hmm yes I see what you're saying, when I said they were in slumber I meant asin dormant, like suspended animation, they are spirits after all. A quest then to stop an evil witch who is trying to create an army of werewolves by warping men and women with black magic, but something goes wrong and they retain the body of a man but the ferocity of a werewolf. The Dragonborn has a choice to kill them or to let them live, (however some escape and breed over time in both instances and those are who you fight in Skyrim's forests.)

For me it makes a little sense mechanic wise when you think that we have numerous enemies local to the frozen regions of Skyrim but not as many purely local to areas like the Rift and the Reach. Like the Frozen regions have the Frost Troll and the white frostbite spider, ice wraiths, wisp mothers etc. For non forested regions we have a normal troll, and non frost versions of wolves, sabre cats, bears etc. Besides Trolls and Spriggans the forested regions have very little in the way of indigenous threats. I think adding a wendigo at level 40-50 with a lot of health and a crap tonne of damage resistance and a really high pitched howl that sounds more like a shriek than anything else (ties into the fact that they were intended to be werewolves.) As someone mentioned before Bethesda really should add a horror element, I love suspense haha. We know they can do it, remember the Dunwich building in Fallout 3? That [censored] was terrifying lol

Why the Bosmer? I was thinking the Forsworn

Bosmer already have a cannibalistic society.

Well that does make sense.

Eh, personally I'd say make them tied to the Forsworn, like you suggested. Mainly because I always think of cold climates for wendigos and because if the Bosmer already are cannibals, the whole cannibal aspect of the monster is kind of moot, since everyone is already a cannibal. Then again, if they go down the route that cannibalism increases your risk of possession, that could make it work for the Bosmer.

Still though, I'd give it to the Forsworn. Add to their mysticism beyond Hagravens and Briarhearts.

It's a monster born from a human eating the flesh of another human. They turn into hideous wildmen, who are eternally starving but can never fill their stomach

Wow.

That brings back some Mighty Marvel Memories. X-Men and Alpha Flight.

Wendigos would be an awesome addition and cannibals should become one.

Az

Let's add Deathclaws while we're at it

Except it hasn't appeared in any lore before now, and we've seen Namira's followers before...

So?
The Forsworn didnt exist until Skyrim either and they are an entire ethnic minority and the original inhabitants of the reach.

Oblivion and Skyrim already sported an Uderfrykte so I see no reason why there couldnt be a Wendigo.

So?
The Forsworn didnt exist until Skyrim either and they are an entire ethnic minority and the original inhabitants of the reach.

Dragon shouts didn't appear before Skyrim either...

Huh? They did. It's just that they were called the Thu'um and Reachmen. Forgive me if I'm missing something like irony. Anyway, something not existing in lore is no excuse to not to put it in. I have a very vague idea about wendigos based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse (obviously you're not referring to northern, insular Native American werewolves) but they sound sound smashing. If Bethesda doesn't make new lore they might as well stop the franchise and say "Play the games we've already made,".

Wendigos are cannibal spirits that can possess humans or a creature a human can turn into by eating the flesh of another human. They are nothing like werewolves

He's saying that worshippers of Namira (who practice cannibalism) should be given the ability to transform into Wendigos, similar to how those who worship Molag Bal often are Vampires (and the Order worships both Bal and Clavicus Vile) or how Hircine is the patron of Werebeasts.

Similarly, Namira could be considered the Matron of Wendigos.

Not to mention, minotaur's, centaurs, dragons, goblins, orcs, elves, giants, trolls, imps, harpies and a heck of a lot more creatures who Bethesda have borrowed off of folklore. I think just about anything is fair game.. cept maybe Father Christmas.

Huh? They did. It's just that they were called the Thu'um and Reachmen. Forgive me if I'm missing something like irony. Anyway, something not existing in lore is no excuse to not to put it in. I have a very vague idea about wendigos based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse (obviously you're not referring to northern, insular Native American werewolves) but they sound sound smashing. If Bethesda doesn't make new lore they might as well stop the franchise and say "Play the games we've already made,".

oooo OR BANSHEES! Like the wisp mother only they absorb health and demoralise any followers oh and they could drain stamina too! They could be heralded by a sudden appearance of Mist then a heart stopping shriek. All the animals in the area would run like hell too haha.

being a werewolf, and a cannibal at the same time is kinda like being a wendigo right