Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-62.255.98.169-20130504143516/@comment-212.44.156.222-20140205084949

Well, allow me to pitch in. Even if Gelebor is right, and the Falmer are actually getting more intelligent, that does not signify that they are becoming less mean, bitter and aggressive. How will they use their improved intelligence? Let us think a bit. Falmer society greatly depends on Chaurus. Chaurus provide the Falmer with weapons, armor, construction materials, alchemy ingredients, probably food, expendable troops, heavy support troops (the Reapers). Thus, we may say that the better the brood of Chaurus fares, the more advantageous it is for the Falmer. Next. In the Frostflow Abyss we can see hundreds of Chaurus eggs. In my opinion, this means that Chaurus lay a lot of eggs, but only a small portion of those actually hatch. Otherwise all of Skyrim would be overrun by them by now. The Falmer might use their improved intellect to develop ways to increase that portion. They already assist Chaurus in egg-laying and hatching, by protecting their nests, for example. More eggs hatched - more Chaurus - more benefits for the Falmer. Next. The Falmer might find new ways to control Chaurus. They currently probably only herd them. But what about Falmer cavalry mounted on Reapers? Swarms of Hunters directed and commanded by Falmer mages? Is it that impossible for smarter Falmer? Next. Improved intellect means better communication. Better communication means, in particular, larger armies, better discipline, improved tactics. The Falmer are obviously great at digging and burrowing - so the obvious way to take walled cities for them would be from beneath. Unless the city is erected on solid rock, no fortification is immune to such form of attack. So we have large armies of bitter, aggressive creatures, armored and armed with poisoned weapons, supported by hordes of ferocious beasts, with the possibility to choose the precise point of attack from the direction that cannot be efficiently defended. Falmer patrols on roads. Chaurus on the loose, simply to wreak as much chaos as possible. Well, ladies and gentlemen, if the Nords don't do something within the next few hundred years, Skyrim is done for.