Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-85.74.137.231-20130605091958/@comment-8248675-20130607034339

Exactly! Besides, there cannot be anymore descendants of Tiber Septim, Mystic Dawn made sure of it in Oblivion and the last Septim, Martin had sacraficed himself to end the Oblivion Crisis. Tiber Septim was the example of how those with Dragon Blood (royal blood) and those that are Dragonborns (can shout) are one and the same. Quite possible that all Septims and Ramens and Alesians could have shout like the Dragonborn of Skyrim; they just didn't have much need to. Although the story of Elder Scrolls is always open to all cannon. That is the beuty of it. You get to create whoever you are, and make them descendants of whoever you wish, as long as it's within the lore. Also, it is true that the main hero in each, is meant to be of the race that mostly inhabit the province. A lot of rpgs come with default character model. In Morrowind they had Dunmer, in Oblivion they had an Imperial and in Skyrim they have Nord. However, since they want to have the freedom of choice, they made the story so, that no matter who you play, there always will be an explanation of how they are Dragonborn. By the way, I started playing Skyrim as an Imperial and when I got Oblivion, I also made an Imperial. So my hero of Kvath, according to my own cannon, is great grandfather of my Dragonborn. Although I know that my hero of Kvatch didn't have dragon blood, since he couldn't wear amulet of kings. Dragonblood must have appeared later in his family.

Also, even those they often say that main hero of Skyrim is Last Dragonborn, the Greybeards imply that there might be more later, there might be more now. That the hero is the only one to be revealed to them ever since Tiber Septim. I am guessing, it all depends on wether that person had a chance to slay a dragon, obsorb his soul and told by someone to try to shout. As soon as someone shouts, Greybeards seem to know, wherever the person might be, that they are Dragonborns.

Oh and I wasn't denying that Cyrus had killed the physical form of Nafaliargus. By trully I meant to kill forever. If you look into the Dragon Atlas of Dragonguard, they mention that Nafaliargus or Nafalar is still alive and flying somewhere. I could have as well be that Alduin had awakened him from his slumber. Appearantly, if the physical form of the dragon is destroyed, it's a mere slumber to them. They are immortal beings, unless another dragon kills them, or the person with dragon soul and blood, like Dragonborn.

Although sometimes I wonder, if Dragonborn is only one and just gets reborn over and over again, like Dalai Lama or Avatar. However, that theory easily disproven by the fact that during the time of Dragonborn Emperors, there technically could have been more then one Dragonborn living at the same time. Emperor and any of his heirs would be considered Dragonborns, same goes for Empresses. If they were not Dragonborns, they wouldn't be able to wear the Amulet of Kings. (Oh and by Empresses I mean female rulers of Tamriel, not simply the spouses of Emperors. I am sure it's impossible for a spouse of Emperor/ Empress to be the Dragonborns, unless they are related by blood.)