It's cold outside. The weather is quite wintery, and what better way to protect your face from the bitter icy death than to grow a gigantic beard!

The idea is simple. Skyrim is set in a land that is quite snowy and cold, and where it is snowy and cold... and populated by norseman, there are beards. You sir, with your smooth cheeks, are going to freeze to death before you even get a chance to slay your first snow troll. We have 11 months before the game is released, and if you are able, 11 months is a goodly amount of time with which to grow a beard the likes of which any Nord would be proud of.

My beard is two and a half months old now, and I plan to continue it's growth uninterrupted until 11-11-11. I had no reason to grow it before, I just was, but now I can say that I'm growing it for Skyrim. It's cold in them there mountains!

Men! Those of you who have facial hair that you scraqe off every morning. Let it grow, lest you be made fun of in the mead halls come next November!

Women! You cannot grow beards (Unless you can. If so, I apologize.) But you can encourage the man in your life to grow one! If you care about him at all, you would not want to see his face become a nordic popsicle! Encourage him to grow his beard for his own safety!

Children! Your beards have not yet come forth, as you have not yet fully matured. Do not let that stop you from attempting to grow your beard from will power alone! In 11 months, you could have the beard you never knew you could have!

The Elder Scrolls V is coming, and you should prepare yourself. Use this thread to keep us updated on your beardly progress. Only the beardliest will survive the harsh winters of Skyrim.

I CURSE the job at which i work that forces me to shave my precious mountain protection (Damn you food industry)

Yeah i was thinking about growing during the christmas holiday.

I live in Canada, so I'll be living through months more snow before the summer even comes, and then I'll have to wait until winter again for 11-11-11. Being only 20, my beard hasn't fully grown in yet and though I croon to it and encourage it every night with gentle strokes and offers of treats, it remains quite straggly and refuses to grow evenly. However, I have a decent enough Goatee I'd say, and I will continue to coax it until the day of Skyrim comes. I was going to do this anyway though so you haven't convinced anyone yet. I imagine it would make for a fairly awkward conversation too:

-So, why did you decide to grow your beard out?

-For the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

-Oh.....I have somewhere I have to be, good day.

I hate beards. Also it's hot where I live.

Hmmm I don't think that will work at my job as a waiter my beard might dip into their Chinese soup maybe ill grow a short scruffy one well i'll try my best for skyrim

Edit: I guess it works out since its currently a very cold summer in Australia

Damn, why am I not a man?

Those of us of the estrogen persuasion can give a shot at growing out our hair and braiding it. Very Nordic!

But we can braid our beards, 20x more nordic right there :3

I just happen to be growing a beard right now...been about 3 weeks.

Or you could curl it and channel your inner Dwemer!

Will I get to ride around in a giant steampunk scarab as well? Because that would really seal the deal for me.

if all else fails draw one on or buy a fake one

This made me laugh! I'll definitely be getting my boyfriend to grow one for me - his can get quite epic if he leaves it alone

And so it began, The Men of the Bethesda Forums let their beards flow free like mead from a pitcher.And The Nine were pleased.

I have been trying to grow a beard for 24 years (yeah, since birth!) with no significant success. Maybe Skyrim will be so epic that I will grow one instantly due to the sheer Nordic awesomeness.

Or they could just ship the collector's edition with a beard. That would be most convenient.

So the girls who want to contribute with beardyness but don't have a man in their life can grow their leg hair?

It would be funny if you were a woman

My lifelong dream

Damn my age! Atleast I almost got a moustasche

Even if I wanted to I couldn't grow an epic nord beard. I've been growing beard hair for like the past 2 years, and it's only gotten to about 2-3 inches, just on my chin. :violin:

Oh well, maybe the CE will come with one...

I like this idea! However, 11 months is a bit long to be growing a beard. I might let it grow some time during next year.

Hopefully our characters will actually be able to have beards in Skyrim. Not like Oblivion. My Gandalf role-play felt so empty with his smooth cheeks.

I'm a Nord in blood and spirit in real life. Even a fake Nord is better than nothing. :tongue:

Already been growing ready for manuary, but i shall maintain it for skyrim

Why don't you make a charity of it? You get people to donate to see your beard growing? Lol, I dunno. Might be nice to find a cause or something.