History Characters / TheElderScrollsOnline

* FashionDesigner: His clothes are high fashion among Redguard nobility.

* CulturalRebel: Being a Redguard mage is automatically one since they don't really like the use of magic. He pretty much stated that he is disowned by his remaining family for being a mage alone.

* ForScience: Mage equivalent since magic is treated like science in the Elder Scrolls universe. All of his experiments are in pursuit of knowledge no matter how unethical they are.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: It's one of the perks of their soullessness, as not having a soul means mortal wounds simply will not stick on them as they would on regular living beings, since their connection to Coldharbour will allow them to keep returning to life. The crux of the Bangkorai chapter is Septima Tharn trying to bait them into the Far Shores and kill them there permanently where this connection is severed, though it didn't work out how she had planned it to. GameplayAndStorySegregation is in play after the conclusion of the main questline, however, as your Vestige will have gained their soul back at the climax of that plotline, but dying will still allow them to pop back up like they've been doing up to that point.

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In life, Rada al-Saran was a legendary Ansei famous for breaking the Yokudan WarGod Leki's sword after a three day and three night duel. Now, he is the Ashen Lord of the Gray Host, an army of Vampires, dark sorcerers and lycanthropes who have set their hungry eyes on Skyrim.

King Fahara's youngest daughter and wife to Duke Nathaniel.

* BadassBaritone: He has a very deep voice and is a capable king.

* BadassBaritone: Has one of the deepest voices in the game.

* BadassBaritone: Not surprisingly, considering who his voice actor is.

* CantHoldHerLiquor: In Verandis' flashback, she's completely plastered after a relatively small amount of wine.

* CantHoldHisLiquor: To the point that Sai Sahan wants to track down the official historian and ensure that Za'ji's drunken antics do not become part of Dragonguard legend.

* GenderNeutralWriting: At least where their skills are concerned, as the ability cards all use they and them pronouns regardless of your current companion's actual gender. To account for protagonists of either sex, the companions will also refer to the Vestige using neutral pronouns as well.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Her ''Morrowind'' quest ends with an option to instruct Naryu to kill her for her crimes, which if chosen to happen supposedly does so offscreen. Whether pre-planned or not, this ensured the possibility of her much more prominent return as TheDragon to Nocturnal in ''Summerset'' .
* OneWingedAngel: She is the ''only'' character in the game who transforms not into some established Daedra variety or undead form, but into a completely unique mutated version of herself whose model is encountered absolutely nowhere else.

* LargeAndInCharge: He is the biggest Tamrielic character in all trailers.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Compared to the previous {{Arc Villain}}s, which have included Daedric Princes, Dragons and Vampire Lords, the Order is surprisingly mundane by comparison. [[Or so it seems as the leader turned out to be a descendant of the last Druid King and knows about spirits.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Compared to the previous {{Arc Villain}}s, which have included Daedric Princes, Dragons and Vampire Lords, the Order is surprisingly mundane by comparison.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: In his backstory, Emeric distinguished himself by fending off a Reachman invasion and saving Daggerfall, leading to an early version of the Covenant among various High Rock kingdoms. He -along with Prince Irnskar and Queen Ayrenn- gets a chance to show he can still kick ass in the ''High Isle'' storyline, personally fighting next to you against the final boss.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: In his backstory, Emeric distinguished himself by fending off a Reachman invasion and saving Daggerfall, leading to an early version of the Covenant among various High Rock kingdoms. He- along with Prince Irnskar and Queen Ayrenn- gets a chance to show he can still kick ass in the ''High Isle'' storyline, personally fighting next to you against the final boss.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every champion can kick massive amount of asses and as the result became leader of their faction.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Varen Aquilarios, naturally.
** TheLancer: Lyris Titanborn.
** TheBigGuy: Sai Sahan, despite him being practically the shortest member.
** TheSmartGuy: Abnur Tharn. Mannimarco also sort of qualifies, [[spoiler:before his betrayal]].
** TheChick: The original lineup doesn't have one, [[spoiler:but the Vestige can eventually be this if they are female]].
** SixthRanger: The Vestige. Technically fifth, considering what happened to Mannimarco. They graduate into an actual member of the ensemble after the Council of the Five Companions quest.

* DullSurprise: Kate Beckinsale's line delivery was subject to a lot of criticism from the fanbase, where Ayrenn's inflection remains a deadpan monotone that barely changes from scene to scene regardless of if she's happy, worried, or angry. When you are deeply concerned of an extremist faction who's gunning for your head and throne, the last emotion you would want to display would be boredom. In fact, the image to the right does a wonderful job of depicting her reaction throughout the entirety of the Aldmeri Dominion campaign and ''Summerset''.

* CastingAShadow: If the Vestige is a Nightblade. Nightblades use shadow magic to [[{{Invisibility}} conceal themselves]], protect themselves from attack, [[ShadowWalker teleport]], and [[LifeDrain manipulate life force.]]

* CastingAShadow: If the Vestige is a Nightblade. Nightblades use shadow magic to conceal themselves, protect themselves from attacks, teleport, and to manipulate life forces[[LifeDrain]].

* CastingAShadow: If the Vestige is a Nightblade. Nightblades use shadow magic to conceal themselves[[Invisibility]], teleport[[ShadowWalker]], and to manipulate life forces[[LifeDrain]].

* CastingAShadow: If the Vestige is a Nightblade. Nightblades use shadow magic to conceal themselves [[Invisibility]], teleport[[ShadowWalker]], and to manipulate life forces[[LifeDrain]].

* CastingAShadow: A Nightblade Vestige has the class specific shadow, siphoning [[LifeDrain]], and assassination skill trees.

* BadassBookworm: The Vestige can collect lorebooks and will always know some type of magic yet be a skilled warrior in their own right.