Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-71.58.163.238-20130703034923/@comment-13446185-20140327024337

71.61.177.24 wrote: Dovahsebrom wrote: Actually there is no difference between Dragonblooded and Dragonborn;

"Because of this connection with the Emperors, however, the other significance of the Dragonborn has been obscured and largely forgotten by all but scholars and those of us dedicated to the service of the blessed Talos, Who Was Tiber Septim. Very few realize that being Dragonborn is not a simple matter of heredity - being the blessing of Akatosh Himself, it is beyond our understanding exactly how and why it is bestowed"

-The Book of the Dragonborn That doesn't have anything to do with the (very much existant, in case you were wondering) difference between Dragonborn and Septim Dragonborn (I refuse to call it "Dragonblooded" as there is no lore precedent for this title, but they are referred to as Dragonborn despite their obvious differences). Please try to actually cite sources that at least have something to do with your point. Non sequitir is not your friend. - WorshipsMeridia

I'm referring to the fact that their is no evidence what so ever that there is a difference between the terms "Dragon blooded" and "Dragonborn", as the term "Dragon blooded" is often mistakenly used by people to refer to the heirs of "Dragonborns" (even though people of the Dragon blood are Dragonborns). If you don't f*cking believe me then read this quote from the same exact book.

" Those blessed by Akatosh with "the dragon blood" became known more simply as Dragonborn." (Abolutetely synonymous terms)

Now add that to the original quote

Very few realize that being Dragonborn is not a simple matter of heredity - being the blessing of Akatosh Himself, it is beyond our understanding exactly how and why it is bestowed"

The only difference between the Dovahkiin and the Septim rulers is that the Dovahkiin was much more powerful (which I believe is because he's probably a Shezarrine), knew the Thu'um, and actually absorbed other dragon's souls.

Now, with it firmly established that the true Dragonborn is being referred to, we can move to the non-hereditary bit. This essentially means that the Septim Dynasty was NOT made up of Dragonborns, because Dragonborn as a status of blessing is not hereditary. They may have been Septim Dragonborn, due to a link with the Amulet of Kings/descendance from Tiber/both, but they were definitely NOT full-blown, Shouts-and-Souls Dragonborn.

'This essentially means that the Septim Dynasty was NOT made up of Dragonborns, because Dragonborn as a status of blessing is not hereditary. '

And what exactly is your evidence that they aren't blessed by Akatosh just as any other dragonborn is?

They may have been Septim Dragonborn, due to a link with the Amulet of Kings/descendance from Tiber/both

Well seeing as the last non-dragonborn who tried to rekindle the dragonfires with the Amulet of Kings (Varen Aquilarios) broke the covenant in the process, I'd have to say that the whole "only a dragonborn can rekindle the Dragonfires" business is 100% true. It has also already been stated that heredity has nothing to do with the Dragonblood

but they were definitely NOT full-blown, Shouts-and-Souls Dragonborn.

Why exactly do you think that? Are you forgetting that the only reason why the Dovahkiin was discovered and actually able to shout was because he absorbed the soul/knowledge of Mirmulnir, a dragon, and that "There weren't any dragons then, idiot. They're just coming back now for the first time in... forever."...