continues to feel fresh over a decade after its release for one reason: its memorable, compelling characters. The Dragonborn forges relationships with many NPCs as they traverse Tamriel's Nordic province. Though many of these characters inject humor, friendship, or even fear into the experience of playing, certain NPCs have managed to stick out more among the rest for their contributions to the game.
The quality of 's NPCs is often defined by the quests or cities associated with them. Some are connected to unique, hilarious missions like Sam Guevenne in "," while others bring the interesting personalities of 's cities to life like Sapphire in Falkreath. Regardless, these NPCs become integral to players' experiences of, allowing them to connect with the Dragonborn and the game's setting on a deeper level, or have simply become so recognizable that they're inextricable from the game itself.
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Ralof the Stormcloak utters the first words players ever hear in: “” Although a simple line, Ralof’s blank stare and voice actor Michael J. Gough’s delivery have turned ’s opening cutscene — uploaded to YouTube by ProstoOsen — into the stuff of legend. The Ralof meme format has been a popular one since released over a decade ago and continued an tradition of beginning the games imprisoned. Ralof has consequently been immortalized in the collective memory for his seemingly cursory remark about the Dragonborn’s consciousness.
Ralof is a great character for his contributions to ’s story, too. Players who side with the Stormcloaks will be further introduced to the Nordic country by Ralof, who invites the Dragonborn to his sister’s home in Riverwood. From there, he also helps the Dragonborn join the
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