Skyrim: The Questlines of the Companions and the College of Winterhold Should Have Intersected

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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is filled with different factions, each including a unique questline for the player to experience. Two of these factions are the Companions and the College of Winterhold. Though their questlines may seem detached, there was an opportunity to have the factions meet, which is arguably a missed opportunity on Bethesda’s part.

Many in the Skyrim community have voiced their problems with the Companions and the College’s questlines. Both seem a tad too rushed, with the Dragonborn becoming the leader of both organizations after a few dungeon dives. Moreover, nothing seems to change in the world after the player takes on said leadership roles, apart from a few lines of dialogue. That said, perhaps intersecting the two questlines could have added for more depth and characterization with these factions.

Skyrim: How Maven and the Black-Briar Family Rose to Power

Saarthal is a Nordic ruin found to the west of Winterhold. Way back in the Merethic Era, it was the Nords’ first city, where they took refuge after arriving in Skyrim from Atmora. There, they also supposedly unearthed the Eye of Magnus: a mysterious artifact that held great magical power. Though the Nords tried to keep it hidden, the snow elves who roamed Skyrim learned about its existence and sought to take the Eye for themselves. This resulted in the Night of Tears, wherein the snow elves stormed Saarthal and slaughtered nearly all the Nords there.

Ysgramor and his two sons were said to be the only survivors of the slaughter. They sailed back to Atmora to gather an army and exact vengeance on the greedy snow elves. Then, they sailed back and killed the snow elves before they could take the Eye of Magnus. Ysgramor and his army also rebuilt Saarthal