
Any sympathy is quickly lost when facing those two together. As such, the Falmer have become aggressive to anyone from the surface, hunting by sound rather than sight and are often flanked by their Chaurus, those giant chittering bugs acting like the Falmer’s guard dogs.

Their backstory is admittedly tragic, having been tricked into slavery and turned blind by the Dwarves. These blind, devolved elves are the creepiest enemies in Skyrim. I flailed my dagger in the water, not realising a kind guard had swum out to help me. I was swimming in a few metres from shore when they attacked me. The most egregious encounter I had was in the starting area. It honestly felt like they were waiting for me. I can’t remember a time where I was able to go into the ocean without encountering Slaughterfish. They seemed particularly pervasive in Morrowind. They don’t even need to attack to annoy you as being near a water source with even a single one will prevent you from fast travelling. The difficult part of fighting them comes from the fact they’re so small, meaning if you’re a new player that doesn’t have anything capable of area-of-effect damage, you’d better stay away from water.

They’re not particularly strong but they’re aggressive and attack in packs like hungry little swimming wolves.

These piranha-like fish have appeared across most of the Elder Scrolls games. Always save your game before taking on a Giant.

Even if you’re a high-level player, giants have the chance to KO you thanks to a physics glitch that causes their club slam to launch players hundreds of metres into the air like you’re Team Rocket from Pokémon - equal parts hilarious and infuriating. One of the most iconic enemies from Skyrim, Giants pack a punch equal to their size. Interest in The Elder Scrolls games has piqued recently from the acquisition of Bethesda Games Studios by Microsoft, despite the fact we haven’t received any new info on The Elder Scrolls VI since its teaser other than ‘It’s a long way from release!’ So, while we wait for the sixth game, let’s look at six of the most annoying, infuriating or downright terrifying enemies in the main Elder Scrolls games.
