and fought their way back to being the ruling class, restoring their monarchs and ousting their enemies. Their language comes from Cornish and Welsh. I feel like the developers behind TES lore honored the resilience of our people and paid attention to our history, not just using the name and thinking people wouldn't make the connection. Bevet Breizh! (Long live Brittany)
Hopefully you guys get independence one day.
Yo nothing to do with this video but I just found out that the guy who guards the silt strider will attach ashspawn and reavers but he won’t get involved with the burnt spriggan in a fight. It’s because he know the spriggan is guard the silt strider so don’t kill the spriggan guys it’s a friend.
I made a Skyrim group of an ugly disowned albino Orc mage with a Nord name, a skilled dark elf sorcerer with his best bud Ralis Sedarys, and a small Breton girl with sword spells.
How they got to Helgen: Cecil Pale-Skin (Orc) was cast from his home to go on his own and fought imperial guards after they called him "disgusting", Nightwatch (Dark Elf) was (and still is) a mercenary and he attempted to sell a poison to some imperial guards saying it was a Drought of Strength (Ralis Sedarys was pinching his nose and shaking his head the entire time), and Jewel stole a goat for her Riekling friend, Steel.
So guess I subconsciously chose Breton as my OG race to play without realizing it in the many hours of playing Skyrim since 2011 nice.
Playing as a Breton Ranger Nightblade.
You do a fantastic job with these videos!
Thanks for this. It proves a point. Oh the arguments, folks saying all the mixed races and half races (modded of course) are Bretons. They are not. In the extreme, no Breton would accept a half Khajiit half Argonian as a Breton (I remember that mod). In the not so extreme they would not accept a person with a Redguard mother and Dunmer father as a Breton either.
I want to become a courtier rising the ranks of power eventually becoming a king of my own realm
For the longest time, Imperials had been my go to race for Elder Scrolls, but then the Bretons began to warm up to me and I consider them my favorite race to play.
Kardel me too man bretons my main weave
Same
Been there bro.
Completely broken in Skyrim, as well. I usually go Bosmer if I’m bow-sneaking, but I always go Breton if I’m doing basically anything else. Those racials are disgustingly good.
I used to think the Bretons were just a bunch of nerd-nords (Magic has never been my thing). Bit i looked into the to playthe Ethereal Hunter. They are pretty interesting.
Bretons went from a nobody race to my favorite one in just a month.
When you have more interest in the history of an imaginary race than a real life human race
Favorite race
High rock looks like a Witcher game
The only races I've played as are Nord, Wood Elf and Breton. I'm only in my fourth play through
They make good necromancers
12:43 sick 360 bro
Thought I'd say it, seeing as my cat's breath smells like syphilis
If Elder Scrolls 6 takes place in High Rock I will roleplay a Breton Necromancer. If Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't take place on High Rock I will roleplay a Breton Necromancer.
Would be awesome to be a Breton !
i never new this i always thought bretons where full human just better at magic or so so they where named as so..
i mostly picked them because i love mixing my spells and sword.
Still I am honored that you chose the Orcs to be the first episode of this series 💪🏼 Who’s next?
Drew is a fan of the Orcs
Wonder which race will have the best microtransaction resistance in 6?
Definitely argo
I always play as a Breton Spellsword
Favorite race in elder scrolls.
Yes finally!! Great way to start the day! :))
I really hope they double down on the whole battlemage knight on them more, give their footmen padded jackets and gambesons,go full 14th-15th century on them and make them badass knights. Sort of like how highrock was kind of in Daggerfall just.. better. I personally thought the Total War Elder Scrolls mod did them the best, just this regular Medieval European faction with wizards and stuff in a land filled with romans, fantasy vikings, magic pirates, tall yellow people etc.
What's that? Your battle mages are about to cast a spell? I can't hear you over my column of heavily armored knights riding towards you.
My favourite races have always been Bretons and argonians, as a main Breton player it’s sad there’s not much outstanding Bretons other than the forsworn which is a great story line just wish there was significant difference, like none of the Bretons seem to mention or care that they’re Bretons other than that asshole chef haha, so much potential for a build though, I couldn’t decide which civil war side to join but I learned that in the markarth incident ulfric executed and tortured lots of Bretons who just happened to live in markarth so I’m going for like a vengeance build
This is my preferred race in skyrim. Idk why but I've preferred the Breton race. Not as big or buff as the Nords, but not as snobby or up themselves as the thalmor. I had no idea that the bretons were a mixed race until recently. And will be a Breton samurai/ronin in my next skyrim playthrough
Why are bretons shorter than humans if they bred with high elves?
I knew it would be drew to talk about the Bretons! My favorite race by far!!!!!
Quick questions though. What if the Breton race was created by magic or rituals? That would explain why there are no half elf kids. Second, what if their desire to be left to a quiet life and magic resistance are due to being abused by the direnni? Some people seek a quiet or easy life after a traumatic event. Also, high elves aren’t known for magic resistance so it seems strange that Bretons have it.
Just a thought. Have a great day!
Bretons forever!
No.
Dark elves next please
Just so we’re clear, this is literally an allegory about the creation of modern English from Normand French and old (Germanic) English.
Yup, Bretons are clearly the TES counterpart of Anglo-French-German of the Middle Ages.
Bretons seem to be the most laid back race in Tamriel.
I'm a simple man, I play a Breton, because I'm Breton (from Brittany)... what else? ;)
Komz a rez un tamm Brezhoneg?
You should’ve picked the nation the closet to yours, imperials
You are imperial
Off topic to this video but if you guess ever did go back to Fallout 4 for build videos, I’d suggest using the Start Me Up mod (I think that’s its name). It’s an alternate start mod that allows you to start the game without following the normal backstory, as well as reintroducing traits, allowing more roleplaying freedom for you’re awesome builds. I always enjoy watching your build videos for both Skyrim and Fallout, and would love to see you guys come up with some builds for Fallout 4 with this mod, as it will hopefully help with making more awesome and unique backstories.
So quick question: I am roleplaying a Breton druid at the moment, and I’m wondering what kind of relationship he would have with the Reachfolk? They seem to respect nature, but they worship daedra like Molag Bal, etc. which seems very different from Y’ffre’s “True Way” that the druids follow - to be clear, I’m not talking about the Wyrd, but rather the other sect of city-dwelling druids.
I wonder what the Bretons thought of the Magna Ge?