So my name is Nels Lennes. Not too common, right? Imagine my surprise when I’m playing through The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for the Xbox, and I come across a character on the side of the road named Nels Llendo.

Nels Lennes… Nels Llendo…

I have to get to the bottom of this. Here is an email I sent to Bethesda Softworks LLC, the company responsible for this game:

Dear Bethesda Softworks,

My name is Nels Lennes. You’ll notice that my name is eerily similar to the Dark Elf Nels Llendo. I was wondering if there was a way you could arrange a meeting between Nels and myself. I would really like to meet him. We have quite a bit in common:

The native Dunmer Nels Llendo was born as a member of the Erabenimsun ashlander tribe, a group of noble warriors settled in the Molag Amur region. Nels, however, much preffered the spoils of city life and set off to the modern world at a young age, experimenting with the arts of fierce swordsmanship in combination with stealth tactics. With little interest in freelance work to earn his gold Nels took to the roadways, ambushing random caravans and adventurers along deserted travel routes and robbing them for everything they had. These endeavors have led the young and confident Dunmer to think he’s one of the best swordsmen in the region, but encounters in his near future would teach him otherwise.

Story of my life. Anyway, I would appreciate any effort on your part in putting me in contact with Nels.

Thank you!

To be continued…