Relativelybest Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Just wondering what age you guys think the Skyrim children are supposed to be. A matter of individual interpretation, I know, since they seem meant to be just generically child-like. Still, I'm curious. Their size and proportions suggest they are supposed to be fairly young, but at the same time they're all oddly precocious, so I have a hard time pegging their age. Edited June 20, 2015 by Relativelybest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EgoAltar Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'd say they're about 10. That's the age of maximum obnoxiousness - old enough to think they know everything, but can still hide behind "I'm just a kid." Also, they don't yet have the self-consciousness of puberty to shut them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saurusmaximus Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'm guessing around 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscaria Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I would have put their age as younger, probably about 8. Boys at age 10 don't really want to play with girls, and Jarl Balgruf will not let his son have a sword.He does not even carry a dagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupdragon1234 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Haming in Froki's Shacks says "I'm eleven years old, and I could take you" which is probably the closest you're going to get to definition of their age IMO, since they're all the same age (same meshes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted3507349User Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 They're old enough to know better than to act the way they do...the little turds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saurusmaximus Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 They're old enough to know better than to act the way they do...the little turds.If you're not a parent already, you should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relativelybest Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 I would have put their age as younger, probably about 8. Boys at age 10 don't really want to play with girls, and Jarl Balgruf will not let his son have a sword.He does not even carry a dagger. Playing with girls might be a cultural thing. After all, their world has an extremely high level of gender equality, so it would make sense if kids in Tamriel don't really consider gender a factor when it comes to making friends. As for sword fighting, I believe that historically, boys were typically considered ready to train with weapons around the age of fourteen. That said, it is a bit weird Balgruf won't even give his kid a wooden sword. Haming in Froki's Shacks says "I'm eleven years old, and I could take you" which is probably the closest you're going to get to definition of their age IMO, since they're all the same age (same meshes) Well, then we do have some canon on it, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apkriez Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) I cant remember how Old she says she is (I think 11) but Bobbett of the dark brotherhood also mentions how old she is by saying she is "... Trapped in the body of an 11 (?) year old Girl"I get her character is a Vamp and she is over 300 etcetera, but you get my point. Edited January 9, 2017 by apkriez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hjalle123 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I'd say they're about 10. That's the age of maximum obnoxiousness - old enough to think they know everything, but can still hide behind "I'm just a kid." Also, they don't yet have the self-consciousness of puberty to shut them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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