Why Are Bosmer Crazy? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Wed May 02, 2012 3:00 pm

The bosmer. They are crazy. Why?

I mean.. The insane fan, the paranoid one in Skingrad, the strange on in Seyda Neen, Umbacano, Cicero, the duke and dutchess of shivering isles...I could come up with a lot more if I wanted to. So, yeah, why is this entire race apparently insane?

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:57 am

Are they really? Maybe their the only sane ones. Maybe you're crazy. The Bosmer know man, they know.

But seriously, they've just been the main source of comic relief sense Morrowind.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:06 pm

Umbacano, Cicero

Umbacano is an Altmer. Cicero is an Imperial.

» Wed May 02, 2012 1:00 pm

All that cannibalism starts to mess with your mind after a while, I guess.

» Wed May 02, 2012 4:36 pm

Strange, innit? It's hard to find one Bosmer who can be taken seriously,

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:11 am

All that cannibalism starts to mess with your mind after a while, I guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_%28disease%29

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:38 am

Even the ones that are normal still sound crazy xD

» Wed May 02, 2012 2:11 pm

Bosmer are descended from valenwood trolls. Don't believe what the old mary dominion say, they aren't mer, nor are the orcs. :thumbsup:

» Wed May 02, 2012 3:51 pm

I'm glad that Skyrim departed from the comic relief bosmer. Their lore was never very comic relief and is actually pretty cool.

» Wed May 02, 2012 2:05 pm

They're short, and therefor come across as non-threatening. Non-threatening insane people are funny. Threatening insane people aren't funny. Would you have laughed if Glarthir was an Orc?

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:09 pm

Would you have laughed if Glarthir was an Orc?

I dunno, Lord Rugdumph was fairly amusing.

Though he wasn't so much insane as he was....different.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:36 pm

They're short, and therefor come across as non-threatening. Non-threatening insane people are funny. Threatening insane people aren't funny. Would you have laughed if Glarthir was an Orc?

Yes, twice as hard.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:35 am

I dunno, Lord Rugdumph was fairly amusing. :wink:

Though he wasn't so much insane as he was....different.

LOL Rugdumph! I forgot about that guy!

Anyway, It's my theory that like all elves, the Bosmer are equal to livestock. The Bosmer are like chickens. Small, stupid and hapless. Orcs would be pigs, Altmer are horses, Dunmer are cows etc...

Jk, but I do think the Bosmer are small and stupid. Silly chickens.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:21 pm

I don't think Skyrim's Orcs could have pulled off that humorous side as easily, though. They sound tougher and look meaner. Oblivion's Orcs were kind of...cuddy....almost.... They reminded me of Shrek, and their voice was rather jovial.

But anyways, back on topic.

I wonder if there was a Bosmer version of the Napoleon complex in addition to the Bosmeri kuru.

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:26 pm

I have a theory. Y'ffre is Sheogorath. He uses his Wabbajack powers for the Wild Hunt and all that. It's a conspiracy man.

» Wed May 02, 2012 1:32 pm

They're short, and therefor come across as non-threatening. Non-threatening insane people are funny. Threatening insane people aren't funny. Would you have laughed if Glarthir was an Orc?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vo5xhRTOjU#t=1m06s I'd actually recommend that whole series.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:47 pm

I have a theory. Y'ffre is Sheogorath. He uses his Wabbajack powers for the Wild Hunt and all that. It's a conspiracy man.

Everything in these games is a conspiracy, man. It's a conspiracy, man.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:54 pm

A lot of Bosmer that lived in Cyrodiil cities seemed ... borked. I guess if they leave their forests for too long, it's inevitable to go insane in an urban environment.

» Wed May 02, 2012 5:00 pm

Since TES lacks dwarves like other universes have the Bosmer in OB seemed to get the comic relief part. If you try really hard to be something like LotR you have to make up for the missing halflings/dwarves somehow...

Besides, Cyrodiil at the time of OB was one big playground for Sheogorath, so sanity wasn't something really important back then.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:42 am

Since TES lacks dwarves like other universes have the Bosmer in OB seemed to get the comic relief part. If you try really hard to be something like LotR you have to make up for the missing halflings/dwarves somehow...

Besides, Cyrodiil at the time of OB was one big playground for Sheogorath, so sanity wasn't something really important back then.

So much wrong with this post.

» Wed May 02, 2012 8:03 am

Their culture revolves around executing people for standing on a flower and cannibalism. Craziness is in their culture.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:19 pm

I would use so much firey destruction magic in Valenwood. Just to piss the woodies off.

» Wed May 02, 2012 9:03 am

Even if you play as a Bosmer in Oblivion, one of the first things you hear is Valen Dreth telling you that you will go insane from being cooped up in prison. He doesn't tell any other race they are going insane. Plus the Shivering Isles did seem to have its fair share of Bosmer in it. Both the Duke and Dutchess were Wood Elves.

» Wed May 02, 2012 7:31 am

Y'ffre granted them stability of body. Unfortunately, he couldn't do anything about their minds.

» Wed May 02, 2012 10:12 am

And there was a gibberisch speaking bosmer in New Sheoth...