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One of the things I enjoy the most about Skyrim may seem very trivial. The rivers have current. Sometimes it can be very strong, especially just above a waterfall. If you enter into water too deep to stand, then you'll begin to move downstream, in some cases very quickly. If you aren't careful, you'll get pushed over a waterfall and die! This adds some realism that's also loads of fun.

In Skyrim, bears are huge and very dangerous. I carelessly announced my presence to this angry ursine while wandering through The Reach. He chased me into the river. That's right. I ran away like a little girl. But the current in this particular spot is very strong. The bear couldn't swim upstream. Only the rocks prevent him from going over the waterfall to the left. He got trapped in this spot, though I was able, as a result of superior humanoid agility, to swim to the opposite shore from where I picked him off with a few arrows. So unfair, I know.


Click on the image to see it up close. Notice the raindrops on the water. Very nice detail.

After the bear's untimely demise, his lifeless body quickly floated away from the rocks into the rushing current. It even caught air as it zipped over the edge of the fall. I missed catching a screenshot, but it was awesome.