Why Highwaymen Are Always Khajit? : IV

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:02 am

I just realize this...all highwaymen i encounter are Khajit, is it their official profession? :dry:

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:40 am

Hmmm, I believe I've also seen some Imperial highwaymen also. And some Redwardons (sorry, I dunno their correct English name.)

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:21 am

Well that's the only way racial variant of a highwayman. Just go to the uesp and look up highwaymen It doesn't allow hyperlinks sorry.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:17 am

My guess is that they are members of the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Renrijra_Krin

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:05 am

What is uesp? I guess I do not have that for I play on XBOX 360.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:35 am

The only highwaymen in the game are male Khajiit.

You can give them 100 gold, watch them walk away, then loose an arrow right into the 'Shoot Me!' sign on their back. This not only gets your gold back with little fuss, but rids the roads of another crook. Based on their stunning lack of smarts, my theory is that highwaymen are folks that flunked out of normal bandit school. I have no idea why they are all Khajiit though. The cat folk are certainly not stupid as a race; in fact they tend to be quite clever.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:15 pm

My guess is that they are members of the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Renrijra_Krin

Thanks, i thought all Khajit are originally and officially highwaymen :biggrin:

Hmmm, I believe I've also seen some Imperial highwaymen also. And some Redwardons (sorry, I dunno their correct English name.)

I never encounter other than Khajit

The only highwaymen in the game are male Khajiit.

I did encounter female one

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:29 am

Maybe there are others on the consoles to make it a little more individual

But seriously, I am sure there were redwardons. My boyfriend has also seen argonians.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:35 pm

What is uesp? I guess I do not have that for I play on XBOX 360.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page It's a very helpful tool for looking up things about the Elder Scrolls games.

Personally I've only ever encountered male khajiit highwaymen as well.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:27 am

Thank you. There are several tools for Skyrim and Oblivion I do not really know but everyone talks about. Good to know what it is, otherwise I would feel stupid

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:37 am

I encountered a redguard highwayman once. I even have a picture to prove it. It was probably due to a bug.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:50 pm

I took a look at Highwaymen in the Construction Set. There are four: BanditHighwayman01, BanditHighwayman02, BanditHighwayman03 and BanditHighwayman04. They are all Khajiit, all male and they are all scaled to the player's level. The only difference between them that I can see is in appearance and stats. BanditHighwayman01 can be anywhere from player level to 5 levels below player level. The other three can be player level to 4 levels below player level.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:24 pm

May be, but it could also be there are other ones in the console version. I play The Elder Scrolls on XBOX And there are really some differences.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:08 am

My experience from hundreds of highwayman encounters over the years has been totally consistent with both what Pseron expressed as well as this quote from UESP Wiki:
"Highwaymen are a specialized variety of Bandit that you will encounter along the main roads. They are always male Khajiit and always wear light armor."
Reference link: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Highwaymen

I doubt the PS3/XBox content is different than the PC content in this case, but invite screenshots to disprove. Again, we're talking highwaymen, not normal bandits.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:01 am

Don't confuse highwaymen, who stop you and ask for gold, and regular bandits who just attack without any dialog. Bandits can be Redguards as well as Khajiit, and both sixes. There's at least one location where the bandit may be close enough to the highwayman for you to encounter both. Then there's the bowmen, who can be Bosmer or Dunmer.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:53 pm

The only highwaymen in the game are male Khajiit.

You can give them 100 gold, watch them walk away, then loose an arrow right into the 'Shoot Me!' sign on their back. This not only gets your gold back with little fuss, but rids the roads of another crook. Based on their stunning lack of smarts, my theory is that highwaymen are folks that flunked out of normal bandit school. I have no idea why they are all Khajiit though. The cat folk are certainly not stupid as a race; in fact they tend to be quite clever.

Unless you're using the latest version of the UOP, they don't even take your gold. They just walk away and take your word that you've paid. "Stunning lack of smarts" is an understatement. :biggrin:

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:35 pm

Unless you're using the latest version of the UOP, they don't even take your gold. They just walk away and take your word that you've paid. "Stunning lack of smarts" is an understatement. :biggrin:

And, if they do take your gold, you can just go into sneak mode as soon as they turn their backs, and pickpocket it back from them.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:43 am

Don't confuse highwaymen, who stop you and ask for gold, and regular bandits who just attack without any dialog. Bandits can be Redguards as well as Khajiit, and both sixes. There's at least one location where the bandit may be close enough to the highwayman for you to encounter both. Then there's the bowmen, who can be Bosmer or Dunmer.

But the female Khajit i encounter does ask for gold... :ermm:

A bug?

Or they have six change? :biggrin:

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:24 am

probably cause the cat-folk are dirty thieves (kidding). I've had them kill hostile wildlife for me before if you pay their "fee".

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:45 am

A bug?

Or they have six change?

It was a bug. These wierd little things happen to all of us. Those of us who have been at this for years can tell many amusing stories about the strange things that have happened in our games. The Elder Scrolls games are incredibly complex and it's to be expected that things will go wrong from time to time.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:30 pm

What is uesp? I guess I do not have that for I play on XBOX 360.

The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages http://www.uesp.net/ it's far better than the Elder Scrolls Wiki

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:22 pm

I know what kind of bandits we're talking about. Really. But I have already seen Imperials; Argonians and other species. Maybe it was a bug (not one of the really bad ones, so I wouldn't have cared), but they were there!

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:20 pm

I know what kind of bandits we're talking about. Really. But I have already seen Imperials; Argonians and other species. Maybe it was a bug (not one of the really bad ones, so I wouldn't have cared), but they were there!

Highwaymen are not bandits, though. If they're labeled "bandit," it's a different faction from the highwaymen, who always talk to you before attacking.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:08 am

I know I met a redguard highwayman once (somewhere between Anvil and Skingrad/Skingrad - IC) He tried to engage me in a conversation but I don't think he actually spoke.
I played an unmodded version and I know I took a screencap but I think it's on my old computer. It's frustrating, really :confused:

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:14 am

I know I met a redguard highwayman once

I don't think any of us doubts that it happened. I know I believe you. I believe Niza saw a female Highwayman in her game too. I don't doubt either of these things. We're simply saying that these things are not a normal part of the game. They are bugs.