Skyrim's been out a while.

[thesummerqueen]

then the power would turn out to be completely underwhelming.

There are some things about the game where the battle leading up to the reward is way more complicated than the reward deserves. Two spring to mind immediately, although the dragon shouts are a good example:

The stones of Barenziah

Crimson nirnroot in Blackreach.

Fuck both of those quests.

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Did Balgruuf still have a wife? I didn't remember him having one. He ought to have just married Elisif and been done with it.