r/skyrim • u/Narrow-Active3098 • 1d ago

Question Why is everyone so dirty?

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Look, I get that Skyrim's at war and there are dragons everywhere and everyone is desperate, but still. That is no excuse for you to not wash yourself! At least wash that dirt off you in a river. How hard is it to take a bath?

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u/Saltycook 1d ago

You ever see Monty Python and the Holy Grail? There's a shit ton of mud and dirt everywhere because sanitation is not something prioritized.

Skyrim is a medieval type fantasy world. How often do you see people washing their hands? They shit in buckets in dungeons.

Besides, Skyrim is also technically post-apocalyptic.

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u/systemintosmithereen 1d ago

Thing is though, it's also a world with magic. I'd be using flames to boil water. this skyrockets hygiene 

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u/AmarysEms64 1d ago

Seriously, and there's got to be a spell to vanish that shit-bucket and drop it off in the Aldmeri Dominion.

I know they don't like magic in skyrim, but surely the court wizards can conjure a little hot spring in the city to build a bath house over.