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** An acronym standing for 'Also Known As The Old Smaug Himself'. Akatosh was named long before dragon names were finalized.



*** As semi-confirmed by Miraak

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*** As semi-confirmed by MiraakMiraak, though he might have that name simply because he was a Dragon Priest.
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** [[FridgeHorror Screams are likely]] [[ColdBloodedTorture a common occurrence]] [[FridgeHorror in Thalmor facilities.]] [[ItsProbablyNothing Perhaps the guards simply figured someone else was detained.]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy It's not like they anticipated anyone attacking the place.]] [[WhatAnIdiot After all, who would honestly be that stupid?]] Alternatively, [[HandWave the walls are really thick and sound-proofed]] or [[FailedASpotCheck they brought her down later, but didn't notice you engaging the other guards.]]

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** [[FridgeHorror Screams are likely]] [[ColdBloodedTorture a common occurrence]] [[FridgeHorror in Thalmor facilities.]] [[ItsProbablyNothing Perhaps the guards simply figured someone else was detained.]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy It's not like they anticipated anyone attacking the place.]] [[WhatAnIdiot After all, who would honestly be that stupid?]] stupid? Alternatively, [[HandWave the walls are really thick and sound-proofed]] or [[FailedASpotCheck they brought her down later, but didn't notice you engaging the other guards.]]
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** Another factor to remember about Dragonrend is that it's not just the ideas of mortal, temporary, and finite, but those concepts bent by mortal hatred toward dragons in order to hurt them. By the nature of the Shout's inherent mortal hatred for dragons, it cannot be grasped or used by a dragon. The player Dragonborn cannot even grasp Dragonrend without personally traveling back in time to witness it being used by those who hated dragons.

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** From an in-lore perspective, it could be that most Dov simply haven't ever felt the need to broaden their horizons beyond the basics. Think of it as the equivalent of a person learning how to swing a sword REALLY hard, but that's all. They've never needed to learn anything more advanced, because that one technique has worked

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** From an in-lore perspective, it could be that most Dov simply haven't ever felt the need to broaden their horizons beyond the basics. Think of it as the equivalent of a person learning how to swing a sword REALLY hard, but that's all. They've never needed to learn anything more advanced, because that one technique has workedworked.
** Remember that dragons wholly equate fighting and debating. Presumably they'll favor those Shouts which the dragon in question considers to pose the soundest argument, and the thu'um of frost and fire constitute especially incisive statements as well as potent weapons.

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