The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis home to a multitude of branching storylines and sub-plots. This allows the player to join and face-off against numerous factions presented withinSkyrim. Though, one player encountered an extraordinary detail that occurs during the mission ‘With Friends Like These,’ the opening mission of the Dark Brotherhood storyline.
TheDark Brotherhoodis one of the oldest factions inThe Elder Scrollsseries. It was first mentioned inThe Elder Scrolls: Arenaand the organization has since persisted across practically every entry inThe Elder Scrollsseries, includingSkyrim. The opening mission where the player first encounters the organization is memorable, due to the fact that the player is forced to choose between three different people to kill, one of which being a wanted criminal. However, one player discovered a neat detail that helps to discern between the three.
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A Reddit user by the name of DarkSteveYT makes the remarkable discovery that if the player casts the spell Clairvoyance, it will actually indicate to the player which of the three victims is the correct one to kill. Of the manyspells inSkyrim, Clairvoyance is one that often gets overlooked or underutilized. So, to have it serve a key role in the progression of one of the most iconic missions in the game is fairly incredible.
It’s amazing how many options of approach there are when it comes toSkyrim. The amount of choice and gameplay toolsSkyrimpresents its players is impressive, even by modern standards. Though, given the large amount of variety, as well as the laundry list ofobscure spells and shoutspresent throughout the game, it may be hard for some players to think to use a spell like Clairvoyance in that sort of situation.
For some, it may be hard to believe thatSkyrimis almost ten years old. To think that a game of that age can still manage to maintain an active player base, but can also hold secrets that can go unnoticed for several years is quite significant. In addition to the Clairvoyance discovery in the ‘With Friends Like These’ mission, oneSkyrimfan made a discovery after playing the game for 7 years.
It will be interesting to see ifSkyrimwill manage to maintain its popularity in the coming years. WithThe Elder Scrolls 6set to release at some point in the future,Skyrimhas the potential to be surpassed in a pretty big way. Although, the lack of concrete information regardingThe Elder Scrolls 6makes the prospect one that’s unlikely to be fulfilled anytime soon.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now on PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
