MidbossVyers Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) You know, I've been noting a parallel between this game's concept of Imperial and heroic dragons and China's. Both hold that the Emperor is a dragon in human form, and dragons are symbols of the Emperor. In both cases, emperors and dragons (emperor or otherwise) have powerful Voices. For example, the Voice of the Sleeping Dragon can be used to kill: and the Voice of the Emperor can even control people and convince them to commit suicide, such as in the Emperor and the Assassin: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_and_the_Assassin Back story is the Emperor might not be the legitimate son of the previous king, but rather a bastard conceived by the previous queen and a merchant. The Emperor convinces the merchant to commit suicide before wiping out the merchant's family, as to prove that he is not the merchant's son because no one is so evil as to wipe out his own family. During times of national war and chaos, ambitious and talented people (those with the highest chance of being emperor after the dust settles) are oftentimes called dragons. If there are too many dragons, there is chaos, and the chaos can only be quelled by a dragon who can "devour" the others (much like the Dragonborn devouring the souls of other dragons). Edited May 9, 2015 by MidbossVyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmera Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) It is true that the Emperor is considered to be of Draconic blood, but Dragons themselves are greater spirits often have rank within the celestial hierarchy. Each of the four seas around China is ruled/controlled by a Dragon King. Weather is controlled by Storm Dragons. Rivers have their own dragons representing them. So as far as the Septim bloodline, the analogy works, but beyond that, Dragons of Tamriel fit western models more than eastern. Edit: Nearly forgot to mention... Dragon is a zodiac sign too, so every 12 years, everyone born that year is draconic. Edited May 10, 2015 by kimmera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidbossVyers Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Well, some could argue that the reason for the recent turmoil in Tamriel is because there is no true dragon on the throne but, instead, a pretender. Edited May 10, 2015 by MidbossVyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmera Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well, some could argue that the reason for the recent turmoil in Tamriel is because there is no true dragon on the throne but, instead, a pretender. While this is true (and likely officially true as well) the main purpose of there being dragons on the throne at all was to be ready for Dagon's next move, which they were (barely). Each game in theory sets up the next. I suspect the next game will likely involve turmoil created by the fact Alduin no longer exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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