Rochelle the Red: "Hey you know that extremly powerful dragenborn who killed Alduin and eats giants for breakfast?" Bandit: "Yeah..." Rochelle: "Let's kidnap his wife!" Bandit: ".....Brilliant."

"What should we do today boss?" "Hmm, I don't know. Why don't we kidnap the Dragonborn's wife and blackmail them." "Can we do that plan, but to literally *any* other person in the whole world boss?" "Don't talk back."

Plot twist: nate makes deals with hermaeus mora, daedric prince of knowledge, so he can get all these details.

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The bandits kidnapped my orc husband, who is a war veteran... I’m sorry, but he is always wearing armor, how he got kidnapped is beyond me.

1000+ hours in skyrim and still didn't know my spouse could get kidnapped!!!

So you're telling me Aela can't handle a couple bandits?

"Dorian, one of the crew members, is...a little bit different." The man's got some lip gloss, mascara, and rouge game for sure.

Ward spells protect from spider and chaurus spits

I wouldn't exactly call the Penitus Occulatus troops who stormed the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary villains. One can easily make a case that they're heroes.

If Lydia ever got captured by a rag tag group of bandits, I'd be whipping her with words all the way back home. "This is why I don't bring you on quests!"

Ah yeees Rochelle the Red. She kidnapped this one's Ysolda from Lake View Manor! She was not smart though. She and her 6 bandit friends stood in the open in front of embershard mine! Khajiit loosed 7 arrows from the shadows and 7 lay dead. Don't mess with our Ysolda!!

You know, for kidnapping Vilkas from our own home, I have to say that those bandits were rather underwhelming. Leaving me with questions of how they managed that in the first place.

When Elisif asks you to take her husband's war horn to a shrine of Talos it's the one you talk about in this video, right? "Elisif's Tribute"

Most of the antagonists to dark brotherhood are good people. The dark brotherhood are far from being the good guys. Honestly i felt bad for Mero, the main antagonists of the dark brotherhood quest line. He was just doing his job and protecting the emperor who was also not a bad guy. The dark brother destroyed both of their lives literally and figuratively. I perfer the morgan tong atleast they follow laws and don't seem like they are pure evil. That is not saying i didn't enjoy every dark brotherhood quest line. They just seem to over the top evil. There is no grey what so ever. Even the antagonists of the dark brotherhood in oblivion Mathew Bellmont is complete loon and he was just trying to avenge his mother. Sithis isn't actually that evil. Techically he is responsible for unintentionally creating all life indirectly. The night mother on the other hand is one sadistic bitch.

LYDIA: “I knew you’d come for me!” That line needs to be in a... different type of mod.

That Thalmor agent is related to a quest that only becomes available if you're reputable enough to gain Jarl Elisif's trust in Solitude. She'll ask you to make an offering to the shrine for her late husband, King Torygg.

"... murdered to death." never gets old when TheEpicNate315 says it.

how convenient, I was just about to do nothing

It’s not an EpicNate video without the “murder to death” quote

Brandish (Fort Neugard but only appears if the fort is not occupied by stormcloaks or the legion) The Butcher (Cragslane Cavern) Sarthis Idren and Orini Dral (Riften warehouse) Telrav (Nilheim) Haldyn (Japhet's Folly) Minorne (Ruunvald) Naris the Wicked (Morvunskar) Taron Dreth (random encounter) etc.

Do you get to the Nate district very often? Of course you do. What am I saying? Love the video :D

Rochelle: "we're going to kidnap the Dragonborn's wife and ransom her" henchman: *blood drains from face* "um good plan and all but could we maybe do it to someone else? perhaps someone who hasn't killed Alduin and an ancient vampire lord? someone who wont come and butcher us as revenge?" Rochelle: "Shut up and do as I say" *fast forward to the Dragonborn cutting a swath thru the bandits hideout, heads being severed left and right* henchman: "I told you so...."

You're portraying the Dark Brotherhood as good guys and the Emperor's Guards as villains lol

On number 4, though the Thalmor Soldiers aren't tied to any specific quest, if you happen to take the quest by Elisif the Fair to deliver Torygg's war horn at a shrine of Talos there is a slight chance that the timing of the elves' patrol overlaps that of the quest and you can encounter them whilst delivering the horn. I don't know if that was deliberately done by Bethesda given that I've played through Skyrim like 10 times and have only encountered them once, but it's pretty interesting nonetheless.

I love these videos. Learn alot sometimes.

These videos just make my life a little bit better; sometimes it's just the top three quotes; 1. After half a decade..... 2. Another.... 3. Murdered.... TO DEATH Thanks, Nate! I love these videos so much.

There's so much lore and stuff to learn in Skyrim (and Elder Scrolls as a whole), your videos are like an epic documentary that always has something new to tell.

"Or you could kill the bandits and take back your significant other" Wouldn't have it any other way ;)

I just did the Forsworn conspiracy questline in Markarth again and realized 11 named npcs were dead by the end

Nate, how much time do you spend in finding and exploring Skyrim? And for the rest of you guys, what race do you choose and why?

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There is another villain. Don't know if he's lesser known or not, but it is kind of sad all the same. When you take the road from Riverwood to Falkreath, at some point there will be a small bandit camp on a small hill or whatever it's called, most likely so they can rob unsuspecting travelers. However, near that tiny camp, there's a Talos shrine with a single dead Thalmor Agent and three (I think) dead Talos worshippers. When searching the dead Thalmor's body, there will be a letter/note from Elenwen. She says that despite all the investigation that has been done, there is no evidence of a Talos shrine around Lake Ilinalta and thus she rejects the Agent's request of sending some soldiers down to help destroy the Talos shrine and worshippers, telling him to go investigate himself and come back with proof or not at all. Now, I get it that the Thalmor are a bunch of pointy eared jerks and all, but it's kind of sad that he went there himself, massacred everyone there and then died himself, just because Elenwen denied his request for help. I feel bad for the worshippers too. Personally, I think the entire location and "story" is sad. :/

The final boss of Skyrim should’ve been a giant chicken that breathes fire.

I've gotten the Rochelle the Red encounter before back when I played with a paladin build, and I took a completely different course of action than the two you mentioned, and I'd like to contribute it as a potential third option of approaching the quest. Instead of going to whatever radiant location I was given and paying the ransom or killing the bandits there, I instead read the note then chose to kill the messenger bandit who gave me said note. When I went to the location I was given, and the place was completely empty, no bandits or anything else there. Confused, I decided to go back to my home, only to find my spouse inside the home like nothing happened. I'm not sure if that's a truly viable option of completion, or I accidentally stumbled across a glitch in the game, but I figured that since I got my spouse back and nothing seemed different when I interact with them, that's the most important thing

Why is Arcturus a bad guy? And if he's a bad guy, then are we the bad guy if we destroy the Brotherhood?

The idea of some random bandit gang kidnapping a Companion (I usually marry Farkas) is hilarious.

Rochelle the red after playing more hours than I can bring myself to acknowledge in the land of Skyrim that's one I have never seen AWESOME thank you great video

I wonder if I'll ever stop scaring with the "HEY" at the beginning of the videos. 😕

The last entry on your list blew my mind Nate! Good job!

I was so bloody confused when I returned home, and couldn’t find Vilkas _anywhere_ The bandit that came with the ransom wasn’t non-hostile, I just luckily checked her body afterwards I’m just surprised that Vilkas had not killed them, because at this point I had NO idea that you could turn him back to a mortal, so he was very much a werewolf. This man was the same one who helped me attack dragons that dropped down on me upon coming home of overcumbered...

You are doing great work, i tune into every epidsode, would love to see more fallout too!

"They kidnapped your significant other!" Oh no, I wonder what I'll FUS RO DAH!

Dude I could watch these for hours. There so professional and we'll done. I love it!

Great vid Nate. Keep up the good work!

When I played through the Dark Brotherhood questline, Arcturus somehow survived the assault on the sanctuary and ended up on the Emperor's ship. If I remember rightly, he has the key to the Emperor's room.

7:30... That happened to me on my first play-through immediately after returning home from that one quest that you go drinking and end up talking to Sanguine. I was very confused, the two kind-of amplified the other - and I thought that it had somehow related to the Hagraven I was about to marry. My first, completely oblivious playthrough was very fun.

Love your videos and content man and I appreciate your videos brought me out of some hardships and you and dark times...so thank you for your content

Can't call it a day without watching 3 to 12 videos of yours lmao

When I found the thalmor at the shrine I thought it was a mod because every time I bring torygs horn there he never spawned.

1:21 “You’ll have to help Nazeem defeat the man”

Love this channel n so happy to see it grow! I swear you are on par with fudgemuppet and eso keep up the fantastic work :)

Didnt knew the last one since i always had the housecarl from the hold i was building a home stay in my house because they where pretty useless otherwise... Definately going to try this out tho so thanks for the info ✌

I wasn't notified of this video :'( Good thing I came to check so I could get these juicy facts also that is SO CONVENIENT, I literally just found Rochelle like 2 days ago. Dirty bandits got nothing on my monk khajiit.

I remember coming across an unmarked Talos shrine where there had been a massacre of people, judging from the clothes they were just ordinary citizens. Now I know who did it. Thanks.

With agent Loraclin, there's an alternate way to meet him. If you get the quest to bring the horn of High King Torryg to that shrine, Loraclin will ambush you as you place the horn instead of simply standing guard over the site.

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The least known villain is the one who asks to be pinned

Only new to your videos but I've been binge watching. Your videos have made me decide to buy a computer to play Skyrim. Thank you for making them

Nate you are very good at what you do I always play skyrim after watching your videos

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Another good one

These videos always make me go back to playing Skyrim for hours

I'll have to try that last one out

Lorackalin. Lorcalin. *Twitches violently*

Nate, You are literally the definition of an Encyclopaedia

I'm glad Nate and Graenolf don't copy each other but make similar and great videos. Both have made secret villain videos but each found different ones. Appreciate it.

I love watching these videos man. Keep it up 👍

Agent locarin was suppose to be enemy of the quest from elisif she ask you to put her husband horn on that shrine

I absolutely LOVE this game, but I would like to ask suggestions from all you guys on how to make the game more fun and spontaneous.

Ironically, I just discovered the Liracalin thing the other day. Odd how I never encountered him there before, though. Maybe it's different in the PC version, since he and his flunky just walked up to attack instead of being lying in ambush at the shrine itself.

"Hey guys, Nate here..." Always makes my day. I love your skyrim videos 🖤

The first one is not a villain! He is a hero!! He is fighting against a guild of cold blooded assasins.

Nate, while I was in solitude I hooked up a carriage and you know how they have their dialogue, well mine was along the lines of... " ever heard of those cats? Kah-jeets I think are what they are. They've got a country full of them down south" I don't know if this is word for word since it happened so fast, but idk if its just me or did people call them provinces on KZfaq and not countries? Or was this a mistake by Bethesda? Please like if you have heard this and so nate can see this!

At 5:06 - I believe you are sent to this location by queen Elisif to leave an offering to Talos on behalf of her late husband. I missed this quest on first playthrough - possibly because I was imperial aligned, but 2nd playthrough I was stormcloak and also playing the special edition, so this may have been added in.

You actually surprised me with the last two mainly the last one i never seen them

Nate, your voice is amazing for commentating.

You have the best voice.

Your videos are great :) The only area for improvement could be to maybe to put other pieces in the skyrim soundtrack in the background, I think :3

Dorians a perfect example of "when you lie on your resume , but still get the job"

Just saying this: Hated working with Maven Black Briar. Hated her being Jarl of Riften in the Empire ending of the civil war. Wish there was some way you could have exposed her and cleaned up the streets from thievery in the same vein as killing the dark brotherhood before joining

Dammit Nate, stop uploading videos. I should be studying

Clearly, the most unknown villain is a Mudcrab. It's so tough. Seeing it makes me shiver.

Love you man keep up the content

I'm always like when Rochelle kidnaps my spouse thinking to myself "She realizes she's just pissed off the at the very least regionally famous Dragonborn right? Bane of Alduin, slayer of Miraak, destroyer of the Volkiher vampire clan? Any ONE of those titles should be enough to terrify any bandit with a brain, and clearly you knew who my spouse was, and odds are they told you EXACTLY what my PC does for a living right? You know, waltzing into bandit camps and murdering everyone is a sort of hobby of my PC. Infact I've brought along my spouse several times for these raids. AND YOU THINK ITS SMART TO KIDNAP MY SPOUSE?!"

Not really a boss or a villain because he threatened to chop someone’s fingers off

YESSSSSSS MY WEDNESDAY IS NOW COMPLETE!!!! Thanks dude!!

LOVE THIS MAKE MORE... YOU ARE A GREAT GAMER AND KZfaqR KEEP IT UP

Hmm... Interesting.

Wonder how long it’ll be until someone asks for a pin

Fun fact, if you don't return home before the bandit-kidnapping event triggers in the game , and then purchase the services of a housecarl and THEN return home to find the bandit woman is there to speak with you, the quest bugs and your spouse won't appear at the end of the dungeon if you go to save them or pay off the bandits. Had to choose between losing 20 hours of gametime or starting from scratch. Suffice to say, the next 20 hours were kind of hard. :/

6:00 I always thought they were random encounters at Talos shrines. Had them twice at the shrine in Whiterun Hold doing the quest for Elisef to place Toryg's horn. and had them attack at shrine in random locations,

Fus Ro Dah!

I say: Destroy the Dark Brotherhood. I really don't like that group.

I feel like the gourmet quest comes up in damn near every one of these videos lol.

About Anton virane, as a chef myself I can say, that this is the actual kind of language used while working in the kitchen/be an apprentice.

A more well known villain is General Tulius, or any Imperial for that matter.

The Dragonborn comes home, only to see the door ajar, and blood at the entrance. Fearing the worst, she rushes in, only to find several dead bandits, her wife, Serana standing over the bodies. Serana: Oh, hello love. Dragonborn: What in Oblivion happened here? Serana: They showed up a little bit ago, just busted through the door. Said they were going to take me back to their hideout and hold me for ransom. But I wasn't interested, so *gestures to the bodies* Dragonborn: I know you can handle yourself dear, but I should have been here. I'd have made these bastards suffer. Serana: *mischievous smirk* Well, they did mention the name of their hideout, and that it was pretty fortified. Up for a little adventure? Dragonborn: *grin* Definitely.

Your videos make me wanna go and jump back on to Skyrim and start a new game.

Why am i even watching you... My skyrim doesn't work anymore and i have no idea why... But playing it and watching you was a great experience, like seeing something from one of your videos "in real life" :)