Dunmer : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:50 pm

Due to Azura's curse The chimer were turned into the Dunmer, The skin colour resembled ash and had red fiery eyes to represent their greed.
My question is can a dunmer be born without their eyes being red? or are they cursed with having red eyes in all Dunmer?

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:02 pm

All Dunmer that I know of have red eyes. It goes pretty nicely with their gray skin.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:42 am

I'm sure some freak occurance could produce a Dunmer without red eyes, though I wouldn't count on it happening more times than you can count on one hand.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:36 am

Due to Azura's curse The chimer were turned into the Dunmer, The skin colour resembled ash and had red fiery eyes to represent their greed.
My question is can a dunmer be born without their eyes being red? or are they cursed with having red eyes in all Dunmer?

It's part of the curse so all Dunmer have red eyes. It's as much part of them as gray skin. You can't have one with out the other.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:33 am

Vampirism often causes eyes to go a different colour, but that may be simply a side effect of staying in the dark for countless years.

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:30 pm

It would appear that all the Dunmer now have red eyes. If they did not, they would likely still be Chimer, and yes, there are still Chimer in Tamriel today. (See http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/nu-hatta_nu-mantia.shtml#8)

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» Fri May 27, 2011 2:55 am

The only imaginable instance would be a half-Dunmer, or a person with some Dunmer blood but not fully blooded. It's said the person takes on physical characteristics of the mother's race, however, so he or she most likely will appear fully Dunmer.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:07 am

The blood of a Dunmeri mother will usually override the traits of a mer of another race as seen in the children begotten between the unions of Queen Morgiah of Firsthold. (See http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/summerset.shtml)

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» Fri May 27, 2011 9:36 am

Then what the heck is Cutter in the SI?

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:41 am

She's a Bosmer.

» Fri May 27, 2011 10:46 am

......

I soooooo thought she was a Dunmer...

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:42 am

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I soooooo thought she was a Dunmer...

I really liked how....un-Bosmer Cutter looked.
And I spent a good 3 minutes looking at Umbra in her armor trying to figure out what the hell she was before killing her. The light in that ruin was tricky.

» Fri May 27, 2011 5:10 pm

yeah, I know. If the blacksmith hadn't specifically stated she was a wood elf, I would've assumed Umbra was a very dainty redguard.

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:10 pm

Mehra Milo in Morrowind is described as having "copper eyes." So perhaps there are slight variations in color, whether naturally or through racial mixing.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:36 am

I really liked how....un-Bosmer Cutter looked.
And I spent a good 3 minutes looking at Umbra in her armor trying to figure out what the hell she was before killing her. The light in that ruin was tricky.

Just listen to her voice and compare her height.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:45 am

Mehra Milo in Morrowind is described as having "copper eyes." So perhaps there are slight variations in color, whether naturally or through racial mixing.

Probably. Just like with their skin.

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:07 pm

Probably. Just like with their skin.

Like Imperial interbreeding resulting in a Smurf.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:15 am

Like Imperial interbreeding resulting in a Smurf.

Keep moving.............http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n3/cliffgeers3/Smurf.jpg

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:08 am

Lovely almost as good as Captain Picards CHIM poster.

» Fri May 27, 2011 4:25 am

I always forget I play as a Bosmer, so when I met her, I assumed she was normal height... :shrug:

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:18 am

I always forget I play as a Bosmer, so when I met her, I assumed she was normal height... :shrug:

Female Bosmer are taller than the males. They're actually of quite average height.