Mortal or Immortal?

OmniDo

Im curious to see what the statistics say about how many players actually play the game as a mortal, as opposed to being a Vampire or Werewolf.
All my characters are Vampires for example, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Werewolves are filthy and Mortals are doomed to die.

Starlight_Knight

My characters are all Vampires

i tried to be mortal but i like the regen to much

Kaktus

You missed an option for Immortal Vestige. Vampire and werewolf are cool and all, but being an unkillable daedra who can detach him/herself from mundus and literally travel from Morrowind to High Rock in seconds is pretty sweet, as is being able to just get right back up after suffering mortal wounds

jedtb16_ESO

My characters are all Mortals

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

Banana

My characters are all Mortals

I dont want to look or smell like that

Danikat

My characters are all Mortals

I actually have 1 vampire, but only for the easy black dye, so I don't think that counts.

Other than that they're all 'mortals'. Except they seem to be immortal because they die a lot but always come back.

ak_pvp

But the vestige is immortal

jedtb16_ESO

My characters are all Mortals

ak_pvp wrote: »

But the vestige is immortal

one of my toons is lvl30 odd and not the vestige.

OmniDo

My characters are all Vampires

Kaktus wrote: »

You missed an option for Immortal Vestige. Vampire and werewolf are cool and all, but being an unkillable daedra who can detach him/herself from mundus and literally travel from Morrowind to High Rock in seconds is pretty sweet, as is being able to just get right back up after suffering mortal wounds

True, but since all players are technically "vestiges", then Vampires and Werewolves alike also have those abilities.
But the vestige is not a daedra, theyre just "buffed soul-shriven" basically.
One might ask the question of whether or not that is a boon or a curse, given that technically, all vestiges would have to return to coldharbour every time they "die", in order to acquire the azureplasm needed to reform their host bodies.
Perhaps a more relevant counter-point might be: "Do vestiges age?" If so, are they doomed to wither into zombified flesh-eating muck-dwellers after their host bodies have naturally expired?

For the purposes of the poll, it is presumed that the vestige is only different from mortals in that they can return to life after being slain, only if Soul-Stones are at their disposal, if a wayshrine is nearby, or if they have developed the strength of soul magic that permits them to return from their demise once per hour.
Barring those circumstances, a slain vestige would be presumed to pass on into whatever afterlife they were predisposed for, whereas Vampires and Werewolves will live on eternally in their supernatural forms until utterly destroyed.
So if anything, immortals are far more likely to "endure" before facing utter oblivion, than mortals.
Its just a question of how long they will manage to thwart their destruction, and what form of immortality they possess.

Chrysa1is

My characters are all Mortals

I have only one character. Been a werewolf and vampire just to max their skill line. Now im a mortal and i can die peacefully in my bed wearing my favourite pyjamas.

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

So you're not playing an Argonian or a Khajiit, yes?

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

jedtb16_ESO

My characters are all Mortals

DenMoria wrote: »

So you're not playing an Argonian or a Khajiit, yes?

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jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

that is an unworthy slur upon our feline and lizard brethren.

one of my best friends is a khajiit.

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

I'm not racist, I'm specist.

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

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DenMoria wrote: »

So you're not playing an Argonian or a Khajiit, yes?

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

that is an unworthy slur upon our feline and lizard brethren.

one of my best friends is a khajiit.

jedtb16_ESO

My characters are all Mortals

DenMoria wrote: »

I'm not racist, I'm specist.

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jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

DenMoria wrote: »

So you're not playing an Argonian or a Khajiit, yes?

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

that is an unworthy slur upon our feline and lizard brethren.

one of my best friends is a khajiit.

and you can't spell either

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

Phhhhppptttt...

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

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DenMoria wrote: »

I'm not racist, I'm specist.

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

DenMoria wrote: »

So you're not playing an Argonian or a Khajiit, yes?

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

because i have no desire to be vermin or parasite...

that is an unworthy slur upon our feline and lizard brethren.

one of my best friends is a khajiit.

and you can't spell either

JobooAGS

My characters are all Mortals

I hate vamps. Ever since my sisters forced me to watch sparkly twilight vamps and wannabe werewolves, the image and idea of vampires and werewolves have been ruined for me ever since

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

I'll stick with the Underworld Series myself. I'll take Kate Beckensale over Kristen Steward any day.

JobooAGS wrote: »

I hate vamps. Ever since my sisters forced me to watch sparkly twilight vamps and wannabe werewolves, the image and idea of vampires and werewolves have been ruined for me ever since

Acrolas

but why can't i be both immortal and faaaaaaabulous

Fischblut

I play a mix of Mortals and Immortals; Vampires and Werewolves

From my 11 characters: 2 are vampires, 5 are werewolves. Vampirism changes the look greatly, and so far only those characters look good with it and don't need to be cured

4 characters have vampirism always flowing in their blood but were not turned cause of looks, but there is little chance that someday they might be turned:

Templar healer met wild bloodfiends more than 2 years ago and never completed the quest (was never turned).
Dk tank also met bloodfiends at same time and already was turned to try it in pvp more than 1 year ago, but I really hate how vampirism looks on him so then he was cured, and met bloodfiends again - so his blood doesn't remain clean
Warden healer met bloodfiends 6 month ago and was never turned.
Mag dk met bloodfiends 3 month ago and was never turned.

JJBoomer

My characters are all Mortals

I'd like to be a vamp, but the visual is just too much of an eye sore to look at.

Ragebull

Have 8 characters, only one is a WW

It's... meh, I like playing as one, the transformation just doesn't last long enough (I know why that is but it's still a bummer). It's like all im doing while I'm a WW is trying to not turn back to normal.

And I hate that the ult is used for the transformation instead of a cool move

idk

No offense to OP but the title does not shed light on the subject of this thread. Especially since no one plays as an immortal

It is dead and undead, but WW is not even undead.

OmniDo

My characters are all Vampires

JJBoomer wrote: »

I'd like to be a vamp, but the visual is just too much of an eye sore to look at.

Depending on which stage you prefer, its not too bad.

OmniDo

My characters are all Vampires

idk wrote: »

No offense to OP but the title does not shed light on the subject of this thread. Especially since no one plays as an immortal
It is dead and undead, but WW is not even undead.

Undead do not age, and are therefore considered immortal.
Vampires are undead and also do not age, and are therefore considered immortal.
It is not explicitly stated (in any lore I coud locate) that Werewolves are ageless or otherwise immortal, and if true, they would merely be classified as supernaturals, but still mortal.

ErilAq

I play a mix of Mortals and Immortals; Vampires and Werewolves

It depends on my character. If it's the power hungry sorcerer who has sold her soul to attain more power and control, then she goes vampire. My Bosmer is a werewolf, and my Dunmer would be mortally against anything that wasn't specifically dark and elf, unless it was an enslaved lizard. My enslaved Lizard has no say.

AhPook_Is_Here

OmniDo wrote: »

Im curious to see what the statistics say about how many players actually play the game as a mortal, as opposed to being a Vampire or Werewolf.
All my characters are Vampires for example, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Werewolves are filthy and Mortals are doomed to die.

What if all of your characters are immortal, but none of them are vampires? guess you need an "other" option.

BTW every man and mer here dies and comes back from the dead infinitely, very few story characters die forever, I mean even a vampire like what's his name from rivenspire is prob just chillin in cold harbor as a shriven atm.

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

I don't think you know what "immortal" means. Not aging doesn't make you immortal. The inability to die makes you immortal. Vampires can still die. They just make good looking corpses.

OmniDo wrote: »

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idk wrote: »

No offense to OP but the title does not shed light on the subject of this thread. Especially since no one plays as an immortal
It is dead and undead, but WW is not even undead.

Undead do not age, and are therefore considered immortal.
Vampires are undead and also do not age, and are therefore considered immortal.
It is not explicitly stated (in any lore I coud locate) that Werewolves are ageless or otherwise immortal, and if true, they would merely be classified as supernaturals, but still mortal.

Skillasaurus88

If you go along the lines of every player character is the unique Vestige, and that all exist at the same time because its a Dragon Break...
Technically we're all immortal, in both the ageless and undying aspect.
I always wondered what would happen lore-wise if somebody soul trapped us

OmniDo

My characters are all Vampires

DenMoria wrote: »

I don't think you know what "immortal" means. Not aging doesn't make you immortal. The inability to die makes you immortal. Vampires can still die. They just make good looking corpses.

• im·mor·tal
  i(m)ˈmôrdl/Submit
  adjective
  1.
  living forever; never dying or decaying.

Decay occurs with age, therefore that which is ageless cannot decay, and is therefore in part, immortal by definition.
Unless you want to debate the true definition of "death", in which the currently reigning candidate is Information-theoretic Death.
Lets not degenerate into petty arguments regarding absolute semantics.

DenMoria

My characters are all Mortals

Again, it means exactly what it says. Aging is not "decaying". That is more than a little insulting. Immortality means that you CANNOT die, period, not that you cannot die of old age. Vampires CAN die and are therefore not immortal. Don't believe me? How 'bout a little fire scarecrow?

OmniDo wrote: »

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DenMoria wrote: »

I don't think you know what "immortal" means. Not aging doesn't make you immortal. The inability to die makes you immortal. Vampires can still die. They just make good looking corpses.

• im·mor·tal
  i(m)ˈmôrdl/Submit
  adjective
  1.
  living forever; never dying or decaying.

Decay occurs with age, therefore that which is ageless cannot decay, and is therefore in part, immortal by definition.
Unless you want to debate the true definition of "death", in which the currently reigning candidate is Information-theoretic Death.
Lets not degenerate into petty arguments regarding absolute semantics.

AhPook_Is_Here

Skillasaurus88 wrote: »

If you go along the lines of every player character is the unique Vestige, and that all exist at the same time because its a Dragon Break...
Technically we're all immortal, in both the ageless and undying aspect.
I always wondered what would happen lore-wise if somebody soul trapped us

It creates a /0 error, that's why cyrodiil has so many problems

actually it works fine, you can trap player souls all day if you want in cyrodiil.