Skyrim Patch Files Hint at an Incoming Snow Elf Prince and Crossbows

Hints of what’s coming next for Skyrim may be buried in the latest patch for Bethesda’s hit action/RPG.

In the lore of The Elder Scrolls V, the Snow Elves have been driven underground by the Nords. But the in-game legends about the mystical race make it sound like they’re former badasses who’ve been laid low and are ripe for revenge.

Enthusiast site RipTen brings word of a BethSoft forum user‘s discovery of files related to the animation of a Snow Elf character and a crossbow weapon:

Animations[b]DLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueA.HKX[/b]

Animations[b]DLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueB.HKX[/b]

Animations[b]DLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueC.HKX[/b]

Animations[b]DLC01Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueD.HKX[/b]

Animations[b]DLC01[/b]Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueE.HKX

Animations[b]DLC01[/b]Chair_SnowElfPrinceFireBall.HKX

Animations[b]DLC01[/b]Chair_SnowElfPrinceSitIdle.HKX

Animations[b]DLC01SnowElfPrinceAscensionBurning.HKX[/b]

crossbow_direction_behavior.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_1stP_Run.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_1stP_Walk.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_Aim.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_Equip.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_IdleDrawn.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_IdleHeld.hkx

AnimationsCrossBow_Release.hkx

Bethesda’s already on record as saying that DLC for Skyrim will be rolling out in the style of expansion packs and these files certainly make it seem like that plan will be going into effect.

Skyrim DLC Hinted At in Latest Game Files, Includes Snow Elves & Crossbows [RipTen]