I hope we get a high elf female as a companion soon

StarOfElyon · September 11

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

BixenteN7Akantor · September 11

Great news, you should have watched the U44 preview. One of the two new companions is an Altmer Female.

StarOfElyon · September 11

BixenteN7Akantor wrote: »

Great news, you should have watched the U44 preview. One of the two new companions is an Altmer Female.

No, there's not.

Dark_Lord_Kuro · September 11

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

We get a female altmer companion with update 44. That wont be a women altmer but a non-binary altmer if that detail is of any importance to you.

StarOfElyon · September 11

flizomica wrote: »

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No, I'm serious. My two main characters are high elf females. I have a third that I made recently. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with playing them and not having a companion for however many more years. Also, a Redguard female when?!

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StarOfElyon · September 11

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

We get a female altmer companion with update 44. That wont be a women altmer but a non-binary altmer if that detail is of any importance to you.

Oh, I see. I meant a woman altmer. My bad. I want a woman altmer companion.

ragnarok6644b14_ESO · September 11

Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?

Dark_Lord_Kuro · September 11

StarOfElyon wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

We get a female altmer companion with update 44. That wont be a women altmer but a non-binary altmer if that detail is of any importance to you.

Oh, I see. I meant a woman altmer. My bad. I want a woman altmer companion.

Depending on her personnality, quest and dialog, you might be able to just ignore it anyway. This is a video game character, she wont be hurt by it.

So you might be able to play with her as a women altmer.
Do not do that with real person though.

SkaraMinoc · September 11

need bosmer waifu

Syldras · September 11

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

need bosmer waifu

Ok, ZOS will deliver:
- old, slightly wrinkly
- grey short hair
- friendly grandma type

Which I would prefer over Eveli as a travel companion anytime. Romance is out of question, though - in both cases.

Soarora · September 11

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

We get a female altmer companion with update 44. That wont be a women altmer but a non-binary altmer if that detail is of any importance to you.

Oh, I see. I meant a woman altmer. My bad. I want a woman altmer companion.

Depending on her personnality, quest and dialog, you might be able to just ignore it anyway. This is a video game character, she wont be hurt by it.

So you might be able to play with her as a women altmer.
Do not do that with real person though.

This. They’re not real. No one will know (and thus not care) if you just want to headcanon them as a woman if it makes you happy. I could headcanon Mirri as having the name Irrim and headcanon Bastion as a werewolf and no one would know.

Syldras · September 11

Soarora wrote: »

This. They’re not real. No one will know (and thus not care) if you just want to headcanon them as a woman if it makes you happy. I could headcanon Mirri as having the name Irrim and headcanon Bastion as a werewolf and no one would know.

We can headcanon everything. I could also headcanon my main to be married to Sotha Sil. Depending on how much it goes against what we get presented on screen, it might get quite complicated to stick to the headcanon, though.
Also, I'm too busy headcanoning away stupid dialogues already.

Sleepsin · September 11

The dialogue and personality will be extreme. How do I know? This is a fantasy game, all the dialogue and personalities are extreme. A story that doesn't stand out is forgot, the writers of this game want the stories to be remembered. Personally, I only pay attention to about 30% of the story.

Rule #1 - Don't sweat the small stuff.
Rule #2 - Everything is small stuff.

Soarora · September 11

Syldras wrote: »

Soarora wrote: »

This. They’re not real. No one will know (and thus not care) if you just want to headcanon them as a woman if it makes you happy. I could headcanon Mirri as having the name Irrim and headcanon Bastion as a werewolf and no one would know.

We can headcanon everything. I could also headcanon my main to be married to Sotha Sil. Depending on how much it goes against what we get presented on screen, it might get quite complicated to stick to the headcanon, though.
Also, I'm too busy headcanoning away stupid dialogues already.

I’ve unironically seen several people with OCs married to Sotha Sil, so funny you mention that. I feel your pain with the dialogues though… I feel the same way about the past several years of Chapters.

Syldras · September 11

Soarora wrote: »

I’ve unironically seen several people with OCs married to Sotha Sil, so funny you mention that.

I think Sotha Sil is one of the best-written characters of the whole game. I'm too "strict" with myself roleplay-wise, though, so I see that he would certainly have better things to do than to marry my main. Or marry anyone at all, to be precise. It wouldn't fit the idea I have of him character-wise, either.

Sleepsin wrote: »

The dialogue and personality will be extreme. How do I know? This is a fantasy game, all the dialogue and personalities are extreme. A story that doesn't stand out is forgot, the writers of this game want the stories to be remembered.

"Extreme" isn't always better. In character writing, "extreme" usually leads to comic-like, cliché characters. Which might fit into a cliché, comic-like game, but I had a different impression of ESO, initially.

JemadarofCaerSalis · September 11

Syldras wrote: »

Soarora wrote: »

This. They’re not real. No one will know (and thus not care) if you just want to headcanon them as a woman if it makes you happy. I could headcanon Mirri as having the name Irrim and headcanon Bastion as a werewolf and no one would know.

We can headcanon everything. I could also headcanon my main to be married to Sotha Sil. Depending on how much it goes against what we get presented on screen, it might get quite complicated to stick to the headcanon, though.
Also, I'm too busy headcanoning away stupid dialogues already.

I also feel you with the dialogue. After the 80th time someone has explained to me what they just told me to do, I just picture the NPCs looking at my character like 'is he *really* this stupid? Are we absolutely *sure* he is the one who did all the stuff attributed to him?'

StarOfElyon · September 11

SkaraMinoc wrote: »

need bosmer waifu

yeeees.

StarOfElyon · September 11

Syldras wrote: »

Soarora wrote: »

This. They’re not real. No one will know (and thus not care) if you just want to headcanon them as a woman if it makes you happy. I could headcanon Mirri as having the name Irrim and headcanon Bastion as a werewolf and no one would know.

We can headcanon everything. I could also headcanon my main to be married to Sotha Sil. Depending on how much it goes against what we get presented on screen, it might get quite complicated to stick to the headcanon, though.
Also, I'm too busy headcanoning away stupid dialogues already.

I wish I could headcanon a better hairstyle on this character.

Edit: For those who are happy with this new companion, I'm happy for you. But they are not what I want. I'll just have to keep waiting.

Syldras · September 11

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

I also feel you with the dialogue. After the 80th time someone has explained to me what they just told me to do, I just picture the NPCs looking at my character like 'is he *really* this stupid? Are we absolutely *sure* he is the one who did all the stuff attributed to him?'

I sometimes pretend my character asks stupid questions on purpose to anger other people

But usually, I just word them differently. That could already improve things a lot, in many cases. Of course not when it comes to endless repetitions, but if it's lore bits, then it often works.

Actually ZOS could avoid the problems this causes so easily by just rewording. A Dunmer character could just ask "What do you know about Azura?" instead of "Who is Azura?", for example. Or just let our player character's reply contain the info a player unfamiliar with lore might have: Npc talks about Azura - our reply: "So you think that Azura, the Daedric Prince of Dawn and Dusk, (include as much info as neccessary here), is behind this?" It could be so easy and avoid lots of cringe ("What is a Dunmer? What is Morrowind? What is Vvardenfell? What's the Tribunal? Who is Vivec? What are the Great Houses? What's a Telvanni?" - Sarayn Andrethi of Tel Galen, Sadrith Mora, Vvardenfell, Master Wizard of Great House Telvanni)...

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I wish I could headcanon a better hairstyle on this character.

But it's blue! And asymmetrical! Fancy! Dynamic!

propertyOfUndefined · September 11

I am super excited for both companions! I read somewhere that zerith is a cathay-raht, which would be awesome if true. And tanlorin... love that quirky, androgynous, david bowie vibe!

Can't wait!

xclassgaming · September 11

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

I've been waiting for a high elf female to have as a companion. I hope ZOS won't keep me waiting too long. I don't care for most of the companions. I have Bastian, Isabel and Sharp. Bastian is the only one that I feel is a good mate for my main character who is an Altmer female. Personally, I want an Altmer female for one of my male characters to have as a companion. Don't keep me waiting too long, please.

We get a female altmer companion with update 44. That wont be a women altmer but a non-binary altmer if that detail is of any importance to you.

Oh, I see. I meant a woman altmer. My bad. I want a woman altmer companion.

Depending on her personnality, quest and dialog, you might be able to just ignore it anyway. This is a video game character, she wont be hurt by it.

So you might be able to play with her as a women altmer.
Do not do that with real person though.

*They, not she.

xclassgaming · September 11

BixenteN7Akantor wrote: »

Great news, you should have watched the U44 preview. One of the two new companions is an Altmer Female.

No. They are a non-binary individual, not a "Female."

AcadianPaladin · September 11

Since the term female applies to roughly half the individuals of every single species of plant and animal on Nirn, I find the term far too generic to be useful.

Of course the term woman is problematic as well. Does it apply only to humans in a land of humans, mer and tailed folk?

My wood elf tends to think of herself as mermaid.

Syldras · September 11

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

Of course the term woman is problematic as well. Does it apply only to humans in a land of humans, mer and tailed folk?

Etymologically, "woman" literally means "female man (man = person, as in human, mankind,...)".
Can mer and betmer be men? If not, it should be "womer" and "wobetmer"

So OP wants an Altmer womer as a companion, obviously.

TaSheen · September 11

I kind of prefer the term used by Doc Smith in the Lensman books for the "women" on Lyrane II: simply "person".

Syldras · September 12

We would have to find a common term though, otherwise no one knows what it's about. If I say I want a Bosmer vuranynsel without telling anyone what I define vuranynsel to be, it won't help anyone.

AzuraFan · September 12

Syldras wrote: »

We can headcanon everything. I could also headcanon my main to be married to Sotha Sil. Depending on how much it goes against what we get presented on screen, it might get quite complicated to stick to the headcanon, though.

Apart from their quests, the companions don't really have a lot of dialogue, so I think anyone who wants to headcanon a companion differently than what ZOS had in mind just has to grin and bear it during the quest dialogues. After that, any headcanon should work, providing it's not absurd (like headcanoning Azandur as a handsome 25 year old).

SilverBride · September 12

AzuraFan wrote: »

(like headcanoning Azandur as a handsome 25 year old)

I've tried. It doesn't work.

Syldras · September 12

SilverBride wrote: »

I've tried. It doesn't work.

Imagine he has fallen victim to a terrible aging spell.

StarOfElyon · September 12

Knowing ZOS, when we get a female/woman Redguard, she'll be pushing 50 too. I mean, if you're a 50+ gamer and want a companion closer to your age, more power to you. But most of us are probably hoping for younger companions.

joseayalac · September 12

How can you say that the new companion is female if they is non-binary? So not a male and not a female. Or am I missing something?