Dovahkin : V

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:37 am

Hi, just a quick question. What race is the guy in the trailer? I thought he was an Imperial. Others say he is a Nord?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:10 am

Pretty sure he's a nord.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:45 am

A Nord. But that doesn't mean the Dovakhiin always has to be. Just the version they're using for the trailer and promotional stuff.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:10 pm

In the past, Morrowind's icon was a Dunmer and Oblivion's icon was an Imperial. Based on that, I think it's safe to assume Skyrim's iconic figure is also of the native race to Skyrim's setting... which is Skyrim. Therefore, I strongly believe this figure is a Nord.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:35 am

As the above post says past games use the race from the land the setting is taking place in. Skyrim is home of the nords so it is safe to assume that he is nord.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:08 am

Wow, I don't really think theres a difference in looks between Nords and imperials. I wanna try and make an Imperial look like him. Think it's possible?

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:38 am

Wow, I don't really think theres a difference in looks between Nords and imperials. I wanna try and make an Imperial look like him. Think it's possible?

Should be. I believe Nords and Imperials decend from the same race. (Not a lore-buff but I think that's right) So they'll look similar. Nords are usually more musclular and taller though.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:53 pm

Nord, however in the wiki it says that Imperials are the most favored to be a dragonborn.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:02 am

Nord, however in the wiki it says that Imperials are the most favored to be a dragonborn.

Tiber Septim was a Nord and probably the most popular Dragonborn. :shrug:

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:55 am

Nords are tall and fair-haired.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:59 pm

Tiber Septim was a Nord and probably the most popular Dragonborn. :shrug:

And we see once again how wiki's can be wrong.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:44 am

Nord, however in the wiki it says that Imperials are the most favored to be a dragonborn.

You mean the Elder Scrolls Wiki? That's just a jumbled mix of quotations from lore with some extra speculation and little in the way of proper anolysis or organisation.
I've seen no reason to believe that Imperials are favoured for being dragonborn, especially since Thu'um, the magic that is most likely what they are now calling "dragon shouts", is an ancient Nordic magic.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:58 am

Wow, I don't really think theres a difference in looks between Nords and imperials. I wanna try and make an Imperial look like him. Think it's possible?

In OB, the white human races looked fairly similar, but Nords were always taller, usually paler, and often had more square and less rounded faces than Imperials.

Nords are tall and fair-haired.

I don't think the hair colour is exclusively fair.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:51 am

yes in the trailer the Dragonborn had brown hair.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:50 pm

yes in the trailer the Dragonborn had brown hair.

Perhaps they got it wrong.

What does Bethesda know about TES lore anyway.

I was really just being cheeky. Don't mind me, hehe.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:24 am

Wow, I don't really think theres a difference in looks between Nords and imperials. I wanna try and make an Imperial look like him. Think it's possible?

Probably not. You can supposedly see a much bigger difference between races now in Skyrim. The character creation also has much less customizability.

Dovahkiin is a Nord. That's pretty safe to assume I think.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:03 pm

The Nerevarine wasn't a Dunmer either, to make it possible to play the Morrowind main quest even though one has chosen another race. I guess it'll be the same way in Skyrim: Dragonborn can be every race.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:55 am

Pretty sure he's nord. Blue-white eyes and blonde hair.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:09 pm

A Nord. But that doesn't mean the Dovakhiin always has to be. Just the version they're using for the trailer and promotional stuff.

Do you have a source for that or is it mere speculation masquerading itself as fact? I always saw him as an Imperial in Nord clothing as I would expect Nords to be a bit more burly and have a stronger voice. But that being said its not like it really matters as I am sure everyone here will be making their own character.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:53 pm

I always saw him as an Imperial in Nord clothing as I would expect Nords to be a bit more burly and have a stronger voice.

Burlier? It's difficult to get much burlier than that guy.
Also, we've hardly heard his voice other than that one dragon-shout, which sounded pretty "strong" according to me.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:57 am

Do you have a source for that or is it mere speculation masquerading itself as fact? I always saw him as an Imperial in Nord clothing as I would expect Nords to be a bit more burly and have a stronger voice. But that being said its not like it really matters as I am sure everyone here will be making their own character.

Burlier? It's difficult to get much burlier than that guy.
Also, we've hardly heard his voice other than that one dragon-shout, which sounded pretty "strong" according to me.

Whats funny, is that the guy you hear doing the shout is the guy that wrote and created the dragon language. They are probably going to hire someone to do the voice though.

edit:http://www.gametrailers.com/video/todd-howard-gt-tv-extended/713232?type=flv @ 8:18

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:48 am

An inside Bethesda source told me that he's an Argonian.
SRS

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:57 pm

He's a Nord.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:31 pm

cant you see hes definetly an argonian :facepalm: