History Heartwarming / TheElderScrollsOnline

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* For some players, it is heartwarming to see the Reachmen being seen as more than just a group of barbaric mobs for the player to kill. The people being seen as a dimensional people with their own history and culture, violent as it is, can be nice to see on a meta level.
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* In Apocrypha, you can come across Heshelk, Madame Whim's errand boy from ''Deadlands'', who needs your help recovering a secret message that Whim entrusted him to trade to Hermeaous Mora in exchange for a boon. After finally recovering the secret and delivering it to Mora's depository, the secret turns out to be Madame Whim admitting that for all of Heshelk's incompetence and buffoonery, she genuinely cherishes him and sees him as not only an excellent employee, but a dear friend as well. Heshelk, who had spent much of the quest griping about his debt to Whim, is left speechless by how much his mistress actually cares for him.

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* "Descendant of the Potentate": The Magnate of the village of Hakoshae believes she is a descendant of the Akaviri Potentate. However, the end of the quest reveals that this is a lie; her ancestor turns out to have been the bodyguard of the ''real'' Potentate, who [[BodyguardBetrayal betrayed his lord and left him to die to the Morag Tong]] before stealing his name and title and founding the town. When the Magnate discovers the truth, she is horrified and resolves to tell the truth to the rest of the town, prepared for whatever punishment they demand of her...but the townsfolk actively refuse to hold a grudge, because she has been such a good leader to them that they are willing to support her regardless of her ancestry.

* For some players, it is to see the Reachmen being seen as more than just a group of barbaric mobs for the player to kill. The people being seen as a dimensional people with their own history and culture, violent as it is, can be nice to see on a meta level.

* [[The fact that everyone in Markarth returns from death after being murdered by a sneak attack. The player character arrives back to the city and just hears joyous cheers from outside, and people feasting for the victory and for seeing their loved ones again]].

Due to how contained the stories in dungeons can be, all dungeons from downloadable content-packs are gathered in this folder.

** When the dungeon quest is completed, Adonatus reveals he knows Narazda [[spoiler: is a werewolf]]. She wonders if he will kill her despite her assistance, but Adonatus goes against his beliefs and lets her go.

* At one of the world boss locations, there is a woman Ingjard, her son and her son-in-law, out on a hunting trip. She does not approve of her son-in-law, who not interested in hunting like she and her family. When the bosses appear, though, Ingjard immediately protects her son-in-law as the players defeat the bosses. Afterward, the son-in-law is in awe that she did that, as he assumed she did not like him. Ingjard herself reflects on her mistakes and accepts her son's choice for a husband.

* Fate of the Frozen quest: The player learns about Nelfthea, a raider who tried to be kind when possible, like leaving some resources for the survivors, and wanted to stay with their raider comrades even though her lover Magreta wanted to leave. In a letter she explains how she cannot leave the others when they are facing difficult times, after everything they had done for them. [[spoiler: She died fighting giants when they attacked their hideout, even though she usually avoids fighting.]]