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** Narfi's situation is particuarly gutwrenching because of how ''realistic'' he is. He's a man with nothing, no parents, no real home, no job, no friends, nothing but his sister. And then one day, while she's out gathering alchemical ingredients, most likely to sell so they can both live, she disappears. Whether or not Narfi was already neurodivergent (which Wilhelm seems to imply he was), the loss of Reyda absolutely destroyed his mind. He was living like this for a ''year'' hoping his sister would come back, not knowing that she's rotting at the bottom of the river. There are people all over the world who are forced with deal with any one of these things, and all you can do for Narfi is give him some closure.
*** On the subject of Reyda, it's been theorized following the release of Dawnguard that she was murdered by a vampire who had taken up residence near Ivarstead, since the timeline of his arrival and feedings in the area matches up with her disappearance. If that's true just try to envision the pure evil of that deed: A local woman trying to provide for her brother, who never bothered anyone to the best of our knowledge, taken in the night and made into some hellspawn's snack.
*** On the subject of Reyda, it's been theorized following the release of Dawnguard that she was murdered by a vampire who had taken up residence near Ivarstead, since the timeline of his arrival and feedings in the area matches up with her disappearance. If that's true just try to envision the pure evil of that deed: A local woman trying to provide for her brother, who never bothered anyone to the best of our knowledge, taken in the night and made into some hellspawn's snack.
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** It ends with Jonqil begging the Divines for forgiveness for fatally poisoning Urval's meade, believing that he had killed their son, and also asking Rin to forgive her for whatever she may have done or failed to do that led to his presumed death...except that the poison doesn't take effect instantly. Urval's last scrawlings in his journal are about shivering and yet being drenched in sweat, and resolving that the axe he keeps at the door for wild animals will be just as good for a witch. Even ''worse?'' The final note he leaves seems as if his dying mind realized that she had poisoned him, but also saw this as confirmation of her guilt. His body is found outside the estate, and Jonqil's is found in her alchemy lab with an axe buried in her chest.
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** It ends with Jonqil begging the Divines for forgiveness for fatally poisoning Urval's meade, believing that he had killed their son, and also asking Rin to forgive her for whatever she may have done or failed to do that led to his presumed death...except that the poison doesn't take effect instantly. Urval's last scrawlings in his journal are about shivering and yet being drenched in sweat, and resolving that the axe he keeps at the door for wild animals will be just as good for a witch. Even ''worse?'' The final note he leaves seems as if his dying mind realized that she had poisoned him, but also saw this as confirmation of her guilt. His body is found outside the estate, and Jonqil's is found in her alchemy lab with an axe buried in her chest.chest.
* The Orc Stronghold of Largashbur is this following the completion of the associated quest for technical reasons more than anything else. Even after Malacath ends the curse, everytime the player comes by there are ''still'' Giants spawning in. Most of the Orcs in the stronghold aren't flagged as essential, so at least one is going to die everytime they get into a fight with a Giant. If you're the type of Dragonborn to try and avoid NPC casualities it can really get under your skin how the tribe is forever under siege no matter what you do.
* The Orc Stronghold of Largashbur is this following the completion of the associated quest for technical reasons more than anything else. Even after Malacath ends the curse, everytime the player comes by there are ''still'' Giants spawning in. Most of the Orcs in the stronghold aren't flagged as essential, so at least one is going to die everytime they get into a fight with a Giant. If you're the type of Dragonborn to try and avoid NPC casualities it can really get under your skin how the tribe is forever under siege no matter what you do.
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** Even worse is the fact that every single person you murder on behalf of the Dark Brotherhood has a family like that. Every kill leaves a family like that. Every. Single. One. (Well, except maybe [[MoodWhiplash Grelod]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch the]] [[IronicNickname Kind]]. And [[MercyKill Narfi]].) This is particularly driven home by the fate of Clan Shatter-Shield in Windhelm; taking the contract to kill their last surviving daughter results in the clan matriarch Tova '''committing suicide''', leaving her husband as the ''only surviving member of his entire family''.
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** Even worse is the fact that every single person you murder on behalf of the Dark Brotherhood has a family like that. Every kill leaves a family like that. Every. Single. One. (Well, except maybe [[MoodWhiplash Grelod]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch [[AssholeVictim the]] [[IronicNickname Kind]]. And [[MercyKill Narfi]].) This is particularly driven home by the fate of Clan Shatter-Shield in Windhelm; taking the contract to kill their last surviving daughter results in the clan matriarch Tova '''committing suicide''', leaving her husband as the ''only surviving member of his entire family''.
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** The quest where you are sent to poison the Emperor even if he was just a decoy is particularly heartwrenching. You join the palace chef Gianna in cooking a meal, and she remains obliviously excited to have the prestigious honour of preparing a dish alongside the famous Gourmet, as well as the privilege of cooking for the Emperor. Barring that she has no idea that you are impersonating The Gourmet, because you murdered the real Gourmet in the previous quest in an equally painful moment considering he dies in fear she also has no idea that she's helping you prepare a poisoned meal, and so she is just as shocked as anyone when the decoy Emperor keels over.
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** The quest where you are sent to poison the Emperor Emperor, even if he was just a decoy decoy, is particularly heartwrenching. You join the palace chef Gianna in cooking a meal, and she remains obliviously excited to have the prestigious honour of preparing a dish alongside the famous Gourmet, as well as the privilege of cooking for the Emperor. Barring that Of course, she has no idea that you are impersonating The Gourmet, because you murdered the real ''real'' Gourmet in the previous quest in (in an equally painful moment moment, considering he dies in fear she fear). She also has no idea that she's helping you prepare a poisoned meal, and so she is just as shocked as anyone when the decoy Emperor keels over.
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*** It's never explicitly said if he ever wronged anyone, so the contract certainly could have been a mercy kill in disguise. However, the dialogue options for the Dragonborn seems to really KickTheDog if this is the case.
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----> '''Dragonborn''': "Die, worm!"
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*** It's never explicitly said if he Narfi ever wronged anyone, so the contract certainly could have been a mercy kill in disguise. However, the dialogue options for the Dragonborn seems to really KickTheDog if this is the case.
----> '''Dragonborn''':"Die, worm!"Die, worm!
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** In Labyrinthian, just past the word wall, you find a hidden skeleton behind a pile of rocks. Except this one has another tiny skeleton where it's stomach would be. Either this was a pregnant woman, or a mother holding her newborn.
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** In Labyrinthian, just past the word wall, you find a hidden skeleton behind a pile of rocks. Except this one has another tiny skeleton where it's its stomach would be. Either this was a pregnant woman, or a mother holding her newborn.
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* Take a closer look at the lives of your housecarls. Sure, their UndyingLoyalty towards you is genuine, but think of where they sleep! In every house, there's a room for your housecarls to sleep in. You can buy all the upgrades to your house, but in the end, their room is still a piece of crap you can barely call "livable". The worst one is, quite ironically, Jordis the Sword-Maiden. Proudspire Manor? The most expensive house in the entire game? Surely Jordis must have a room which is nicer than the other housecarls', right? Nope! All she gets is a bedroll in the basement, with no windows or light. At least all the other housecarls get a decent bed to sleep in. It really shows how loyal they are, in that they're willing to live in a crappy room and still serve you with total enthusiasm.
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* Take a closer look at the lives of your housecarls. Sure, their UndyingLoyalty towards you is genuine, but think of where they sleep! In every house, there's a room for your housecarls to sleep in. You can buy all the upgrades to your house, but in the end, their room is still a piece of crap you can barely call "livable". The worst one is, quite ironically, Jordis the Sword-Maiden. Proudspire Manor? The most expensive house in the entire game? Surely Jordis must have a room which is nicer than those of the other housecarls', housecarls, right? Nope! All she gets is a bedroll in the basement, with no windows or light. At least all the other housecarls get a decent bed to sleep in. It really shows how loyal they are, in that they're willing to live in a crappy room and still serve you with total enthusiasm.
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** The death of a beggar can especially be a blow when you found that they left you an inheritance of 100 gold ''just for sparing a septim or two for them.'' And these are the kind of people that barely have anything except for the clothes on their backs, so 100 gold must have been their ''entire savings'' and to give them to you upon their deaths for a simple act of kindness can really make you wish they hadn't been caught in that crossfire. it's even worse if you had been nice to poor Narfi before doing the Dark Brotherhood quest.
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** The death of a beggar can especially be a blow when you found that they left you an inheritance of 100 gold ''just for sparing a septim or two for them.'' And these are the kind of people that barely have anything except for the clothes on their backs, so 100 gold must have been their ''entire savings'' and to give them to you upon their deaths for a simple act of kindness can really make you wish they hadn't been caught in that crossfire. it's It's even worse if you had been nice to poor Narfi before doing the Dark Brotherhood quest.
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** On top of that, it's only after the Dragonborn and Mercer meet her in Snowveil Sanctum that she was able to get to Gallus' remains for proper burial. (His skeleton can even be seen in the final room of the Sanctum, should the player take the time to look before going inside.) It really is just salt in the wound that she had to leave her beloved's body rotting in some ruins for 25 years because she was forced to flee for her life.
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** On top of that, it's only after the Dragonborn and Mercer meet her in Snowveil Sanctum that she was able to get to Gallus' Gallus's remains for to give them proper burial. (His skeleton can even be seen in the final room of the Sanctum, should the player take the time to look before going inside.) It really is just salt in the wound that she had to leave her beloved's body rotting in some ruins for 25 years because she was forced to flee for her life.
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* On a meta level, interacting with either Arngeir or Esbern can be a bit of a Tear Jerker since the deaths of Max von Sydow (Esbern) in 2020 and Christopher Plummer (Arngeir) in 2021. It's softened somewhat by the knowledge that both of the respected actors were in their 90s and had good long lives and splendid careers, but it can still bring a tear when you hear their voices.
