Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-82.37.42.60-20150801112513/@comment-70.196.197.65-20150803182031

I'd like to clarify one thing here. Uriel was not a direct descendant of Alessia, Reman, or possibly even Tiber Septim. What made him emperor was the same that made all the others, the lighting of the Dragon Fires. This ritual made them emperors Dragonborn. Jury is still out on whether or not they could thu'um and absorb souls. The most likely answer is no, as they are not Ysmir.