Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-10207438-20130620015337

Draconi Nascentum Imperatore wrote: Obviously the Dragonborn's story and actions would become a vague legend by the next game, yet what I was arguing was that the Dragonborn could remain a vague figure while another figure (who happens to descend, distantly from said figure) takes the throne. While its' true that each player determines what occurs during the events of each game and its' dlc's, any event that occur to the figures after the game is beyond the gamer's control, (i.e. Bethesda decided that after the events of Morrowind and it's dlc's the Nerevarine embarked upon a trip to Akavir and has yet to return, I bet you that most players didn't plan that out the  Nerevrine's future to be that way prior to Oblivion's release). For example, the Dragonborn could just decide to live away in seclusion after the events in Skyrim and it's dlc's and whaterver the hero does after the game is up to Bethesda (offspring could be produced or not in order to carry on the Dragonblood after the game, a marriage wouldn't have to be documented).

What I meant, by my arguement is that they could create a lore character who claimed descent from the Skyrim Dragonborn (I even think Reman Cyrodil originally claimed relation to Alessia despite a more than a few centuries between them. I never ,meant that the Dragonborn themself could be canonically made Emperor what I wrote was that a child or descedent of the Dragonborn could become emperor. Now I admit that a child of the Dragonborn taking taking over the Ruby Throne (not by inheritance obviously, but by intrigue or the Talosian way) but the idea that some random contender to be Emperor a a century or more after the events of Skyrim claiming to be descended from the Dragonborn isn't really far fetched. I mean the Caesar and Augustus claimed descent from Romulus the founder of Rome, and in turn Venus through Aeneas. Even today if someone in Asia claimed descent from Genghis Khan it could be believed.

It's established canon that Reman Cyrodil claimed descent from St. Alessia, a dragonborn (although a special one) and the first empress. Whether Reman Cyrodil's claim was propaganda is irrelevant, the point is he said ,"The first empress and Akatosh's prophet was my ancestor, therfore I should be emperor". This is the example I'm offerering, a future throne contender claiming the player in Skyrim was an ancestor (they don't have to be specific and say he or she, just say the Dragonborn was an ancestor). If you really don't belive that the lore contains an example of an founding Emperor claiming descent from a heroic figure then search up a few wikis on the Elder Scrolls since you're so confident, if you are correct, the choices that are made after the game do not interfere with what you do durring the game, but as I said, if the Dragonborn HIMSELF becomes emperor everything from that point on would be recorded, like who they married and what race they are, and some people might have a problem with who the Dragonborn marries(and to an extent what race he is)

But if as your option states, in the future a descendant, or someone who claimes to descend from the dragonborn has a chance of becoming emperor, as long as they don't reveal certain details of the Dragonborns life.

But as I said, the Dragonborn will NEVER become Emperor, and if he does I'll eat my copy of skyrim. not even joking, I will litterally boil my disk, pour some marinara on it, and salt to taste.

Also almost everyone is descended from ghengis khan.