Tried to imagine my main teso character as an NPC. His name is Red and he used to be the Gray Host treasurer until some heroes ruined it all. Angry and devastated he now sells overpriced motives and furnishings. What a villain…
Enjoying Elder Scrolls and looking up the details of the laws of its universe/multiverse is so wild sometimes because there are things I fundamentally disagree with in real life that you’d just have to be an idiot not to believe in the context of Elder Scrolls.
Religion? In real life, I’m agnostic. In Elder Scrolls, the gods talk to you and do easily recognizable god things.
Astrology? In real life, I don’t believe it. In Elder Scrolls, it gives you superpowers and sells you to assassins.
Choice vs Fate? In real life, I believe choice reigns supreme. In Elder Scrolls, defying fate usually just kills you, plus the universe can go “hmmm that’s not right” and just change everything back to the way it was supposed to be via dragon break or some other deus ex machina.
Barbas: “Whoops? WHOOPS? This is not a “whoops” situation. We are far past whoops. Whoops is a distant speck in the rear view mirror. We are solidly in “oh fuck” territory, and I expect you to act like it.”
Clavicus Vile: “So maybe I am a little high maintenance. But you know what I’ve decided that you are? I am very sorry to tell you this, but you, Mephala, are flaky. Ha!”
Mephala: “That’s true, I am flaky.”
Clavicus Vile: “So, what, you’re just okay with being flaky?”
Mephala: “Yeah, totally.”
Clavicus Vile: “Well, then I’m okay with being high maintenance.”
