Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-68.5.70.202-20180325073846

The plot and other npcs treat Lachance as if he were at the VERY least in his late 50s, probably even older (everyone except for Valtieri recalls nobody else ever being in charge of the Sanctuary). He looks like he’s in his 30s-ish.

Now, I have a few theories for this.

1) He was intended to be a vampire at some point in development. The coffin in Fort Farragut seems to point at this, at least. I have kind of a feeling bits of his character were swapped with Vicente Valtieri... (would also explain why there’s a Breton with an Italian-ish name and an Imperial with a French name in the same questline)

2) It’s a fact he’s a fairly competent mage. Has he been using that to slow down aging? He sure seems like someone who’d care quite a lot about that—-which potential recruit would be intimidated and awed by an old codger, after all? Not to mention that said old codger wouldn’t be quick enough to avoid capture. Unless he’s creating the illusion of being younger than he is, which addresses the former point but not the latter.

3) Simple oversight. They designed the character without taking all implications into account.

4) He’s a cured vampire. Probably got turned by Vicente who knows how long ago, then got cured after that whole Crimson Scars debacle to avoid being associated with them in any way. Again, that would explain the coffin mentioned in #1.

5) Just Oblivion’s crappy face graphics.

Well, tell me if you agree with any of my theories, or if you have another (and/or a decent guess at his intended age) 