Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-10516645-20130620020318

How long has it been since Talos had become emperor and then died? Yet, everybody knows of him and many of his actions have been recorded. First, the Dragonborn has done unimaginable things, of course his actions are going to be recorded! They're not just going to fade into history! Second, unlike other heroic emperors, the Dragonborn is a player character that, like all player characters, was created with a blank slate and was meant to have his/her own backstory/motives/goals as I'm sure we've all applied to our own Dragonborns. Which is why some descendent claiming his ancestor was the Dovahkiin simply won't work. The Dovahkiin is generally considered a Nord, but what if somebody chose to make him a Khajiit? The descendant emperor would have to be a khajiit. Third, what if my Dragonborn didn't plan on becoming emperor, but only wanted Skyrim freed? Another person's Dragonborn could've been some sort of thief-assassin that became Listener of the Dark Brotherhood. It wouldn't make sense for Bethesda to tie the Dragonborn down by making him or a descendent emperor. Finally, I think the Nerevarine traveling to Akavir was a good way to explain why he was away from Tamriel, without making everyone else's view of him void. Who knows, he could be vacationing in Akavir, or slaughtering the snake people living there.