Whiterun is one of the first major cities players visit in their playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, and it works as a stepping stone for the Dragonborn’s adventures in these lands. Users will also find the Companions, a group that works similarly to the Fighters Guild in other Elder Scrolls games, in this city. Now, one Skyrim fan found a weird chest in the inventory of one of Whiterun’s NPCs.

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A Reddit user named locopinhodao has shared an image featuring a strange chest they found in the inventory of Ulfberth War-Bear, an NPC in Whiterun. As seen in the picture, the item is a weird-looking chest titled “do not delete,” without any other information that aims to describe its purpose in the game. The user locopinhodao accidentally found Ulfberth War-Bear selling this chest, although they think that it has zero utility in Skyrim and believe it to be a bugged item. However, there seems to be a reasonable explanation for the existence of this chest in the world of Skyrim.

According to one of the comments on the post, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is filled with similar do not delete chests that store a part of the game’s code in each cell. Other users seem to corroborate this story, so there appears to be a genuine reason for these chests to exist in the game.

One fan claims that all stores in Skyrim have one, and they are utilized for storing random pieces of content. They also state that these chests are usually placed below the game’s geometry, so most players will probably not see one in their playthrough. Aside from a discussion on the item’s purpose, some users jokingly ask locopinhodao to delete the chest, with one telling them to make a new save in Skyrim before they try anything.

Players can interact with Ulfberth War-Bear to trade weapons and armor in addition to materials used in smithing. As expected, the smithing skill tree has some useful benefits, such as the ability to craft powerful pieces of equipment and improve them even further. Smithing is just one of several skill trees players have access to in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, each offering its own unique set of benefits.

The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim: Anniversary Edition is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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