Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-85.74.137.231-20130605091958/@comment-8248675-20131126083930

The only related Dragonborns are Dragonborn Emperors, but they are no more. Even they seemed to be a bit diferent. Although everytime there was a founder of the dynasty, they always were Dovahkins with ability to shout and absorb the soul of the dragon; at least Reman Cyrodil and Tiber Septim were as such. Now, St. Alessia is debatable weather she was like Reman and Tiber Septim, especially since her time was before Grey Beards ever established, so there were no real authority on shouting. Although my wife, is is a feminist in the way, would say that St. Alessia really was the shouting Dragonborn. It is not often that they have female heroes in Elder Scrolls Lore, so she believes that St. Alessia is such a great hero. (Well, shouting or not, but she did become a hero by freeing men from servitude of Aylieds) Getting back to our Dragonborn Emperors, all the descendants of the founders of the dynasties, seemed to have been blessed by Akatosh as well and were considered Dragonborns. Now it is debatable weather they had the Dragonsoul just like their forefathers, but they certainly had dragon blood. Their dragon blood, allowed them to wear amulet of kings, and to light the Dragon Fires at Temple of one. However, as the last resort, when they would break Amulet of Kings and combined the blood of Akatosh, with their own blood, they could transform into an Avatar of Akatosh, a Fiary Dragon. Of course it would be certain death, since they could not hold all that devine power. Those with Dragon souls might have been able to handle such. So in anycase, Dragonborn Emperors would be the only case of Dragonborns being related, but probably not the ones that have Dragon Souls like Dovahkins. In any ways, they still considered Dragonborns nonetheless.