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* On the topic of dead followers (and long story): I had finished the Vaermina daedric quest, letting Erandur live and destroy the staff, and decided to have him follow my character. I became very fond of him as we wandered around Skyrim. After a scare where I thought he'd died, I decided that even though Erandur isn't a marriageable NPC, I'd do a console-code hack to marry him. My mistake was deciding to wait until I'd turned in my most recent quest, {{spoiler|returning Jarl Balgruuf's axe to him. This takes you directly into the Stormcloak's assault on Whiterun, so I armed up and rushed into the fray. In the battle, I lost track of Erandur. It was only while listening to the Jarl's victory speech and praise of the fallen soldiers (which was tear-jerker enough) that I realized Erandur wasn't with me. After searching all over and fast-traveling, I realized he was gone for good. I wandered numbly around Whiterun for a while, trying not to cry because my family was in the same room. The timing made it rather beautifully poetic, and very very painful.}}
** I just want to point out that Erandur is essential and is probably back at where you found him, alive and well, waiting for you...
* If [[Game Mod|Game Mods]] are fair game, I recently had an experience where using a particular mod garnered a bit of [[Fridge Horror|Fridge Sadness]] for me. The mod is called "Interesting NPCs", which adds a variety of new characters with unique (and quite well-written) dialogue to the game. One of them, Bergrisar, can be found in a giant camp. I happened to find him sleeping by the fire...right after killing the giant there. At first, I thought he was some sort of hunter or forester, but then, upon talking to him, I learned his story - he's a Nord who was [[Raised
* A very poignant moment for someone playing a Nord who is always a little doubtful about the Stormcloaks and still supporting them because they fight for the right to worship Talos, is speaking with Solitude's court wizard, Sybille Stentor. Her words can cause a rare sense of guilt and shame. "Because the Dominion is a sleeping beast that Skyrim cannot slay alone. Because many Nords are part of the Imperial army even now. Because the food and resources we get from the Empire are important to our people. Because even if we can't openly worship him, Talos the god was once Tiber Septim the man, and this is his Empire."
* Reading the books to catch up on what has happened since Oblivion. Hearing about everything from the destruction of Cloud Ruler Temple, the burning of the Cheydinhal Sanctuary, and, worse of all, you find out that Ocato made a fantastic Emperor, and rebuilt Tamriel. And after briging the Empire to an age of prosperity it hadn't seen in years... the Thalmor had him killed.
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