YSMIR ; THE LAST DRAGONBORN

skyrim's harshness has a way of carving a man down to his true self.
fandom: tes: skyrim • played by: ben barnes

the basics

FULL NAME: Andrel (birth name) | Ysmir (birthright name)
ETYMOLOGY:

• Andrel — Masculine. Old Greek. ahn-drel. Means man, manly, brave, virility, or defender of men.
• Ysmir — Dovahsebrom. Means "Dragon of the North". Is a title formerly bestowed to Ysmir Wulfharth, Pelinal Whitestrake, and Tiber Septim. Considered to be the Nordic aspect of Talos (Tiber Septim's godly form).

Dovahzul Etymology: The dragons of Akavir are a race of their very own and have their own language. Most of the dragons and the Greybeards typically call Ysmir by his draconic name - Dovahkiin, which can be translated and understood one of two ways.

— Dovah • kiin —
• Dovah - The singular form of "dov". Means "dragon" as an individual unit.
• Kiin - Means "born". As a whole, it literally means Dragonborn

— Dov • ah • kiin —

• Dov - The plural form of "dovah". Means the dragons as a collective group / society.
• Ah - Means "Hunter".
• Kiin - Again, this means "born".

• DRAGON HUNTER BORN — "Born Hunter of Dragonkind".

— Qahnaar • in —
• QAHNAAR - "To vanquish".
• IN - "Master".

• QAHNAARIN - "Vanquisher" or "Master of Vanquishing".

TITLES / LOYALTIES:

• Dovahkiin / Dragonborn ( by basically everybody, including the dragons )
• Ysmir; Dragon of the North (by the Greybeards)
• Thane of: Whiterun, Solitude, Windhelm, Falkreath
• Honorary Member of House Telvanni — Bestowed to him by Master Neloth of House Telvanni
• Nightingale of Nocturnal
• Harbinger (by the Companions)
• Boss / Guildmaster (by the Thieves' Guild)

SPECIES: Wandering Ehlnofey | Dragonborn; Dovahkiin | Werewolf (formerly, cured)
RACE | ETHNICITY: Nord | Atmoran, Nordic
SEX | GENDER: Male (♂) | Identifies as male.
AGE: Depends on storyline.
DATE OF BIRTH: 17th Day of First Seed, 4E 168. (March 17)
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Ysmir has a few different places he calls “home”. The house he owns under his own name is Breezehome, located in Whiterun. Another place is the Harbinger's sleeping quarters at Jorrvaskr mead hall, also in Whiterun. He built a house just outside Falkreath, overlooking Lake Ilinalta. His other home is Proudspire Manor, in Solitude.

appearance & health

HAIR COLOUR: Brown.
EYE COLOUR: Brown.
COMPLEXION: Being of the Nord race, Ysmir is relatively fair-skinned. Due to spending most of his time outside and traveling, he has developed a bit of a tan. His face has a few scars here and there from fighting.
RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED: Right-handed.
HEIGHT: 6'3". | 190.5cm.
WEIGHT: 155 lbs. | 70.3 kg.
BODY TYPE: Tall, slim, and muscular.
LOOKS: Like most Nords, Ysmir is tall and fair-skinned. He left Cyrodiil when he was about 33 years old, though time in Skyrim has hardened his looks, making him look more mature.
AGE APPEARANCE: You might peg him to be in his late thirties.
SCARS: Several along his face and body from fighting.
TATTOOS | PIERCINGS: None. | None.
HEALTH | ALLERGIES: Ysmir is very healthy, due to being constantly active. He doesn't have any allergies.
MENTAL HEALTH: There has been a few times he's questioned his sanity. In Skyrim, anything can happen.
SLEEPING HABITS: He's a bit of a night owl. Sometimes his "late nights" manifest in the form of dark circles under his eyes and him being clumsier than usual. He repeats himself, unconsciously.
EATING HABITS: Ysmir eats mostly animals he kills while in the woods, and fruits or vegetables. Skyrim has a wide variety of nutritional resources.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE/HYGIENE: He's a bit messy. He is often covered in dirt and grime, but sometimes takes a quick bath in the river if he can manage it.
BATHING FREQUENCY: Every few days, if he can. Every once in a while, he goes swimming in Lake Ilinalta near Falkreath.
TOOTH BRUSHING FREQUENCY: They don't really have that kind of thing in Skyrim. I suppose they find some way to keep their teeth clean. Elisif the Fair wouldn't be very fair if all her teeth were rotting out of her skull, would she?
HANDWASHING FREQUENCY: When it needs to be done.

background & education

PARENTS: Vanrik and Ingrid.
PARENTS RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married.
FATHER'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Skyrim doesn't really have a formal education system, but the children are taught how to read and write by their parents. Everything you learn, you learn by experience and hands-on education.
MOTHER'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Skyrim doesn't really have a formal education system, but the children are taught how to read and write by their parents. Everything you learn, you learn by experience and hands-on education.
FATHER'S OCCUPATION: Blacksmith.
MOTHER'S OCCUPATION: Alchemist.
OTHER FAMILY: Relatives scattered through Cyrodiil.
CLOSEST/FAVOURITE RELATIVE: Probably his mother.
LEAST FAVOURITE RELATIVE: TBD.
PETS: A scruffy gray dog named Meeko. He found Meeko by an isolated cabin in the woods, and discovered that Meeko's former owner had died. He decided to take in Meeko as his own. Meeko mostly resembles that of an Irish Wolfhound.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bruma, Cyrodiil, Tamriel, Nirn
HOMETOWN/CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE: Bruma, Cyrodiil
DICTION | ACCENT: Ysmir speaks in the Common Tongue (English). | He has what would sound like an American accent to us.
EDUCATION: Homeschooled by his mother and father, like all the other children are.
CHILDHOOD REPUTATION: He was a well-behaved child, fascinated by his mother and father's work.
BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: TBD
WORST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: TBD.
OCCUPATION: Ysmir has no one specific job. He is a traveling sellsword, and occasionally a mercenary or hitman. He is the Thane of Whiterun, the Harbinger of the Companions, and the Dragonborn. He's a very busy man.
SALARY: No salary. He makes his money by bartering with shopkeepers, finding gold in tombs and bandit camps, and doing jobs for people. Sometimes what he does pays well, and sometimes not so much.
CURRENT STATUS AND MONEY: Wealthy. Ysmir is rather well-off because of what he does and often saves his gold for when he needs to buy some more health potions, weapons, or ingredients for alchemy.
POSSESSIONS: Too many to list. He has a wide variety of swords in his possession, though he doesn't carry all of these things with him. His pack has a plethora of supplies, all necessary for his travels.
FAMILY HEIRLOOMS: None. Anything he might have had would have probably been lost at Darkwater Crossing when he was ambushed by the Imperials.
CRIMINAL RECORD: He has a few crimes under his belt, though he's paid his bounty off for these things.
MEANS OF TRAVEL: He often travels by foot. Sometimes he takes a carriage. Horses can sometimes be too much of a hassle, being that he is almost always being attacked by something and horses die too easily.

personality traits

KEY WORDS: "You're either the bravest person I've ever met... or the biggest fool." - Irileth
AT BEST: Kind, selfless, and incredibly brave.
AT WORST: Grumpy, reckless, and occasionally lethal if faced with extreme circumstances.
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: The Lord (Guardian: The Warrior) - Those born under the sign of the Lord are stronger and healthier than those born under any other sign. Because their guardian constellation is the Warrior, they are skilled with weapons of all types, but they have a quick temper. Their armor is also slightly better, and they are 25% more resistant to magical attacks.
MENTAL DISEASES: None.
SMOKE | DRINK | DRUGS: No. | Occasionally. | No.
LIKES: Black-Briar Mead, angering the Thalmor, Paarthurnax, Odahviing, the school of Restoration, hunting/fishing for leisure, the exhilirating feeling he gets from absorbing dragon souls.
DISLIKES: Ulfric Stormcloak and his army, heavy armor, two-handed weapons, weirdly sneaky dragons, Maven Black-Briar (to an extent - her mead somewhat makes up for her abrasiveness.)
STRENGTHS: –.
FLAWS: His bravado can get the best of him at times and so he has a habit of getting into trouble.

magical qualities & information

BLOOD STATUS: Ysmir has the blood and soul of a dragon. However, since he is also a Nord, he is 50% more resistant to frost magic and his two-handed skills are naturally better. He just hates using two-handed weapons.

SPECIAL ABILITIES:

THE VOICE: Anybody can learn to use the Voice, but it takes years of training and practice to learn even the simplest of Shouts, and they must learn it from the Greybeards. However, the Dragonborn can instantaneously learn and use any Word of Power, or a Thu’um that consists of three different Words of Power. The Greybeards’ role in the life of the Dragonborn is simply to mentor them or point them in the direction of a place that holds a Word of Power.

SOUL ABSORPTION: All dragons have the capability to absorb the life essence and knowledge of their fallen kin. The same goes for the Dragonborn, who is considered the ‘ultimate dragon slayer’ as when they’ve defeated a dragon, they absorb that dragon’s soul into themselves. Once a dragon's soul has been absorbed, the dragon cannot be resurrected.

Ysmir has the blood and soul of a dragon, but the body and frailties of a mortal. He likely won’t live forever, but his abilities greatly increase his battle prowess. Individuals such as the Dragonborn are extremely rare, and you won’t often find more than one in the same era.

A former dragon priest named Miraak was the first known Dragonborn, and it was his duty to originally destroy Alduin, but he instead chose to serve the Daedric Prince of Knowledge, Hermaeus Mora. He was almost killed by the dragons but was pulled into Apocrypha, Hermaeus’s personal realm. Miraak hid in Apocrypha until the individual discovered as the Last Dragonborn followed him there and defeated him in order to save Solstheim after being continuously tracked down by Miraak’s followers.

There are only a few other recorded Dragonborns in Tamriel’s history, one of them including the former Emperor of Tamriel - Tiber Septim. Tiber Septim is known to many Nords as the Ninth Divine, Talos.

TYPES OF MAGIC: Ysmir is skilled in the Restoration school of magic and can perform a variety of healing spells. He is adept in the Destruction school and typically uses fire-based attacks.