Byfanta. :whistling:

Maybe from some point of the main quest they'll start saying, "It's you, the Dragonborn! I can't believe my eyes!" and then when you finish the main quest they'll all be saying, "All hail the champion, the Dragonborn!".

In Morrowind, even if you play a Dunmer, you're still an outlander, the term "outlander", as its name implies, can refer to anyone not native to Morrowind, this includes Dunmer born and raised outside of Morrowind, and due to the requirements of the story, in Morrowind, you would be someone not native to Morrowind, even if you were a Dunmer.

Maybe they'll just call you "Dragonborn" in Skyrim though, since that's what you are. But that kind of sounds a bit too heroic to be used by people who don't like you, hopefully, Bethesda can come up with some creative insults for characters who aren't fond of you.



I think the idea is that they could tell by your accent, obviously, the players can't tell what accent their characters speak in, since the player character has no voice outside of grunts and cries when getting hit in battle, but since we can probably assume that you're actually talking when engaging in dialog with NPCs and your lines just aren't usually shown, NPCs can still hear your accent. And some dialog in the game seems to suggest that outlanders can be easily identified by their accent and ignorance of native customs and cultures.

Haha, would been funny to see the nord scream that to all imperials "Die!! Byfant!!"
High elves could be "guling'ann" XD

Dragon-breath

Indeed, it were the imperials i had in mind especially.
Spot on!

Given current events, I'm guessing you'll be called either "yank" or "reb".

I hope there's lots of racial slurs again as there were in Morrowind. Also, anybody else want the Nords to start referring to the currency as "drakes" again?

I'd be fine with being "Stranger", "Outlander", and any variations thereof, but I draw the line at things like "Citizen". If they're going to be generic about it, at least make it interesting. The first time I traveled to Vivec in Morrowind I was trying to find my way around the cantons, not really watching where I was going and I just heard an Ordinator "We're watching you..." and shortly after I turned my back on him "...scum". Now seeing as I was an Argonian in the capital of a xenophobic race where slavery is legal to boot, I thought that was just awesome!

Titles based on MQ progression would be interesting but If I kill 100 werewolves in TES5 I wouldn't mind being hailed as 'Slayer'. If I'm in a guild, I wouldn't mind being called 'Master' or 'Arch-Mage', 'Magister' ...etc. I think varying the titles gives you something to look forward to during the lower levels of progression in a guild. So even if you're not High Lord of the Province, the fact that someone knows you're the steward and might greet you warmly because of that would be interesting to have.

Does anyone else get these incredible shivers of nostalgia when they read "Outlander" in the darkelf voice?

Oh to be 16 again... buying the game the day it came out and not sleeping for like 3 days playing it.

I do!

It depends on the race that your playing.

If your a Nord they'll probably greet you friendly.

If your a Khajitt, Argonian, or Wood Elf it will probably be a neutral greeting.

Everything else will be "Bah what do want you (Insert Race) Trash".

I think what you are called should directly relate to what you do. If you do the Main quest you are the Dragonborn. If you get caught stealing a lot you are the "Worthless pickppocket". Try and kill someone in their sleep and you are the "ASSASSIN!!!"

They won't say anything.

Or stranger perhaps.

Male characters will probably have their masculinity insulted, while female ones will be treated as back-stabbing witches.

I do not want to be called outlander or something like that, because, what if I wanna roleplay a Nord who was born in Skyrim, and they call me, lets say outlander? Same was in Morrowind ... I played Dark Elf who was born in Morrowind, but they still called me outlander so I don't like it.

I just hope the mean NPCs still call bosmer "tree-huggers"

"Hey! YOU! I can has mead?"

If they do that will be lot of NPC blood on my hands. :whoops:

I agree. It would be great if they actually let us pick the city or area we grew up/lived in. If we picked a city in Skyrim, the people of that city would treat us differently then the people of other cities in Skyrim. It would be great to see shop keepers near your home say "It's good to see you. What have you been up to?", "Are you planning to attend the ceremony this weekend?", or tell you rumors about things that have been happening in the local area.

Of course, with all the voice acting that now needs to take place, I don't ever expect to see this kind of complexity in the game. But, I can wish.

:sweat: I'll take your word for it.

I wonder, if you choose a Nord Character they'll probably still consider you an outsider like with the Dark Elves in Morrowind.

Right, cause the words "civil war" automatically equates any event on any world to the American Civil War.

Well im planning to play as nord so its skyrim so hes a ''normal'' guy ull meet there (exept the fact thats hes dragonborn but they most likely know that right from the beginnin)

So it could be like oblivion but better like when your hero of kvatch they realized you as hero of kvatch