Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13436964-20130726062712/@comment-24358064-20131231223841

AngryEnclaveSoldier wrote: Octo8 wrote: 202.156.8.10 wrote:

Anyway, I'd say the LDB (Our cliche beardy nord man in his iron helm) will never become a bad guy, simply cause unlike Miraak, Harkon and Alduin, he is not obsessed with power in any way, and that he does all the insane stuff only because he is the only one who can do it. That's so cliché: The incorruptly good hero of goodness. Who does all the dirty work, all the service, for the higher ups. With what right do they rule? Why [i]shouldn't [/i] the Dragonborn carve out a destiny for him/herself? Why should he/she only obey? It's not like Tamriel is a democracy. Does it really matter which guy you call Lord, King or Emperor? One as good as the next. In fact, what with being Dragonborn, the Dragonborn has in fact even more legitimacy than the others. I hate it when people say that all main characters of the TES games shoul be friendly, glorious heros with sunshine blowing out of their a**.

Seriously, there's almost nothing thats more boring. Why not make a hero with a questionable background? For example John Marston from Red Dead Redemption. He was a bandit before the events in the game, for christs sake.

My most favourite Dragonborn I've created in my time of being addicted to Skyrim was a Dunmer who later became so obsessed with power that he eventually became a second Miraak and then later a god. That's IMO far more interesting than a guy who always does good stuff. I wasn't even talking about that, but that's a valid point, too. But a character *obsessed* with power is of course a somewhat shady guy. My point is, a character who merely wants to carve out a destiny for him/herself isn't necessarily shady. Not staying subservant to the in-universe powers that be is not something bad, not even something shady. Especially considering that your character learns he/she is in a line with Alessia, Reman, Tiber Septim... and that there is no true Empire around... who wouldn't at least think about stepping up to the plate and truly placing oneself in line with Alessia, Reman and Tiber Septim? Was Reman "evil" for founding the Second Empire? Was Tiber "evil" for founding the Third Empire? Why should a different standard be applied to the Dragonborn?