Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-12323841-20130716084813/@comment-33557902-20180401062142

Bilitis wrote: Xstrayheartx wrote: AzuraKnight wrote: Dunmer eyes are red they don't have different eye colour like humans just red, which is why people are so interested in Karliah's being different. and the sarethi sisters?

If you choose to play a Dunmer, you're not limited to just red eyes in the character creator. As for Karliah, Barenziah was a Dunmer but Karliah's grandfather was indeed rumored from Chimer descent. Now, that doesn't explain why purple. I always though that Sarethi sisters where biracial (with some Altmer or Chimer blood) or something. The "special connexion with Nocturnal" theory is the most believable for Karliah in my opinion.

@Arasteele : I guess it's to add mystery but I agree with you, that's annoying because it's everytime she opens her mouth. Her lines sounds so forced ... technically all dunmer are of chimer descent right? i've not heard or seen anything that would lead me to believe the sarethi sisters are biracial can you source somthing about that?

i think both eye color of sarethi and karliah are due to certain magical skills, karliah being a nightingale and the sarethi's rare ability to grow nirnroots. this could explain a difference in the player characters eye color as well due to them being a dragonborn.