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Are there any gay NPCs in ESO?
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✭✭✭✭✭It was probably already mentioned but there is a nord woman in Belkarth -Tirlarnar Frozenfox- who says the following:
"My wife told me that I need to move more products, so I took the shields out of a crate and put them in a barrel. I don't know how that's supposed to help our business, but she has always been the brains in the familly."This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.0 -
Synthwavius✭✭✭✭MajesticHaruki wrote: »Balmora. North West gate. There is a male npc that sits down and another male npc that walks inside the gates and every now and then walks outside and sits on the ground right next to the other man. Their proximity screams love
Also in bangkorai, North east there is a quest with a gay werewolf and his husband who is worried about him.
Yeah I noticed them once and I was like oooops I guess I'm interrupting. There's also a chest near the cliff behind them.0 -
WakeYourGhost✭✭✭✭✭Waffennacht wrote: »@WakeYourGhost "he" is not trans he is a hermaphrodite
Again I saw it.
No "he" (Vivec) isn't a "he" he is both.
He is the embodiment of duality.
Both sexes.
Both fair and unjust
Both a poet and a warrior.
God and Mortal
Damn, I screwed up my terminology. I was aiming for “dual”, not “trans”.
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16BitForestCat✭✭✭✭✭Demycilian wrote: »Darien is way too hot to be purely straight.
*Snicker* I must admit, I was a bit surprised that Darien didn't flirt with anyone that looked his way twice...or once....—PC/NA, never Steam—
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mattlayton1986Soul ShrivenPretty sure I remember dude cats but was over a year ago at least. Maybe wrong zone as well. I just remember cats for sure and they weren't straight.
As a Khajiit, I take strong offense at being called a "cat". Also, don't pull my tail.
Now, on topic: I'm a noob to ESO (started playing early July). I came to this thread out of curiosity because I've been playing the AD quests, and last night completed the Luck of the Albatross quest in Grahtwood, which involves rescuing Captain Linwen's wife from Brauty Bloodshark and his mutineers. I thought the LGBTQ+ aspect was a nice, subtle (not over-the-top, in your face) approach.
The main reason for my post, though is that this thread started pre-Summerset release, and I noticed a few LGBTQ+ examples in the Summerset add-on worth mentioning (I've added them in a spoiler box for those who don't have the Summerset chapter or don't want the quests spoiled yet):Note: Because ZOS (rightfully) works LGBTQ+ characters into the fabric of Tamrielic society in subtle ways, I believe some storylines may have deeper meaning than what is said on the surface. The below examples include my interpretation of the stories and you may not agree with my analysis, but this is what I got from them:
Manor of Masques: Rinyde and her twin brother Larydel have been studying to join the College of Sapiarchs together, as described in her journal, but lately Larydel has grown distant and aloof from Rinyde. When a caravan with an acting troupe come through town, Larydel abandons his studies for the entertainment of the caravan. Rinyde, calling Larydel's actions "embarassing" and his behavior "ludicrous", says he shows up to their studies "reeking of alcohol and perfume" with his face "covered in shame and smeared with lip paint""He was remorseful of course. Told me that he realized the repercussions of his actions and how unacceptable they were. Still, my trust in him wanes ever more. First he secludes himself, then he makes friends with riffraff, and now this? I fear I'm losing the brother I once knew."
Rinyde goes on to describe her feelings about Larydel's behavior (from the perspective of Aldmeri propriety) and her concern about his shock when finding out they were both accepted to the College."Sometimes I barely recognize him. It's as if he's wearing a mask when we're together. Even now, I can feel my chest tightening at the thought. No, I must not think such thoughts. Soon we'll be happy in Lillandril, studying together once more. I'll finally be able to catch up. Be his equal once more."
The quest itself involves the player assisting Rinyde by infiltrating the House of Reveries--which Larydel has joined as a masked actor--in an attempt to determine which actor is Larydel and convince him to abandon his folly and return home with Rinyde to join the College of Sapiarchs.
Alchemy ,the audition leader, becomes your sponsor in the House of Reveries, and tasks you with working with the other Hopefuls. Rinyde asks you to use this opportunity to figure out which Hopeful might be Larydel (as they all wear masques, their identity isn't immediately obvious).
Toward the end of the quest it is revealed [BIG SPOILER] that Alchemy--not one of the Hopefuls--is actually Larydel, but that Larydel gave up his identity when he joined the House of Reveries and became Alchemy.
I really enjoyed this quest because it has some depth and meaning (for me, at least) in the implications that aren't explicitly stated. First, it involves an explicitly transgender character. And while we can't see Alchemy's face because of her masque, we can assume based on the pitch of her voice and her physical figure that she's not just a cross-dresser. Second, it has a real-world message that resonates strongly with me: "proper" (ahem...heteronormative) society is good at telling the LGBTQ+ community how they should act and feel, rather than giving us the space and freedom to be ourselves; but there's always a safe community out there that will welcome us.
I'm still trying to figure out if there might be a deeper meaning to the "unmasking your true self by putting on a masque" idea from this quest...
Murder in Lillandril: In this quest, Emile, a member of the Mage's guild, is accused of murdering his friend and Sapiarch, Haladan, after Emile appeared at Lillandril's gates carrying Haladan's body and confessed to the murder--albeit appearing shocked and confused. Emile's bff Vivienne is convinced there is no way Emile committed the murder, and asks you to talk to him and investigate, since both the Mages Guild and Sapiarchs are convinced of his guilt and require no further investigation.
Vivienne insists Emile "loved Haladan" and if you ask her (in the optional dialogue) to tell you more about Haladan, she says:"He and Emile were very close. If you'd asked me before all this happened, I'd have wagered that one or the other was shopping for a Ring of Mara.They had common interests, but more than that, they had common values. Gods, what a tragedy."
Later, once you've investigated the situation and spoken to Emile in prison, Vivienne tells you that you have to report your findings to the Sapiarchs to exonerate her friend Emile. When you ask her how that will affect the dead Haladan's reputation (because of the experiments he was conducting), she says:"Haladan's dead! And if he truly loved Emile, he would gladly suffer humiliation to keep his beloved out of prison. You know that! As for the Guild? The Guild endures. We'll be fine. Just do the right thing."
This is one of those quests that ends with a mutually exclusive decision on your part: either reveal your findings to the Sapiarchs, exonerating Emile but damaging Haladan's reputation, or honor Emile's wishes and keep silent, allowing him to preserve Haladan's reputation and Emile's feelings. I personally found the decision to be a difficult one to make, but in the end I chose to keep silent and honor Emile's request. Knowing his actions were done out of selflessness for his lover Haladan, I felt compelled to allow him to retain what dignity he could from the tragic situation.
For Summerset, these are the examples that stand out in my mind, but I may have forgot about some by now. Would love to hear about any other examples anyone has encountered playing this new chapter.2 -
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Drako_Ei✭✭✭✭✭At ebonheart, at a tavern, upstairs there are 2 men, and if you speak to one of them he says "oh, im afraid you will have to wait for your turn my lovely"Edited by Drako_Ei on August 16, 2018 8:16PM0
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✭✭✭✭✭On the topic but not necessarily about Summerset... but I've read very little pertaining to another interesting potential LGBTQ+ storyline... and that of Tanek in the Dark Brotherhood. When he described his story as:
"Oh, it's a long and sordid tale, full of romance and derring-do. Or if you prefer the short version, I was apprenticed to a smith in Sentinel. Loved the trade, hated my master. He liked to hammer more than just metal. When I had enough, I killed him."
The part about 'he liked to hammer more than just metal' my jaw dropped! There certainly is a double entendre there.
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✭Many....
2 guys in Bankaorai, off top of my head.Edited by Kalik_Gold on August 16, 2018 8:47PMMain: (PvP & PvE)PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion
Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige
PvP:
Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer
PvP: (Specialty)
Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden
PvE:
Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade
Leveling...
Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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Passives of another race used. (RP)
*Breton
**Imperial
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Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.
Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.
Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...
Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.
Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.
The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.
The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.
Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.
Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)
And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.
After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.
After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...
Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.
Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.
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fastolfv_ESO✭✭✭✭✭dear lord no more of these threads, every zone has atleast 2 with one help a gay couple quest forced into each zone1 -
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They seem to have 0 interests.
Hell they don't even seem to recognize flirting.
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fgoron2000✭✭✭✭yup, quite a few, and also on both sides of the aisle...right off the bat, there's a small quest for an elderly gay couple, where you have to pick some flowers for them before one dies. And another, I don't know if it's completely reciprocated but Nicolene has a huge huge crush on Captain Kaleen in Stros M'Kai.
There are also a number of female NCP's who make offhand (and sometimes not so offhand) reference to their wives, as well as male NPC's referring to their husbands.
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✭✭✭✭✭fastolfv_ESO wrote: »dear lord no more of these threads, every zone has atleast 2 with one help a gay couple quest forced into each zone
Really?!? You mean like how we are forced to help all the heterosexual couples multiple times throughout each zone or listen to Darien talk about 'lovely ladies' and such? Hmmmm... I do think having the very very small number of GLBT+ demonstrates how inclusive Tamriel is and also helps those GLBT+ players have some characters they can relate to in the game.Edited by ADarklore on August 17, 2018 9:29PMCP: 1965 ** ESO+ Gold Road ** ~~ Stamina Arcanist ~~ Magicka Warden ~~ Magicka Templar ~~ ***** Strictly a solo PvE quester *****13 -
JJBoomer✭✭✭✭✭To the OP:
Yes, there are quite a fair bit of LGBT+ npc's in the game. Summerset actually brought in a new handful of them. It's quite nice!3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭On the topic but not necessarily about Summerset... but I've read very little pertaining to another interesting potential LGBTQ+ storyline... and that of Tanek in the Dark Brotherhood. When he described his story as:
"Oh, it's a long and sordid tale, full of romance and derring-do. Or if you prefer the short version, I was apprenticed to a smith in Sentinel. Loved the trade, hated my master. He liked to hammer more than just metal. When I had enough, I killed him."
The part about 'he liked to hammer more than just metal' my jaw dropped! There certainly is a double entendre there.
I actually read that as him being physically abusive instead of sexually abusive, but who knows.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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mateosalvaje✭✭✭✭At least a dozen. I think there's even aquest in Lillandril where a sapiarch and mages guild dude are in love? That's the most recent I remember. If I remember correctly.I've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again.1