Where Are the Black Bretons?

caperb

Strychnos wrote: »

bellanca6561n wrote: »

This is my first Elder Scrolls game and I'm not that familiar with the TES lore. Thus I was wondering....

I can make a white Redguard. Why can't I make a black Breton?

I'm pretty sure it's just racism and/or a lack of consideration on the writer's parts.

Bretons (and Nords... and Imperials...) aren't depicted as black in the "lore", but that lore is written by real world humans and comes with all of the baggage that entails. If they had wanted more black people in the game they would have written it that way, but they didn't.

Even based on the lore it doesn't make a lot of sense. Human races can have kids together, and Hammerfell (Redguards) shares large borders with High Rock (Bretons) and Skyrim (Reachmen/Nords). You'd think that there would be more mixed race families, but that is also conspicuously absent.

Really... the racism card??

Read your comment again and think about it please.

There are four human races in TES, which are based on folks living on the earth. 1 out of 4 is not a bad score if you take into account the creators of the game come from a western culture.

You sir, are the only racist here.

Kingslayer513

Strychnos wrote: »

bellanca6561n wrote: »

This is my first Elder Scrolls game and I'm not that familiar with the TES lore. Thus I was wondering....

I can make a white Redguard. Why can't I make a black Breton?

I'm pretty sure it's just racism and/or a lack of consideration on the writer's parts.

Bretons (and Nords... and Imperials...) aren't depicted as black in the "lore", but that lore is written by real world humans and comes with all of the baggage that entails. If they had wanted more black people in the game they would have written it that way, but they didn't.

Even based on the lore it doesn't make a lot of sense. Human races can have kids together, and Hammerfell (Redguards) shares large borders with High Rock (Bretons) and Skyrim (Reachmen/Nords). You'd think that there would be more mixed race families, but that is also conspicuously absent.

You serious? It's just a game. You can't actually expect game devs to code in all the complex nuances of real life. Simply writing something in the lore doesn't magically make it implemented in the game. The current implementation is not due to racism, it is due to practicality and design decisions based on level of effort. And the lore reflects that.

Strider__Roshin

Because they're Bretons.

You're welcome.

Psiion

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