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Bethesda Softworks’ - “Words of the Fallen” mini-cinematic
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https://youtu.be/VKqIB2J3hvE?si=wQySBjYnU-cgAL7H- the video features a reading of Darien Gautier’s “Words of the Fallen”
https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Words_of_the_Fallen
First off, I liked the simple presentation. One may compare this unfavourably against previous (big budget) cinematics, but the narrated letter is IMO interesting and prompts a connection of his Summerset story to the Worm Cult Part 2.
I do wish to mention that the narration speed feels improved if slowed to 0.85x instead of the current (original). Slowed down slightly, the delivery feels heavier, more thoughtful, and melancholic.
What were your thoughts on the video ?
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Ilsabet✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭This is amazing. Having Jon Curry read Darien's old letters has been on the Darien fandom wish list for a while, and it's such a great gift to those of us who have been crying over this man since Summerset.
It also got to me personally that the music they chose is the track from Auridon that was introduced with Summerset. I've always associated that wistful melody with Darien and I think of him every time I hear it.
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✭✭✭✭My only complaint is how Darien tells us not to trust any of the Daedric Princes. They can't all be that bad.....PC/NA — Lone Werewolf
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✭Prompts a connection? His story has been connected since the main story. This letter is from the Summerset storyline, can be found after finishing the story. It's weird they're just now doing a narration of it.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Erickson9610 wrote: »My only complaint is how Darien tells us not to trust any of the Daedric Princes. They can't all be that bad.....
They just aren't following humane principles of morality and order, they just are what they are, that's making them unreliable at best, not inherently bad.1 -
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✭✭Erickson9610 wrote: »My only complaint is how Darien tells us not to trust any of the Daedric Princes. They can't all be that bad.....
They don't recognise good and evil as concepts. They seek only to further their own influence by whatever means necessary. They are selfish and mortals are just tools in their ambitions.
Edit: Basically they are all psychopathsEdited by Gabriel_H on 22 November 2025 08:38PC EU
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✭✭✭✭✭They are selfish and mortals are just tools in their ambitions.
Edit: Basically they are all psychopaths
Just like the lightning bolt that strikes a tree and the fire that burns down a house, huh? No morality at all. Or perhaps like my toaster. Single-mindedly it does nothing but toasting.@Syldras | PC | EU
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