Dragonborne

[kazeryu]

While I'm waiting for skyrim I started to wonder in skyrim you are a dragonborne but how did he become dragonborne????
My guess is that there died a dragon near him when he was a very young child and that the dragon soul fled to him. that's my opinion but if you have a different view pleas tell me.

 

[The Great JT]

My guess is where he was born is near a dragon graveyard.

 

[Zantos]

I reckon his father was told he had to go slay the dragon, but misheard the instructions.

 

[bbad89]

A dragon and a unicorn liked each other so much....

 

[Murais]

I'm curious to see if anyone does that ridiculous contest. Guess we'll find out in six days, eh?

 

[lacktheknack]

I reckon his father was told he had to go slay the dragon, but misheard the instructions.

<screenshot, framed, hung on wall>

OT: Oblivion mentioned that the Amulet of Kings could only be warn by those with dragonblood in the veins, which was apparently hereditary. So I assume that it's a family thing.

 

[salfiert]

you become dragonborne by being carried by a dragon, dragonBORN on the other hand...

 

[JesterRaiin]

...there was this very special field full of even more special cabbages...

 

[FrostyChick]

I'm pretty sure it's caused by inheriting a small fragment of the divine spark of Akatosh. It's normally very, very rare. And it's only handed out to maybe one or two individuals at any given time. This is of course based on prophecy and the whims of the god himself.
In the series timeline the most recent (documented) Dragonborne would have been Martin Septim.
It is inherited through blood, so if it's given to one person, then the rest of their lineage will have it. Hence why there was the big concern in cyrodiil when the Spetim bloodline ended at the end of Oblivion.
Generally it's a sign of that the individual will play an important role in history.

 

[Stew Coard]

From what I've heard, dragonborne born that way, because they are chosen by the gods. (hey, someone should totally rewrite the spiderman theme song replacing the word spiderman with dragonborne and the word spider with dragon)

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Whoever can shout 'FUS RO DAH!' the most awesomest.

Awesomest is so a word.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

I'm pretty sure it's caused by inheriting a small fragment of the divine spark of Akatosh. It's normally very, very rare. And it's only handed out to maybe one or two individuals at any given time. This is of course based on prophecy and the whims of the god himself.
In the series timeline the most recent (documented) Dragonborne would have been Martin Septim.
It is inherited through blood, so if it's given to one person, then the rest of their lineage will have it. Hence why there was the big concern in cyrodiil when the Spetim bloodline ended at the end of Oblivion.
Generally it's a sign of that the individual will play an important role in history.

This. It's more than possible for the Septim bloodline to have skipped a few generations or for some Septim descendants to have bred or wed outside of Imperial bloodlines, so this could explain why Skyrim's Dragonborn could prospectively of any race or background. What helps is that the Empire has been losing its sense of direction since the end of the Third Era. Based on what's available online, you get the sense that the Imperial Legion is a corrupted shadow of its former self. I wouldn't be surprised if Ocato was still in power and basically gave the finger to the entire Elder Council, soon after the end of the Oblivion Crisis.

Considering this, your character could feasibly have some distant relationship with the Septim bloodline and have inherited a speck or two of Akatosh's power, regardless of his race or gender.

 

[Blemontea]

OK... nerd powers ACTIVATE..sorta. I actually don't think they have given the answer, YET. They probably will in tomes or long text sequences n Skyrim. I digress though, if i am remembering correct, the Septim family made a pact with Dragons thousand of decades back, so they would be all powerful and dragonlike. After awhile the family tree spread far and thin across the world. Then eventually humans who are Septim heirs started killing off the dragons and got even more powerful and branded their own form of dragon powers and abilities, becoming their own special being.

Don't quote me on that six days from now, Pinky Promise?

 

[lotrfanatic1]

why not ask natsu dragneel? xD

 

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[Laser Priest]

I reckon his father was told he had to go slay the dragon, but misheard the instructions.

Oh god, this is fantastic.

But my theory is: Fuck, magic, a wizard did it.

 

[Innegativeion]

I was expecting it meant to have a sliver of dragon lineage.

But, according to Elder Scrolls wiki they only have the SOUL of a dragon; it's apparently a purely spiritual zen thing.

The wiki says dragon souls are granted to demi-humans by divine intervention.

I reckon his father was told he had to go slay the dragon, but misheard the instructions.

That one's going in the vault.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

I'm pretty sure it's caused by inheriting a small fragment of the divine spark of Akatosh. It's normally very, very rare. And it's only handed out to maybe one or two individuals at any given time. This is of course based on prophecy and the whims of the god himself.
In the series timeline the most recent (documented) Dragonborne would have been Martin Septim.
It is inherited through blood, so if it's given to one person, then the rest of their lineage will have it. Hence why there was the big concern in cyrodiil when the Spetim bloodline ended at the end of Oblivion.
Generally it's a sign of that the individual will play an important role in history.

This. It's more than possible for the Septim bloodline to have skipped a few generations or for some Septim descendants to have bred or wed outside of Imperial bloodlines, so this could explain why Skyrim's Dragonborn could prospectively of any race or background. What helps is that the Empire has been losing its sense of direction since the end of the Third Era. Based on what's available online, you get the sense that the Imperial Legion is a corrupted shadow of its former self. I wouldn't be surprised if Ocato was still in power and basically gave the finger to the entire Elder Council, soon after the end of the Oblivion Crisis.

Considering this, your character could feasibly have some distant relationship with the Septim bloodline and have inherited a speck or two of Akatosh's power, regardless of his race or gender.

Is it not also possible that your a 'fresh' dragonborn created by akatosh now that the old ones have all died out? I mean it had to start somewhere with the original dragonborn(or dragonborns)

I doubt this question will be answered though, more likely it will be left unanswered in the game and you will simply be told 'you are a dragonborn.'

 

[IamLEAM1983]

I doubt this question will be answered though, more likely it will be left unanswered in the game and you will simply be told 'you are a dragonborn.'

Well, they can't mention the Dragonborn without mentioning Talos, which means that they have to mention Tiber Septim at least once. Does that tie the player character to the Septim bloodline? I don't know, it's too early to tell. I'd like to think so, but I really don't know.

I just don't remember if the Dragonborn descend from Talos or St. Alessia. Is there more of an Elder Scrolls buff than me in the thread? I mean, I'm assuming there is, but could someone shed some light on the subject?

 

[StormShaun]

I think that my Oblivion character was a lost line in the Dragonborn blood line, until the gods cast him off into Skyrim to repent for his power and believes and because of that he discovers his powers.