onikmey
Calm yourself. The dragonborn does much, but there is much he has yet to do, and much of his strength is carried on the shoulders of others. The dragonborn's strength is that he is involved in nearly everything, but he is not a true master. Becoming arch-mage is an honor and a great achievement, but there is much you can't do. You will never know magic like agar of dunlain, who fused himself with the magical energies around him and sees prophesy, or Malyn Varen who changed the nature of a Daedric artifact. You may become listener but you will never commune with sithis. You may become guild master, but you will never surpass Rajhin, who stole the tatoo off of an empress's neck. You became harbingr, but you will never have the strength of Ysgramor. You may learn the ways of the voice, but you will never surpass the Greybeards. You slayed Alduin, devourer of worlds. For that you are a hero, and when you die- for you will die- you have earned a home in Sovngarde. But you are not nearly so powerful or brave as the heroes of the first dragon war who broke time itself to put alduin away.
You say that you surpass masters with ease but there are two problems with this- very few things the dragonborn is so involved in is easy. He never sleeps, and he is always practicing. Also you don't surpass masters. You get to the point where they can no longer teach you, but you do not surpass them. For example, you can smith legendary dragonplate armor, but the secrets of skyforge steel are too much for you. You complain about not having any ruling power as a thane, but your actions do not show you fit for rulership. You are the thane of nearly every hold in Skyrim, and yet you seem to show no interest in the internal affairs of its people, as evidenced by what you so rudely call "fetch quests". You also show poor leadership- sending your warriors into traps and complaining about how they are worthless. You compare yourself to Talos, and yet I do not see the comparison. You learn your shouts from the souls of dragons, which can be slain by many things such as guards and giants. Talos learned his shouts the true way- he learned the shouts for himself. When his throat was cut he led his armies with whispers. Talos united an entire continent of diverse people into one cause not only through brute force but also through diplomacy. You fight under more tactical or driven minds of General Tullius or Ulfric Stormcloak to solve the petty dispute of one province. You say that Talos did not do half of the things you do, and you are right there. Such business was handled by his subordinates.
You are very strong, don't get me wrong. You excell at nearly everything you do. And, were you to correct your poor leadersip, you might make a decent Jarl. And with enough time learning as a Jarl you might make an ok high king. And with enough time dealing with all of the strange people of Tamriel that you look down upon, you may even become an emperor. However, currently you seem to overestimate your own strength and ignore the more powerful around you. You do not seem to notice the population beyond what they can do for you- a sure way to ruin diplomacy. You say that Talos never dealt with Daedra and won, but neither have you- unless you are counting atronachs. You always come out with a powerful artifact and a new master. You compare yourself to the aedra who, although weaker than the daedra, look upon your strength as you look upon the strength of a skeever. I mean no disrespect, but I feel very strongly about this.
onikmey
December 18, 2015 |
Calm yourself. The dragonborn does much, but there is much he has yet to do, and much of his strength is carried on the shoulders of others. The dragonborn's strength is that he is involved in nearly everything, but he is not a true master. Becoming arch-mage is an honor and a great achievement, but there is much you can't do. You will never know magic like agar of dunlain, who fused himself with the magical energies around him and sees prophesy, or Malyn Varen who changed the nature of a Daedric artifact. You may become listener but you will never commune with sithis. You may become guild master, but you will never surpass Rajhin, who stole the tatoo off of an empress's neck. You became harbingr, but you will never have the strength of Ysgramor. You may learn the ways of the voice, but you will never surpass the Greybeards. You slayed Alduin, devourer of worlds. For that you are a hero, and when you die- for you will die- you have earned a home in Sovngarde. But you are not nearly so powerful or brave as the heroes of the first dragon war who broke time itself to put alduin away.
You say that you surpass masters with ease but there are two problems with this- very few things the dragonborn is so involved in is easy. He never sleeps, and he is always practicing. Also you don't surpass masters. You get to the point where they can no longer teach you, but you do not surpass them. For example, you can smith legendary dragonplate armor, but the secrets of skyforge steel are too much for you. You complain about not having any ruling power as a thane, but your actions do not show you fit for rulership. You are the thane of nearly every hold in Skyrim, and yet you seem to show no interest in the internal affairs of its people, as evidenced by what you so rudely call "fetch quests". You also show poor leadership- sending your warriors into traps and complaining about how they are worthless. You compare yourself to Talos, and yet I do not see the comparison. You learn your shouts from the souls of dragons, which can be slain by many things such as guards and giants. Talos learned his shouts the true way- he learned the shouts for himself. When his throat was cut he led his armies with whispers. Talos united an entire continent of diverse people into one cause not only through brute force but also through diplomacy. You fight under more tactical or driven minds of General Tullius or Ulfric Stormcloak to solve the petty dispute of one province. You say that Talos did not do half of the things you do, and you are right there. Such business was handled by his subordinates.
You are very strong, don't get me wrong. You excell at nearly everything you do. And, were you to correct your poor leadersip, you might make a decent Jarl. And with enough time learning as a Jarl you might make an ok high king. And with enough time dealing with all of the strange people of Tamriel that you look down upon, you may even become an emperor. However, currently you seem to overestimate your own strength and ignore the more powerful around you. You do not seem to notice the population beyond what they can do for you- a sure way to ruin diplomacy. You say that Talos never dealt with Daedra and won, but neither have you- unless you are counting atronachs. You always come out with a powerful artifact and a new master. You compare yourself to the aedra who, although weaker than the daedra, look upon your strength as you look upon the strength of a skeever. I mean no disrespect, but I feel very strongly about this. |
