Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-86.24.50.100-20130623082136/@comment-68.51.167.62-20140430055515

I know this is really late, but I could not resist commenting on this.

Here are me rebuttals to your points in order.

1. Do not believe everything that you read on wiki it can be edited by anyone at any time. Also, just because Martin or Uriel are said not to have any remaining heirs does not mean any of their predecessors did not have any bastard children going around. I mean Antichochus was said to be a playboy with many wives and mistresses. Another point is the Septim history is very fuzzy at some points with a lot of loop-holes. For example, what ever happened to Jolethe Direnni [Pelagius the Mad's sister]. Did history keep up with her? So just becasue they are not a DIRECT descendant of Martin does not mean they could not be related.

2. So how does the fact that Skyrim takes place centuries after Oblivion affect blood relations. That is like saying I am not related to my great grandfather simply because he was born a hundred years ago. That point really confuses me.

3. This one is technically not true. In reality while some of the Emperors and Emperess had the appearance of a Nord//Imperial, they were of mixed blood. That includes Altmer and Dummer. That and there is still much debate over what race Tiber Septim actually was.

4. This one does not help either side of the argument. It is more of a statement than a point.

My final point, it is a role-playing game. Why do you care if someone else wants to believe that their Dragonborn is from the Septim line. That is the beauty of the game. Your character can be anyone you want them to be with any past.