Question about hybrid races? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Thu May 03, 2012 2:34 pm

Hello, well i was just wondering, what would a hybrid between a Altmer & Nord look like lore wise? I dont think i ever seen anything about them or any other mixed races. Also how would a Dunmer/Nord look?

» Thu May 03, 2012 2:27 pm

Depends on the mother. If the mom was a nord it'd look like a nord. If the mom was an altmer it'd look like an altmer. The Grey Prince is an example of this.

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:01 pm

Altmer + Nord + generations upon generations of interbreeding = Bretons.

» Thu May 03, 2012 8:46 am

Depends on the mother. If the mom was a nord it'd look like a nord. If the mom was an altmer it'd look like an altmer. The Grey Prince is an example of this.

Level Complete!

Next Level: What Happened to The Nerevarine?

» Thu May 03, 2012 10:16 pm

Level Complete!

Next Level: What Happened to The Nerevarine?

Nab the warp whistle and we can go ahead and skip to matching up the Animal totems.

» Thu May 03, 2012 2:13 pm

You guys are both wrong. The next level is the "How long does x race live?"

» Thu May 03, 2012 12:21 pm

What happens if you take an altmeri Vivec and a nordic Molag Bal, [insert Sermon 14 here], remove madnes.. Sheogorath, from the equation..

What would Baar Dau now look like?

» Thu May 03, 2012 1:30 pm

You guys are both wrong. The next level is the "How long does x race live?"

Then, "Hey guys, what's Chim?"

» Thu May 03, 2012 1:30 pm

You know you're a lore forum junky when... this thread.

» Thu May 03, 2012 8:01 pm

Inb4 Wheel of Aurbis and the Towers; Dragonborn is the Shezzarine; Tullius and Ulfric and the Dragonborn are the King/Rebel/Observer.

» Thu May 03, 2012 5:23 pm

Inb4 Wheel of Aurbis and the Towers; Dragonborn is the Shezzarine; Tullius and Ulfric and the Dragonborn are the King/Rebel/Observer.

Too late.

THE FORUM IS ALREADY A TOWER AAAAAAAAAH

» Thu May 03, 2012 2:50 pm

Too late.

THE FORUM IS ALREADY A TOWER AAAAAAAAAH

This is now a part of my personal canon.

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:25 am

Too late.

THE FORUM IS ALREADY A TOWER AAAAAAAAAH

MK IS THE STONE.

» Thu May 03, 2012 1:54 pm

You HUM-mans always forget about Dwemeri. And the Landfall. And Septim the ~~Tiger~~Tiber.

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:34 am

Septim the ~~Tiger~~Tiber.

That makes me think. Tiber Septim was a Dragonborn. Tiber Septim liked tigers, The Ka'Po'Tun are tigers who want to be dragons. The line "Tiber Tiber, riding wright" in the Descent of Nu-Mannoid thread is a homage to the first lines of one of William Blake's poems, "Tyger Tyger, burning bright". Tosh Raka is but the eastern mirror of the New Man, god emperors with the hearts of tigers but the powers of Dragons. Also in chinese mythology if I remember correctly the Tiger and the Dragon were counterparts or something.

» Thu May 03, 2012 2:39 pm

You HUM-mans always forget about Dwemeri. And the Landfall. And Septim the ~~Tiger~~Tiber.

Your a Khajit! Not one of the Ka'Po'Tun!

» Thu May 03, 2012 8:21 am

Can someone explain mantling for me?

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:12 pm

Can someone explain mantling for me?

No, you have to read through pages upon pages of metaphorical cryptobabble that is itself far ,more snooty and obscure than the actual sources would have been. Dude, that's just how we roll down here.

Half-race thread: And drink.

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:44 pm

Half-race thread: And drink.

A forum drinking game? Hell yeah!

» Thu May 03, 2012 1:09 pm

Can someone explain mantling for me?

Hmm, this may be the best way to explain it in layman's terms.

It's akin to an actor acting out his/her role so role, the character they play as become the actor, in addition to the actor becoming the character. The character and the actor seem so alike, no one can tell the difference between the two. Tiber Septim did this in relation to Shezarr and became Talos.

» Thu May 03, 2012 7:37 am

Can someone explain mantling for me?

The actor becomes what he or she is acting as. For example: the Champion of Cyrodiil became Sheogorath, Sheogorath became him.

It's not as complicated as TengenToppa's http://www.imperial-library.info/content/forum-archives-michael-kirkbride would make you believe, I assure you. :tongue:

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:51 pm

The actor becomes what he or she is acting as. For example: the Champion of Cyrodiil became Sheogorath, Sheogorath became him.

It's not as complicated as TengenToppa's http://www.imperial-library.info/content/forum-archives-michael-kirkbride would make you believe, I assure you. :tongue:

A lot of it isn't that hard, until one throws in monkey talk to muddle the issue.

» Thu May 03, 2012 7:03 am

A lot of it isn't that hard, until one throws in monkey talk to muddle the issue.

Ah monkey talk, a famous past time for http://www.gamesas.com/user/658331-haute-queteure/.

» Thu May 03, 2012 10:25 am

Everywhere I go, I'm too subtle.

I know what Mantling is. I've been around this lore longer than my join-date. I was simply keeping with the ironic spirit of this thread.

I suppose it's rather my fault, for calling this my serious face. In truth, it is my more-serious-than-some-but-less-serious-than-my-most-serious-face.

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:53 am

Everywhere I go, I'm too subtle.

I know what Mantling is. I've been around this lore longer than my join-date. I was simply keeping with the ironic spirit of this thread.

I suppose it's rather my fault, for calling this my serious face. In truth, it is my more-serious-than-some-but-less-serious-than-my-most-serious-face.

No, you mantled SeriousFace. Which means you are he, and he is you. Which still means we don't have to explain mantling. Also, I feel that "more-serious-than-some-but-less-serious-than-my-most-serious-face" should be my next Skyrim character's name.