Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13436964-20130726062712/@comment-3030055-20131006224541

Some very interesting points being made. I have often contemplated if or how any of the main characters from the previous games can meet one another, or even if its a good idea on Bethesda's part to attempt it. If in TES VI we do end up meeting the main protagonists from the previous games, I can almost assure you that players will demand some sort of file accessing or minor character creation in order to have their character in the new game interact with exact copies (or close to) of the characters they played in the earlier games. I can almost guarentee that the charcters from Arena and Daggerfall will not be included, for several reasons: Those games were only released for the computer, and even then the file setup is completely wrong for modern day computers, even old one. Considering the fact that people who never were PC gamers probably barely knew these two games exsisted, the characters you play in Daggerfall (who, if you ever read his/her journal is NOT the same character as in Arena) dies at the end of the game, and the enormous quantity of randomly generated content in both of the older games (everything except the main stories), it would be a better idea to just leave them out.

Starting with Morrowind, you can run the old system games on the new systems provided you have an external storage drive, so file access is less of an issue. With PC gamers, you can still run Morrowind without an emulator even with the newest operating systems (I currently play Morrowind on a Windows 8 x64 bit operating system ;) ) And due to the fact Corpus is FORCED onto the player without any chance of avoiding it, it is very plausible that the Nerevarine will be present.

As for the Hero of Kvatch, I am less certain on this one. Due to the fact that really the only presented way for this character to still be alive is for them to be Sheorgorath, several things need to be addressed. One, Sheogorath in Skyrim looks almost exactly the same as he did in Oblivion, in which case any personal customization in the character will be nonexistant. Two, this event occured in a DLC, while I am quite sure it is all canon, not everyone purchased it, which could lead to confusion if someone tried to import their oblivion save file, and found out that their character had become a Daedric Prince without them knowing. In any case, this possibility is certainly there, if Sheogorath decided to grace the new hero with a visit. But, due to his very nature I feel this would be dissapointing, as our hero from Oblivion is reduced to raving lunatic.

As for the Dragonborn, I can see plenty of possibilities here. Due to the escalation of event during the game, it would make sense that the next game (assuming it does take place around the time of the next great war) will be within the Dragonborns lifespan, even for a normal human race. In Dawngaurd, you are certainly pressured to become a Vampire, which would render you ageless, but it was not mandated that you had to. And the Dragonborn expansion gives a little more insight into how long Dragonborns live. Tiber Septim, the only other Dragonborn we have information on (in the fact we was said to have a dragon soul) died of a violent end within the normal atmoran lifespan. However, Miirak, the First Dragonborn, who was also human was discovered alive (not undead) thousands of years after his birth, and showing no real signs of aging. Whether or not his incredible old age was Hermaeus Mora's doing or if Dragonborn do not die of old age is up for speculation, though the Dragonborn is now Hermaeus Mora's champion, and could be entitled to some form of immortality as well.

The thing that I find hardest to predict is how the Dragonborn could interact with the new hero if for some reason the Dragonborn had died. Regardless of the Dragonborn's race, they are offered a seat in Shor's Hall, meaning they should end up in Soverngarde when they die. But, if the Dragonborn has done the thieve's guild questline, they are somewhat forced into Nocturnal's service (having no other option), and she demands that they serve her in death as a guardian of the twilight sepulcher, and that they join the other Nightengales of old in the Evergloam upon fufilling there contract. I personally felt somewhat violated by this pact, having never been forced to give up so much to a daedric prince, and having no way to refuse or get out of the deal.

In any case, I hope you gained some insight, and were not too bored to read the entirety of the post. I look forward to see if Bethesda decides to have our characters meet in some shape or form.