Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.44.141.89-20131113224543/@comment-160529-20131230191942

But "consumed" means something entirely different to the tsaesci than it does to any known species in Tamriel, because of their unique biology.

They see the act of consumption as synonymous with assimiliation. To "eat" something is to take it into themselves and to make it part of themselves.

when they "consumed" the dragons, they didnt kill them... they made the dragons part of their culture.

As for the infertility issue, as I said before when they consume something they become like it. I assume eventually they could possibly even become entirely human, or at least lose so much tsaesci that they can no longer absorb traits from creatures they consume.

" In any case, there is nothing explicity stating that the Tsaesci take on the form of things they eat."

no... there really isnt any other interpretation of that line :| its made very clear that there is a link between eating things and looking like things.

But also on the fertility issue are you sure there was ever a time when Tsaesci bred with the tamrielic humans? I havent heard anything about this in the lore.

I am not talking about just superficial traits being absorbed, I am talking about