title says all. Suppose you had a fun night with some random person and you had a child. Will that child be dragonborn? Genes genes genes

That depends on why you are dragonborn in the first place. In the past, the dragonborn emperors have been able to pass down that quality, but there's no telling if the player is the same sort of thing.

its not hereditary persay..

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Yes i Think so.

I thought that to be truly Dovahkiin was to be gifted with the blood of the Dovah by Akatosh.

I could be wrong, but I don't think that it can be passed down by blood. I know there was the line of "Dragonborn Emperors," but that was only because they were relatives of the Septim bloodline.

Sorta right, A dragonborn is someone who is gifted by Akatosh and born with the SOUL of a dragon, and last I check, souls arent a hereditary trait. SO yje answer to this thread is no. End of story.

If the dragonborn had a child, he or she would be a dragonborn as well so yes the child of a dragonborn would also be a dragonborn.

No they wouldnt be, Having a blessed soul by Akatosh wouldnt pass down through Lineage. Talos was a dragonborn, and his family was known as Dragonborn emperors, only through association with Talos. None were actually dragonborn with the soul of a dovah.

I created a forum about this and figured yes because lineage can affect you being dragonborn. your bloodline is blessed with the dragon soul and blood trait. just imagine that neighborhood bully flying across the map and into a wall after being fus roa dah ed.

Yes the child would be dragonborn since it has been stated that the dragonborn has the soul and blood of a dragon. Now woud he have the dragonborn powers that is the question that only Akatosh can answer.

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ok so the child will be dragonborn, but does he/she have the powers lies with what akatosh will do. Hmm

The child will be Dragonborn born!

Then how did Uriel Septim bear the Amulet of kings without the soul of a dovah, and what about Martin Septim's sacrifice to take the form of a dragon to defeat Mehrunes Dagon, how would this be possible without being a Dragonborn? This is simple to explain, its because they were in fact Dragonborn.

I don't think it's hereditary. All of the Septim line were dragonborns because the gods simply willed them to be so.

Possible, seeing as talos is now a god and that could have given the entire Bloodline to be blessed to be born with the soul of a dragon, but there is no proof either way. And still doesnt mean its hereditary. The septim line came from a man-now god, that could have something to do with it. And seeing the very few amounts of dragonborns in history, there would be a lot more if it was hereditary.

It's all very mysterious. I'd wager that the bloodline of the Emperor's was blessed and thus they were Dragonborn by heredity. Sort of a Divine Right of Kings arrangement. But the player character is an example of an individual blessed with the soul of a Dovah, and it's really up in the air whether or not his/her gift could be passed through the blood.

edit: Something tells me that only the emperors were Dragonborn by heredity. If not, than any prospective Dragonborn could challenge their right to rule.

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I think the coming of the Dragonborn occurs only when the gods recognize Tamriel is in need of one.
Talos was Dragonborn to conquer and unite Tamriel and his descendants were Dragonborn as well, either gifted by the gods in order to carry out Talos' legacy of peace (because a Dragonborn emperor had to be alive to keep the fires lit in the Temple of the One to keep Oblivion separated from Tamriel).

Our Dovahkiin was born with the Blood of Akatosh in order to slay Alduin and save Tamriel and it's denizens from being consumed in the afterlife (whether this is just Nords or not I am unsure).

So I think being Dragonborn CAN be inherited, but only through the will of the gods.

But hell, the next best gift they can gift to Dovahkiin is the inability to procreate. No child support so he can Fus Ro Dah any woman he wants without knocking her up. /sarcasm

No, being a Dovahkiin does NOT require a midichlorian count.

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Where on earth did you find your information? It is not stated whether or not they had the blood and soul of a dragon (not that I remember), but the fact that THEY were specifically needed to light the dragonfires using the Amulet of Kings. Only one of joined blood (king/emperor and dragon) can wear the Amulet of Kings and thus do what would be necessary. It is safe to assume that the whole line up to Martin's death were true Dovahkiin. Just because you are born as a Dovahkiin doesn't mean you will live up to the badass expectations of Talos or or Dovahkiin. Alessia didn't fight or shout; she rallied people to fight in her name. She was Dragonborn (the first in fact). Not once was she the spear's head into battle, carving out the enemy. Pelinal was the one who struck down Umaril for crying out loud. Alessia didn't do much. She was the spark that started the engine that pushed the Ayleids out of Cyrodiil

I suspect Dragonborn is a autosomal dominating allele. Thus, a Dragonborn may have Dragonborn children with non-Dragonborn but it's not 100% certain.

You have to keep in mind that not all the dragonborn even knew they were dragonborn, for example the dragonborn of Skyrim had no idea until after he/she defeated a dragon. The Septim dynasty knew but only because they were decendants of Talos Stormcrown aka Tiber Septim, so their could be many dragonborn who dont even know they are dragonborn.

I agree with the possibility of their being many dragonborn but most do not know of their divine heritage. It would make a lot of sense if their were several but you had to kill a dragon to obtain theknowledge and power of the thu'um.