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@@ikarus1111a I love drewmora but it feels like after seeing 95% of fudge muppets vids he's just reiterating previously made points. Definitely a good channel but I think I already knew most of the points made
$15 and didn't even get a like hopefully he's shown u some love b4. Ty for supporting him. I've watched all his videos multiple times it's a stress reliever and time passes for me also
@@gamebrakerz6322 it's not to be seen but I see what you mean, I just like the content and been watching for a while and am able to show a little love sometimes. I appreciate y'all watching too so he can keep uploading great content
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After all these years, I had no idea that taking the horn back to Jurgen's tomb would give you a dragon soul, it's crazy how many little hidden things there are in this game
@@fortunatecookie it 100% is. You have to go to the room you got the horn from. You just walk up to it and interact like you did when you got the letter from Delphine where the horn was supposed to be I did this as far back as Xbox 360
I have never seen a TH-camr sponsored by Morgan & Morgan and never in a million years would i guess they would sponsor an Elder Scolls lore channel. This is simply amazing! Huge W 🎉
@@Degnerate_DemigodI was driving around town yesterday, somewhere on the way home I saw a Morgan & Morgan billboard that stood out. I smirked and went home. Then at some point I remembered this channel I used to watch thru covid and what a trip when I saw a Morgan & Morgan ad in a freakin skyrim iceberg video lol
The fact that I just sat through all four of these icebergs consecutively without once losing much interest at all is crazy. I have the attention span of a squirrel that snorted pure sugar so it shouldn’t have been possible. But you presented each of these theories so eloquently and with true passion, it was obvious that you have a deep love for this made up word. Skyrim truly is a legend of a game which is why it’s hung steady in the hearts of some many adventurers. I’ve played this game on and off for years and still many of these secrets were unknown to me. Thank you for taking all this time to provide us these videos.
this comment spoke to me. i can't get through most 10 minute videos without losing the vibe but i just spent the past two days listening to this like a podcast. and i hate podcasts lmao
Not a mystery, but a little fun fact: When starting the Thieves Guild questline by having to plant a ring on Brand Shei, Brynjolf will distract the crowd with Falmerblood Elixir, claiming that it will give you the ability to "make love like a sabercat and crush your enemies like a giant." Funny thing, after completing this quest, if you visit Helga's bedroom in Helga's bunkhouse, you can find a bottle of this Falmerblood Elixir. Amusingly if picked up by the player, it is the weakest, most pathetic healing potion in the entire game, only healing 1 Health. Looks like our friend scammed Helga pretty big, huh? Edit: It can actually still be found in Helga's bunkhouse even before starting the Thieves Guild starting quest.
You know you're knees deep in TES lore when You're watching iceberg videos like this, waiting for things to be obscure but it never happens. Absolutely in love with the lore and with your videos
For real after watching all nine hours of fudge muppet covering that schizo TES iceberg, basically all lore discussions are just weak sauce by comparison
@@dennisthefivestarman8177 You mean to tell me: - You saw something on twitter. - Got offended by it. - Instead of just blocking him or something, you decided to actively watch his content. - Then you commented on his videos a total of 12 times. - Some of those are replies to unrelated comments. - This has been going on for at least 2 months. Bro just get a job you could have made so much money in all this time you've spent complaining.
@@bsmith9890 mate ikr like seriously if you don't like the guy so much you that absolutely lambast him in the comments don't interact with him or his content I swear people can't separate the art from the artist Rowling is a dick does that mean people can't enjoy Harry Potter? And what about HP Lovecraft? He was hugely racist yet people love the cthulhu mythos are we not allowed to like that either?
9:23 "While it officially remains unclear who exactly Valmire was working on behalf of" *He says about the letter stamped "Property of the Thalmore Embassy" at the top*
Perhaps Jurgen Windcaller has Daedric script on his tomb due to some connections with the Dark Elves? If I recall correctly he chose to embrace pacifism after the Nords’ defeat at the Battle of Red Mountain, maybe he made some effort to reconcile with the Dunmer and they either helped make his sarcophagus as a sign of respect or Jurgen had Daedric carved to let Dunmer read it?
The amount that I want elder scrolls 6 to come out, not just to play it but mostly so we can have more lore videos!! Love this iceberg mystery overview series. Very well done as always 🎉
a note about the grey beards and the gongs: its a well established fact that sound in the elder scrolls has magical properties. take the thu'um and tonal manipulation for examples, so my guess is that sinister grey beard is using those gongs to amplify his thu'um to make it more powerful
Perhaps he was expelled by the grey beards for not following the way of the voice, and instead seeking greater power, which is why his surroundings don’t look like High Hrothgar.
I’m pretty sure Valmir works for the Thalmor since the top of his letter says “PROPERTY OF THE THALMOR EMBASSY”, love your videos, keep up the great work Nate!
I think this might just be part of one of the mods that Nate uses. Most notes in Skyrim are just normal parchment without this kind ornamentation, barring a few examples.
thaddeus the way he acts reminds me a bit of the psijic order, they Also seem obsessed with things like this, I could see him being a member of the order from a future time.
So glad it's time once again to explore the topics Nate had missed in the previous videos in this series on the Mystery Iceberg of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
I love this channel. It makes me so happy to see you still posting Skyrim content. Skyrim was the first game I ever fell in love with. This channel is coziest, magical little corner of the Internet that I'm more than happy to come back to any day. Best wishes. ❤
Could Sybille Stentor be part of House Ravenwatch? It would make sense if the vampiric house remained as counselors to the leaders of Solitude ever since House Ravenwatch rescued Skyrim from the Gray Host.
Okay, so there's LITERALLY no way Bethesda planned that far ahead.... .... But, I like this headcanon. She doesn't seem like a villain, despite some oddities in the writing. I just don't think she's bad. And her being part of Ravenwatch would be neat if it was retconned this way in a future game.
This series is one of the most thought provoking and intriguing concepts to ever come out of youtube. I am thoroughly impressed with the level of detail put into the research. As usual Nate, you go above and beyond to bring us the best of the best. Thank You for all of the hard work that you and your team has put into the channel.
What a coincidence, I was literally just rewatching this series from the beginning yesterday. Even texted one to my fiancée yesterday because she likes Elder Scrolls so much
I know I'm late to the party, but I love these videos. Resting with these while I've been feeling ill has been so comforting and at times settled me off to sleep! Please keep it up man, you've just gained a new subscriber.
So glad to see this video. This series feels like a bookend to a long journey we’ve all been on together through the years of your coverage of Skyrim mysteries, characters, and lore. Thanks @epicnate
I like your new choice of background music, it's much more calming and less interfering with the dialogue. Don't get me wrong, Skyrim's theme is classic, but it can get old after hearing it on repeat for hours on end.
Even though I’ve sat through each video, I found myself sad when Nate said, “…And finally…” Lol. These videos are so well done. Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you so much for putting this video out, you have great content and myself and I’m sure plenty of other people have been on the edge of our seats waiting for this. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. ❤💯
There's a small secret in the Volkihar castle ruins that I like. Somewhere behind a locked door, there's fallen rocks that have crush someone. There is the skeleton of that person under the rocks, although he does have humanoid arms, his head is one of an deer. I don't know why it fascinates me that much, but I love to imagine that there were Deerfolks centuries ago, some races that may have disapeared !
They're called Herne, I do believe, and they are subjects of Hircine. What one was doing in one of Molag Baal's strongholds I have no idea, though, considering the rivalry between the two Daedric Princes through the Vampires and Werebeasts...
Nate, I am about to start a dnd campaign set in skyrim during the events of the game and your videos are endlessly helpful for me to listen to and gain general knowledge of the world. I'm taking notes and I appreciate you references given and whatnot. Love it! Keep up the great work
33:14 if you open the skeletons inventory multiple times you will realize that he actually holds an infinite number of The Doors to Oblivion skillbooks. Potentially some interesting lore about conjuration but most likely a glitch ready to be exploited
That skeleton on Xrib's altar has an ancient Nordic Greatsword. Those are pretty hard to come by, and you don't see many people using them that aren't draugr. Exactly _how long_ was that skeleton laying there, I wonder.
I posted this comment on Nate’s first “short” a while back, but figured I’d repost it here for anyone who might come across these with interest. I’m not 100% sure that Nate hasn’t covered some of these in videos, but hopefully some of them are new to a few of you! 1st: Meridia’s Beacon spawns in a random chest, which means it’s possible to find the beacon at a shrine of another Deadric Prince, this can even cause an issue where both Daedra talk to the player at the same time. 2nd: Staying on the topic of Deadric Princes. Once they start a sentence, the ethereal voice of any Daedric Prince will continue talking to the player even if you pause the game, almost as though the game itself can’t stop them from addressing you. 3rd: Using the Aetherial Crown in conjunction with the Atronach stone and also having the Lord stone applied will provide a whopping 75% magic resistance when wearing the crown (and a bit of physical damage resistance) without having any enchanted equipment, this essentially makes the crown one of the best defensive items against magic foes, and allows the player to focus on better enchantments for gear like heavy armour without being as vulnerable to magic attacks. Completing the ‘Book of Love’ quest (Riften temple of Mara) will also permanently add an additional 15% magic resistance bringing the total up to 90% magic resistance with one equipped item! 4th: Once you purchase Lakeview Manor in the Falkreath hold (potentially the other Hearthfire homes have a wagon too, but I haven’t checked) you get access to a travel wagon that not only has access to the cities and towns like the wagons near stables, but it also allows easy access to the smaller villages like Dragons Bridge, Rotikstead, and Ivarstead. This makes travelling to those smaller villages for quests or marking them on the map as future fast travel locations extremely easy. 5th: Using the Ritual Stone power and either the wait function or Aetherial Crown trick, it’s possible to fully charge Mephala’s Ebony Blade by killing and resurrecting the same follower 10 times, rather than needing to kill 10 different “friendly” NPC’s. 6th: NPC’s resurrected by the Ritual Stone (max of 3) also don’t count as followers, pets, or conjurations. Therefor it’s possible with a follower, pet, a conjuration summon, and the ritual stone ability to have 6 allies fighting alongside the Dragonborn at once. 7th: Speaking of the Aetherial Crown trick, it’s pretty well known but I’ll still explain. Having a standing stone already attached to the player, equip the crown and then choosing the Serpent, Tower, Ritual or Shadow stone will attach that second stone to the crown, you are then able to reset the 24 hour in-game recharge time of those stone abilities by simply taking off and re-equipping the crown, even during combat. 8th: It’s possible to summon Durnehviir in Blackreach and Labrynthian, making for some very awesome gladiator/arena style dragon fights in those enclosed areas… ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! 9th: There’s 6 dragons in game that cannot be tamed and flown around. Durnehviir, Alduin, Paarthurnax, Vulthuryol, Sahloknir, and the skeletal dragon in Labrynthian are the ones that cannot be tamed using the Bend Will shout. 10th: When you’re in the abandoned shack after killing Gertrude, it’s possible to attack and kill Astrid instead of the captives. Killing Astrid starts a new quest helping the Penitus Oculatus called Destroy the Dark Brotherhood. - Note - This option is a very short quest that only pays gold, it has no special rewards and it obviously locks you out of the Dark Brotherhood quests after killing Astrid, so it’s not particularly worth it aside for role playing purposes. Some extra quick fun facts: -Mehrunes Razor can 1 shot most bosses with a lucky strike. -See dragons breathing fire, or you absorbing a dragon soul on the world map. -Returning the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller to the dungeon grants a free dragon soul. -Frost enchantments are more powerful on Stahlrim gear and weapons. -Falmer are blind so invisibility doesn’t work, but the silence spell and muffle enchant make you harder to detect. -Followers being detected won’t allow the player to deal sneak attacks. -Dual cast expert illusion spells work on all enemies, making master level illusion spells completely useless. -NPC’s marked by the Fury illusion spell are considered hostile, and can be killed without guards attacking you or getting a bounty. -Unrelenting Force used on large lit braziers in ruins will add a fire effect and fire damage. -Soul gems filled with a soul smaller then it could hold may be emptied by dropping it from inventory. -Followers that can train skills keep the gold in their inventory, and can be traded back to the player after. -Alchemy and smithing xp is based on the value of the potion/item you create. -Ore veins can be melee attacked with a pick axe, instead of interacting and waiting for the animation. -When dual wielding weapons, the attack speed is based on the speed of your off-hand weapon, not the main equipped. -Marked for Death shout effects are permanent, stack, and also affect followers. Be careful not to cripple your favourite follower!
Watched... or better listened to all 4 Skyrim Iceberg videos, many of the mysteries I already heard of in other videos of yours, but they're still as interesting to deep dive into. Even years after the game was released. And I still want to go back and play each time I watch a new Skyrim related video 😅
The Jurgen Windcaller might just be coincidence and maybe oversight. As he is in the afterlife with his Nordic brothers and sisters which eludes to him not selling his soul or anything to any deadra. I think what might have happened was that they created the asset before the dragon language was made and it was never corrected. The 17 seems more like coincidence although I do like the concept of Jurgen Windcaller being more nefarious.
Lovely way to start the week. Hey how's it going Nate, your videos were among the things that kept some dullness of life during 2020 away. Mind-blowing new discoveries about a game that means a lot to me was the fresh breeze I needed during that time. I'm happy to see this massive iceberg project come to a conclusion. Hoping you'll continue to be a great content creator on TES and Fallout, and other games you choose to be the lore lord of.
For several years now I've thought it would be cool if in ES6. They had it Canonical that the Stormcloaks succeeded. They then formed a new treaty/alliance with Hammerfell. They then started preparing to attack the Summerset Isles/Thalmor with that combined might. While that's going on, the Dragonborn follows in Uriel Septims V footsteps somewhat and when they arrive they encounter his descendants and leads them back to Skyrim to aid against the Thalmor.
I always interpreted the Dwemer temples to be temples dedicated to knowledge, as that’s the only thing most Dwemer could be said to worship. Something like public lecture halls, libraries, and arcane laboratories rolled into one with lots of fancy architecture both decorative and tonal. Xrib could be the name of a notable Dwemer scholar, engineer, or mage that the temple was named after, or even a Dwemer city that lies further beneath the temple. It does kind of sound like a Dwemer name. The altar seems to have been recently repurposed by a modern necromancer for their rituals, but I wonder what it was originally built for? Knowing the Dwemer’s love of knowledge, maybe they sometimes performed rituals not in worship, but in transaction to make deals for secret knowledge from Hermaes Mora?
I love how Ive played the game since release, seen tons of dis boi's videos for years, but still somehow I get to know something Ive never known. That is a whole new Level how the heck he keeps finding new stuff and at the same time, the known stuff so satyyyysfying to watch, I love this chanel
Nate I’m writing a DND campaign set within Skyrim and am using these as references for random encounters and mini boss ideas so thank you so much for this. Infinitely appreciated
I have practically 0 knowledge about the elder scrolls but I still love these videos. And the lore of the series is kinda confusing with all the strange names and deities but the way you explain these mysteries is soooooo good. When I listen to you talk I kinda understand the lore more. I tried to watch elder scrolls lore and history vids but it got confusing fast. Idk I'm rambling.... what I'm trying to say is that I LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!!!!! keep up the good work
Don’t know if it’s been proposed before but I think the Dwemer opened a elder scroll and either went backwards or far forwards in time and that’s why they disappeared completely. 🤔
When I first met Thaddeus Cosma in ESO my immediate thought was that he was an Imperial Mananaut. They were void-explorers serving the Elder Council, though largely during the First Era's Reman Dynasty. My second guess was possibly a Psijic Agent from the distant future. Third guess is a reference to some Kirkbridian apocrypha becoming semi-canon again.
Loved the whole Iceberg Nate, you did an amazing job man, I love your content and will keep following for a long long time, until the return of the dragons
The Thalmor saying anyone from skyrim will fail to notice along with you missing the "Property of the Thalmor embassy" on the note is the icing on the cake xD
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@@True_Equalizer I subbed my favorite Skyrim TH-camr once
Admittedly a very strange sponsor
This is hilarious who would've expected to see an advertisement for legal services on a skyrim iceberg list
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Check out Drewmora, he's putting out some awesome lore too
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@@ikarus1111a I love drewmora but it feels like after seeing 95% of fudge muppets vids he's just reiterating previously made points. Definitely a good channel but I think I already knew most of the points made
Separate community ish, but Gopher has gotten me reinvested in skyrim and fallout multiple times.
I love these long videos. They are almost like a podcast, they help me get through work! Thank you Nate for keeping these games alive
thank you for supporting this amazing channel bro 🙏
$15 and didn't even get a like hopefully he's shown u some love b4. Ty for supporting him. I've watched all his videos multiple times it's a stress reliever and time passes for me also
@@gamebrakerz6322 it's not to be seen but I see what you mean, I just like the content and been watching for a while and am able to show a little love sometimes. I appreciate y'all watching too so he can keep uploading great content
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Hey, thank you so much for the donation, apologies for missing it, I keep TH-cam notifications disabled and haven’t checked up on the video in awhile. Currently frantically attempting to edit a Children of Atom video in time for a deadline.
Thanks for covering my Redbull habit!
After all these years, I had no idea that taking the horn back to Jurgen's tomb would give you a dragon soul, it's crazy how many little hidden things there are in this game
If you are playing unmodded, you can usually trigger multiple dragon souls by spamming the button
I've tried it once and it didn't work. There wasn't an option to put it back when I moused over the tomb, so I'm wondering if it's not in vanilla
@@fortunatecookie it 100% is. You have to go to the room you got the horn from. You just walk up to it and interact like you did when you got the letter from Delphine where the horn was supposed to be
I did this as far back as Xbox 360
@@dstinnettmusic I understand that, what I’m saying is that there is no option to interact with the tomb
@@fortunatecookieyeeeah Skyrim is a stable and perfect game with no flaws at all. In the wise words of our savior God Howard, “it just works.”🙄
I have never seen a TH-camr sponsored by Morgan & Morgan and never in a million years would i guess they would sponsor an Elder Scolls lore channel. This is simply amazing! Huge W 🎉
They sponsor a FNAF channel called RyeRoast also.
@@Thor-Orion what an interesting time line we live in
@Pp_Weiner_Rod_69 so interesting that we live in a time where someone's name is three words for dick and then a sex innuendo 😂😂
@@Degnerate_DemigodI was driving around town yesterday, somewhere on the way home I saw a Morgan & Morgan billboard that stood out. I smirked and went home. Then at some point I remembered this channel I used to watch thru covid and what a trip when I saw a Morgan & Morgan ad in a freakin skyrim iceberg video lol
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The fact that I just sat through all four of these icebergs consecutively without once losing much interest at all is crazy. I have the attention span of a squirrel that snorted pure sugar so it shouldn’t have been possible. But you presented each of these theories so eloquently and with true passion, it was obvious that you have a deep love for this made up word. Skyrim truly is a legend of a game which is why it’s hung steady in the hearts of some many adventurers. I’ve played this game on and off for years and still many of these secrets were unknown to me. Thank you for taking all this time to provide us these videos.
this comment spoke to me. i can't get through most 10 minute videos without losing the vibe but i just spent the past two days listening to this like a podcast. and i hate podcasts lmao
Not a mystery, but a little fun fact: When starting the Thieves Guild questline by having to plant a ring on Brand Shei, Brynjolf will distract the crowd with Falmerblood Elixir, claiming that it will give you the ability to "make love like a sabercat and crush your enemies like a giant." Funny thing, after completing this quest, if you visit Helga's bedroom in Helga's bunkhouse, you can find a bottle of this Falmerblood Elixir. Amusingly if picked up by the player, it is the weakest, most pathetic healing potion in the entire game, only healing 1 Health. Looks like our friend scammed Helga pretty big, huh?
Edit: It can actually still be found in Helga's bunkhouse even before starting the Thieves Guild starting quest.
Itll get rid of her headache at least
It's always available in there
@@oshura2506 oh is it?
@@tread0265 Yeah I just grabbed coincidentally on my playthrough and I haven't spoken to Brynjolf yet
@@oshura2506 oh, interesting. I thought it was added there after the quest was completed... doesn't change the fact that Helga got scammed though
The biggest mystery is how can Bethesda be such a rich and successful company, yet only afford 5 voice actors lmao.
The question answers itself.
@@Binzdoggerthe penny pinchers of hame companies 😅
Sucessful? Yes. Their games are really popular albeit some of them being garbage.
Rich? Barely. They even sold themselves to Microsoft.
Well that opens up the question, are there mods that add more voice actors for minor characters?
I understand the sentiment but why hire more voices when you can hire the right voices
YES IT'S HERE! Thank you for all your hard work, been able to enjoy so much of this universe because of you
Cacaaaa!
You know you're knees deep in TES lore when You're watching iceberg videos like this, waiting for things to be obscure but it never happens.
Absolutely in love with the lore and with your videos
For real after watching all nine hours of fudge muppet covering that schizo TES iceberg, basically all lore discussions are just weak sauce by comparison
Hey, how's it goin' Nate, it's Nate here, ready to enjoy more epic Skyrim content!
Thanks Nate ill be watching nate so ill catch ya later mate
@@dennisthefivestarman8177 I don't use twitter so I guess all I can say is block the channel and find other stuff to watch. There's a lot on here!
@@dennisthefivestarman8177 You mean to tell me:
- You saw something on twitter.
- Got offended by it.
- Instead of just blocking him or something, you decided to actively watch his content.
- Then you commented on his videos a total of 12 times.
- Some of those are replies to unrelated comments.
- This has been going on for at least 2 months.
Bro just get a job you could have made so much money in all this time you've spent complaining.
@@bsmith9890 mate ikr like seriously if you don't like the guy so much you that absolutely lambast him in the comments don't interact with him or his content I swear people can't separate the art from the artist Rowling is a dick does that mean people can't enjoy Harry Potter? And what about HP Lovecraft? He was hugely racist yet people love the cthulhu mythos are we not allowed to like that either?
Ha, good one
9:23 "While it officially remains unclear who exactly Valmire was working on behalf of"
*He says about the letter stamped "Property of the Thalmore Embassy" at the top*
Had to look in the comments to see if anyone else noticed that lol.
Someone else said it's because of a mod he has and the game doesn't actually have that
@@thetuftinghooker that would make sense
On a related note, how is Valmir going to place the mask in Labyrinthian when he doesn't have the wooden mask?
@@TexanTemplar same here.
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Perhaps Jurgen Windcaller has Daedric script on his tomb due to some connections with the Dark Elves? If I recall correctly he chose to embrace pacifism after the Nords’ defeat at the Battle of Red Mountain, maybe he made some effort to reconcile with the Dunmer and they either helped make his sarcophagus as a sign of respect or Jurgen had Daedric carved to let Dunmer read it?
My theory is some artist made a mistake and selected the Daedric font instead of the Dragon font, which would make a lot more sense.
@InquisitorThomas Best theory I've heard 🤩
The amount that I want elder scrolls 6 to come out, not just to play it but mostly so we can have more lore videos!! Love this iceberg mystery overview series. Very well done as always 🎉
I've never seen a law firm sponsor before and on a lore channel no less
Taxes are due this month 🙃
Do what you gotta do man 🤣
They have helped him, that's why
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a note about the grey beards and the gongs: its a well established fact that sound in the elder scrolls has magical properties. take the thu'um and tonal manipulation for examples, so my guess is that sinister grey beard is using those gongs to amplify his thu'um to make it more powerful
Goddamn...Badass theory
Perhaps he was expelled by the grey beards for not following the way of the voice, and instead seeking greater power, which is why his surroundings don’t look like High Hrothgar.
So glad you're back to doing videos Nate! Love them
Imagine your fighting back daedra during the oblivion crisis and all you see is a bunch of vampires running to help you.
Hero of kvatch looks at the vampires and they just say "we live in the world too bro, if it gets turned to lava we won't be happy either"
I’m pretty sure Valmir works for the Thalmor since the top of his letter says “PROPERTY OF THE THALMOR EMBASSY”, love your videos, keep up the great work Nate!
How... how did we miss that?
Yeah, I was surprised when after showing that screenshot, the script continued with "Thalmor are a strong possibility"
I think this might just be part of one of the mods that Nate uses. Most notes in Skyrim are just normal parchment without this kind ornamentation, barring a few examples.
I just read the note in game, and it wasn't there, so I'm fairly sure it wasn't mentioned because it was added by a mod.
@@squarecross7383 yep, can confirm, just read the note in game.
the fact that both you and matpat released lore videos that ive been anticipating for a while- im so happy man
I love that Thaddeus Cosma is basically doing a Doc Brown impression.
Haha yes I had that exact thought
Doc Thaddeus "G-Man" Who
thaddeus the way he acts reminds me a bit of the psijic order, they Also seem obsessed with things like this, I could see him being a member of the order from a future time.
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I can't believe nate is still going, I remembered him after I got super sick and nostalgic, thank you for making life a little easier
So glad it's time once again to explore the topics Nate had missed in the previous videos in this series on the Mystery Iceberg of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
I love this channel. It makes me so happy to see you still posting Skyrim content. Skyrim was the first game I ever fell in love with. This channel is coziest, magical little corner of the Internet that I'm more than happy to come back to any day. Best wishes. ❤
Could Sybille Stentor be part of House Ravenwatch? It would make sense if the vampiric house remained as counselors to the leaders of Solitude ever since House Ravenwatch rescued Skyrim from the Gray Host.
Sounds plausible
Okay, so there's LITERALLY no way Bethesda planned that far ahead....
....
But, I like this headcanon. She doesn't seem like a villain, despite some oddities in the writing. I just don't think she's bad.
And her being part of Ravenwatch would be neat if it was retconned this way in a future game.
@@DataDrain02 I assumed they were trying to make the connection in the Markarth DLC. However, it is also likely a coincidence.
nah she feeds on the unwilling
@@crawlingchaos1759 Criminals
This series is one of the most thought provoking and intriguing concepts to ever come out of youtube. I am thoroughly impressed with the level of detail put into the research. As usual Nate, you go above and beyond to bring us the best of the best. Thank You for all of the hard work that you and your team has put into the channel.
What a coincidence, I was literally just rewatching this series from the beginning yesterday. Even texted one to my fiancée yesterday because she likes Elder Scrolls so much
I love how Nate is insisting this is actually the last episode when in reality we all don't want this to be the last episode
Never clicked so fast love you nate thanks for the amazing video as usual I can count on you to make my day better
I know I'm late to the party, but I love these videos. Resting with these while I've been feeling ill has been so comforting and at times settled me off to sleep! Please keep it up man, you've just gained a new subscriber.
So glad to see this video. This series feels like a bookend to a long journey we’ve all been on together through the years of your coverage of Skyrim mysteries, characters, and lore. Thanks @epicnate
I like your new choice of background music, it's much more calming and less interfering with the dialogue. Don't get me wrong, Skyrim's theme is classic, but it can get old after hearing it on repeat for hours on end.
Wow, I just finished a rewatch of the first 3 parts and this one was uploaded when I finished! Thanks Nate, you do a great job every time!
Bethesda need to pay this guy for keeping the community alive
Right when I was ready to fall asleep, final part comes out. Guess sleep waits. "Sleep is for the weak." - Isran
Yes "final", let's hope so
@@vexile1239 ??
@@ultrabigfella sarcasm, should have clarified, there might be a 5th or 6th episode
I have a PT test in the morning and this speaks to me on a deep level lol
This iceberg series is an amazing endeavor. I’ve enjoyed it very much. I’m glad to see you making lore videos again.
This is the last place I would expect to see a Morgan and Morgan ad. Good for you on the sponsorship! Always a good day when you upload.
Nate we love this, idk why you’re saying it like you’re sorry for so many episodes, I wish there was more my boy 😂🫡
This week has been a hard week. To be honest, a hard few weeks. But I am very happy to see you released another video. Thanks for making my day Nate!
I hope things get better for you friend
I feel like since he's been around for so long, he probably just took that banner as a trophy/decoration for his walls. Historical piece.
Yeah just as their to look at like a pride thing
This series has been my cooking companion every time one drops. Looking forward to the fallout versions!
I really enjoyed this series. Seriously, thank you for all the time and effort you have put into these videos.
Even though I’ve sat through each video, I found myself sad when Nate said, “…And finally…” Lol.
These videos are so well done. Thank you for all your hard work.
honestly love your videos man appreciate you keeping the community alive skyrim is a legendary game great to place still to this day
Amazing! 🔥 I love these long style lore videos!
Thank you for keeping the torch alive! Don't worry, ES6 before Landfall I am sure.
Lmao pulling the axe out on Lilith before cutting the scene killed me.
Thank you so much for putting this video out, you have great content and myself and I’m sure plenty of other people have been on the edge of our seats waiting for this. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. ❤💯
I am looking forward to _ESO: Necrom_ opening up a whole bunch of EpicNate investigations into the Mirrak, Hermaeus Mora, and Apocrypha!
What Zenimax employee paid you to write that comment huh?
Every time I see an ad and read the title I get excited before realising it has nothing to do with Warhammer 😂
@Stugna Bulah Nah, I don't think I will. Luckily I can spell 😚
@stugnabulah4873ha! He clowned you
I have never seen a law firm sponsor a TH-cam video, let alone a Skyrim video. True pioneers
Nate, thank you for your hard work in giving us this video. I really appreciate it.
I’m loving the longer videos man, I use them like podcasts while I work. Please keep of the amazing support my guy
There's a small secret in the Volkihar castle ruins that I like. Somewhere behind a locked door, there's fallen rocks that have crush someone. There is the skeleton of that person under the rocks, although he does have humanoid arms, his head is one of an deer.
I don't know why it fascinates me that much, but I love to imagine that there were Deerfolks centuries ago, some races that may have disapeared !
They're called Herne, I do believe, and they are subjects of Hircine. What one was doing in one of Molag Baal's strongholds I have no idea, though, considering the rivalry between the two Daedric Princes through the Vampires and Werebeasts...
I’ll always play this game, probably till I die, I love Skyrim and I love the work you do to keep the community alive, thank you 🙏
Man I hope they do a game that heavily involves Akavir. Such an interesting place that's just begging to be expanded upon.
I hope they do a game
Nate, I am about to start a dnd campaign set in skyrim during the events of the game and your videos are endlessly helpful for me to listen to and gain general knowledge of the world. I'm taking notes and I appreciate you references given and whatnot. Love it! Keep up the great work
33:14 if you open the skeletons inventory multiple times you will realize that he actually holds an infinite number of The Doors to Oblivion skillbooks. Potentially some interesting lore about conjuration but most likely a glitch ready to be exploited
That skeleton on Xrib's altar has an ancient Nordic Greatsword. Those are pretty hard to come by, and you don't see many people using them that aren't draugr.
Exactly _how long_ was that skeleton laying there, I wonder.
I posted this comment on Nate’s first “short” a while back, but figured I’d repost it here for anyone who might come across these with interest. I’m not 100% sure that Nate hasn’t covered some of these in videos, but hopefully some of them are new to a few of you!
1st: Meridia’s Beacon spawns in a random chest, which means it’s possible to find the beacon at a shrine of another Deadric Prince, this can even cause an issue where both Daedra talk to the player at the same time.
2nd: Staying on the topic of Deadric Princes. Once they start a sentence, the ethereal voice of any Daedric Prince will continue talking to the player even if you pause the game, almost as though the game itself can’t stop them from addressing you.
3rd: Using the Aetherial Crown in conjunction with the Atronach stone and also having the Lord stone applied will provide a whopping 75% magic resistance when wearing the crown (and a bit of physical damage resistance) without having any enchanted equipment, this essentially makes the crown one of the best defensive items against magic foes, and allows the player to focus on better enchantments for gear like heavy armour without being as vulnerable to magic attacks. Completing the ‘Book of Love’ quest (Riften temple of Mara) will also permanently add an additional 15% magic resistance bringing the total up to 90% magic resistance with one equipped item!
4th: Once you purchase Lakeview Manor in the Falkreath hold (potentially the other Hearthfire homes have a wagon too, but I haven’t checked) you get access to a travel wagon that not only has access to the cities and towns like the wagons near stables, but it also allows easy access to the smaller villages like Dragons Bridge, Rotikstead, and Ivarstead. This makes travelling to those smaller villages for quests or marking them on the map as future fast travel locations extremely easy.
5th: Using the Ritual Stone power and either the wait function or Aetherial Crown trick, it’s possible to fully charge Mephala’s Ebony Blade by killing and resurrecting the same follower 10 times, rather than needing to kill 10 different “friendly” NPC’s.
6th: NPC’s resurrected by the Ritual Stone (max of 3) also don’t count as followers, pets, or conjurations. Therefor it’s possible with a follower, pet, a conjuration summon, and the ritual stone ability to have 6 allies fighting alongside the Dragonborn at once.
7th: Speaking of the Aetherial Crown trick, it’s pretty well known but I’ll still explain. Having a standing stone already attached to the player, equip the crown and then choosing the Serpent, Tower, Ritual or Shadow stone will attach that second stone to the crown, you are then able to reset the 24 hour in-game recharge time of those stone abilities by simply taking off and re-equipping the crown, even during combat.
8th: It’s possible to summon Durnehviir in Blackreach and Labrynthian, making for some very awesome gladiator/arena style dragon fights in those enclosed areas… ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
9th: There’s 6 dragons in game that cannot be tamed and flown around. Durnehviir, Alduin, Paarthurnax, Vulthuryol, Sahloknir, and the skeletal dragon in Labrynthian are the ones that cannot be tamed using the Bend Will shout.
10th: When you’re in the abandoned shack after killing Gertrude, it’s possible to attack and kill Astrid instead of the captives. Killing Astrid starts a new quest helping the Penitus Oculatus called Destroy the Dark Brotherhood.
- Note - This option is a very short quest that only pays gold, it has no special rewards and it obviously locks you out of the Dark Brotherhood quests after killing Astrid, so it’s not particularly worth it aside for role playing purposes.
Some extra quick fun facts:
-Mehrunes Razor can 1 shot most bosses with a lucky strike.
-See dragons breathing fire, or you absorbing a dragon soul on the world map.
-Returning the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller to the dungeon grants a free dragon soul.
-Frost enchantments are more powerful on Stahlrim gear and weapons.
-Falmer are blind so invisibility doesn’t work, but the silence spell and muffle enchant make you harder to detect.
-Followers being detected won’t allow the player to deal sneak attacks.
-Dual cast expert illusion spells work on all enemies, making master level illusion spells completely useless.
-NPC’s marked by the Fury illusion spell are considered hostile, and can be killed without guards attacking you or getting a bounty.
-Unrelenting Force used on large lit braziers in ruins will add a fire effect and fire damage.
-Soul gems filled with a soul smaller then it could hold may be emptied by dropping it from inventory.
-Followers that can train skills keep the gold in their inventory, and can be traded back to the player after.
-Alchemy and smithing xp is based on the value of the potion/item you create.
-Ore veins can be melee attacked with a pick axe, instead of interacting and waiting for the animation.
-When dual wielding weapons, the attack speed is based on the speed of your off-hand weapon, not the main equipped.
-Marked for Death shout effects are permanent, stack, and also affect followers. Be careful not to cripple your favourite follower!
Good to have you back from what sounds like a bad crash. Loved every video in this series!
This took longer then Diablo 4 announcement hahaha. This is best series out there. Thanks nate
I'm so excited to finish this up!
Watched... or better listened to all 4 Skyrim Iceberg videos, many of the mysteries I already heard of in other videos of yours, but they're still as interesting to deep dive into. Even years after the game was released. And I still want to go back and play each time I watch a new Skyrim related video 😅
The Jurgen Windcaller might just be coincidence and maybe oversight. As he is in the afterlife with his Nordic brothers and sisters which eludes to him not selling his soul or anything to any deadra. I think what might have happened was that they created the asset before the dragon language was made and it was never corrected. The 17 seems more like coincidence although I do like the concept of Jurgen Windcaller being more nefarious.
The Companion questline does show there are ways to get out of a Daedric deal.
Dude I remember watching you when I was like 15, glad to see you're still uploading!!
Lovely way to start the week.
Hey how's it going Nate, your videos were among the things that kept some dullness of life during 2020 away. Mind-blowing new discoveries about a game that means a lot to me was the fresh breeze I needed during that time. I'm happy to see this massive iceberg project come to a conclusion. Hoping you'll continue to be a great content creator on TES and Fallout, and other games you choose to be the lore lord of.
So I just started watching you, binged the other 3 parts to this yesterday and now this is out after forever LETS GOOOOOOO
The Skyrim iceberg was awesome. Have you considered doing an Oblivion Mystery series?
it’s funny cause I’ve been watching nate since I was a kid and I always feel so happy and entertained with these typa videos
Thankyou Nate. Love all of your work brother❤
You da best Nate, that sucks about the car crash man I’m just glad you’re ok! Thanks for the vids as always
Powers out, got my phone plugged into a drill battery to enjoy this 👍
FYI, your videos help me survive my work days and has convinced me to play Skyrim…again. Thanks.
Your hard work is appreciated for making easy research for fan story writing.
Gotta say man, ur one of the view youtubers that never fail to entertain me. Always a pleasure seeing a new video
So ready for this, been waiting on it. Sad that it's the finale but hey at least we get to enjoy one more!
For several years now I've thought it would be cool if in ES6. They had it Canonical that the Stormcloaks succeeded. They then formed a new treaty/alliance with Hammerfell. They then started preparing to attack the Summerset Isles/Thalmor with that combined might. While that's going on, the Dragonborn follows in Uriel Septims V footsteps somewhat and when they arrive they encounter his descendants and leads them back to Skyrim to aid against the Thalmor.
I always interpreted the Dwemer temples to be temples dedicated to knowledge, as that’s the only thing most Dwemer could be said to worship. Something like public lecture halls, libraries, and arcane laboratories rolled into one with lots of fancy architecture both decorative and tonal. Xrib could be the name of a notable Dwemer scholar, engineer, or mage that the temple was named after, or even a Dwemer city that lies further beneath the temple. It does kind of sound like a Dwemer name.
The altar seems to have been recently repurposed by a modern necromancer for their rituals, but I wonder what it was originally built for? Knowing the Dwemer’s love of knowledge, maybe they sometimes performed rituals not in worship, but in transaction to make deals for secret knowledge from Hermaes Mora?
Ah, but therein lies the mystery. If it IS named after a notable Dwemer.... how did it come to be what it is?
@@marhawkman303 "how did it come to be what it is?"
You mean overrun with Falmer like every other Dwemer ruin?
@@JargonMadjin no i meant the rest of it too. all of the stuff that's NOT Falmer... this time they don't matter.
@@marhawkman303 Could you elaborate on what the other stuff is? I only remember Falmer
@@JargonMadjin Like the actual ruin itself..... Why did the Dwemer build it that way....
i have been very eager for this episode! i just love the lore surrounding skyrim and wider tamriel. thanks for these videos!
The gongs on that Greybeard card remind me of the Sixth House gongs from back in Morrowind! Pretty fun mystery.
Another hour of pure quality. We love you Nate
"hey everyone, how's it going. It's Nate here"
*visible excitement*
I love how Ive played the game since release, seen tons of dis boi's videos for years, but still somehow I get to know something Ive never known. That is a whole new Level how the heck he keeps finding new stuff and at the same time, the known stuff so satyyyysfying to watch, I love this chanel
Love this series, hoping we get an overall Elder Scrolls ice berg and a fallout one too
Lilith:We know the place of others too.
Nate:*pulls out axe*
Nate I’m writing a DND campaign set within Skyrim and am using these as references for random encounters and mini boss ideas so thank you so much for this. Infinitely appreciated
I have practically 0 knowledge about the elder scrolls but I still love these videos. And the lore of the series is kinda confusing with all the strange names and deities but the way you explain these mysteries is soooooo good. When I listen to you talk I kinda understand the lore more.
I tried to watch elder scrolls lore and history vids but it got confusing fast. Idk I'm rambling.... what I'm trying to say is that I LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!!!!!
keep up the good work
Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful you posted this, Nate, but...did it really have to be so close to my bedtime?
Omg it's the end of an era!!! Thank you so much for all these iceberg videos!!
Fuck yea Nate uploads a skyrim video
I know this is the last Skyrim iceberg but I hope he does more skyrim stuff
I'm so glad you still do produce vids about Skyrim after so many years! And the quality!
Long time subscriber, love your content Mr. Nate.
Don’t know if it’s been proposed before but I think the Dwemer opened a elder scroll and either went backwards or far forwards in time and that’s why they disappeared completely. 🤔
There I am - laying sick in bed with no possibility to sleep and you upload this final Gem in this series. Letse Gooooo!
When I first met Thaddeus Cosma in ESO my immediate thought was that he was an Imperial Mananaut. They were void-explorers serving the Elder Council, though largely during the First Era's Reman Dynasty. My second guess was possibly a Psijic Agent from the distant future. Third guess is a reference to some Kirkbridian apocrypha becoming semi-canon again.
Loved the whole Iceberg Nate, you did an amazing job man, I love your content and will keep following for a long long time, until the return of the dragons
The Thalmor saying anyone from skyrim will fail to notice along with you missing the "Property of the Thalmor embassy" on the note is the icing on the cake xD
So glad you are back. Love the deep-dive Iceberg videos. Can't wait for the next ones and the Fallout series icebergs.