» Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:47 am
You don't need the soul of a dragon to use dragon shouts (after all, the Greybeards can use shouts, but they are not dragonborn). Neither do the dragonborn naturally know how to shout. Hell, they don't even naturally know or understand their identity. These things must be taught.
In theory, all of Tiber Septim's descendents were dragonborn. Martin is actually called Dragonborn in Oblivion. But the emperors were probably rarely in need of such a skill, and most were probably never taught. Especially Martin, who was not even a legitimately recognized child.