Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-108.253.68.177-20131021030335/@comment-70.34.133.250-20140410190417

Sevec wrote: Well, technically Nerevar was a Chimer, but close enough :)

As for the Last Dragonborn, we've never heard of a Dragonborn that wasn't a Nord or Imperial (as far as I'm aware). That being said, there's no reason to assume that they've all been human. The only character in Skyrim I usually pursue the Main Quests with is my Imperial. But I think it's interesting to have a Dunmer (or something else unexpected) as the newest savior of Skyrim. You know, the same way it was a surprise to find out that the Nerevarine was an outlander.

If that doesn't work for you though, you can always assume that your Altmer Dovahkiin has a distant Nordic ancestor. Stanger things have happened.

P.S. As a side note, what's the deal with the Septim Dynasty? Did they all have dragon souls? Or in this case, did it just refer to being descended from the lineage of a Dragonborn emperor? The reason I bring this up is Empress Katariah Septim. If the Septim emperors were all Dragonborn, that would have to apply to her (a Dunmer) as well. Then again, "Dragonborn" is a title which has been used for those who aren't Dovahkiin, including the Nerevarine. Ha-ha! Nice catch on Nerevar being a Chimer. :) I was just kinda simplifying in relation to the post I was quoting. I agree with what you say about there could have been DB's of any race in the past. We have no specific knowledge of them, but if it IS a gift bestowed by Akatosh, then it's true anyone can be/could have been Dragonborn. I mean that works well enough for me, but I just think that Oblivion and Morrowind made it make MORE sense for your pc to be any race. Regardless, I'd rather be able to pick from all 10 races whether it makes any sense or not anyway lol.

I also share you confusion on the Septim Dynasty. Tiber was a true DB(dovahkiin), but being dovahkiin is NOT passed on genetically. It's a gift from the Akatosh. So while they were all called DB, I don't think any of them were dovakhiin besides Tiber. Meaning they couldn't shout/absorb dragon souls if any were alive for them to try(there weren't). So yeah that issue is a little fuzzy for me. Especially because, as you've pointed out, the term Dragonborn started being used more loosely, and doesn't SEEM to me to necessarily mean dovahkiin specifically. Confusing as hell lol.