Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-72.168.145.186-20151015001244/@comment-6326997-20190129050734

I prefer to look at each "hero" as more of a "vessel" rather than his or her own entity. The devs at Bethesda endeavor to make the heroes of their games embody the players that play them. Therefore, each is more like a being that is possessed by a higher power, or the eyes of another being from a different realm. Through each hero, you can experience a little more of the Elder Scrolls Universe, and to me the best evidence of this is found in ESO.

You're literally a soul-less Vestige, an empty vessel that must be filled. You wonder the realm with the hope of regaining your former self, but along the way you encounter enemies.