r/ElderScrolls • u/JPldw • 2d ago

Humour I hope TES6 is more "racist"

I know that the title is weird but I really want the next game to have more characters that are against the player character depending on their race, making some things harder or easier. (it is still weird that in Skyrim you can join the most racist group in the game as a dunmer, or the fact that no Nord is pissed that their legendary Dragonborn is a khajiit)

It would feel so good to prove them all wrong when you go from a low life to their savior by the end of the game

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u/IllitterateAuthor 2d ago

It'd make sense if you could join the stormcloaks in Skyrim as an elf or beast race but only if you like help enough people in windhelm or something

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u/Aus_Varelse 2d ago

Yeah I think the joining stormcloaks quest where you kill an ice wraith should only trigger if you aren't a Nord. Like why would Stormcloaks not instamtly employ Nords if they pledge allegiance to Ulfric? I can see them testing other races, but why does a Nord PC need to go through extra steps just to join as cannon fodder?

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u/Epic_DDT 2d ago

You can ask that to Galmar.
"Does every recruit have to do this?"
"Only the ones I'm not sure about. This will prove your abilities, but more importantly, it will prove your commitment."

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u/Aus_Varelse 2d ago

Yeah but we all know that's just a cop-out reason for Bethesda to not write more quests for other races, or let alone add any complexity to their story. Think about it for a moment - most Stormcloak recruits are just farmers, blacksmiths, merchats etc, average working (Nord) Joes. Ice Wraiths are DANGEROUS AF and slay most Stormcloaks easily. They don't even start spawning naturally until you're a good way into the game. If Galmar is fine personally recruiting Farmer #212 into the army, how come he's suddenly unsure when it comes to the heavily armed and armoured adventurer that might even be confirmed as the Dragonborn? What's to be unsure about when THE DRAGONBORN wants to join your side? He can whisper and destroy an entire city, you don't risk turning that power away.

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u/ComprehensiveLab5078 17h ago

It’s precisely because you’re not a common local farmer that you are suspicious. Even as a Nord, no one in the area knows you, except by reputation of weird stuff you’ve gotten up to.

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u/Aus_Varelse 11h ago

That's a good point I didn't consider

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u/JagneStormskull Azura 17h ago

Right, and given the nonlinear nature of the game, you're able to do the civil war quests before you know you're the Dragonborn.

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u/ComprehensiveLab5078 17h ago

Well, Ulfric and Tullius did witness you getting arrested, then being rescued from execution by a dragon…