Argonian children : V - Skyrim

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:04 am

You do not need to hatch from an egg! An egg by definition is a female gamete.

And yet, that is the difference with the Argonians right?

Their "eggs" are still formed around the growing creature as it develops into fruition, and is ruptured while still inside the mother's body when ready to hatch, right...? If this is the case, how come we don't see female Argonians with egg pods attached to them?

Our eggs morph into the actual child, but the physical egg is gone.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:29 pm

And yet, that is the difference with the Argonians right?

Their "eggs" are still formed around the growing creature as it develops into fruition, and is ruptured while still inside the mother's body when ready to hatch, right...? If this is the case, how come we don't see female Argonians with egg pods attached to them?

Our eggs morph into the actual child, but the physical egg is gone.

now wait a minute .. what about frogs? .. dont frogs have similarities to argonians and have those really big mass of tadpoles in a creek bed?
i mean after all argonians are reptillians ... yes?

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:58 am

Well, it would just be like looking at the spawn of a demon or something. Elves - I can deal with it. But the beast races? I'd imagine they'd look like Komodo Dragons walking on 2 legs. Straight up weird. As for Khajiit, I don't really know, but that would look pretty weird too.

Hmm... indeed.

I imagine adolescent Khajiit would look something like this: http://www.momdot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kitten-in-a-bag.jpg

Ahhhh!!!

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:03 pm

That makes no sense. Explain please.

It depends. Weather permiting, they lay eggs. If its cold or they otherwise can't, they have live birth.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:53 am

I have a feeling the elf children will be creepy. They should all have the dunmer voice from Morrowind to make it even weirder. "Greetings travellaah"

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:02 pm

Don't the female argonians have boobs , suggesting that they are mammals?

It doesn't make any sense!

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:12 pm

Careful the it might think the first thing it sees is its mom. :bolt:

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:31 pm

Argonians are ovoviviparous. [Wow. I was SURE I'd never have to use that word again.] They don't lay eggs like reptiles.
Note that Lady Argonians have big bumps on their chests.

form Pete Hines

Men and Mer assume much about Argonians, but who among them has ventured deep into Black Marsh and lived to tell about it? They assume that Argonians lay eggs because they resemble the tree-dwelling lizards that scurry about on four legs. Yet they assume Argonians have live births, because the females have briasts with which they might svckle their young. Perhaps it is both, as necessity demands. All live at the whim of the Great Root.

and

Never underestimate the adaptability of Argonians, or, more specifically, the power of the Hist to allow Argonians to adapt.

I wouldn't expect to hear an Argonian born in Skyrim (or on Solstheim, for that matter) mention being hatched. Nor would I expect to hear more transient Argonians (say, members of a small, nomadic tribe) speak about laying eggs. However, in warmer climates, in places with established, stable, and permanent communities, you would likely see a great number of eggs.

Both of those are from Mark Nelson.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:59 am

haha little Orc Brats runnin around trying to pick pocket our money and stuff .. i would lmao

lol orcs strike me as the school yard bully type or the big kid thats always picked on for being ugly or dumb

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:47 am

I hope there are more races of children then just Nords, i would love to see little Orcs bullying some little Bosmer kids, and some snotty Altmer picking on some kid. I hope Bethesda does stuff like this!

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:47 pm

Lol, i wanna see the Beast Childeren, they'd either be cute or just creepy.
i'm leaning toward cute though o.o

I hope so too because it would be cute to babysit a bunch of big eyed and fluffy kittens.^_^

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:54 pm

The day TES had children in the game, well... I just don't know...

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:19 am

now wait a minute .. what about frogs? .. dont frogs have similarities to argonians and have those really big mass of tadpoles in a creek bed?
i mean after all argonians are reptillians ... yes?

Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles. Very different.

In ovovivaparity, the eggs hatch inside the mother.

The big distinction between ovovivaparous birth and live birth:

In ovovivaparity the egg contains all the food necessary to sustain the developing embryo
In live birth the embryo receives nutrients continuously from the mother via the placenta

So for true accuracy, Argonians should not have navels, since they would never have had an umbilical cord. Technically they shouldn't have mammaries either, but then again the platypus is weird too.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:42 pm

now wait a minute .. what about frogs? .. dont frogs have similarities to argonians and have those really big mass of tadpoles in a creek bed?
i mean after all argonians are reptillians ... yes?

Argonians are Argonians. They have features of reptiles, fish, amphibians, and mammals. You can't assume things just by looking at them. They're weird.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:46 pm

Argonians are Argonians. They have features of reptiles, fish, amphibians, and mammals. You can't assume things just by looking at them. They're weird.

Would it be safe to say that they are the platypus of the world then?^_^

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:40 pm

Hmm... indeed.

I imagine adolescent Khajiit would look something like this: http://www.momdot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kitten-in-a-bag.jpg

Ahhhh!!!

More like this.
http://i.imgur.com/Krn9q.jpg

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:05 pm

That makes no sense. Explain please.

Human beings have eggs, but they give live birth. Makes sense to me.

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:08 am

Do you keep them in a crib or... an aquarium?

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:55 am

More like this.
http://i.imgur.com/Krn9q.jpg

HAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
perfectly halarious
and cute @ same time
hahaha "for SITHIS sakes man HIDE the moon sugar RIGHT NOW!" hahahaha

» Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:08 pm

little lizards or kittens, cute but not creepy.

Better then colorful ponies.

I agree that they are probably cute instead of being creepy.