Nireli said:
Not entirely sure how this works so I'll just copy what i've seen..
In one of the main quests Paarthurnax says the Akaviri killed his kind when mentioning the trap in Whiterun, so my question is:
Are all Akaviri able to absorb the souls of dragons, or is there some other way to kill them that I don't know about?
I don't think this really deserves its own topic so I'll just answer it here.
Anyone can kill a dragon. When a dragon is dead, it's dead. Unless Alduin shows up and resurrects them. Only way to prevent that is the Dragonborn, who can suck up their souls, thus there is nothing to resurrect.
Delphine's in-game dialogue is quite clear about that:
"We remember what most don't - that the Dragonborn is the ultimate dragonslayer. You're the only one that can kill a dragon permanently by devouring its soul. Can you do it? Can you devour a dragon's soul?"
"I'm one of the last members of the Blades. A very long time ago, the Blades were dragonslayers, and we served the Dragonborn, the greatest dragonslayer. For the last two hundred years, since the last Dragonborn emperor, the Blades have been searching for a purpose. Now that dragons are coming back, our purpose is clear again. We need to stop them."
"Dragons aren't just coming back, they're coming back to life. They weren't gone somewhere for all these years. They were dead, killed off centuries ago by my predecessors. Now something's happening to bring them back to life. And I need you to help me stop it."
So it weren't only Akaviri slaying dragons, but also Blades. And all those dragons you see in Skyrim, they're the ones that were killed by these dragonhunters.
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Nireli]Nireli[/url] said:[/b]
Not entirely sure how this works so I'll just copy what i've seen..
In one of the main quests Paarthurnax says the Akaviri killed his kind when mentioning the trap in Whiterun, so my question is:
Are all Akaviri able to absorb the souls of dragons, or is there some other way to kill them that I don't know about?
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I don't think this really deserves its own topic so I'll just answer it here.
Anyone can kill a dragon. When a dragon is dead, it's dead. Unless Alduin shows up and resurrects them. Only way to prevent that is the Dragonborn, who can suck up their souls, thus there is nothing to resurrect.
Delphine's in-game dialogue is quite clear about that:
"We remember what most don't - that the Dragonborn is the ultimate dragonslayer. You're the only one that can kill a dragon permanently by devouring its soul. Can you do it? Can you devour a dragon's soul?"
"I'm one of the last members of the Blades. A very long time ago, the Blades were dragonslayers, and we served the Dragonborn, the greatest dragonslayer. For the last two hundred years, since the last Dragonborn emperor, the Blades have been searching for a purpose. Now that dragons are coming back, our purpose is clear again. We need to stop them."
"Dragons aren't just coming back, they're coming back to life. They weren't gone somewhere for all these years. They were dead, killed off centuries ago by my predecessors. Now something's happening to bring them back to life. And I need you to help me stop it."
So it weren't only Akaviri slaying dragons, but also Blades. And all those dragons you see in Skyrim, they're the ones that were killed by these dragonhunters.