Risstun

Lore character

**Risstun** is a Redguard mercenary, Spellsword, and Sword-singer that served the High King of Hammerfell, Kaydoc of Renemath during the Fourth Era. He claimed to be a aspect of Kaydoc himself. He is also a character created by SpartanMazda and the protagonist of his *The Tools of Kagrenac* review.[UL]

## History

### Background

During one of the battles, Risstun was killed through the chest. After his death, he met Kaydoc and Empress-than Divine Marcella Varian who later to become the Goddess' mercenary or agent. He accepted the job that Marcella was giving him.

### The Hunt for the Kagrenac's Tools

He was approached by a courier, that was a note, upon reading it said that a Dunmer named Mathis Valen wanted to meet him at the Silver-Blood Inn in Markarth.

Upon arriving, Risstun see Mathis and talk about the long-quest of to get the tools of Kagrenac; Wraithguard, Sunder, and Keening. He then accepted the quest of getting those Kagrenac's Tools. Risstun accepted to showing Keening, which Mathis was shocked that how Risstun got hold of the legendary artifact.

After recovering Sunder and Wraithguard from the information of Vonos and Yassour, Risstun then go out to the couple of the last of the Ayleid Ruins, Aba-Malatar, Oio-Lalor, Atalatar to get the respected Bal am as Aedra Stones. Then arriving back to the Silver-Blood Inn, Risstun then will meet outside of the ruin of Blackreach, which inside the Silent Ruins. Once inside, Risstun fight his way of the Dwarven Centurions, Spiders, and Spheres. Then he acquired the full set of Aetherial armor gear, before making his way to the throne room but Risstun then approached and greeted by Mathis with his two bodyguards. Mathis then reveal his true identity that he bated Risstun as his "tool", and claimed that he is the last descendant of the long-late Dagoth Ur of the House Dagoth.

After killing his bodyguards and Mathis himself, Risstun then go and to restore the Tools in full power. After returning to Judhofkiin with the Tools in front of Marcella, she was shocked and impressed that the Tools is returned for the first time since the Third Era. Then she said that Risstun keep the armor, while he agreed to take the Tools from him, and might to return to Morrowind with the Tools in the good hands. But the tools had to stay in Judhofkiin for now.

This mindset influences his decisions throughout the review as well, occasionally letting a thirst for blood put innocent lives at slight risk.

## Personality

Risstun is entirely voiced by Al himself, with banter occasionally interspersed between his own commentary.

As a mercenary, Risstun took his jobs seriously and get it done. He comes across as grizzled and generally a little tired. He speaks in a gravelly and slightly mumbled, or a raspy deep voice.

Despite of his life serving the High King of Hammerfell, he then also serves as a "agent" of sort, keeping the Thalmor of the nation, even though that he had a laidback, as generally laid back, almost to a fault, as well as slightly clueless at times.

## Trivia

* Spartan jumbles up his name, repeatedly calling her "Risstun[e]" and "Rassun" by accident, even in the description of the first episode, although this may have been as a joke.
	+ However, Risstun makes sure to correct him when he does this, even roasting how far from his actual name he was at one point when he called him "Riss".
* Based on Spartan's remarks, it is possible that he created Risstun, as well as Freydis Strong-Blade, in order to add some additional challenge to the review, as in his own words "[he] wanted to be something different that was clever in combat when not playing and roleplaying as Marcella, and wanted to keep out the mods reviews to Marcella's *lore* history, which she is now a God of the Divines". It may also be that he simply felt like playing as a different character for a change.
	+ During one of streams, Spartan also said that '[he] wanted to have different characters for a long time, since he makes Marcella a Goddess and her own famously history story.'
* Risstun is the first male Redguard *Skyrim* character SpartanMazda has ever played as, save for basic presets used once or twice briefly in mod showcase episodes for apparel and armor.
* Fans have speculated that Risstun may be a long-lost female relative and unknown spouse of some sort to Spartan, though this is never addressed.