Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13446185-20130727042242/@comment-10207438-20130727044316

Dovahsebrom wrote: The Dragonblood is a gift from the Divine Akatosh to the mortals that he favors. So why was Miraak made a Dragonborn, not to mention the very first? Was he supposed to Defeat Alduin? He was a high ranking member of the dragon cult, the dragon cult served the dragons in reverance to akatosh (who to them was named alduin [yes, just like the world eater{and no, they weren't the same}]) in his serving he was probably blessed by akatosh and was gifted with the dragon blood and soul, though like the player his fate was not set in stone, so he was able to defy the cult, and akatosh(and alduin) and became the betrayer we know him as now.