Hahaha, thank you! The Elder Scrolls will be a huge focus on this channel, however I have diverse interests and content related to other fantasy worlds planned as well. Thank you for watching!
So THAT'S Lemkil. I name my weapons after souls I capture and use for enchantment and I've since forgotten who most of the people are. Proud of myself for getting rid of that man now that I remember who he is.
Omg I never thought about her being a Dragonborn! It would make so much sense! I always speculated that there might be a 2nd Dragonborn (bc of Arngeir's comment about 'You're the only one that showed up so far' upon being asked if we are the only Dragonborn). If TES VI would confirm that there was indeed a 2nd Dragonborn, Bethesda could fill any plothole / prevent any continuity error, by explaining that this 2nd Dragonborn did all the quests we didn't do in our playthrough. For example: If 'our' Dragonborn didn't restore the thieves guild, TES VI can simply claim that the 'other Dragonborn' did so. You get the idea. For a while I wondered if the ebony warrior could be this 2nd Dragonborn, but we don't absorb his soul after defeating him, so that wouldn't make sense. Sissel is a child and can't be killed (without mods), so she is a perfect candidate for having a Dragon soul without any player ever realising.
For what it's worth, canon is that in Morrowind and Oblivion everything was done by "someone." The CoC might have been that someone, but the Nerevarine explicitly couldn't have done it all. IIRC the EC did everything in Arena, though. With Skyrim we should be more interested in what happened in Daggerfall, because the same thing _explicitly_ happens at the end of Skyrim. Daggerfall's plot choices/conflicts are explained by a "dragon break," in which an avatar of the dragon god, representing time, is damaged in combat with another powerful entity, the Numidium. It's worth noting that the game (besides Arena) with the fewest potential plot conflicts ends with the dragon avatar destroying a foe and then turning to stone, as if to signify that time for this period is immutable- Everything that happened happened. But the end of Skyrim features the defeat of Alduin, an avatar of the dragon god, who shatters into pieces. (Also Arena, through a probably deliberate later addition to the lore, technically ends in a similar way; the eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos, which is later implied to be the same staff the Marukhati Selective danced on and broke into 8 pieces just as Jagar Tharn broke it into 8 pieces, are reunited, and when the Selective broke the staff it caused a dragon break, so its reunion presumably strengthens the dragon or otherwise symbolizes the stabilization of time.) The reason that is important is that while some things have to have been done by the Dragonborn (defeating Miraak, defeating Alduin), and some could have potentially been done by someone else (reviving the Thieves Guild, becoming the Harbinger of the Companions, securing the Eye of Magnus), there are things you can do on Skyrim that are irreconcilable alternative choices, many if not most of which have very significant implications for the future of the setting, similar to Daggerfall. Does the Dawnguard or the Volkihar win (note Dawnguard has parts that must be done by a Dragonborn as well, but that's not super important for my point)? Is the Dark Brotherhood all-but-destroyed, reduced to one child vampire and one redguard warrior, and no Listener, or restored, with a new Listener purifying the guild? Is the Circle cured of lycanthropy by their persuasive new Harbinger, or do they remain a cult of Hircine? Does the Empire or do the Stormcloaks win the civil war? Is Paarthurnax killed or are the Blades essentially defunct? The answer will presumably be all (or in some cases either or neither) of the above. As a lot of these are binary conflicts, as opposed to Daggerfall where the primary conflict was between a large number of alternatives, it is unclear how the conflicts will be resolved going forward, but it's a strong theory that in any case a dragon break will be the excuse for why player choice cannot carry over to the next game in specific terms, in 2089 when TES6 comes out. The biggest flaw in the otherwise excellent Thieves Guild questline is that there is no choice in the quest, even though there's an obvious place for one that tends to stand out to plauers who like to roleplay- Even though you'd have to be playing a really specific and odd character (or just metagaming) to both make it to that point in the questline and take the pact with Nocturnal, there is no optuon to refuse. You literally get a dialogue selection with only one option, "yes, I'm ready." Given much of the team worked on Thief previously, and dragon elements are absent from the questline, perhaps this is simply because the TG was designed and written earlier in development. The College of Winterhold has the same problem, but it's just a lacklustre faction with a very short questline and no side-progression to begin with; I suspect it was the _last_ faction written and consequently was never actually finished.
@@vitriolicAmaranth What an honour to have an Elder Scrolls veteran here; thank you for your comment! I still have not finished Daggerfall, but I have read there are multiple outcomes to the main quest; had no idea that they used a Dragon Break to explain the ending. It is honestly a shame the College of Winterhold questline was not handled better. It had potential to be the most interesting of the factions, in my opinion, with the Eye of Magnus, the Augur of Dunlain,The Great Collapse, etc., etc. I also suspect the Bard's College was a last-minute addition, because... Well, it is so unremarkable that players forget it even exists in the game.
In my (multiple) PTs, I have one of my chars as a "canon" DB and another (Not Dragonborn) as a bloke who travelled with her for a time (NDB did protection work for my Merchant Character and also the Thieves' Guild). A third of my chars is the one who does the Dark B'hood also (in my head) unalived Lemkill because _she_ didn't like him much (and of course follows the Dark B storyline). So the twins ended up in the Orphanage and NDB adopted them (along with the 4 remaining kids who weren't adopted by the 3 others; I used the adopt 6 mod for him). He Talks Very Sternly to the bully twin and (mostly) changes some of that behaviour and of course Sissel met the DB (who'd adopted Sofie and Lucia) through him. I like giving children a better life if I can; there's already too much awfulness in that world. I also had in my head that Sissel would be A Bit Magick, so I loved weeing this pop up.
@@Bethgael Sounds like you'd like the mod Proteus. Lets you literally play multiple characters in one world, swap between them, make them follow each other, etc.
I think if she is a seer it’s more likely that she is seeing nax bc she WILL be involved with him some day rather than having any current ties to him. So she’s not reaching out to communicate so much as just receiving a vision.
The only issue I see with this is that technically in canon, the Dragonborn is forced to kill Nax/Partysnacks to finish the main quest line. Paarthurnax Dilemma aside, how is she meant to see visions of a future working with him if he is doomed to die in canon? This is really a confusing one, and I literally never gave this girl a moment of thought. But now I'm intrigued
@@runic_raptor Hm... You know, I don't hold out much, if any, hope for Elder Scrolls 6 and I'd be happy if the games ended with Skyrim, to be perfectly honest, but considering 99.9% of the fanbase does not let a scale fall off Nax's tail, I think they might leave the choice deliberately vague as to what happens to him or completely get behind the fans' backs and make it so that he lived. If they just outright make it canon that the Dragonborn killed him, they'd have to deal with a very angered army of Dovahkiinne.
I also don't discount her being a seer just because she doesn't mention seeing us or Alduin. If I were a little girl the dream that would stand out for me would be the one about the kind gray dragon and be worth mentioning. If I had a dream about a scary black dragon, I would assume it was a nightmare caused by all the dragon attacks sprouting up.
Think he's more likely apprehensive due to the destruction of Winterhold, and how mages have been viewed ever since. If he's teaching her magic in secret, it's better to begin with subtle spells that are less likely to be noticed.
@@icefarrow7959 i think its a mix of things. i think that the destruction of winterhold/views of mages by nords is a huge part, but i also think that @barr is right that she would use it against her family. shes a young kid, and based on how other kids in skyrim act, she probably wouldnt be the only one to use powers for "evil". i ALSO think that the race of jouane comes into play, he's a breton teaching a young nord girl. if people knew just that, he could be run out of town
@@Risvaalbo Yeah that's my initial thought, she is a victim of abuse whether subtle or otherwise from both her Father and Sister. Jouane teaching her magic, it seems like it's an outlet for her maybe he is aware of her circumstance and is giving her a way to take her mind off of things. Teaching her utility and maybe defensive based spells like water breathing as an intro skill that could lead to other alteration skills like oakskin or other armor spells given her context. While not teaching her destruction skills given the foresight of the many things that could go wrong with teaching an overly eager child how to spawn fire out of thin air. Along with the potential harm to her father or sister that if she gets cornered by either of them and decides to fight back it won't end well likely for either of the family or maybe cause an incident to the village as a whole.
@@Naruku2121I think it's worth noting that lighting a candle would presumably require destruction, but putting one out would be alteration. He isn't even crossing into restoration or anything; He's teaching her alteration magic only, for whatever reason.
Ah yes the Skyrim documentary voice. I know I'm gonna like this one. (Also unrelated but I'm so glad youtube is recommending smaller channels to me lately
perhaps, Paarthurnax senses something from her, and the dreams she experiences are him shielding her from the view of other dragons. It would explain why she only experiences dreams of seeing him, and his actions are protective, which is why he doesn't seem scary to her in her dreams. It would explain why he does not speak of her as well. While we could likely ensure she is protected, perhaps us meddling in any way could make her life worse overall.
Krosis, apologies for the change in audio quality at 11:07 and 14:10, as well as for any other issues with the audio you may hear. I will do my best to avoid them in the future.
My main issue about the audio is that the music is too loud compared to your voice. At times, it can be pretty difficult to understand you and then to fully enjoy your content.
My problem is I'm a bit hard of hearing. It sounds as if you're too far away from the mic. Kind of like you're sitting half way across the room. I had to turn on closed captions. Either way, I subscribed!
She's the most interesting kid in the game. She asked to go on adventures with me so I installed a mod to make it happen. In my role play she's an undiscovered talent that I took under my wings to teach magic.
@Risvaalbo I just used the Amazing Follower Tweaks and assigned her as a companion. And another one that allows kids to wear armor (and mage robes). That's all it took. To my surprise, kids even have combat dialogues recorded.
I think it's awesome that you put some dovahzul into your videos! Makes me feel like I'm back on the throat of the world, listening to paarthurnax talk.
One of the first things I do is save Sissel from her abusive situation by offing her father and Grelod and adopting her and not her sister. Now I like her even more!
a reason Jouane dont want to teach her destruction could be because he was fighting in the great war against the dominion, who are magic users and uses destruction to kill and/or maim their enemies.
The amount this game has to offer is endless, the fact that it’s 2025 and there’s STILL content and new information coming out about elders scrolls 5 is insane #longlivethedovahkin
Sissel is surely magical and I believe her sister is too, but she chooses to hide the gift and acts resentful towards Sissel perhaps as a defense mechanism, so she would not be discovered to be a "freak" as her sister is.
Interesting speculation; I have seen some comments that the two sisters could be a Harry Potter Easter Egg, mirroring Petunia and Lily Evans; your comment instantly reminded me of that.
@Risvaalbo it could be a Harry Potter Easter Egg indeed, but when I made the comment I was thinking of the twin sisters from the movie "Constantine", Sissel's situation reminded me of exactly them. You made a good video, hopefully there are many more alike on the way!
Oh, I have not seen this film, perhaps I should check it out. Thank you so much for the support and indeed, two scripts are nearly finished, I am hoping to have the second one up by next Friday!
Dont know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but perhaps the dragon she sees in her dreams is actually Peryite, since he is depicted as a dragon-esqe creature in his statue in ES4 and though I'm not sure what other connection there could be to him, it would give a reason why her teacher is hesitant to teach her destruction/harmful spells, plus her mother did die while giving birth to them so idk that could mean something. PS: really nice video, it's nice to see more Elder Scrolls youtubers popping up
Unslaad kogaan, thank you for your comment! As for your speculation about the dragon actually being Peryite; he has been responsible for numerous plagues and pandemics throughout the history of Nirn and fertile women in Rorikstead seem to die in childbirth or shortly afterwards; while this may not necessarily be caused by an ailment, it could indeed be connected to Peryite and he could be the Daedric presence in Rorikstead. However, I personally find the latter speculation highly unlikely, because if Rorikstead has its fertile soil, due to some form of Daedric pact, I highly doubt Peryite would be involved in this. Also, we do not know for certain if he can send dreams or communicate through them; he is generally considered to be the weakest of all Daedric Princes, which, however is still rather powerful, so, who knows, maybe he can send dreams. Rumour has it that he takes on the shape of a dragon-like creature to mock Akatosh's image and Akatosh is usually depicted as golden. Perhaps taking on the form of a dragon who is "old and grey" is his way of mocking him? This is all I can think of at the top of my head right now. All in all, good theory!
very interesting and intriguing video but i'm incredibly impressed that this is your *first* video! it's so well-made! most channels make *dozens* of videos before reaching this level of quality 👏👏👏
Thank you so much! I am quite experienced with video editing (not so much with audio, as you can probably tell) but this is indeed the first time I have made such a long video and of this type specifically. Unslaad kogaan!
17:41 I believe the title graybeard was given to them as they are wise old men, I find it unlikely they came up with it themselves, so I doubt being unable to grow a beard is much of an issue to them, least of all mandatory to join XD
Unslaad kogaan, I mimic Alduin's pronunciation of his name, because if his elder brother is pronouncing it this way, then it is the correct way to say it in Dovahzul, haha! Thank you so much!
Fantastic point; this makes the reason for Akatosh's possible involvement much more believable. Technically speaking, she could be all three: a Dovahkiin, a seer and a future Greybeard.
It could be symbolic (or maybe directly intentional) too, like Paarthurnax and Alduin are brothers, Sissel and Britte are sisters and choose side of good or evil, especially if we are assuming Britte have hidden power too, but she choose to suppress it because she don't want to look "freak" like her sister. I really like your essay about this unknown topic and I love to see if Bethesda expand this role in the next Elder Scroll game.
Intriguing comparison, and thank you! I don't have much hope for TES6 but if by some chance it turns out to be good, I would love to see if they include Sissel's story in some way.
Interesting point of view. I had considered saving Sissel from her cruel family, but the possibilities make it all the more imperative to do so. At this point, I think I would consider taking out Lemkil, and rescuing Sissel from Honorhall, leaving her sister behind, then see what, if anything, may happen by taking Sissel to the Greybeards or to Snax.
Thank you for your comment and please let me know if you can actually bring her to them somehow, I would love to do so as well. Also Snax might be the best nickname for Paarthurnax I have ever seen.
I always found that particular ambient soundtrack rather sinister, thought it would fit well as background music when explaining Sissel's family situation.
Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much! I recently learned to read and write in Dovahzul (finally had the time to) and have been expanding my vocabulary, so I thought, why not utilize my knowledge, haha!
Great video! Here are some ideas about her: Maybe Sissel is connected to the dreamsleeve or Aka in some way? She does not have to be a dragonborn necessarily but she seems to have some ability to peer beyond the veil at least in some way. In a much softer way her upcoming also mirrors vivec in some way even if only vaguely. Being birthed in death, connected to abuse and violence in her childhood and being born at a time of great importance. Maybe she is one the first incredibly small step to CHIM. Or she is a piece of broken time from one of Aka's breaks? Maybe a splinter of the Zaan soul? That would fit with your dragonpriest idea
Unslaad kogaan, for both your kind words and insightful theories! I never would have made the connection between her and Vivec; very interesting comparison and the rest are very probable as well.
My personal theory is that the people of Rorikstead are reachmen who have assumed the identity of the dead villagers or they were deserters from the war who did the same. Think of the gang from Red Dead Redemption coming across a town where the farms and homes were all abandoned or the inhabitants had been killed.
Very intriguing take; Rorikstead is exactly at the border to the Reach and they are known for worshiping Daedra. Plus, Jouane, who appears to be the head of the entire conspiracy is a Breton and many Reachmen are of Breton descent, at least as far as I know. And they have an aptitude for magic, too.
@Risvaalbo there are only a handful of adults in the town. Two are very young children and two seem to be in their late twenties or early thirties while Rorik says he founded the town thirty years ago. Erik and the other orphan wouldn't have remembered and nobody has a mother around. The more I describe it, the more I think of the gang from RDR2. Rorik and the Breton mage first made me think the real Rorik died in battle and the two of them came up with a con to replace him. But the whole town seems off. The whiterun guards walk around like nameless bandit NPCs just wearing armor they found and there are more guards than citizens.
@@Loreweavver Hearting both of your comments, because this is a great theory! Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the resemblance between Rorikstead and the RDR2 gang you speak of, for I have never played RDR2. Something that is also interesting to note is that Rorikstead has actually existed in the exact same spot hundreds of years ago and it is very strange that Rorik claims to have built the town about 30 years ago; I have seen a theory that the village is stuck in a time loop based on this fact, but your theory also ties into that: an uneducated Forsworn/Reachman wouldn't be aware of the village's existence hundreds of years ago. Also, never noticed that there are so many guards in Rorikstead before you mentioned it; I don't know if it has something to do with Balgruuf sending more troops to the villages in Whiterun Hold to protect the citizens from the dragons; but he only ever mentions sending troops to Riverwood and the player can see them only after Balgruuf sends them; I have never been to Rorikstead before speaking to Balgruuf and the first dragon attack, so I do not know if there are just as many guards there beforehand, and if there are, it is indeed odd. There is also a Forsworn camp very close to Rorikstead as well and they don't seem to bother the village; one could argue that it's because it's technically not exactly on Reach territory but still, it's right at the border, they could easily attack it if they really wanted to, unless they are in cahoots with the "villagers" or are aware that the "villagers" could fight them off. The only question is how Reldith (The Altmer) fits into all of this; high elves aren't normally bandits or Forsworn. Perhaps she is an exception to the rule or she and Ennis are unsuspecting citizens who moved in Rorikstead after the fact? Although she also acts suspiciously with Jouane and has a soul gem in her house...
@Risvaalbo Reldith would fit in more with the deserters or bandit idea than the reachmen idea. There's also the idea that the child bearing women don't seem to live long in Rorikstead. Keep in mind that most people don't know the history of their towns. As the player character we have to track down the former holdings if a jarl or a couple books (although there is a bard song that makes it seem like the town is much older.)
Great video, Could you possibly explore the theory of mannimarco being a shezzarine? Some points to that: Lorkhan is associated with mortality, transcendence, and rebellion against divine authority. Mannimarco, as the King of Worms, exemplifies a mortal who transcends mortality through necromancy and ascends to godhood. Like Lorkhan, Mannimarco is a figure who rebels against established norms. By mastering necromancy and defying Arkay (the divine steward of life and death), Mannimarco mirrors Lorkhan's defiance of the Aedra and their creation of Mundus. Mannimarco’s divine presence as the Necromancer’s Moon could be seen as a distorted echo of Lorkhan’s Heart or the shattered moons Masser and Secunda. Both represent fragments of transcendent ambition and mortality.
Wonderful video. Apple pie tasted better while watching. Looking forward to new videos as I myself relapsed back to my skyrim phase and aiming to finally fully beat all the quests!
Thank you so much and now I crave apple pie after reading your comment, haha! Judging by your username you are a Slavic brother/sister, so, as a Bulgarian, I greet you warmly, fahdon.
That's the beauty of The Elder Scrolls games; one can uncover something new even after hundreds upon hundreds of hours of playing. I only found out about the Kagrenzel ruin a few months ago and I've been playing the game for eight years!
@Risvaalbo yes! I always feel the worst for them. Sofie cause it's too cold to be sleeping outside, at least some of the other holds are warmer or they have a "job" and/or a place by the fire. But Windhelm is too cold to be homeless. And then I'm not leaving Sissel to suffer by her deàdbeat dad. I might not be the best father in the game, always absent and stuff, haha but at least she will be loved 😭
@@wearytaco1641 Not to mention there is a serial killer in Windhelm targeting young women... And I attest to that, my Dovahkiin is also a mostly absent mother but, hey, there's a world to save! I headcanon she takes the children with her and her companions (Valgus (who is also her husband), Rumarin, Zora and on occasion Gorr from Interesting NPCs) when they are not engaged in some extremely dangerous business.
Great video! I adopt her every time I start a new build. It would have been so cool to have a quest about her magic potential (she's learning as a child waterbreathing which is adept level and has visions) or at least character development. Her prophetic dream made me think of Kodlak, I wonder why they would have those
I think if she decide to be a seer then she's very likely to be involved with Parthurnax(perharps a she's the one who brough Thu'um back to Nord and open their mind about magic). In my opinion her potential should exceed or at the same level as Olava at the very least when she grown up, that's because she seems to be open about herself if she leave Rorikstead and likely to attended to the College of Winterhold.
@@Risvaalbo As for my personal theory, Waterbreathing is an adept-level spell. Sissel is a child. It's possible (depending on your level when you join the College of Winterhold) that J'zargo, Onmund, and Brelyna, who are all adults, might not know any adept-level spells yet. Ek suleyk los lot fah gein kiir. As you stated, a dragon would be able to sense such things from quite a distance, hence why Paarthurnax visits Sissel in her dreams. As to why no mention is made of this by anyone else, it's possible that someone disregarded this as a fantasy. Thus, if she is a seer, it's likely that no one save for the dov, the Aedra, and the Daedric Princes are consciously aware of it. Also, Paarthurnax states that prophecies represent what may happen, as supposed to what will happen. Essentially, the most likely outcome. Therefore, it's not certain that the player character is the last Dovahkiin, it's just the most likely scenario. This means that it's entirely possible that Sissel is both a seer and a Plan B Dragonborn, with no joor being aware of either.
Kogaan fah hin drendiir, thank you for sharing your theory, great speculation. You are absolutely right about Sissel not speaking of any other visions she may have had, due to them having been disregarded as fantasies before, this is a very likely scenario.
My theory is Sissel and Britts mother was a lost member of the septim family and Sissel may be the oldest of the twins hence the chosen child after all we can end Titus Meade
Looks like I need to see if there are any mods that let you adopt more than one kid… and probably add another body to the pile… Lucia and Sophia might have another sister if I have anything to say about it
My view is that Sissel is being trained to be a priestess of Akatosh. The only shrine to Akatosh , outside of Solitude, is above Rorikstead. There is also a dragon scale there from the beginning of the game at the shrine, that respawns. Sissel and Britte are probable fraternal twins and not identical twins. Parthanax is possibly supervising the training of Sissel through Jouane. Is there any known priests or priestesses of Akatosh? I have never come across any.
Just finished the video, very enjoyable! Subscribed and rang the bell, very much looking forward to the next video! Personally I'm more inclined towards the seer theory, just cuz seers are cool 😅
In real life, fraternal twins come from two eggs being fertilized by different sperm. Yes I am implying their late mother was cheating, but it does leave the possibility open for Sissel to be dragon born and her twin to not be. Just a thought.
Music is bit too loud and at moments, like around 3rd minute it feels 'itchy' to my ears, but overall it's nice vid, interesting theory, looking forward to your next vid :)
Thank you so much and I love your username. I am a huge Star Wars fan, I have an idea or two regarding Star Wars and at least one is related to the films rather than the games. I also adore LoTR, Tomb Raider, etc; but I'm not certain I will do anything for any of them separately. The main focus is definitely The Elder Scrolls, but from time to time I may spice things up a bit.
What a treat to be recommended such a high value video from a small creator. Your research is fantastic. I wonder if there’s any unique dialogue if you adopt her? I might have to check it out today. Im about to drop some deep lore that could be meaningful or may not be. I’d never heard the theory of parthurnaax specifically trying to contact her, but I really liked it. Here’s what I can extrapolate- The creation myth of the mundus pits shor-lorhkan against auri-el-alduin, a padomaic force of change against an anuic force of order and stasis. Shor and alduin are eternally at odds with eachother. While alduin seeks to destroy the world to continue the kalpic cycle, it was shor who first set it in motion and would want to see it continued. In the dawn era, shor was killed and yet continues to manifest because his soul is the soul of mundus. In the first era, Saint alessia combined the two gods into akatosh, a schizophrenic amalgam of two opposing forces. I am unfamiliar with the theories of why parthurnaax shows signs of aging, but something that makes sense to me would be that while both he and alduin are sons of akatosh, alduin takes the characteristics of auri-el while parthurnaax is more in line with Shor. This is why he would help the men rebel, and why he would lead the greybeards (who follow kyne, shor’s wife). being a dead god, his bodily form is not immortal. There is no textual basis for this, but it would make sense as to why sissel would have visions of him while parthurnaax himself does not mention it. Parthurnaax may be a shezarrine, and shor simply uses his likeness to communicate with agents of fate. In the same way that Saint Alessia received visions before changing the course of history. Maybe she is destined to join the graybeards. Maybe she is destined to be Dragonborn, due to the last Dragonborn’s stress induced fertility problems, or maybe there is something else in store. In any case, your theory has given me a lot to think about! Good luck, and Lok Thu’um!
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words and overall incredible comment, full of so much invaluable knowledge! While I am aware of the lore you shared here, I never would have made the connection between Shor and Nax, this is amazing! One of my next videos planned is regarding Paarthurnax's battered appearance; may I include your theory in the video? I will credit you, naturally, if you allow me to use it and perhaps expand on it! Unslaad kogaan ahrk Lok Thu'um! P.S. Edit: I have adopted Sissel in most of my playthroughs and have never come across unique dialogue from her; however, perhaps you can uncover something I've missed.
@ absolutely, go ahead! And I don’t mean to presume you don’t know the lore, your command of the dragon tongue is the only reason I even mentioned any pre Skyrim lore, you actually know what you’re talking about lol. I listened to this video while driving to work so my theory is pretty half baked, I am very excited to see how you expand on it!
@@jamesmayou1361 Haha, faas ni, fear not, I never thought you presumed anything of the sort and it is always a pleasure to speak with someone so knowledgeable in Elder Scrolls lore. Unslaad kogaan, thank you, you shall be credited, fahdon. I look forward to having you in my study, or in this case, at the Monahven, next time! Blessings of Akatosh upon you!
Another shezzarine people fail to recognize is mannimarco, Lorkhan is associated with mortality, transcendence, and rebellion against divine authority. Mannimarco, as the King of Worms, exemplifies a mortal who transcends mortality through necromancy and ascends to godhood. This echoes Lorkhan's theme of challenging the natural order of the Aurbis. Like Lorkhan, Mannimarco is a figure who rebels against established norms. By mastering necromancy and defying Arkay (the divine steward of life and death), Mannimarco mirrors Lorkhan's defiance of the Aedra and their creation of Mundus .Mannimarco’s divine presence as the Necromancer’s Moon could be seen as a distorted echo of Lorkhan’s Heart or the shattered moons Masser and Secunda. Both represent fragments of transcendent ambition and mortality.
Not bad for a first video👍 Yet, be careful for, sometimes, the music tends to be louder than your own voice, making a bit hard to decipher. Interesting analysis but it would also be interesting to also speak about the developing of the game. Was her character supposed to be more developed but cut short because of lack of time? did anyone questioned the developers to learn about their plans for her? Beside that, you are on the right path to do great videos on the future, a very promising beginning.
"There is no credible story of how dragons came to be. According to dremora that the College of Whispers have "questioned," they just were, and are. Eternal, immortal, unchanging, and unyielding. They are not born or hatched. They do not mate or breed. There are no known examples of dragon eggs or dragonlings. The Iliac Bay area has stories of such things, but so far all have proven false. The eggs turned out to be eggs of other reptiles. The small dragons were merely oversized lizards and no relation to true dragons." -- Torhal Bjorik, "There be Dragons". Alduin is "Akatosh's Firstborn", and it is speculated that he is an aspect of him, a shard, if you will, of the Dragon God of Time; he was the first. As for the rest, it is said they were as wild as anything initially and Alduin created their civilization. One thing is certain about this otherwise enigmatic topic, for no one can say with absolute certainty exactly how dov came to be, but they were definitely *not* created at the same time. Some are more ancient than others and there are speculations dragons are shards of time that are shattered during a Kalpa cycle or a Dragon Break. If this is true, then I suspect dovahhe, who come from earlier Kalpas or Dragon Breaks are considered older than ones that were "born" during more recent ones. Something I find quite intriguing, however, is that in The Forgotten Vale from the Dawnguard DLC, we have twin dragons: Voslaarum and Naslaarum, I believe their names were... What classifies them as twins? Were they two shards of time broken simultaneously? Or were they initially one shard that then broke in two pieces? Forgive me if my comment is incoherent; I do believe there are lore videos covering the topic and explaining it much better than I did, however, if you are interested in watching them. Thank you for your comment!
I have been planning to add them myself as soon as I am able, krosis you had difficulties with keeping up, fahdon. I hope I will improve my work on audio by my next video.
Drem Yol Lok, I am sorry for being so late with the subtitles; I have been really busy with both the channel and my personal life, but you have been on my mind the entire time; I did give you my word I would add them. And, finally, they are now available! Thank you for your patience.
@@Risvaalbo dont apologise for being busy i understand! i just got home from hospital a few days ago so being able to watch this and understand while i recover will be very nice thank you!
Thrilled to have you here, fahdon! The Elder Scrolls will be a huge focus on the channel, but I also have some other content, related to other fantasy worlds planned, hope you'll enjoy!
I like the idea that she is a Greybreads!!! Or my idea The first Dragon rider of Tamriel!!! A Girl Hint Bethesda !!! I haven't try to adopt her? Can I send her sister to the orphanage? I would have adopted her second to Lucia. Those two are more insteresting the other kids !!! badly written or wasn't added
Yes, you can adopt her if you kill Lemkil and her sister goes to the orphanage if you don't adopt her alongside Sissel. I believe you need the Hearthfire DLC to adopt children, whose parents died, though.
Investing in this account, I know you will be one of those huge elder scrolls accounts people listen to while they go to sleep in 10 years
Hahaha, thank you! The Elder Scrolls will be a huge focus on this channel, however I have diverse interests and content related to other fantasy worlds planned as well. Thank you for watching!
Subbed, looking forward to more.
@@andrewpowell4184 Unslaad Kogaan!
An entire decade is sorta of a short sell, wouldn't you say
So THAT'S Lemkil. I name my weapons after souls I capture and use for enchantment and I've since forgotten who most of the people are. Proud of myself for getting rid of that man now that I remember who he is.
I hope he enjoys life as an iron dagger of turn undead, forgotten on a shelf in one of yer many dewllings
Do you think he's still farming in the Soul Cairn? 🤔
Lol, if I'm on a morally gray playthrough then I usually kill him and then adopt Sissel.
That's wicked
Damn, her being an undiscovered Dragonborn would be an amazing twist. That's head canon now!
Omg I never thought about her being a Dragonborn! It would make so much sense! I always speculated that there might be a 2nd Dragonborn (bc of Arngeir's comment about 'You're the only one that showed up so far' upon being asked if we are the only Dragonborn). If TES VI would confirm that there was indeed a 2nd Dragonborn, Bethesda could fill any plothole / prevent any continuity error, by explaining that this 2nd Dragonborn did all the quests we didn't do in our playthrough. For example: If 'our' Dragonborn didn't restore the thieves guild, TES VI can simply claim that the 'other Dragonborn' did so. You get the idea.
For a while I wondered if the ebony warrior could be this 2nd Dragonborn, but we don't absorb his soul after defeating him, so that wouldn't make sense. Sissel is a child and can't be killed (without mods), so she is a perfect candidate for having a Dragon soul without any player ever realising.
You raise very good points! And thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!
For what it's worth, canon is that in Morrowind and Oblivion everything was done by "someone." The CoC might have been that someone, but the Nerevarine explicitly couldn't have done it all. IIRC the EC did everything in Arena, though.
With Skyrim we should be more interested in what happened in Daggerfall, because the same thing _explicitly_ happens at the end of Skyrim. Daggerfall's plot choices/conflicts are explained by a "dragon break," in which an avatar of the dragon god, representing time, is damaged in combat with another powerful entity, the Numidium. It's worth noting that the game (besides Arena) with the fewest potential plot conflicts ends with the dragon avatar destroying a foe and then turning to stone, as if to signify that time for this period is immutable- Everything that happened happened. But the end of Skyrim features the defeat of Alduin, an avatar of the dragon god, who shatters into pieces. (Also Arena, through a probably deliberate later addition to the lore, technically ends in a similar way; the eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos, which is later implied to be the same staff the Marukhati Selective danced on and broke into 8 pieces just as Jagar Tharn broke it into 8 pieces, are reunited, and when the Selective broke the staff it caused a dragon break, so its reunion presumably strengthens the dragon or otherwise symbolizes the stabilization of time.)
The reason that is important is that while some things have to have been done by the Dragonborn (defeating Miraak, defeating Alduin), and some could have potentially been done by someone else (reviving the Thieves Guild, becoming the Harbinger of the Companions, securing the Eye of Magnus), there are things you can do on Skyrim that are irreconcilable alternative choices, many if not most of which have very significant implications for the future of the setting, similar to Daggerfall. Does the Dawnguard or the Volkihar win (note Dawnguard has parts that must be done by a Dragonborn as well, but that's not super important for my point)? Is the Dark Brotherhood all-but-destroyed, reduced to one child vampire and one redguard warrior, and no Listener, or restored, with a new Listener purifying the guild? Is the Circle cured of lycanthropy by their persuasive new Harbinger, or do they remain a cult of Hircine? Does the Empire or do the Stormcloaks win the civil war? Is Paarthurnax killed or are the Blades essentially defunct? The answer will presumably be all (or in some cases either or neither) of the above. As a lot of these are binary conflicts, as opposed to Daggerfall where the primary conflict was between a large number of alternatives, it is unclear how the conflicts will be resolved going forward, but it's a strong theory that in any case a dragon break will be the excuse for why player choice cannot carry over to the next game in specific terms, in 2089 when TES6 comes out.
The biggest flaw in the otherwise excellent Thieves Guild questline is that there is no choice in the quest, even though there's an obvious place for one that tends to stand out to plauers who like to roleplay- Even though you'd have to be playing a really specific and odd character (or just metagaming) to both make it to that point in the questline and take the pact with Nocturnal, there is no optuon to refuse. You literally get a dialogue selection with only one option, "yes, I'm ready." Given much of the team worked on Thief previously, and dragon elements are absent from the questline, perhaps this is simply because the TG was designed and written earlier in development. The College of Winterhold has the same problem, but it's just a lacklustre faction with a very short questline and no side-progression to begin with; I suspect it was the _last_ faction written and consequently was never actually finished.
@@vitriolicAmaranth What an honour to have an Elder Scrolls veteran here; thank you for your comment! I still have not finished Daggerfall, but I have read there are multiple outcomes to the main quest; had no idea that they used a Dragon Break to explain the ending. It is honestly a shame the College of Winterhold questline was not handled better. It had potential to be the most interesting of the factions, in my opinion, with the Eye of Magnus, the Augur of Dunlain,The Great Collapse, etc., etc. I also suspect the Bard's College was a last-minute addition, because... Well, it is so unremarkable that players forget it even exists in the game.
In my (multiple) PTs, I have one of my chars as a "canon" DB and another (Not Dragonborn) as a bloke who travelled with her for a time (NDB did protection work for my Merchant Character and also the Thieves' Guild). A third of my chars is the one who does the Dark B'hood also (in my head) unalived Lemkill because _she_ didn't like him much (and of course follows the Dark B storyline). So the twins ended up in the Orphanage and NDB adopted them (along with the 4 remaining kids who weren't adopted by the 3 others; I used the adopt 6 mod for him). He Talks Very Sternly to the bully twin and (mostly) changes some of that behaviour and of course Sissel met the DB (who'd adopted Sofie and Lucia) through him. I like giving children a better life if I can; there's already too much awfulness in that world. I also had in my head that Sissel would be A Bit Magick, so I loved weeing this pop up.
@@Bethgael Sounds like you'd like the mod Proteus. Lets you literally play multiple characters in one world, swap between them, make them follow each other, etc.
I think if she is a seer it’s more likely that she is seeing nax bc she WILL be involved with him some day rather than having any current ties to him. So she’s not reaching out to communicate so much as just receiving a vision.
Really good point and welcome to the club of calling Paarthurnax "Nax"!
So maybe she is both a seer _and_ a candidate for becoming a Graybeard, then?
The only issue I see with this is that technically in canon, the Dragonborn is forced to kill Nax/Partysnacks to finish the main quest line.
Paarthurnax Dilemma aside, how is she meant to see visions of a future working with him if he is doomed to die in canon?
This is really a confusing one, and I literally never gave this girl a moment of thought. But now I'm intrigued
@@runic_raptor Hm... You know, I don't hold out much, if any, hope for Elder Scrolls 6 and I'd be happy if the games ended with Skyrim, to be perfectly honest, but considering 99.9% of the fanbase does not let a scale fall off Nax's tail, I think they might leave the choice deliberately vague as to what happens to him or completely get behind the fans' backs and make it so that he lived. If they just outright make it canon that the Dragonborn killed him, they'd have to deal with a very angered army of Dovahkiinne.
I also don't discount her being a seer just because she doesn't mention seeing us or Alduin. If I were a little girl the dream that would stand out for me would be the one about the kind gray dragon and be worth mentioning.
If I had a dream about a scary black dragon, I would assume it was a nightmare caused by all the dragon attacks sprouting up.
I think Juane does not want to teach Sissel destruction magic because she would use it against her family
Hmm, a very interesting take. Especially considering her line about stopping to "be afraid" soon, because Jouane is teaching her magic...
Think he's more likely apprehensive due to the destruction of Winterhold, and how mages have been viewed ever since. If he's teaching her magic in secret, it's better to begin with subtle spells that are less likely to be noticed.
@@icefarrow7959 i think its a mix of things. i think that the destruction of winterhold/views of mages by nords is a huge part, but i also think that @barr is right that she would use it against her family. shes a young kid, and based on how other kids in skyrim act, she probably wouldnt be the only one to use powers for "evil".
i ALSO think that the race of jouane comes into play, he's a breton teaching a young nord girl. if people knew just that, he could be run out of town
@@Risvaalbo Yeah that's my initial thought, she is a victim of abuse whether subtle or otherwise from both her Father and Sister. Jouane teaching her magic, it seems like it's an outlet for her maybe he is aware of her circumstance and is giving her a way to take her mind off of things. Teaching her utility and maybe defensive based spells like water breathing as an intro skill that could lead to other alteration skills like oakskin or other armor spells given her context.
While not teaching her destruction skills given the foresight of the many things that could go wrong with teaching an overly eager child how to spawn fire out of thin air. Along with the potential harm to her father or sister that if she gets cornered by either of them and decides to fight back it won't end well likely for either of the family or maybe cause an incident to the village as a whole.
@@Naruku2121I think it's worth noting that lighting a candle would presumably require destruction, but putting one out would be alteration. He isn't even crossing into restoration or anything; He's teaching her alteration magic only, for whatever reason.
Ah yes the Skyrim documentary voice. I know I'm gonna like this one. (Also unrelated but I'm so glad youtube is recommending smaller channels to me lately
Hahaha, thank you for your support!
perhaps, Paarthurnax senses something from her, and the dreams she experiences are him shielding her from the view of other dragons. It would explain why she only experiences dreams of seeing him, and his actions are protective, which is why he doesn't seem scary to her in her dreams. It would explain why he does not speak of her as well. While we could likely ensure she is protected, perhaps us meddling in any way could make her life worse overall.
Fantastic point!
I know one thing; Lemkil *never* survives in *any* of my playthroughs.
Same
bro is the nazeem of rorikstead💀 (i feel like every town has a character like this)
Krosis, apologies for the change in audio quality at 11:07 and 14:10, as well as for any other issues with the audio you may hear. I will do my best to avoid them in the future.
My main issue about the audio is that the music is too loud compared to your voice. At times, it can be pretty difficult to understand you and then to fully enjoy your content.
@@scytalelolo Thank you for the feedback, I will keep what you said in mind and try to improve the audio quality in the future.
@@Risvaalbo English is not my main language. Maybe it's why I might need this extra effort to understand you over the music ...
My problem is I'm a bit hard of hearing. It sounds as if you're too far away from the mic. Kind of like you're sitting half way across the room. I had to turn on closed captions.
Either way, I subscribed!
@@BarbosaUral Thank you for the feedback and for the subscription! I will definitely work on my audio recording and editing in the future.
She's the most interesting kid in the game. She asked to go on adventures with me so I installed a mod to make it happen. In my role play she's an undiscovered talent that I took under my wings to teach magic.
Love that! Could you tell me what mod you used? I would like to get it myself.
@Risvaalbo I just used the Amazing Follower Tweaks and assigned her as a companion. And another one that allows kids to wear armor (and mage robes). That's all it took. To my surprise, kids even have combat dialogues recorded.
Kogaan, thank you! I will look into both of these mods.
Babe wake up, new Skyrim lore channel dropped
We also honour Martin Septim's sacrifice and The Sixth House and the Tribe Unmourned here. Be welcome, fahdon.
This video kicks off your channel with a strong start! Excited to see where you take it from here.
Thank you so much! Thrilled to have you here and I hope you'll enjoy what's to come.
I think it's awesome that you put some dovahzul into your videos! Makes me feel like I'm back on the throat of the world, listening to paarthurnax talk.
Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much! I love speaking Dovahzul and I'm happy to hear you enjoy it.
One of the first things I do is save Sissel from her abusive situation by offing her father and Grelod and adopting her and not her sister. Now I like her even more!
This is the way. Thank you for watching!
a reason Jouane dont want to teach her destruction could be because he was fighting in the great war against the dominion, who are magic users and uses destruction to kill and/or maim their enemies.
Good point!
I am so excited to have another Elder Scrolls lore channel to watch! Thanks for the great video, I had always wondered about Sissel and her abilities.
Unslaad kogaan, thank you! I hope you enjoy what's to come.
The amount this game has to offer is endless, the fact that it’s 2025 and there’s STILL content and new information coming out about elders scrolls 5 is insane #longlivethedovahkin
#DovahkiinLosUnslaad
Sissel is surely magical and I believe her sister is too, but she chooses to hide the gift and acts resentful towards Sissel perhaps as a defense mechanism, so she would not be discovered to be a "freak" as her sister is.
Interesting speculation; I have seen some comments that the two sisters could be a Harry Potter Easter Egg, mirroring Petunia and Lily Evans; your comment instantly reminded me of that.
@Risvaalbo it could be a Harry Potter Easter Egg indeed, but when I made the comment I was thinking of the twin sisters from the movie "Constantine", Sissel's situation reminded me of exactly them. You made a good video, hopefully there are many more alike on the way!
Oh, I have not seen this film, perhaps I should check it out. Thank you so much for the support and indeed, two scripts are nearly finished, I am hoping to have the second one up by next Friday!
In my recent playthrough I made it my head canon that my dragonborn teaches her magic and that one day she'll be a great mage.
This is also my headcanon, because I always play either mages or spellswords, haha, I just love magic.
Dont know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but perhaps the dragon she sees in her dreams is actually Peryite, since he is depicted as a dragon-esqe creature in his statue in ES4 and though I'm not sure what other connection there could be to him, it would give a reason why her teacher is hesitant to teach her destruction/harmful spells, plus her mother did die while giving birth to them so idk that could mean something.
PS: really nice video, it's nice to see more Elder Scrolls youtubers popping up
Unslaad kogaan, thank you for your comment! As for your speculation about the dragon actually being Peryite; he has been responsible for numerous plagues and pandemics throughout the history of Nirn and fertile women in Rorikstead seem to die in childbirth or shortly afterwards; while this may not necessarily be caused by an ailment, it could indeed be connected to Peryite and he could be the Daedric presence in Rorikstead. However, I personally find the latter speculation highly unlikely, because if Rorikstead has its fertile soil, due to some form of Daedric pact, I highly doubt Peryite would be involved in this. Also, we do not know for certain if he can send dreams or communicate through them; he is generally considered to be the weakest of all Daedric Princes, which, however is still rather powerful, so, who knows, maybe he can send dreams. Rumour has it that he takes on the shape of a dragon-like creature to mock Akatosh's image and Akatosh is usually depicted as golden. Perhaps taking on the form of a dragon who is "old and grey" is his way of mocking him? This is all I can think of at the top of my head right now. All in all, good theory!
this... i'm excited to see where this goes. I'm more of a daedra person, but the fact that you occasionally use dovahzuul is awesome. Great work!
Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much!
Wow, keep up the amazing work, glad I found this in my recommended
Thank you very much!
very interesting and intriguing video
but i'm incredibly impressed that this is your *first* video! it's so well-made! most channels make *dozens* of videos before reaching this level of quality 👏👏👏
Thank you so much! I am quite experienced with video editing (not so much with audio, as you can probably tell) but this is indeed the first time I have made such a long video and of this type specifically. Unslaad kogaan!
17:41 I believe the title graybeard was given to them as they are wise old men, I find it unlikely they came up with it themselves, so I doubt being unable to grow a beard is much of an issue to them, least of all mandatory to join XD
Hahaha, zu'u mindok, it was a joke. But isn't it amusing to picture her actually casting a spell to grow a beard.
I am Sorry the correct answer was ''human sacrifice'', turns out is was just the Daedra underworld talking to her.
Very nice for a first video, you have great potential
Thank you very much!
Woah what do you mean this is your first video? 48 subscribers? Get ready girl you're about to blow up like crazy
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy what's to come!
I love how you pronounce Paarthurnax. It's wonderful
Unslaad kogaan, I mimic Alduin's pronunciation of his name, because if his elder brother is pronouncing it this way, then it is the correct way to say it in Dovahzul, haha! Thank you so much!
@@Risvaalbo That makes sense, yeah. Pleasure, treasure😊✨🌺
Why can she not be both a Seer and Dov? A Dov Seeress would be certainly worthy of both the attention and secrecy of Akatosh, even if via proxy.
Fantastic point; this makes the reason for Akatosh's possible involvement much more believable. Technically speaking, she could be all three: a Dovahkiin, a seer and a future Greybeard.
How great is that! I'm so glad I found your channel and I can't wait for more!
Thank you so much! Thrilled to have you for the (dragonback) ride! More is coming soon, hopefully you'll enjoy.
@@Risvaalbo I'm always ready for a ride!
Nice first video I bet your channel will start growing alot faster soon, I am already exited to see where this is going.
Thank you so much, thrilled to have you here, fahdon!
It could be symbolic (or maybe directly intentional) too, like Paarthurnax and Alduin are brothers, Sissel and Britte are sisters and choose side of good or evil, especially if we are assuming Britte have hidden power too, but she choose to suppress it because she don't want to look "freak" like her sister. I really like your essay about this unknown topic and I love to see if Bethesda expand this role in the next Elder Scroll game.
Intriguing comparison, and thank you! I don't have much hope for TES6 but if by some chance it turns out to be good, I would love to see if they include Sissel's story in some way.
@@Risvaalbo modders are our only hope :D
Interesting point of view. I had considered saving Sissel from her cruel family, but the possibilities make it all the more imperative to do so. At this point, I think I would consider taking out Lemkil, and rescuing Sissel from Honorhall, leaving her sister behind, then see what, if anything, may happen by taking Sissel to the Greybeards or to Snax.
Thank you for your comment and please let me know if you can actually bring her to them somehow, I would love to do so as well. Also Snax might be the best nickname for Paarthurnax I have ever seen.
Man. The music does change the vibe when talking to the other twin.
I always found that particular ambient soundtrack rather sinister, thought it would fit well as background music when explaining Sissel's family situation.
Fantastic work, thank you very much! I'm especially fond of how you incorporate Dovahzul throughout your script. Looking forward to seeing you grow!
Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much! I recently learned to read and write in Dovahzul (finally had the time to) and have been expanding my vocabulary, so I thought, why not utilize my knowledge, haha!
He didn't want to teach that kid magic cause he knew being in an abusive household a simple "candle lighting spell" would kill her while damn family
What’s this? Another channel that covers Elder Scrolls content? Automatic subscribe
Thank you for the subscription!
Loved this video, was honestly slightly disappointed that you don't already have a whole backlog of more videos.
Definitely subscribing.
Unslaad kogaan, fahdon! If all goes as planned, the next one should be up next Friday.
"Two remaining Blades who won't remain for long"
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Delphine and Esbern: Why do I hear boss music?
Always suprising to find more stories I haven't heard like this from a game I've played to death. Subscribed!
Thank you! More coming soon.
Great video! Here are some ideas about her:
Maybe Sissel is connected to the dreamsleeve or Aka in some way? She does not have to be a dragonborn necessarily but she seems to have some ability to peer beyond the veil at least in some way.
In a much softer way her upcoming also mirrors vivec in some way even if only vaguely. Being birthed in death, connected to abuse and violence in her childhood and being born at a time of great importance. Maybe she is one the first incredibly small step to CHIM.
Or she is a piece of broken time from one of Aka's breaks? Maybe a splinter of the Zaan soul? That would fit with your dragonpriest idea
Unslaad kogaan, for both your kind words and insightful theories! I never would have made the connection between her and Vivec; very interesting comparison and the rest are very probable as well.
My personal theory is that the people of Rorikstead are reachmen who have assumed the identity of the dead villagers or they were deserters from the war who did the same.
Think of the gang from Red Dead Redemption coming across a town where the farms and homes were all abandoned or the inhabitants had been killed.
Very intriguing take; Rorikstead is exactly at the border to the Reach and they are known for worshiping Daedra. Plus, Jouane, who appears to be the head of the entire conspiracy is a Breton and many Reachmen are of Breton descent, at least as far as I know. And they have an aptitude for magic, too.
@Risvaalbo there are only a handful of adults in the town. Two are very young children and two seem to be in their late twenties or early thirties while Rorik says he founded the town thirty years ago. Erik and the other orphan wouldn't have remembered and nobody has a mother around.
The more I describe it, the more I think of the gang from RDR2.
Rorik and the Breton mage first made me think the real Rorik died in battle and the two of them came up with a con to replace him.
But the whole town seems off. The whiterun guards walk around like nameless bandit NPCs just wearing armor they found and there are more guards than citizens.
@@Loreweavver Hearting both of your comments, because this is a great theory! Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the resemblance between Rorikstead and the RDR2 gang you speak of, for I have never played RDR2. Something that is also interesting to note is that Rorikstead has actually existed in the exact same spot hundreds of years ago and it is very strange that Rorik claims to have built the town about 30 years ago; I have seen a theory that the village is stuck in a time loop based on this fact, but your theory also ties into that: an uneducated Forsworn/Reachman wouldn't be aware of the village's existence hundreds of years ago.
Also, never noticed that there are so many guards in Rorikstead before you mentioned it; I don't know if it has something to do with Balgruuf sending more troops to the villages in Whiterun Hold to protect the citizens from the dragons; but he only ever mentions sending troops to Riverwood and the player can see them only after Balgruuf sends them; I have never been to Rorikstead before speaking to Balgruuf and the first dragon attack, so I do not know if there are just as many guards there beforehand, and if there are, it is indeed odd. There is also a Forsworn camp very close to Rorikstead as well and they don't seem to bother the village; one could argue that it's because it's technically not exactly on Reach territory but still, it's right at the border, they could easily attack it if they really wanted to, unless they are in cahoots with the "villagers" or are aware that the "villagers" could fight them off.
The only question is how Reldith (The Altmer) fits into all of this; high elves aren't normally bandits or Forsworn. Perhaps she is an exception to the rule or she and Ennis are unsuspecting citizens who moved in Rorikstead after the fact? Although she also acts suspiciously with Jouane and has a soul gem in her house...
@Risvaalbo Reldith would fit in more with the deserters or bandit idea than the reachmen idea.
There's also the idea that the child bearing women don't seem to live long in Rorikstead.
Keep in mind that most people don't know the history of their towns.
As the player character we have to track down the former holdings if a jarl or a couple books (although there is a bard song that makes it seem like the town is much older.)
@@Risvaalbo come to think of it...
Isn't Ennis the only person who deals with outsiders and trades with whiterun?
I made it to 1:49 and I'm hooked! Please continue
Thank you so much, more coming soon!
her being dragonborn makes so much sense omg i had not heard of it before
Great video, Could you possibly explore the theory of mannimarco being a shezzarine? Some points to that:
Lorkhan is associated with mortality, transcendence, and rebellion against divine authority. Mannimarco, as the King of Worms, exemplifies a mortal who transcends mortality through necromancy and ascends to godhood.
Like Lorkhan, Mannimarco is a figure who rebels against established norms. By mastering necromancy and defying Arkay (the divine steward of life and death), Mannimarco mirrors Lorkhan's defiance of the Aedra and their creation of Mundus.
Mannimarco’s divine presence as the Necromancer’s Moon could be seen as a distorted echo of Lorkhan’s Heart or the shattered moons Masser and Secunda. Both represent fragments of transcendent ambition and mortality.
Thank you so much for the kind words and for the amazing idea! Adding this to the list of videos to make in the future.
Wonderful video. Apple pie tasted better while watching. Looking forward to new videos as I myself relapsed back to my skyrim phase and aiming to finally fully beat all the quests!
Thank you so much and now I crave apple pie after reading your comment, haha! Judging by your username you are a Slavic brother/sister, so, as a Bulgarian, I greet you warmly, fahdon.
I’ve never even noticed this character before tbh and I’ve played this game so many times lol
That's the beauty of The Elder Scrolls games; one can uncover something new even after hundreds upon hundreds of hours of playing. I only found out about the Kagrenzel ruin a few months ago and I've been playing the game for eight years!
Fantastic debut! You've done a wonderful job!
Unslaad kogaan!
I adopt her every playthrough. Her and the little girl who lives in Windhelm on the streets.
Yes, me too! It's always Sophie and Sissel for me.
@Risvaalbo yes! I always feel the worst for them. Sofie cause it's too cold to be sleeping outside, at least some of the other holds are warmer or they have a "job" and/or a place by the fire. But Windhelm is too cold to be homeless. And then I'm not leaving Sissel to suffer by her deàdbeat dad. I might not be the best father in the game, always absent and stuff, haha but at least she will be loved 😭
@@wearytaco1641 Not to mention there is a serial killer in Windhelm targeting young women... And I attest to that, my Dovahkiin is also a mostly absent mother but, hey, there's a world to save! I headcanon she takes the children with her and her companions (Valgus (who is also her husband), Rumarin, Zora and on occasion Gorr from Interesting NPCs) when they are not engaged in some extremely dangerous business.
Great video! I adopt her every time I start a new build. It would have been so cool to have a quest about her magic potential (she's learning as a child waterbreathing which is adept level and has visions) or at least character development. Her prophetic dream made me think of Kodlak, I wonder why they would have those
Thank you so much! Oh, I forgot about Kodlak, good comparison!
Awesome video!! can't wait for more videos, very soothing and calming to watch
Thank you so much, I hope you'll enjoy what's to come!
I think if she decide to be a seer then she's very likely to be involved with Parthurnax(perharps a she's the one who brough Thu'um back to Nord and open their mind about magic). In my opinion her potential should exceed or at the same level as Olava at the very least when she grown up, that's because she seems to be open about herself if she leave Rorikstead and likely to attended to the College of Winterhold.
Interesting, thank you for sharing your thoughts! She would definitely make a very promising protege at the College.
510 subs???! I thought this channel had like 100k +. Subbing immediately, this channels gonna blow up soon
Wow, thank you so much!
You're definitely gonna get pretty big, and you deserve every subscriber
Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much!
This is awesome! Can't wait to see what you do in the future. Aal hi kron.
Unslaad kogaan, aal hin lokke kos paaz.
Visions are often vague. Dez filok miin, kotin od strunne.
Geh, hi tinvaak vahzah ahrk hin poguk do rotte los brit.
@@Risvaalbo As for my personal theory, Waterbreathing is an adept-level spell. Sissel is a child. It's possible (depending on your level when you join the College of Winterhold) that J'zargo, Onmund, and Brelyna, who are all adults, might not know any adept-level spells yet. Ek suleyk los lot fah gein kiir. As you stated, a dragon would be able to sense such things from quite a distance, hence why Paarthurnax visits Sissel in her dreams. As to why no mention is made of this by anyone else, it's possible that someone disregarded this as a fantasy. Thus, if she is a seer, it's likely that no one save for the dov, the Aedra, and the Daedric Princes are consciously aware of it. Also, Paarthurnax states that prophecies represent what may happen, as supposed to what will happen. Essentially, the most likely outcome. Therefore, it's not certain that the player character is the last Dovahkiin, it's just the most likely scenario. This means that it's entirely possible that Sissel is both a seer and a Plan B Dragonborn, with no joor being aware of either.
Kogaan fah hin drendiir, thank you for sharing your theory, great speculation. You are absolutely right about Sissel not speaking of any other visions she may have had, due to them having been disregarded as fantasies before, this is a very likely scenario.
Your voice is soothing and the topic is interesting I didn’t know the secrets of rorikstead revolved around the girl
Thank you very much! I do not believe all mysteries in Rorikstead revolve around Sissel but she is certainly a part of the enigma of the village.
hell yeah you ate this first video up !
Unslaad kogaan!
My theory is Sissel and Britts mother was a lost member of the septim family and Sissel may be the oldest of the twins hence the chosen child after all we can end Titus Meade
Very interesting speculation, however, Britte mentions that she is the older twin by five minutes in her dialogue.
@Risvaalbo yes that is true but it is possible that she is lying or was lied to about whom is the oldest
@@zombierobot5747 It is possible indeed.
What a great video! Look forward to seeing more. Thanks so much 👍
Thank *you* , fahdon!
New Elder Scrolls channel just dropped!
Exciting to see more Elder Scrolls content! I’ll be sure to check out stuff you’ll post in the future :D
Thank you very much!
Looks like I need to see if there are any mods that let you adopt more than one kid… and probably add another body to the pile…
Lucia and Sophia might have another sister if I have anything to say about it
I am fairly certain there are such mods, hope you find what you're looking for.
My view is that Sissel is being trained to be a priestess of Akatosh. The only shrine to Akatosh , outside of Solitude, is above Rorikstead. There is also a dragon scale there from the beginning of the game at the shrine, that respawns.
Sissel and Britte are probable fraternal twins and not identical twins.
Parthanax is possibly supervising the training of Sissel through Jouane.
Is there any known priests or priestesses of Akatosh? I have never come across any.
Very intriguing take, thank you for sharing!
Could Sissel perhaps be something similar to the Sybil of Dibella? A 'chosen' or oracle of Akatosh himself?
Very good speculation! Given everything, it is indeed a possibility.
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I just subbed. Clean pillows for you, Serjo. 🎉
Unslaad kogaan, thrilled to have you here!
Just finished the video, very enjoyable! Subscribed and rang the bell, very much looking forward to the next video! Personally I'm more inclined towards the seer theory, just cuz seers are cool 😅
Thank you so much and the seer theory does hold water! I agree, seers are really interesting, I wish they had more involvement in the games.
And this is... the ONLY available upload??? Well I'd say your views and subs are off to an amazing start.
Yes, I am both overwhelmed and humbled by the support. Thank you for your comment!
Thank you for the video
Very interesting !!!! Thank you for sharing 😊 Skyrim forever !!!!! 😊
Thank you very much!
In real life, fraternal twins come from two eggs being fertilized by different sperm.
Yes I am implying their late mother was cheating, but it does leave the possibility open for Sissel to be dragon born and her twin to not be. Just a thought.
Good speculation!
This was very interesting, thank you for sharing :)
Thank you for watching!
Music is bit too loud and at moments, like around 3rd minute it feels 'itchy' to my ears, but overall it's nice vid, interesting theory, looking forward to your next vid :)
Thank you very much! Indeed, audio is something I will have to work on in the future, hopefully next time I'll get it right.
Oooooo I absolutely love this video! I'm subscribing, you did amazing!
Thank you so much! Also, is that Deidara you have as your profile picture? If so, I greatly approve.
I love this video:) what other games do you think you’ll cover? I’m definitely following
Thank you so much and I love your username. I am a huge Star Wars fan, I have an idea or two regarding Star Wars and at least one is related to the films rather than the games. I also adore LoTR, Tomb Raider, etc; but I'm not certain I will do anything for any of them separately. The main focus is definitely The Elder Scrolls, but from time to time I may spice things up a bit.
@ thank you! I’m excited for more, it’s amazing to see how many subscribers you’ve gotten this week! Wishing you luck
@@Kynaraeth Unslaad kogaan, I am truly humbled and overwhelmed by the support, I never would have even dreamed of it!
Sounds like a good basis for a new quest mod.
Agreed.
What a treat to be recommended such a high value video from a small creator. Your research is fantastic. I wonder if there’s any unique dialogue if you adopt her? I might have to check it out today. Im about to drop some deep lore that could be meaningful or may not be. I’d never heard the theory of parthurnaax specifically trying to contact her, but I really liked it. Here’s what I can extrapolate-
The creation myth of the mundus pits shor-lorhkan against auri-el-alduin, a padomaic force of change against an anuic force of order and stasis. Shor and alduin are eternally at odds with eachother. While alduin seeks to destroy the world to continue the kalpic cycle, it was shor who first set it in motion and would want to see it continued. In the dawn era, shor was killed and yet continues to manifest because his soul is the soul of mundus. In the first era, Saint alessia combined the two gods into akatosh, a schizophrenic amalgam of two opposing forces. I am unfamiliar with the theories of why parthurnaax shows signs of aging, but something that makes sense to me would be that while both he and alduin are sons of akatosh, alduin takes the characteristics of auri-el while parthurnaax is more in line with Shor. This is why he would help the men rebel, and why he would lead the greybeards (who follow kyne, shor’s wife). being a dead god, his bodily form is not immortal. There is no textual basis for this, but it would make sense as to why sissel would have visions of him while parthurnaax himself does not mention it. Parthurnaax may be a shezarrine, and shor simply uses his likeness to communicate with agents of fate. In the same way that Saint Alessia received visions before changing the course of history. Maybe she is destined to join the graybeards. Maybe she is destined to be Dragonborn, due to the last Dragonborn’s stress induced fertility problems, or maybe there is something else in store.
In any case, your theory has given me a lot to think about! Good luck, and Lok Thu’um!
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words and overall incredible comment, full of so much invaluable knowledge! While I am aware of the lore you shared here, I never would have made the connection between Shor and Nax, this is amazing! One of my next videos planned is regarding Paarthurnax's battered appearance; may I include your theory in the video? I will credit you, naturally, if you allow me to use it and perhaps expand on it!
Unslaad kogaan ahrk Lok Thu'um!
P.S. Edit: I have adopted Sissel in most of my playthroughs and have never come across unique dialogue from her; however, perhaps you can uncover something I've missed.
@ absolutely, go ahead! And I don’t mean to presume you don’t know the lore, your command of the dragon tongue is the only reason I even mentioned any pre Skyrim lore, you actually know what you’re talking about lol. I listened to this video while driving to work so my theory is pretty half baked, I am very excited to see how you expand on it!
@@jamesmayou1361 Haha, faas ni, fear not, I never thought you presumed anything of the sort and it is always a pleasure to speak with someone so knowledgeable in Elder Scrolls lore. Unslaad kogaan, thank you, you shall be credited, fahdon. I look forward to having you in my study, or in this case, at the Monahven, next time! Blessings of Akatosh upon you!
Another shezzarine people fail to recognize is mannimarco, Lorkhan is associated with mortality, transcendence, and rebellion against divine authority. Mannimarco, as the King of Worms, exemplifies a mortal who transcends mortality through necromancy and ascends to godhood. This echoes Lorkhan's theme of challenging the natural order of the Aurbis.
Like Lorkhan, Mannimarco is a figure who rebels against established norms. By mastering necromancy and defying Arkay (the divine steward of life and death), Mannimarco mirrors Lorkhan's defiance of the Aedra and their creation of Mundus .Mannimarco’s divine presence as the Necromancer’s Moon could be seen as a distorted echo of Lorkhan’s Heart or the shattered moons Masser and Secunda. Both represent fragments of transcendent ambition and mortality.
Awesome video. Subbing and looking forward to more content from you.
Thank you so much! Looking forward to having you in my study again.
Not bad for a first video👍
Yet, be careful for, sometimes, the music tends to be louder than your own voice, making a bit hard to decipher.
Interesting analysis but it would also be interesting to also speak about the developing of the game. Was her character supposed to be more developed but cut short because of lack of time? did anyone questioned the developers to learn about their plans for her?
Beside that, you are on the right path to do great videos on the future, a very promising beginning.
Thank you for your kind words and feedback!
High quality video
Thank you very much!
ACTUALLY SPEAKING DOVA- chef's kiss!!!
Hahaha, kogaan, fahdon.
@@Risvaalbo Naan tiid, deinmaar do vahzen ahrk onikaan (I think, if that made no sense let me know)
@@DylWelcomeBot Faal Dovahzul los mul voth hi; kogaan, fahdon.
@@Risvaalbo Fahdon kogaan, I look forward to your next video!
My favorite & only daughter
It's her and Sophie (the girl from Windhelm) for me.
Interesting video. Thank you)
Thank *you* !
Subbed. Loved this video.
Thank you so much!
@@Risvaalbo no probs 🙂 obviously the production values are great - but also, your voice is absolutely perfect for this sort of thing!
@@shadesofslay Unslaad kogaan, thank you so much!
Ah good, more TES content!
And more coming, fahdoni!
Here's a question I've never asked. How are more dragons made? Was there alaays a set number created at the same time as Alduin? Or do they lay eggs?
"There is no credible story of how dragons came to be. According to dremora that the College of Whispers have "questioned," they just were, and are. Eternal, immortal, unchanging, and unyielding. They are not born or hatched. They do not mate or breed. There are no known examples of dragon eggs or dragonlings. The Iliac Bay area has stories of such things, but so far all have proven false. The eggs turned out to be eggs of other reptiles. The small dragons were merely oversized lizards and no relation to true dragons." -- Torhal Bjorik, "There be Dragons". Alduin is "Akatosh's Firstborn", and it is speculated that he is an aspect of him, a shard, if you will, of the Dragon God of Time; he was the first. As for the rest, it is said they were as wild as anything initially and Alduin created their civilization. One thing is certain about this otherwise enigmatic topic, for no one can say with absolute certainty exactly how dov came to be, but they were definitely *not* created at the same time. Some are more ancient than others and there are speculations dragons are shards of time that are shattered during a Kalpa cycle or a Dragon Break. If this is true, then I suspect dovahhe, who come from earlier Kalpas or Dragon Breaks are considered older than ones that were "born" during more recent ones. Something I find quite intriguing, however, is that in The Forgotten Vale from the Dawnguard DLC, we have twin dragons: Voslaarum and Naslaarum, I believe their names were... What classifies them as twins? Were they two shards of time broken simultaneously? Or were they initially one shard that then broke in two pieces? Forgive me if my comment is incoherent; I do believe there are lore videos covering the topic and explaining it much better than I did, however, if you are interested in watching them. Thank you for your comment!
Excellent first vid. Also let me guess, you are Finnish?
Thank you so much and no! Very far from Scandinavia, haha: I'm Bulgarian.
What luck! Hail the Algorithm!
video a little too quiet but otherwise fantastic content 🙏
Thank you, I will try to improve the audio quality next time.
Yessss i need more female elder scrolls/fantasy UA-camrs :)
Thank you for the support!
Theory: Could Mirabelle be a Shezzarine?
Mirabelle from the Collage of Winterhold?
i have auditory processing issues and couldnt keep up with a lot of the words, is it possible for someone to add subtitles?
I have been planning to add them myself as soon as I am able, krosis you had difficulties with keeping up, fahdon. I hope I will improve my work on audio by my next video.
@@Risvaalbo thank you! your audio is decent i just cant process the words with some accents and dialect no fault of your own!
@@dont_scratch_the_dvd I'm happy you find the audio to be decent! I will let you know when I add the subtitles, fahdon. Thank you for being here.
Drem Yol Lok, I am sorry for being so late with the subtitles; I have been really busy with both the channel and my personal life, but you have been on my mind the entire time; I did give you my word I would add them. And, finally, they are now available! Thank you for your patience.
@@Risvaalbo dont apologise for being busy i understand! i just got home from hospital a few days ago so being able to watch this and understand while i recover will be very nice thank you!
New Elder Scrolls channel? Sign me up
Thrilled to have you here, fahdon! The Elder Scrolls will be a huge focus on the channel, but I also have some other content, related to other fantasy worlds planned, hope you'll enjoy!
@@RisvaalboWhen will you be posting next?
@@mj_mac Just posted!
Zu'u koraav pah nol dov do hi.
Nii lost kos osos tiid, fah zu'u lost tinvaak voth gein do dii fron.
I like the idea that she is a Greybreads!!! Or my idea The first Dragon rider of Tamriel!!! A Girl Hint Bethesda !!! I haven't try to adopt her? Can I send her sister to the orphanage? I would have adopted her second to Lucia. Those two are more insteresting the other kids !!! badly written or wasn't added
Yes, you can adopt her if you kill Lemkil and her sister goes to the orphanage if you don't adopt her alongside Sissel. I believe you need the Hearthfire DLC to adopt children, whose parents died, though.
@@Risvaalbo I have skyrim V special edition & I beleive I upgraded grey some too.
420th Subscriber?!?!
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Just in case.
Thank you for subscribing!
you talk instead of sleeping. if you are too lazy to speak loud and clear, don't make videos.