» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:36 pm
Um, dunno if this was pointed out or not, but dragons ARE "true" immortals, just like Daedra, in the Skyrim universe. The dragons aren't being born, they're being called back by Alduin. They WERE killed off, but, like the stereotypical (classic) staked vampire, an event can "bring them back to life" (Alduin calling them = removing the stake). NPCs, humans/elves, etc. are not immortal in Skyrim (or TES). To bring one back would require a whole lot of magical power, ritual, or "godly" intervention (if even then). As Dovahkin, you are dragon, in human form, and presumably immortal, though this is not mentioned that I recall. And yeah, that's an opening for importing the Dovahkin in future games, but probably won't happen. Remember how the last Dovahkin died (Oblivion, gave up his life to defeat Mehrunes Dagon). Possibly post Skyrim lore-fill-in would involve something like this, OR the Dovahkin is bound to the "mortal coil" that is human flesh and is mortal.