Roentgens Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well I think you're comparing the legends/rumors to the actual thing. It's the same about Ulfric Stormcloak, who everyone says shouted the Jarl of Solitude into pieces. But if you ask him about it he says he just staggered him with his shout, and killed him with his real weapon. Nobody knows the greybeards, since they wont let anyone in to their sanctuary. So their powers have obviously been massively exaggerated by the little people living below their mountain over the years. The greybeards are also afraid of the thu'um and doesnt know its true limits since they're not dragonborns themsleves and wont use it for harm, which is probably why they keep pointing out to the dragonborn how dangerous they think it is. In practical use, it's mostly just effective for someone who knows how to use it properly to their advantage. It wont rip people into pieces, but it will give a huge upper hand to any warrior in combination with real weapons. That makes it dangerous and the skilled users powerful. That's how I understand it anyway. What people in Skyrim think it is and what it actually is. Pretty well implemented by Bethesda! It has been written in books that Tiber Septim had used his shout to blow apart castle walls. Considering that the Tribunal of Morrowind had to bow down to Tiber Septim, I would think that those various accounts of Tiber Septim were not purely exaggeration. The Thu'um can be immensely powerful, and I think what the current Dovahkiin can manage does not necessarily represent the limits of the Thu'um. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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