Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24420450-20140114023310/@comment-14027812-20140114155421

We might just be shards of a god ourselves, as Shezzar is said to be a shard of Lorkhan (this is the part where I get confused) and the Dragonborn is supposedly a Shezzarine. Just an alternative explanation, as there isn't much lore behind the dragons' origins.