There are many pros and cons of being a vampire, probably the main pro is immortality and the main con is burning in sunlight. Naturally Vampires are hated by most but some can blend in to society. Would you consider becoming a Vampire?

Personally I would love immortality so yes I probably would become one.

(Yes I just realised I spelt Cyrodiil wrong in the title)

I'm like louy "brad pitt" in interview with the vampire .

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A good question would be do you have the ability to survive, will you live in towns or will you live in the wilds? Would you have undead minions do your bidding or trick people into doing your bidding, would you spend thousands of years perfecting combat abilities and would you use your advanced knowledge to help shape tamriel?

I might try it so long as there's a cure. Nirn has after lives, so it's not like dying is the end of you. And living it up in Sovnegarde is bound to be more fun than having to sleep, eat, avoid the sun, feel cold or hot, need money, etc...

Only nords go to Sovngarde, you could use thousands of years of knowledge to benefit Nirn and not squander it in the after life

(Maybe there are some exceptions except Nords but I have seen none)

Vampires are overrated.

Thanks for all those wonderful reasons about why you wouldn't want to become a vampire, way to add to the discussion.

You're welcome.

i am not sure. maybe. i would not stay one forever, but if it is The Order we are talking about i could become a nobleman then cure myself

Sure you can cure yourself but your human age WILL catch up to you. Say you were a Vampire for 500 years and then cured, your body would age 500 years and you would die.

i would not be a day over 20 when i am cured, i can easily become a very wealthy noble with fair skills rather quickly as a vampire

Sovngarde was just one example that people in this forum can relate to since it's the Skyrim forum.

The thing about making flesh immortal and undead is that eventually the 'human' psyche will probably suffer. Being alive 'forever' will eventually become a trap.

I wouldn't want to feel like I was just stuck as I was, if those around me that I cared about had died. Living a long time is only worth it to me if I am going to learn or grow as a sentient being, and if I'm going to get to spend a lot of time with individuals who I care about. In TES you get to go to an afterlife, so where's the attraction to live an unnaturally long life? Especially if you are undead and need to constantly support your undeadness.

Also, elves already live for hundreds of years. If you cannot achieve what you want to with hundreds of years, what difference would thousands make? You'd just become so out of touch with the world and have to constantly adapt to a changing world - it just makes me feel tired.

Surviving the years, being able to see the world change before my eyes would just be awesome. Hey, if you spend thousands of years on the mortal plane you are going to accomplish a thing or two!

yes

Immortality is the greatest curse you can bring on a sentient being. But on the other hand, I'd rather be semi-immortal. Immune to aging rather than immune to everything. So yes, I'd be a Vampire. If anything, to ESCAPE the Afterlife.

The many men, so beautiful
And they all dead did lie;
And a thousand thousand slimy things
Lived on; and so did I.

The curse put on the ancient mariner is to be the only one on the ship who doesn't die - and to never be allowed to die.

So yeah, I wouldn't call immortality "the main pro" of being a Vampire in TES. The Necromage perk is the main pro of being a Vampire.

Ok, I'll add a bit more to this, though my first post does express my view on vampires.

First of all, if you're wanting to know about Cyrodillic vampires, I'm wondering what this has to do with Skyrim. Skyrim does not, after all, have any Cyrodillic vampires.

Second, you talk about immortality like it's a great thing. Ok, so you live on forever, never aging. Meanwhile, everyone you care about grows old and dies right before you eyes. Your favorite places decay and crumble. Your home town grows, then shrinks, being reduced to a ghost town. Your nation rises to great power, becomes ripe with corruption, and is swept aside by newer powers. You're immortal life would be filled with loss and misery. The only way to avoid it would be to remove yourself from the world, secluding yourself away in some dark place.

Interestingly, that's pretty much what the Count did in Oblivion. He hid himself away in his dark castle, almost every coming out or participating directly in the world. He might have governed fairly and justly, but he was also the rare exception. He was only vampire in that game portrayed in that way. The rest were predators, hiding in caves and preying upon hapless victims. They added nothing to society.

You cannot believe for one moment that being forced to live forever by preying upon and murdering other people would not totally screw up your psyche.

This.

I would never decide to become a vampire. I find undead abhorrent; vampires especially so, because they feed on the living. I'd hate to be the cause of death and suffering, and I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't be able to restrain myself from killing.
Also, it would be terrible never to feel the sun on my face again. I'm a night person, but I want to always have a choice - vampires don't have one.

Ah but the mortal realm is only temporary! The afterlife is forever, may as well extend your life a little bit no?

Nah, I think I would settle down in Skingrad, and become a farmer.

Sure, if you can continue to have a positive purpose for being alive. My take on the TES universe is that there's reincarnation (The Nerevarine, right down to an explanation for being able to play multiple characters), so even though I tend to play one character 'forever' ( ), I think you would probably learn and grow more as a sentient being if you die and are reincarnated. You get an instant new perspective on the world.

And even if you play a Janus Hassildor type of Vampire, living as undead seems very stagnant to me - especially when there are so many alternatives to extending your experience in the world. And don't forget that Janus Hassildor wasn't a happy guy. His condition caused him a great deal of emotional pain (his wife).

Being an outcast, and inevitably falling out of touch with the culture of the times is a central plot device in Vampire fiction. For vampires portrayed as benevolent, or close to benevolent (Joshua York in Fevre Dream, Saint-Germain in the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books, Louis in Interview with the Vampire), feeling a part of the present is one of the major challenges the characters face.

I myself would love to see the world develop and advance, take my time to do anything and gather incredible knowledge. I would of course try and join a more vampire friendly community. I mean how long can Mer live anyway? I read it was 1000 years but that seems a little far-fetched.

I'm a Dunmer, and think that around 200 is considered pretty old.

If you want a good example of what to do with your time when you have virtually unlimited time as a Vampire, I'd recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_Blade_Smile
Warning: This is a definite spoiler, if you don't want the twist in the film revealed:

Even with all of the negative aspects of vampyrism, the opportunity to observe nature long enough to truly understand elements of it is irresistible.

And if that wasn't enough, there's plenty of very positive aspects of being a vampire than would draw me to it regardless.