Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-92.111.179.243-20150923151611

I like this topic a lot and I myself have been wondering the same thing ever since I have played Skyrim for the first time. I know that the game is already a few years old now but I have recently started a new playthrough and developed a renewed vigour for its lore.



First of all I would like to point out that (personally) I like to believe that many of the positions the DB can achieve in the game are actually different people, at least speaking lore-wise. I'm sorry, but it's simply extremely unlikely that one and the same person becomes the Dragonborn, the World saver, the Listener, Leader of the Thieves Guild etc. In a video game this has to be one and the same person of course, since it would be a bit dull to only have the main quest and a few delivery side quests. But as far as the actual lore goes, I'm fond of the standpoint that all these are different people. Especially since all this would make the Dragonborn the ultimate Mary Sue if ever there was one.



Moving on to the Dark Brotherhood. The Listener kills Emperor Titus Mede II and therefore has previously killed one of the (presumably) few remaining blood relatives of him, Vittoria Vici. Depending on how the Listener chose to go about eliminating her, her mother Alexia Vici will still be alive. It is not known whether Alexia or her (presumably deceased) husband is the blood relative that ties Vittoria to the Imperial family. This not withstanding however, it is unlikely Alexia would become the new Empress, as she is old and probably not fit to further the bloodline. Asgeir will probably not become the new Emperor either, as the marriage to Vici has not been consummated and there is a strong suspicion among many people that the assassination of Vici was ordered by the Stormcloaks and the Snow Shods are somehow involved in this.



Of course at this point in history the Empire as a whole is already heavily crumbling and I dare say Skyrim isn't the only province where a civil war is being started.

As for the Dragonborn, I find it unlikely that he/she is somehow a distant descendant of the Septim bloodline. They were commonly called the Dragonborn bloodline, but being a true Dragonborn is not hereditary, they were simply being called this as the first Septim, Tiber, was a true Dragonborn. Other than him I think there were hardly any Dragonborns in the Septim family. Being Dragonborn means having the soul of a dragon and a soul is not hereditary. The descendants of Tiber Septim shared his blood, nothing more, nothing less. A Dragonborn is a dragon's soul inhabiting a mortal 'avatar' and this mortal is capable of doing everything a mortal is capable of. This includes but is certainly not limited to contracting diseases, being injured or even killed in combat AND procreating. Of course it MIGHT be possible that the Dragonborn is a descendant of the Septim bloodline – after all, who knows what Pelagius the Mad got up to after reading ‘The Lusty Argonian Maid’ one too many times - but I digress, as this is an entirely different subject.



Personally I think after the death of Mede II a 'Game of Thrones' like fight over the throne will arise and the Dragonborn may be seriously considered as a potential Emperor/Empress, at least by some. Especially since I have a strong suspicion that he/she may just be the one person who is destined to lead the final fight against the Second Aldmeri Dominion. Why else would the Thalmor be so determined to undermine and eliminate the Dragonborn?