True Dunmer Personality

Post » Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:55 pm

Soon I will start a new game as my favorite race, the Dunmer. However beforehand I would like to create a set of personality traits for my Dunmer based on things that I understand/know from the lore. This will allow me to make decisions on how he will interact with other races, deities etc and what quests he will undertake/avoid and what guilds he will join. First of all my Dunmer is going to be a really bad guy, who only helps others to improve his own position. These are the main traits/attributes I have in mind for him:-

- Arrogant

- Intelligent

- Aggressive

- Selfish

- Uncaring

- Power Hungry

- Racist

- Cowardly

- Sneaky

- Liar

- Self-Centered

- Tribunal worshiper

- Powerful in the use of swords, bows shields and destruction magic

And following is a list of races, deities and factions that it seems a right-wing Dunmer would be for or against and some of my reasons why I think so:-

FOR

  • The Tribunal/Reclamations (Azura, Boethiah and Mephala) - The 3 main worshipped princes of Dunmer and the Temple
  • Other Dunmer - Dunmer seem to respect one another more than they do other races
  • Hermaeus Mora - He is known as a sibling of Boethiah so perhaps this would give him some points
  • The College of Winterhold - The college has no religious affiliations and joining them could only help improve a Dunmer's magical abilities and most Dunmer seem to prefer the use of magic in some form
  • The Dark Bortherhood - It would make sense to join them because many see the Night Mother as an incarnation of Mephala, although the Dunmer would likely not worship Sithis due to him not being a tribunal Daedra (or would he?)

AGAINST

  • The House of Troubles (Molag Bal, Mehrunes Dagon, Malacath and Sheogorath) - These 4 princes are known to be enemies of the Tribunal and have opposed the Dunmer throughout history
  • Peryite - He is listed as an enemy of Mephala
  • Vaermina - He is listed as an enemy of Boethiah
  • Nocturnal - She is listed as an enemy of Azura
  • Aedra - I'm not sure if Dunmer would hate or completely oppose the 8/9 divines but they seem to have turned their back on them and a Tribunal worshiping Dunmer would likely not worship other gods. Plus Boethiah seems to have turned the Dunmer against the Aedra during her altercations with Trinimac referring to them as "liars"
  • Altmer - The Altmer and Dunmer hate each other due to the Dunmer abandoning the Altmer gods and turning to the Tribunal
  • Orcs - Dunmer likely wouldn't like orcs due to their association with and worship of Malacath
  • Nords - Dunmer wouldn't like Nords due to their battles with them throughout history and the Nord's own racism
  • Imperials/The Empire - Dunmer seem to hate the Imperials and the Empire due to them abandoning Morrowind during the Oblivion crisis allowing the Argonians to invade
  • Argonians - Dunmer would likely hate due to them invading Morrowind and they also seem to view them as nothing more than underlings/slaves
  • The Companions - These are primarily a Nordic faction whose original leader slaughtered Dunmer
  • The Thieve's Guild - Nocturnal is listed as an enemy of Azura so it wouldn't make sense to become a Nightingale, however the Dunmer may complete most quests for them and just not return the skeleton key or become a nightingale, although that would feel a bit incomplete. It would also seem inappropriate for a Dunmer to pledge their soul to anything other than a tribunal daedra
  • Volkihar Vampires - They worship Molag Bal, although he may join them just to gain power and then turn against them

The ones that I am not sure on are the following:-

  • Khajits, Redguards, Bretons, Wood Elves
  • Sithis
  • Other Deadric Princes - Namira, Hircine, Meridia, Sanguine, Clavicus Vile

Can anyone correct me on any of the above or offer suggestions please? Thanks.

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