Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-71.58.163.238-20130703034923/@comment-184.17.17.238-20131215083335

Dovahsebrom wrote: Pink Slim wrote: Dovahsebrom wrote: Sirduranix wrote: Pink Slim wrote: Sirduranix wrote: Dovahsebrom wrote: Septims can't absorb souls they just have dragonblood, or is it they can't use thuum? all septims are dragonborn they just never learned any thu'ums as without dragon souls to speed up the process it would take years i mean there is a reason they are called the Greybeards'  That's not exactly true... well, it's more like 'it's not known if that is true'

some people believe they are true Dragonborn, others believe they only have dragonblood, we don't know and are never going to know whether it's true or not, after all, their was no dragon for them to absorb. martin septim was dragonborn thats how he became the avatar of akatosh if he was dragonborn then the septims whocame before him would be even more so He could have just had Dragonblood, there is a difference between having Dragonblood and being a Dragonborn. "We were made to dominate. The will to power is in our blood. You feel it in yourself, do you not?"
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-Paarthurnax speaking to the Dovahkiin

"Tiber Septim is succeeded by his grandson, Pelagius Septim. Pelagius is just not of the same caliber. In truth, he's a little nervous with all these provinces."

-The Arcturian Heresy

I don't think that a being who was made to dominate would be nervous dominating, I dount that any of Tiber Septim's decendents were Dragonborn.

Pelagius being "nervous" is irrelevant, as he was driven mad by Sheogorath. The Wolf Queen books mention an amulet that is likely the cause, as he was normal before receiving the amulet.