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Kunhil
April 3, 2016

Draugr in Miraak's temple

We all know that the draugr were cursed with undeath for serving the dragons. But why are there draugr in Miraak's temple, the one who deceived the dragons?

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Duryoljot
April 4, 2016

They could have been banished to serve him, or more likely allied themselves with Miraak when he was banished because they shared similar resentments of the Dragon Cult. You should bring this up with Veyd Sahvoz, he's an expert.

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Kunhil
April 4, 2016 		It was just something I thought was weird going through his temple. From what I've read online, the draugr became "undead" because they were feeding their life forces to the deceased Dragon Priests. But maybe you're right that they never shared the same views as the Dragon Cultists and were more loyal to Miraak. But that simply raises the question as to what exactly made them take his side, considering all he did, which was clear when you search through his temple.

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Duryoljot
April 7, 2016

Not all Nords felt the same way about Dragon Overlords. The fact that there were some bad dudes back then that wanted to make things in THEIR image is pretty believable, right? 

Either that or their minds were bent by Miraak's unique ability to bend the will of others to his will. Now that I think about it, it was probably a mix of the two. Some bad Nords, some mind slaves.

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Kunhil
April 7, 2016 		Hmm. I never actually thought of it that way, and now that you mention it, there was both the shout he had, and his skill as a mage. There was also Hevnoraak who had the ability to bend the will of others through magic, which nods to simply doing it without a shout, but didn't the dragons raze Miraak's temple?

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Duryoljot
April 7, 2016

They were probably taking shelter inside where dragon's fire couldn't harm them.

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DovahKiinZaan
April 7, 2016

The exact reason why draugr and skeletons rise isn't exactly known, more than speculated. 

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Duryoljot
April 8, 2016

That is correct, Dovahkiinzahn, however the reason for them being there CAN be speculated accurately.

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