MrHildebrand Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 While we all know that it is the dragonborn's duty to stop/stall Alduin from eating the world, what is it that the dragonborn is usually meant to do? The dragonborn emperors used the amulet of kings to keep the oblivion gates closed but that aspect of their purpose has diminished. You are the last dragonborn, who's sole duty is to stop Alduin but is there more to it than that? What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Why do you have to keep asking hard questions? One of these days, that s#*!'ll get you in trouble. Next thing you'll be doing is asking what the Amaranth is, and then the bottom falls put of the rabbit hole... Anyway, the Drsgonborns serve no singular purpose. They relresent a bond with Akatosh and are his agents in the world, serving his goals. The Dragonborn Emperors were GIVEN the Dragon Blood (Starting with Alessia, and probably after Tiber Septims line died out and his nephew became Emperor... Or a century later where someone entirely unrelated took the throne through marriage... Anyway, their purpose was protecting the Amulet of Kings and maintaining the Dragon Fires. The Last Dragonborn, on the other hand, is am entirely different beast. He/she is basically a get-out-of-tummy free card, because Aka happens to like this Kappa. Alduin has to defeat a Drqgonborn to eat the world, which is something that Aka forced into this Kalpa because, frankly, it was WORKING. So, until Alduin eventually defeats a Dragonborn, the world goes on... If you wanted to get symbolic about it... The Dragonborn literally represents Akatosh. They are all agents of stasis, of preserving the 'present'. The Dragonborn Emperors maintain the Empire, the expression of stasis and stability in Tamriel. The Last Dragonborn fighting is literally a duel between the NOW and the END of the story. So long as the NOW wins, the story goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHildebrand Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 It's the hard questions that are the most interesting. Especially since that I had never realized how deep TES lore really goes. On the surface it's incredibly obscure especially with the player character being able to do just about anything they want.So do you think Akatosh just wants this Kalpa to continue a bit longer? Seeing as the dragonborn is mortal, they can only keep Mundus safe for about a century. Unless they contract something like vampirism which is just giving Akatosh the finger and kind of defeats the symbolic part of it all yet the dragonborn could potentially always be around to stop Alduin then. Oi it makes my head spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Well, by simple merit of how Akatosh has to set up things in order for the Dragonborn to work (a prophecy is needed) the Last Dragonborn's existence is temporary. He/she is a hero, and thus once the deed is done, the person ceases to be and only the legacy, the idea, remains. Akatosh seems to have crammed some extra work.in there for the Dragonborn, but ultimately they will follow the same path as all prophesied heroes. They will disappear. If Akatosh needs to keep the world going again, he'll send someone else. Tools, it seems, have a limited shelf life in the Aubris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkiharFiend Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 From what I've read, people who are born of the dragon blood usually end being the figure head in a government body (like the 3rd Empire). It makes sense because a dragon's nature is to dominate, so it's only natural for a dragonborn to rule. Usually dragonborn appear during times of strife like the interregnum between the 2nd empire and the third (ESO's setting) and when the Aylieds oppressed humans in Cyrodiil. The last dragonborn appears during the civil war in Skyrim...which is a time of strife. Whichever side the last dragonborn ends up choosing, in the end order is reestablished. Using this logic it's safe to assume dragonborn are used by Akatosh to establish order and to rule the peoples of Tamriel. Of course, not all dragonborn are going to adhere to Akatosh's system (like Miraak) but regardless they all feel the urge to dominate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHildebrand Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Well, by simple merit of how Akatosh has to set up things in order for the Dragonborn to work (a prophecy is needed) the Last Dragonborn's existence is temporary. He/she is a hero, and thus once the deed is done, the person ceases to be and only the legacy, the idea, remains. Akatosh seems to have crammed some extra work.in there for the Dragonborn, but ultimately they will follow the same path as all prophesied heroes. They will disappear. If Akatosh needs to keep the world going again, he'll send someone else. Tools, it seems, have a limited shelf life in the Aubris.That's kind of a scary thought. Say the Dragonborn does find a way to achieve some form of immortality to keep Alduin at bay. If Akatosh was unhappy with Mundus then he would find a way to have a new Hero slay you so Alduin can return and eat the world? What a jerk. It's hard being the hero knowing that you're just going to be put on a bus later. All the same though, thanks again for your insight. Edited February 16, 2015 by MrHildebrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Akatosh is kind of a dick. Talos is worse though. He deliberately contributed to the Oblivion Crisis in an attempt to force change, only stepping in when that change threatened to be backwards (the rebirth of the Ayleid Empire). He tried to destroy his own Empire because it had become stagnant, and straight up empored a murder-cyborg to prevent history from regressing. I don't think he'd be overly happy with the traditionalist views of the Stormcloaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkiharFiend Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Well, by simple merit of how Akatosh has to set up things in order for the Dragonborn to work (a prophecy is needed) the Last Dragonborn's existence is temporary. He/she is a hero, and thus once the deed is done, the person ceases to be and only the legacy, the idea, remains. Akatosh seems to have crammed some extra work.in there for the Dragonborn, but ultimately they will follow the same path as all prophesied heroes. They will disappear. If Akatosh needs to keep the world going again, he'll send someone else. Tools, it seems, have a limited shelf life in the Aubris.That's kind of a scary thought. Say the Dragonborn does find a way to achieve some form of immortality to keep Alduin at bay. If Akatosh was unhappy with Mundus then he would find a way to have a new Hero slay you so Alduin can return and eat the world? What a jerk. It's hard being the hero knowing that you're just going to be put on a bus later. All the same though, thanks again for your insight. Yo, that would be an awesome alternative dragon break style plot. The last dragonborn sides with Harkon's lot and becomes immortal and in the process becomes so powerful that no mortal nor immortal can destroy him/her. So Akatosh sends a champion to attempt to destroy you because you pose a serious threat over man, mer and his divine cycle of Alduin get his ass kicked. BUT what if his champion decides to side with the last dragonborn? LOL Akatosh will have quite the situation on his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkiharFiend Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Akatosh is kind of a dick. Talos is worse though. He deliberately contributed to the Oblivion Crisis in an attempt to force change, only stepping in when that change threatened to be backwards (the rebirth of the Ayleid Empire). He tried to destroy his own Empire because it had become stagnant, and straight up empored a murder-cyborg to prevent history from regressing. I don't think he'd be overly happy with the traditionalist views of the Stormcloaks...Wait wait...how exactly did Talos contribute to the Oblivion Crisis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHildebrand Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 This I would like to know as well. As ashamed as I am to admit it, I have never played an Elder Scrolls game outside of Skyrim. I know of the other games premises but never actually experienced them myself. It's kind of why I'm being such a lore digger right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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