Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3528442-20190419004520/@comment-25350022-20190509075831

Although tempting, the series proposed an alternative. They could instead subjugate the Dragonborn by making him re-live his nightmare over and over again until he breaks.

They did this by using an anaesthetic, causing him to fall asleep. As he dreamt, he would see images of Tamriel being destroyed by Alduin, and when the dream ended, he would be forced to see it again.