Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-62.31.43.199-20131118141224/@comment-62.31.43.199-20131119043156

Haha. Good point.

However, I think Vyrthur got "butt hurt" and turned against Auriel, not specially because he wasnt cured or helped AFTER contracting vampirism, but specially because he wasnt protected FROM being attacked and infected to start with.

I think he believed he wasnt just another mere mortal to Auriel, walking in some unknown road at night asking for it. I think he believed he was Auriel's highest and closest servant on Nirn (somewhat like Jesus or the Pope) and ultimate keeper of his religion, and he was preaching within the safety of the God's most sacred grounds. Hence his trauma and feeling of betrayal, because in his mind, despite all of this, the God still allowed it to happen to him.

Since this original event is one of the main lore causes for the whole Dawnguard DLC, is why I'm curious: Do you think Vyrthur's expectations were legitimate? And do you think Auriel truely just didnt give a f* about it happening to him? Or was Auriel just unable to intervene (perhaps due to the whole Amulet of Kings Covenant by Akatosh, or something else)? Or rather just not SUPPOSED to intervene? OR YET, was it simply within Auriel's plans for this "gift" to enter his highest priest for an actual non-cruel reason? (ie, if the Chantry itself as well as at least two specimen of the original Snow Elf race managed to survive, it was largely thanks to Vyrthur's vampiric superpowers)

I dunno. What do you guys think? :)