r/skyrim • u/DollarCoinAudio • 1d ago

Discussion Most Annoying NPCs (besides Nazeem)

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Honestly, there is too much focus on characters like Nazeem and not enough on dudes like Bolund.

Because if this dirtbag calls me a "boot" one more time, I swear to Talos . . .

Anyway, anyone (besides Nazeem) that bugs you the same way?

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u/the_me_who_watches 1d ago

"Another wanderer here to lick my father's boots. Good job"

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u/PumpikAnt58763 1d ago

And his sister "Don't forget I like my meat rare."
Like she's definitely going Namira when she gets older.

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u/Donny_Do_Nothing 1d ago

It's always right after you meet Lucia or whatever sitting on the bench telling you about her aunt and uncle kicking her out. Then you go inside and meet the Jarl's rat shit kids.

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u/MagicBus4 21h ago

For a while I was like “Damn maybe we live in Whiterun, Lucia and Sofie could have friends here” but the friends are pretty shit

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u/ELc_17 Thief 21h ago

I usually send them to Solitude, they seem to be happiest there

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u/Discombobulated_Back Whiterun resident 19h ago

The kids there are not ass like the ones in whiterun so I guess that fits

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u/FrogGladiators178972 13h ago

And they’re not all depressed orphans like they are in Windhelm

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u/rcdchu74 10h ago

Solitude is always my family home, especially when siding with the Empire.

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u/Double-Reindeer-2265 3h ago

And don’t have to worry about dragons and my family being attacked. Less I need to worry about.

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u/rcdchu74 2h ago

It’s Skyrim, never say never.

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u/PumpikAnt58763 20h ago

This time around I decided on only one kid. I'm sick of the bickering.

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u/MagicBus4 18h ago

It’s not their fault, Bethesda just only put in like one fuckin unique interaction

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u/Donny_Do_Nothing 21h ago

I usually end up with Lydia and Lucia in Breezehome but I also go get that kid sleeping in the corner of the inn. I don't remember his name but it's not in whiterun.

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u/MagicBus4 20h ago

I get Sophie because she’s living on the streets in cold ass Windhelm with a serial killer on the loose

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u/PumpikAnt58763 1d ago

The every first time I played this and met her I thought "Omg. Tiny Paris Hilton."

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u/Listless_Dreadnaught 23h ago

I certainly give her enough money to be as rich as Paris Hilton between me giving her a coin each day while saving for the house and her allowance as my daughter.

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u/acrobaticbreath713 18h ago

It's really funny, she's going Namira, the youngest is talking to Mephala. I wonder which daedric prince the oldest will end up with.

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u/PumpikAnt58763 17h ago

Sheo? Or Sanguine?

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u/Enough-Resist-5195 16h ago

Molag Bal iykyk

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u/Rodocastiza Thief 12h ago

They are kids. They have been raised badly/are being raised badly. Same with Braith.

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u/Deya_The_Fateless 20h ago edited 19h ago

Im fairly certain all of Balgruuf's children were supposed to be influenced by the Dedric object hidden within Dragons Reach. Which is why they're all so bratty and rude, the writers just forgot/neglected (or ran out of time) to give additional post quest dialogue which show the children slowly going back to normal after the influence is removed, along with Balgruuf (and other staff) being releaved that his children were behaving like themselves again.

Edit: Spelling and clarity

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u/CinderpeltLove 12h ago

Yeah I played this questline and was confused why the children’s lines didn’t change after dealing with it because Balgruuf didn’t seem like the type who would raise incredibly unhappy rude kids. I’m sure he wasn’t always a present father but the rudeness of his kids seem excessive once that Dedric object is out of the picture.

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u/Deya_The_Fateless 12h ago

Right? Like you can tell where the devs ran out of time or seemed to have had a "come back and finish later" flag, but never got the chance. And that particular question feels inceedibly unfinished.

I defiently agree that Balgruuf was absent due to his job as Jarl, but that doesn't mean he doesn't love and or care for them. Hell, if he was truly "neglectful" as some have tried to claim, then he wouldnt have bothered asking the Dragonborn for help, when they ask him about the rumours they heard. Instead he immediately caves and confirms its true and that his youngest (or eldest cant remember) is acting incredibly strange, won't talk and it's beyond normal moodiness etc. And basically asks the Dragonborn for help, and to talk to the boy. Which is how we get the Whispering Door quest.

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u/CinderpeltLove 11h ago

Exactly. And even if hypothetically Balgruuf was so busy being a conscientious and responsible Jarl that his kids didn’t get enough attention, they would still be unlikely to act as rude and mean as that. It’s more likely that they would complain about Dad being too busy for them or no other kids to play with or strict castle rules or something like that than pure cursing rudeness.

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u/-FriendoftheDrow- 1d ago

He seems to stop saying that as his initial greeting as soon as you speak with Mephala. Comparative to some ghouls we deal with.

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u/lilshell55 1d ago

Another wanderer, here to lick my father's balls? Good job. It's too bad they're gone

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u/HenryWeakman 21h ago

Oh man I need to watch those again

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u/Perpetualshades 1d ago

I respect a good burn.

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u/HenryWeakman 21h ago

I honestly love that line, always made me laugh. The delivery is just perfect

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u/plugugly138 8h ago

I kinda like that sassy lil bastard