I think it helps to understand that there seems to be 2 types of dragonborn, those born with dragon blood (think the emperors) and those with the soul of dragons (us). Now it's impossible for us to be the last to posess the blood of the dragon given in Oblivion it's stated that there are many alive with relation to the Septims and therefore carry their blood, whereas the soul seems directly granted by Akatosh himself.
Have you ever considered that Vahlok was backed up by Hermaues Mora? Why? To keep Miraak under his control and to force him into service. Because while Miraak is in Apocrypha, Mora can gain knowledge about the dragon soul and its divine essence. The dragon priests were gifted power by the dragons and so they obviously have more potential in the use of magic. And shouts are a form of magic. And what we as players even witness, is that Mora can teach shouts as well. For a long time I also thought that Miraak is a bad guy but he really isn't. What's so wrong about turning on thedragon cult exactly, lol? Especially Skyrim's dragon cult was completely misguided. He also just acted against you because he knew Mora would throw you at him. I heavily disagree with this video as a whole, to be honest.
@@Dragonofthenorth1 I haven't considered that Vahlok was backed by Mora because nothing suggests that. Thanks for leaving your thoughts though, totally okay to disagree.
Nah, F*ch them N’wahs! Skyrim belongs to the nords! No but in all seriousness, there’s very valid points on both sides of the argument. Makes it quite difficult to “pick a side”. As for me I think he just doesn’t care, not that he’s actively racist. He just doesn’t care about a group of people that haven’t done anything for him. And yes, he’s the Jarl, it’s his “responsibility”. But then so is literally everything that the player character can do, it’s the responsibility of the jarls to sort this shit out and make sure the land is safe, not some random guy crossing the border…..
Honestly, if the Imperial faction didn't start the game trying to decapitate me, I would have probably sided with them. The game really pushes you to sympathize with the Stormcloaks from the get go by literally having the Imperial faction try to kill you.
@@theemerdareloth TY! I suspected it's from Summerset because of corals. Played the expansion but never saw the trailer, lol. Btw, great channel, just found it and binge-watching right now! 👍
Wow! finally YT recommends me something great! TES lore + my favorite ESO content, the original Mannimarco questline! This vid is a gem! 💎 PS. Yep, it's 2024 and I played all major ESO questlines and still think the original line is the best, most coherent and Lore-accurate in the game, too bad it gets easily overlooked by most of the new players.
@testdep Thank you! Totally agree, I feel like each major expansion I've played was worse than the last. I really enjoyed Morrowind, but that may have just been the nostalgia itching at me.
The problem with your theory is at the school world has time breaks, which means that he could’ve been the first Dragonborn from his timeline and when his timeline fused with another one that could’ve changed his perspective it didn’t change
I think it's quite reasonable to believe that The Last Dragonborn is indeed the last dragonborn, chronologically. If you look at the broader narrative of the Elder Scrolls universe, taking into account the major events of the games, the Prophecy of the Dragonborn, lore about the intentions of the Thalmor, and (if you're so inclined) some Kirkbride texts, it paints a compelling picture that the kalpa we've experienced in the games is coming to a close. There will certainly be more Shezzarine (Lorkhan isn't done with Mundus quite yet), but Auriel's/Akatosh's power wanes.
Nymics are fucking cool as an aspect of TES lore and I'd love someone to go in depth on them. From swordsmen who learn the true names of their blades to wizards trying to understand an aspect of magic so hard they learn a nymic
@1001pierre Here's a link to Mora's UESP page. Every line of dialogue that Hermaeus Mora states in Skyrim is listed here. Feel free to search for one time Mora calls Miraak the First Dragonborn. It's okay that you don't like my theory. It's just for fun at the end of the day. And in all likelihood, Miraak IS supposed to be the literal First Dragonborn in the timeline. But Bethesda did not historically corroborate this fact. No one else other than Miraak says anything about him being the First to do anything, and the point is that, in real life, people lie, and that's a real question that must be considered when you do history.
Alessia wasn't the first dragonborn nor was it akatosh who blessed her as akatosh was invented by her and people afterwords it was shezar rather who blessed her even the origin of the empire is flawed and contradictory the fact is miraak is the first dragonborn and because of this DLC it retcons the imperial religion as does the very existence of the player character like it or hate it it's the current cannon until Bethesda says so
Dragon Breaks are the dumbest and yet genius plot elements to me. You can boil it down to calling them cop-outs to cover plot inconsistencies, but it males the world more mysterious and fun to speculate on!
@@Warpded I really like Dragonbreaks as an idea, and I think Daggerfall executed it fairly well. If it becomes a plot device for more game going forward though, we may have issues haha.
I kind of wondered why he didn't have the amulet. Dragonborns were a line of Akatosh with the humans, which is why the DBs were humanoid instead of dragons. I always thought because he forsook Akatosh that he relinquished his position in the dragon world. This would make sense as to why he had to battle a bunch of dragon priests and other dragons. Why are Akatosh's first borns so problematic? Alduin and Miraak and they end up being the final bosses too 😂
One reason I think that Miraak could actually be the first dragonborn chronologically speaking or at least see himself that way is the reason for the last dragonborn's existence. According to another theory I heard at one point and buy into fully, Alduin was created to be the world-eater but never had any intention of fulfilling that role, preferring instead to rule over mortals with his dragon cult. The last dragonborn is blessed by Akatosh not to stop Alduin from eating the world but from regaining his power and rebuilding the dragon cult, every reference I can recall to alduin returning to devour the world is extrapolation by characters in game based on his title, with the actual prophecy merely denoting that he will return. If this is the case it would make sense that Miraak could have been blessed by Akatosh in order to kill the wayward Alduin but as he said himself he 'chose a different path'.
my dragonborn acheiving chim and gaining memories of the nerevarine and all the times he was called an N'wah by the very people he helped save from daddy dagoth. DB-this is what you swits deserves
I always stood on the idea, that he means "The First Dragonborn" to stand against Alduin, and us being the last, according to the prophecy. As he so boldly claims "I could have slain him myself, but chose otherwise." I think he might mean it chronologically as in: Dragonborn characters, who have opposed Dragon Lordship, or rebelled. But then again, same as for your own theory, no real evidence supporting either versions.
0:49 I thought the undead dragon priests in general weren't liches, just very powerful draugrs and the named ones are only more powerful thanks to the dragons bestowing them masks, which they were named after. Also, isn't the quest with Hevnoraak is about we trying to prevent him to becoming a lich? It would be weird if they were all liches except Hevnoraak who is some reason isn't one at the time the Dragonborn is exploring Valthume while all the others are.
Fantastic video! Love the scholarly approach to the Elder Scrolls, and I love your channel name! EDIT: And the way you highlight text is perfect. It helps me glean information quickly and efficiently.
I always assumed Miraak was lying in some way, shape, or form. He could be the first dragonborn of the Dunmer, he could be the first to the Dunmer, or he just lied to his cult and meant it as he's a "born again saviour." Like he lied to people that he was the first, got taken to Mora's realm and that's how he's been able to live that long, or he's the first dragonborn reborn to "guide them." Or maybe he's a dragon priest of some sort. Or he's the first dragonslayer. Either way, he's definitely lying, or at the VERY least, being misleading. I thought it was on purpose tbh? Cuz he LITERALLY has a cult, so everything he says has to be taken with a very, very, very, VERY small grain of salt. Not that he's incapable of telling the truth, but cult leaders typically choose not to
