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

AzuraFan

StarOfElyon wrote: »

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.

I hope we do get an older female. Ember and Isobel are young, and I'd say Mirri is middle-aged. I'd love a female companion who's 50+.

Syldras

AzuraFan wrote: »

I hope we do get an older female. Ember and Isobel are young, and I'd say Mirri is middle-aged. I'd love a female companion who's 50+.

Mirri is young. Early 20's or so.

AzuraFan

joseayalac wrote: »

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?

I guess those of us who say we want a female companion should be specific. The new companion is female (her sex), but her gender is non-binary (neither man or woman). If you want a female companion who sees herself as a woman, then there's nothing for you in update 44. If you don't care about a companion's gender, then the female companion in 44 will work for you.

When I say I want a female companion, I mean a female who sees herself as a woman. I'm not interested in a non-binary companion of either sex. Having said that, I'll level the new companion for the perks, then decide if I'll headcanon what I want.

AzuraFan

Syldras wrote: »

AzuraFan wrote: »

I hope we do get an older female. Ember and Isobel are young, and I'd say Mirri is middle-aged. I'd love a female companion who's 50+.

Mirri is young. Early 20's or so.

Then we're definitely due for an older female.

M1SHAAN

joseayalac wrote: »

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?

Sometimes people use 'male' and 'female' to refer to biological sex rather than gender. In this case people are assuming that they are biologically female because they use the female-coded body type, but they could just as easily be biologically male, or intersex, since trans/nonbinary folks often choose to change how various aspects of their body look. Unless it ends up being specified in their questline you can probably just headcanon their biological sex as whatever you want.

amig186

Wouldn't hold my breath for that, even adding an altmer houseguest seems to be like pulling teeth to ZOS, so now that they've checked the altmer companion box, this tumblrina is likely the only one we're going to get. Expect more khajiit and argonians instead.

emilyhyoyeon

StarOfElyon wrote: »

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.

Yeah. I've been wanting an altmer companion since when companions were first introduced. I don't have a preference for altmer man/woman/nb though. But I really am not into Tanlorin's look.

Purple is my favorite color, but like... The hair with the bright purple eyes and purple forehead tattoo is way too much. It looks stylistically bad IMO. Fashion is subjective of course, but I think this kind of look looks like a mess and it's made worse by the fact that the face of a companion is the one thing players can't touch.

Not liking Bastian's body tattoos isn't a huge deal when you can at least put different clothes on him. But of course Tanlorin's tattoo has to be on their face But funnily I think their hair and eyes I dislike more somehow.

It would be cool if companions could be given something like three different hair options that the devs pick as suitable for their characters, so at least players could customize them a bit to preference while respecting the devs' designs for them.

JemadarofCaerSalis

Syldras wrote: »

StarOfElyon wrote: »

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I want this so much. Especially the younger intelligent, scholarly type... Add long hair and I would pay.

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JemadarofCaerSalis

Syldras wrote: »

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Back to topic:

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

I want this so much. Especially the younger intelligent, scholarly type... Add long hair and I would pay.

Long hair it is of course. What else would he have?

Just wanted to make sure There are all types out there

virtus753

whitecrow wrote: »

xclassgaming wrote: »

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.

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And that companion's pronouns are they/them:

https://x.com/TESOnline/status/1833593676569903550

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Syldras

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Just wanted to make sure There are all types out there

I've grown my hair since I was 15 or so, and never had a short-haired partner all my life
Being in spaces where long hair is common probably also had an influence, of course...
Let's say there's a certain preference

JemadarofCaerSalis

Syldras wrote: »

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Just wanted to make sure There are all types out there

I've grown my hair since I was 15 or so, and never had a short-haired partner all my life
Being in spaces where long hair is common probably also had an influence, of course...
Let's say there's a certain preference

Sadly, I have rarely cut my hair, and I only have shoulder length hair, so my hair doesn't seem to really want to grow :P

But, I have always had a weak spot for, especially, fictional long haired men. I don't mind short hair, but tend to gravitate towards longer hair when I create characters.

GuuMoonRyoung

StarOfElyon wrote: »

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.

You know, does age really matter in ES universe? I mean we have alchemy, magic, divine power, power of oblivion, power of the void and so on. Could we not achieve eternal youth? Not immortality but at least eternal youth is a possiblity, right?

Syldras

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Sadly, I have rarely cut my hair, and I only have shoulder length hair, so my hair doesn't seem to really want to grow :P

Mine grows like crazy even without regular cuts. I cut it to waist length once in my early 30's since it almost reached down to the back of my knees and I was tired of having to lift it up before sitting down all the time... It grew back in roughly a year Next time I cut it to shoulderblade length because I hoped it would last a little longer, but now I'm almost sitting on it again. It looks good, some people even compliment on it, but sometimes, it's a nuisance.

At least our ESO characters don't have to worry about things like this

JemadarofCaerSalis

Syldras wrote: »

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Sadly, I have rarely cut my hair, and I only have shoulder length hair, so my hair doesn't seem to really want to grow :P

Mine grows like crazy even without regular cuts. I cut it to waist length once in my early 30's since it almost reached down to the back of my knees and I was tired of having to lift it up before sitting down all the time... It grew back in roughly a year Next time I cut it to shoulderblade length because I hoped it would last a little longer, but now I'm almost sitting on it again. It looks good, some people even compliment on it, but sometimes, it's a nuisance.

At least our ESO characters don't have to worry about things like this

True, that is one good thing about ESO characters.

I have a thyroid problem that really did a number on my hair, so it has never gotten long. I have sometimes wanted long hair, but am sort of glad I never had it.

I play a game called Ark Survival, and it has it where hair grows and you can cut it, and I am like 'no thanks, it isn't worth it' even though I don't like facial hair. I just ignore it.

SydneyGrey

Are people seriously calling the Altmer "non-binary" just because she's not dressed stereotypically feminine? Really?

Don't insult women by claiming that having short hair and looking tough means you aren't a woman. Women can be tough and have short hair and still be 100% women.

(Wish she had a nicer hairstyle, though, no matter what length it is.)

colossalvoids

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Are people seriously calling the Altmer "non-binary" just because she's not dressed stereotypically feminine? Really?

Don't insult women by claiming that having short hair and looking tough means you aren't a woman. Women can be tough and have short hair and still be 100% women.

(Wish she had a nicer hairstyle, though, no matter what length it is.)

That's one of the things devs defined character as in a stream. Writers twitter also pretty clear about such thing being one of the focuses reading through the lines.

Edit: also voice actor choice isn't a coincidence.

Syldras

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Are people seriously calling the Altmer "non-binary" just because she's not dressed stereotypically feminine?

ZOS has announced it in the stream this way. "Our first nonbinary Altmer".

Syldras

colossalvoids wrote: »

Writers twitter also pretty clear about such thing being one of the focuses reading through the lines.

Do you have the link or name?

Wolfkeks

Syldras wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Writers twitter also pretty clear about such thing being one of the focuses reading through the lines.

Do you have the link or name?

I think they mean Andrew:
https://x.com/SianezDeLaO?t=U8fHJSMmykvK2RpakHiDHg&s=09

colossalvoids

Syldras wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Writers twitter also pretty clear about such thing being one of the focuses reading through the lines.

Do you have the link or name?

https://x.com/SianezDeLaO/status/1833599462109048969

Hope link is the right one, from phone currently.

TheNuminous1

Ive been wanting a law abiding, good aligned, auri el worshipping. Fancy Altmer Female since companions dropped.

Instead we get. Them.

Syldras

Thank you.

I'll wait and see how the companion is designed, how the dialogues look, etc. I'd be disappointed if one single personality aspect is made the big focus - one-dimensional characters are rarely interesting. Also, I found the gay characters in ESO usually to be well-written; they're just there, part of the world, and it was never made a big announcement. I especially liked the subtlety and normalness about it. Then again, writing in the past few years has become increasingly unsubtle, characters sometimes really, really stereotypical, so who knows...

colossalvoids

Syldras wrote: »

Thank you.

I'll wait and see how the companion is designed, how the dialogues look, etc. I'd be disappointed if one single personality aspect is made the big focus - one-dimensional characters are rarely interesting. Also, I found the gay characters in ESO usually to be well-written; they're just there, part of the world, and it was never made a big announcement. I especially liked the subtlety and normalness about it. Then again, writing in the past few years has become increasingly unsubtle, characters sometimes really, really stereotypical, so who knows...

Can only agree with all said here, to be seen soon I guess.

SydneyGrey

Syldras wrote: »

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Are people seriously calling the Altmer "non-binary" just because she's not dressed stereotypically feminine?

ZOS has announced it in the stream this way. "Our first nonbinary Altmer".

Yikes. I hate this new trend.
I was always happy that ESO had positive, lovely gay characters, though

Dark_Lord_Kuro

virtus753 wrote: »

whitecrow wrote: »

xclassgaming wrote: »

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.

[snip]

And that companion's pronouns are they/them:

https://x.com/TESOnline/status/1833593676569903550

Wich is irrelevent as companions arent real

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SilverBride

Why do the Companions have to have a set gender identity and why do I need to be informed of it? All I want from a Companion is for them to do a good job fighting by my side.

Nharimlur_Finor

They should have put these two companions into the daily rewards instead of the dungeons.

RMW

Syldras wrote: »

Thank you.

I'll wait and see how the companion is designed, how the dialogues look, etc. I'd be disappointed if one single personality aspect is made the big focus - one-dimensional characters are rarely interesting. Also, I found the gay characters in ESO usually to be well-written; they're just there, part of the world, and it was never made a big announcement. I especially liked the subtlety and normalness about it. Then again, writing in the past few years has become increasingly unsubtle, characters sometimes really, really stereotypical, so who knows...

Can't remember if this was said by the writer or during the stream (can check this out later, pretty sure it's from the stream) but the quest for Tanlorin

will be more mischievous, the story will have something to do with their unique relationship to magic, ergo the dk/soulmagic mix and them being part of a thief organisation called the Garland Ring

while Zen story

seems to be more centered around devotion and redemption and an acient order of Khajiit priests who use necro abilities to redeem fallen soldiers and he is pulled from a different time period and something regarding Azura

-put it in spoilers just in case but they gave us some pointers as to where their stories will be going

so far both look interesting.

Though I'm still waiting for an assassin companion

Nharimlur_Finor

RMW wrote: »

Though I'm still waiting for an assassin companion

Quistley? With a special 'Assassination Codpiece' ability?