Talsgar the Wanderer

"Hello there fellow, traveler. One itinerant minstrel and wandering wastrel, at your service."

- Talsgar the Wanderer

 is a Bard who can be found wandering the roads all over Skyrim.

Songs
Talsgar will perform one of the following songs for 25. Upon completion of the main quest a third song is available to listen to called "Tale of the Tongues". Which tells of the story of the Dragonborn and the demise of Alduin.
 * The Age of Oppression
 * The Dragonborn Comes

Locations
Talsgar appears at random at random encounter spawn points. Sometimes he will simply be standing still on the side of the road, while other times he will be actively traveling. He can also sometimes be found temporarily performing in various inns and taverns around Skyrim.

Example areas where he can be found include:
 * On the Path to High Hrothgar
 * Along the North Shore near Northwatch Keep
 * On the road to Winterhold, east of the Shrine of Azura
 * Performing in the Silver-Blood Inn
 * Near Purewater Run, mining at the Iron Ore vein.
 * Near Secunda's Kiss, minings a Silver Ore vein.
 * Near Anise's Cabin, to the north.
 * Atop a mountain South-East of Skyborn Altar
 * On the road along the bottom of Lake Ilinalta, can be encountered if turning left after escaping from Helgen.
 * West of Solitude, just south of Wolfskull Cave.
 * In Whiterun, at The Bannered Mare.
 * On the short path to Lost Knife Cave, next to the small lake.
 * West of Glenmoril Coven (Quest for Compainions location)
 * By the Statue to Meridia.

Combat
Talsgar is a competent fighter and typically fights with magic and a sword, and can defend himself reasonably well against most common roadside threats such as wolves and low-to-mid level bandits.

He appears to be coded similar to a Follower, as he will always go into "last stand" when critically injured by an enemy NPC, even if hit by a fatal attack, at which point enemies will ignore him until he recovers his health. Like a Follower, he normally can only be killed if hit by the Dragonborn, or taking a powerful splash damage attack while in "last stand". If killed, he will respawn.

Inventory
Typically carries random selection of books, potions and ingredients. His loot will reset periodically, even if he has been cleaned out previously.

Trivia

 * If stolen from, he will send Hired Thugs after the Dragonborn.
 * If he passes any ore veins along his travels, he will occasionally stop to mine them.

Bugs

 * He may become hostile towards the Dragonborn if a healing spell is used on him.
 * There may be multiple other triggers that cause Talsgar to become hostile. Either way, killing him will not earn you a bounty.