Skyrim Player Finds Nazeem Dead

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The Elder Scrolls Skyrim's Nazeem isn't an extremely important character to the game's overall plot, but he's nonetheless someone most players are quite familiar with. Due to Nazeem's generally condescending attitude towards the Dragonborn and others, his character is often joked about and targeted by players alike.

Most Skyrim players visiting Whiterun will encounter Nazeem at some point, as his wanderings through the town are often punctuated by rude comments to the player. However, at least one player realized they hadn't spotted the character at any point by the time they'd hit level 45.

Skyrim Player Makes Nazeem Feel Very Unwelcome in Their Home

Redditor jomarii went to the Skyrim subreddit to share their discovery with other players. After recognizing that they'd never seen Nazeem, jomarii used a cheat to access a hidden area of the game. The area is normally inaccessible over the course of the game, and acts as a storage place for named NPCs who have died. There, they ended up finding Nazeem's looted body, with no explanation as to what had happened to him. Apparently at some point over the course of their playthrough, someone or something killed Nazeem.

While there were a few in the comments who expressed possible disbelief over the seemingly-random death of Nazeem, others pointed out a lot of ways that it could have happened. Skyrim has many random events that can transpire over the course of the game inside and outside of quests, including dangerous moments like dragon attacks. It's entirely possible for Nazeem to end up suffering an untimely fate at the hands of someone other than the Dragonborn.

While some players might be disappointed at the loss of opportunity to get rid of Nazeem themselves, others would