"Humans BRUTALLY sacked the Ayleid capital." Damn bro, why'd they do that Umbacano? Why. Did. They. Do. That.

@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384

28 күн бұрын

“One day. Suddenly, for no reason at all, The Divines sent down Pelinal Whitestrake.”

@DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa

22 күн бұрын

I mean not all of them deserved being slaughtered, and besides Pelinal was absolutely insane and wanted to kill all mer regardless of whether they were ayleid or not.

@aermik

20 күн бұрын

​@@DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa Oh right, totally good point. Not all mer need to be slaughtered. Of course the Altmer with their high and mighty supremacy definitely need to go since every time they get REMOTELY powerful they become a massive issue for everyone else, but the rest are fine. The bosmer definitely aren't home to a large weirdo cannibalistic florida man tribe who in exchange for living with the trees swore to only eat meat. And come Nerevar, the Dunmer surely have never done anything wrong that would want even one of their own to wipe them all out.

@zeche8477

20 күн бұрын

@@DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDaIs wanting to kill all mer supposed to be a bad thing?

@zeche8477

20 күн бұрын

“Men were given over to the lifting of stones, and the draining of the fields, and the upkeep of temple and road; or to become art-tortures for strange pleasures, as in the wailing wheels of Vindasel and the gut-gardens of Sercen; and flesh-sculpture, which was everywhere among the slaves of the ayleids in those days; or, worse, the realms of the Fire King Hadhuul, where the begetting of drugs drawn from the admixture of daedrons into living hosts let one inhale new visions of torment, and children were set aflame for nighttime tiger sport.” - The Adabal-a by Morihaus Gee I fucking wonder why the men of the first empire killed all the ayleids?

The elves in oblivion always seemed to be more crazy than in other entries in the series

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Yeah I noticed that too 😂

@poilboiler

Ай бұрын

It is the only game where they walk into barber's shops and ask for the Oily Onion haircut?

@zecaptainpegleg8820

26 күн бұрын

I think it fits in well with the motif of the story, and my favorite fan theory of how the hero of kvatch is canonically able to be the leader of all the guilds, it's about insanity.

@Beaufran

25 күн бұрын

Idk bro the thalmor are pretty crazy

@luiscancino5023

25 күн бұрын

@@Beaufranpretty sure they’re just racist. Insanely racist, that is.

I remember doing this quest for the first time and how I thought it was so cool. I have the guidebook for oblivion on Xbox 360 and it told where to find the correct ruins, I love that guidebook it covers everything in the base game and uses Witty humor as well.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

That’s amazing! I actually was reading that the guidebook has an error listing on an ayleid statue location! It apparently lists a ruin that doesn’t have the statue in it! Must’ve been infuriating back in the day looking around for it!

@Metal-Merica-Gaming

Ай бұрын

@@ABardsBallad oh man yeah I remember that now, I remember it showed the wrong one in the quest section so I had to look in the POI section and read each ruins individual description to find it

@xBINARYGODx

Ай бұрын

The guide is written as it is because Emil P wrote it, or rather, is one of the primary authors.

@risinghonor7

Ай бұрын

I have the fallout 3 guidebook, but it's not in great condition anymore

@douggaudiosi14

28 күн бұрын

I had a Morrowind guidebook (thank god) and I also recall it being rather amusing and humorous aswell. One line that sticks out to me is during the Blood moon quest line when u encounter the draugr for the first time that no indeed their name is s not a typo and you should kick their ass and remind them their name looks like such lol

Just wanna let everyone know that in Portuguese Um bacano is literally “a cool guy” “a nice dude”

@theoxbeling

8 күн бұрын

só percebi agora kkkk, "bacano" é de foder

It's just beautiful how throughout the whole video the NPCs always blame the character for not adhering to the Holy Crusader's principles. Pure comedy gold.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

😂 it always made me chuckle when I would talk to a stranger and they would just bad mouth me

@jacksmythe2187

24 күн бұрын

I love how Pelinal Whitestrake is remembered as this saintly individual but was a genocidal maniac who was halfway through the Khajit before someone managed to tell him they weren't in fact elves and regularly screamed at the gods to stop watching him. Mind, the Ayleids had it coming but a paragon of virtue he was not

@Kivlor

23 күн бұрын

​@@jacksmythe2187nah, he was right about the khajit. Whitestrake did nothing wrong (except not finishing the job)

@DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa

22 күн бұрын

@@Kivlorglory to the aldmeri dominion! Mer should rule over men, and if you don’t like it you can go back to atmora.

@teal_m_101

12 күн бұрын

​@@DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa Redguard: 🤨

This is why I prefer Oblivion to Skyrim. The quality of the quests was just on another level

"Oblivion's most VILE High Elf" Please, we all know the most vile High Elf in Cyrodiil is Voranil of Cheydinhal. He adamantly refuses to give you an invitation to one of his "super parties", on the grounds that you're not a "somebody", even if you're the Grand Champion, Guildmaster of the Fighter's Guild, Archmage of the Mage's Guild, Hero of Kvatch, etc. In all seriousness though, this Questline has always been a personal favorite of mine. I've always found the idea of treasure-hunting to be really cool (to the point where I went out of my way to download a "more immersive loot" mod in Skyrim). And in Oblivion, Ayleid ruins were always my favorite ruins to explore; I just _love_ how bizarre and somewhat twisted their design is. A lot of people seem to dislike this quest, as you're given no directions (at least, not at first). But as someone who loves exploring Ayleid ruins just for the sake of it, the fact that this quest practically requires one to explore a bunch of them was just a bonus. Although I will admit that most of Oblivion's Ayleid ruins look pretty much identical, so if you're not a fan of them, this quest can get on your nerves pretty quickly. And even in my case, I only do them in short bursts (around two or three dungeons), simply because after a while, they start to feel a bit "samey" (for lack of a better term). Side note: That's something I'm *REALLY* looking forward to in Skyblivion, as they've gone on record stating that they don't want a single area to feel generic. And as an Ayelid ruin aficionado, I'm quite looking forward to it :D I've always killed Claude and his mercenaries the instant they demanded the carving. *ALWAYS.* Largely because I always assumed you'd simply fail the quest altogether if he got away with the carving. So, I never even realized that you could simply surrender the carving and continue on. I still don't see myself ever actually doing so, but it's still an interesting tidbit. I especially love the idea of him being forced to fight alongside you, all while awkwardly trying to apologize for trying to kill you. As for Umbacano himself, the most charitable interpretation of his actions at the end of "Secrets of the Ayleids" is that he has a very romanticized view of the Ayleid Empire (Especially seeing as he described the fall of the White-Gold Tower as "brutal"). As such, for all his education and intellect, he's basically a delusional idiot who's blinded himself to the truth of how utterly abhorrent many of the Ayleid kingdoms were. And when he sits down on the throne while wearing the crown, he gets possessed by the spirit of the evil Ayleid King, and his old personality gets destroyed. This is evidenced by his name becoming "King of Nenalata". Not "King Umbacano", or even "Umbacano of Nenalata", _just_ the "King of Nenalata". Sort of like what eventually happens to the poor shmucks who wield Umbra for too long. That being said, he still voices an interest in restoring the glory of the Ayleid Empire, so even if everything had gone according to plan, you still would've had to kill him. P.S. I rarely experience serious issues with inventory management. I always go out of my way to only take things I absolutely need, in case I find some epic loot or something. I learned that lesson the hard way as a kid, after having to leave behind one too many rare items due to my god-awful inventory management. On top of that, I always play on Survival Mode when I play Skyrim, which cuts your Weight Limit _in half._ So, instead of starting out with a Weight Limit of 300 or so, you start off with _150._

@wondermcthunder8835

17 күн бұрын

Ok

So many questions.... 1) Why did Umbacano want to resurrect the Ayeid empire? 2) Is Umbacano secretly part of the Thalmor plot? 3) Why did the liches turn on him? 4) Is the crown haunted? 5) How did Umbacano get wealthy so fast? 6) Who in their right mind writes a list of questions about a side quest?

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

They’re all valid! 😂 I wish I had answers, I’m stumped on some of them too!

@Tango_Elite

Ай бұрын

He was foud mining in Morrowind. Maybe was that?

@TruekingoftheLeinstermen

Ай бұрын

I think the reason the litches turned on him was because he had the crown of lalorion dynar so they thought he as lalorion but when they saw him the realised it wasn't lalorion so they killed him

@KingOmnifarious

Ай бұрын

@@ABardsBalladWhat happens after Umbacano is Possessed and you Yield to him?

@imonke5303

Ай бұрын

@@KingOmnifarious He still insists on killing you, essentially the fight happens regardless

Glad to see Oblivion content is still being produced. You and Dark Lore Dash scratch the itch!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I’m glad you’ve been enjoying the content! :)

First one I ever found was in Vilverin. Exited the Imperial Sewers for the first time and saw the ruin across the water and could not resist. I swept the place clean.

@poilboiler

Ай бұрын

It must be 100% deliberate that they placed it there.

@esotericbrain2689

Ай бұрын

Right after exiting the sewers?? That is quite impressive. Vilverin is a tough one for a low level character. I got my ass stomped a few times before deciding to come back later hahaha

@alexrau2857

7 күн бұрын

@@esotericbrain2689 really? that was always the first thing i did...

@esotericbrain2689

7 күн бұрын

@alexrau2857 clear vilverin entirely right away? Where was your difficulty bar set to haha

The worst thing about this quest is that it's only triggered if you sell what looks like a quest item of some sort. Even if you find more than one of them, you'll be convinced that they're needed for something and will probably hold/store them and never think to sell one. They're just too unique.

@natalyst

Ай бұрын

i've gone out of my way to get the statue from vilverin at the start on almost every playthrough thinking someone would eventually approach me because i remembered doing this quest years ago, i never realised you had to sell it

@bathandbigbitches

25 күн бұрын

It’s my first play through of oblivion and the first ruin I entered had one n I immediately sold it

@vex2482

14 күн бұрын

You can actually just hear about umbacano and go to him with the statue. You don't need to sell it

@CaptainRed1000

11 күн бұрын

You can go straight to Umbaccano or hear about him and get led there. Until this day I never knew selling it would trigger the quest also.

@outerik90

11 күн бұрын

Sort of makes sense though, how would he know you had them?

I really like the theory that Umbacano was decended from The Ayleids. After the fall of the Ayleid Empire,most of the one's who didn't go the remaining city states in Cyrodiil either fled into Valenwood and assimilated into the Bosmer and their culture over several generations,some fled to High Rock and likewise interbred and assimilated into Direnni and Breton cultures and it is speculated some went back to Alinor. This would make sense and it would be interesting to have some modern Altmer be decended from said Ayleid refugees and in the case of Umbacano,he became fascinated with Aylieds and their culture and eventually developed ambitions beyond mere historical collecting and documentation and had a dream of ressurecting the Aylied Empire

*ThE LeSSeR RaCeS*

Also it’s really neat to give him the right crown that way it activates it’s true power, and then get the other crown as well just to have your own collection after this quest. Not to mention the Nenalata(?) one looks really really cool

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I was thinking that too! That we likely would’ve had a neat choice of which crown to give him!

I don't know why I always, loved these quest. I think it has to do with having the player explore old ruins and dives into the lore. Anyways great video.

People in cyridil are mad. No wonder sheo could open the door there

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

😂 for real!

@AmaryInkawult

5 күн бұрын

The question begs if they were mad before or after Sheo opened his gate

@TheLastRaven

5 күн бұрын

@@AmaryInkawult Definitely before.

Did you know that you get a different type of crown depending on which one he wears when he sits at the throne? The special effects get enhanced, depending on which crown he wears. Because these crowns have different enchantments, it makes a slight difference in whether or not you give him the right crown or not.

Is it me, or oblivion has way more unique items that Skyrim?

Dude I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m in love. This game shaped who I am today and it still makes me feel like I can be a better person or be anything no matter what age. *FAREWELL*

Such a good quest that doesn't hold your hand. More quests should have structured like this. If you already the book of the Hige Fane you can tell him and he'll be glad you already know and wouldn't talk to the competitor. He holds your hand but only if you didn't already know. Again this is something that should have been done much mkre often.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I agree! A very fun and reasonably challenging questline!

i mean, mankar camoran was pretty vile too, supposedly he wasnt even born a highelf, he made deals with dagon to swap his race, then his blood so he could be dragonborn as well

One of my favourite quests. I tried so hard to keep Umbacano alive from the undead but he just always ☠️. Also, your character is on fleek 💅

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Yeah hers swarmed really easily in this one 😂 The27thLegend thanks you!

Loving the longform videos! Tysm! ❤

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I’m glad you’ve been enjoying them! :)

@nateosborne7361

Ай бұрын

I’m with you, keep up the long form content. My gaming and sleeping time thanks you

For someone who never played Oblivion im really grateful you make such in-depth videos. Its a shame you only got 7.9k Subscribers because the content is such good quality. Keep up the good work :)

@17Scumdog

Ай бұрын

You should definitely check it out 😊 it's a really good game, it has its quirks and it's a bit dated but I still play it simply because it's a fun game with lots of things to do. In fact I've been playing it off and on since it released and I still find new content every time I play.

That questline is wild. I'm glad that you covered it because I never actually focused on getting them all. What a ride

Just found your channel and wanted to say awesome work man! it's so good to see quality oblivion content out there still since the game is sadly neglected.

Umbacano was just pissed because he failed as a landscape painter in Anvil. The significant Wood Elf and Redguard population no doubt drove him over the edge. It's no wonder he turned to the Ary--, I mean Nordic butler, to fulfill his dreams.

Great video! I never did this quest because i always held on to the statues when i came across them. Nice job!

Had never heard of your channel before, KZread algorithm did me well introducing you to me.

Man, this really takes me back!!! Great video!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I appreciate it! Glad you liked it! :)

Blimey, i never expected to be hooked on this video ahha, the thousands of hours i spend on oblivion, i never actually completed this questline, very good video look forward to seeing more

I am glad you covered this Questline my friend. I remember doing it and the ending is crazy

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I’m really glad I did it and got to experience it like this! :)

Great video. I love this game and have put quite some time into it including mods. I never completed this quest, thanks for covering it.

I just love listening to content like this. Gives me intense nostalgia.

It’s a shame you can’t wear The Crown of Nentala. After, the high elf’s vile transformation.

@brunobaron458

14 күн бұрын

Bit of a late response but I’m pretty sure that’s the other crown but it respawns in Lindai

@Digidragon55

14 күн бұрын

@@brunobaron458 No, it’s Nentala! It can’t epuipped ,after Umbacano transforms!

Oh wow I remember doing this quest when i first dicovered it! Pretty much raided my first Ayleid ruins after leaving the prison starting zone, found a secret path that took me to find the statue. Didn't think much of it in the past as I thought it was just another trinket you sell like in Morrowind for extra cash. imagine to my surprise when I got approach by Jollring that led me to one hell of a goose chase across Cyrodiil XD

These were my favorite quests. I could see something similar to this being the main plotline of a game, with a wealthy patron guiding you across the land for various treasures, and a few double crosses along the way.

Thank you. Loving these videos. Perfect presentation. I'd watch more let's plays if other creators did it this wag.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the support! I’m glad to hear your liking the videos! :)

YOUR THE GOAT FOR DOING THIS QUESTLINE!!!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it! :)

love this game..played it so many times and keep returning, now I'm playing with the oblivion xp mod and having a real blast❤

You would think a High Elf of his intellect would respect the Decisions of the Gods that High Elves claim to be directly descended from. They helped Humanity several times. I don't remember anyone helping high Elves besides themselves and the Daedra.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I guess that’s one of the charms of the Altmer race 😂

@ForeverLaxx

Ай бұрын

That's the thing about people who claim to be descendants of some "higher authority" though: they count themselves among their number, thereby justifying any action they take.

I only found out about this questline about a year ago from a random funny moments video when Umbacano was blabbering that random Ayleid language nonsense before he tried to became Ayleid king :D. I was like wth, this is in original game and I somehow missed it? Thanks for covering it!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I’m really glad I got to cover it! I never got as far as Nothing you can possess so the whole ordeal was really cool!

Fond memories from the first time discovering this quest line.

Damn I missed the upload, but hey NICE another video

Lore video Was sick but going into how to kill a zombie with a fire spell is fried

Wow I had no idea this was such an in depth quest and storyline. Like most I'm sure, I was just never bothered to find the Ayleid Statues in order to progress the story further.

Man! You said you’d do it, but I wasn’t expecting it to be THAT quick!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

😂 I hope you enjoyed my friend! :)

@aRock-orSomething

Ай бұрын

Absolutely did!

Having an Atronach Sign character in oblivion atm really highlights the need to get easy magicka top-ups with my currently low level alchemy; Welkynd Stones. Aedra bless the Welkynd Stonoes.

Oh the sweet nostalgia!!!

29:05 "and one to grow on!" 🤣

I love the Indiana Jones refrence from this quest (which Wilburgr also made a custom voiceline for)

Great video as always! By the way if you don’t kill Claud he will join up with you and Umbacano during the final dungeon crawl during the questline. If he survives all that, you two part ways after the finale. I’m writing this during the dialogue to go get crown from the rival collector so not sure if you talk about it yet or not 😅

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I sort of wish I kept him alive! 😂 would’ve been really interesting to see him there with us at Nenalata!

“Peering back over our shoulder” …Your character looks easy to draw 🤣

Seeing him with the other crown on and get blasted to bits is pretty amusing.

One of the best quests in the Elder Scrolls.

Instead of abruptly ending the quest once you gave him the crown, they should have done it so after you gave him the crown and escaped the ruins. Undead would begin spawning around the area near Nenelatha. And after a couple of ingame days have past the player would recieve another quest to return to the ruins and kill Umbancano who by this point had turned into a full Lich. The undead around Nenelatha would comtinually respawn untill he was killed. That is if you gave him the right crown.

Never got around to this quest so its so cool to see how this plays out. Great video man!

Thank you

Missread and though this was 5 minutes long 😂 clicked on it during smoke break. i'm not complaining tho

Fun fact (or maybe my game was bugged) about the crown of Lindai, you can repair it an infinite amount of times so it’s a great exploit to increase your armorer skill. At least after looting it off of Umbacano in Nenalata. (That’s the ending I chose) I’m unsure if it’s able to be repaired if he didn’t die due to the quest, since upon picking it up, it had the ‘broke’ icon next to it, but for anyone wanting to try, it’s worth it! I’ll have to go take the crown from herminia and see if it’s possible on that one as well. 🤔

4:58 Oh my, what a handsome young lad

28:36 this gave me flashbacks lol I did this quest with a redguard 2 hand build, I got through this part but I burnt through 3 glass claymores and an ungodly amount of mutton (I ran out of healing potions doing something on the way there and was too lazy to fast travel into town)

I’ve never seen a chad garden gnome as the Hero of Kvatch

In all my Oblivion playthroughs, I’m not sure I ever gave Umbacano the right crown! 😂😂😂

I did interpret ending of the quest as Umbacano willingly turning evil and summoning the undead. I think he imagined his ritual would resurrect the ayleids and then the crown or the spirit of the king possessed him. He's a recless fool rather than an evil maniac

Is the crown worn by the last ayleid king stuck in coldharbour ? I loved that dude. RIP 😢

"It's a pity these people don't know you like I know you, Belloch." "Perhaps you might warn them, eh? If only you spoke Xovitos. Heheh. And so you see, Doctor Jones, there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away." (Also, it's a-LESS-IA, not a-LEE-sia. Why can no one ever pronounce this correctly? It's written right there!)

I always do this questline in endgame. Even though I always do it like every playthrough, some of those statues are really tricky to find yo! Getting about 13000 Gold is certainly always worth it though. Basically the most gold you can make from any quest etc.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Very true! The gold is definitely worth it for this questline!

@peinthegod2310

Ай бұрын

@@ABardsBallad I forgot to say, I normally hand in all the statues in at once to get that long quest over with right at the beginning, technically before it even really starts. It somehow doesn't feel as long to me doing that way, instead of doing them one by one. Another great gold maker I use though out the playthroughs, is selling vampire ashes!

Lucky for us this character happens to be proficient in destruction magic and zombies (undead) have a weakness to fire. Not to mention the magic he uses to cast said spells happens to be infinite.

9:56 ouch, Jollring. Ouch.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

😂 my man Jollring deserved better!

WhoopWhoop!!

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy! :)

Interesting,i'm done this quest (but i choose to give Umbacano the Crown of Lindai instead)

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I was really torn up on which route to take!

4:58 Troll doll!

I think the crown and spell made the spirits think he was lalorion dynar the king if nenelata and champion of meridia but when they saw umbacano they realised it wasn't him so they turned on him. And how did your one get her hands on his crown you'd think he would've been buried with it. it also makes me think os umbacano an alyeid probably not but it would he cool anyway great video

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I think you’re on to something there! And very true, she got it somehow!

Finding the statues is very similar to no stone unturned in skyrim

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Very true! :)

You and dark lore dash should collab if possible

I never found this quest. I always collected stuff in my houses and rarely ever sold.

He turned into a vampire somehow, in my game.

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

So I was going to talk about this but never ended up doing it, apparently it’s in his code to turn to a stage 4 vampire as a part of his transition to the Ayleid King!

Have you heard of the high elves?

I think the obvious question is: what the Hell was Laloriaran Dynar, ostensibly a Meridia worshiper (and thus not a fan of the undead) and honestly a better *person* than most Meridia worshipers (which isn't exactly hard, because Meridia), doing with a crown specifically designed to raise an undead army? Like we aren't even talking the "wink wink nudge nudge TECHNICALLY I just made you a daedra" cheat Meridia used on Umaril, but outright undead.

Does he have any relation to Ancano? Their names sound similar

Did Umbacano actually not know what that "High Fane" is? Since his hobby is linked to Ayleid stuff and there is a Book called "the cleansing of the fane". Did he just not do his research or was he lying to the Player on purpose when he said he doesn't know?

Which is funny because i always do this quest for money And it contains my favorite npc S'razirr

Unpopular opinion but I wish the Crown of Nenelata had better and more unique abilities than the + to alteration, Conjuration, reflect spell. Because lore wise it’s a very cool helm that grants anyone the power of the king of Nenelata and it has a royal glyph infused into it. Like why not give the helm/crown mind control abilities, or the ability to see event stats, or predict enemy attacks, or VATS like powers or something. Like the freaking Nocturnals Cowl has cooler abilities (basically TES version of Dr. Jekyl Mr Hyde in that you become the gray fox) why the hell couldn’t they do the same with the crown?

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

I agree! For such a cool looking crown and for all of the effort we went through, it could’ve been a smidgen better!

Fun fact: "Um bacano" in portuguese means a cool/nice dude.

Whats with the strange passive aggressive dialogue?

Was he truly mad or was he up to no good?

@ABardsBallad

Ай бұрын

Lots of questions about his morals and psyche!

❤

Why is the door unlocked for you!? I went to the plaza and it's locked. If I try and unlock it, I get fined and thrown abroad Edit : I had to wait 24hrs. However the false wall never fell. I seen their shadows through the wall however I was fortunate

L E S S E R R A C E S

i dont see the point in going ahead of time in the last ques, just use instant death magic or dupe some lighting scrolls...

I swear i keep hearing "alien statue" instead of "aylied"...

Really? Not Mannimarco?

Always found Umbacano's name ridiculous. In Portuguese "um bacano" means 'a dude/bloke'.

i USED to think you were a hero 😢

Oblivion quests 🥱🥱

Does this guy really just read out the wiki page for the quest...