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The new Companions are both Male, but...
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Monte_Cristo✭✭✭✭✭
✭I was expecting an argonian and an elf, both male, warden and necromancer. Guess I was close.1 -
Shihp00✭✭✭Wish we could create our own companions or at least let us choose their gender. I want all of my companions to be female
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chessalavakia_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »And? Last year they were both females.
SilverBride wanted someone like Jakarn for a companion if I recall correctly.Edited by chessalavakia_ESO on January 26, 2023 2:19AM8 -
spartaxoxo✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »And? Last year they were both females.
My guess, based on the title, is that the OP is happy with them both being male, but disappointed that they are an older Redguard Arcanist and an Argonian Warden.10 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I generally prefer mer, so I somehow had hoped for an male Altmer necromancer or male Bosmer warden (as another Dunmer wasn't to be expected because we already have Mirri).
What somehow irks me a bit is that the Redguard arcanist was described as a mix between Dumbledore and Willy Wonka. I mean, I'm not against a tad of eccentricity, but I'm afraid this will be over the top weird. Can't we just get a more or less "normal" scholar some day? I can live with Telvanni level weirdness, but I dislike comiclike stereotypes. No, I won't judge yet, because we don't know much about the new companions yet. But the description of him didn't sound really appealing to me so far.
Edited by Syldras on January 26, 2023 2:27AM@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire20 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »And? Last year they were both females.
SilverBride wanted someone like Jakarn for a companion if I recall correctly.
Yes, or someone like Count Verandis Ravenwatch.PCNA13 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭spartaxoxo wrote: »
My guess, based on the title, is that the OP is happy with them both being male, but disappointed that they are an older Redguard Arcanist and an Argonian Warden.TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »And? Last year they were both females.
That is correct. But as you pointed out, at least the older one is handsome.PCNA0 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭I love the sound of the Argonian's personality, and I find the description of the Arcanist companion a bit bizarre. If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective? Or on the other side of the spectrum, somber and disturbing. The Arcanist sounds more like an eccentric tinkerer, rather than a sage.7 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭SilverBride wrote: »chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »And? Last year they were both females.
SilverBride wanted someone like Jakarn for a companion if I recall correctly.
Yes, or someone like Count Verandis Ravenwatch.
Let's hope 2024 will be the year of a romanceable sophisticated male Altmer.19 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BretonMage wrote: »If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective.
For some reason Nikola Tesla comes to mind.PCNA4 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BretonMage wrote: »I love the sound of the Argonian's personality, and I find the description of the Arcanist companion a bit bizarre. If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective? Or on the other side of the spectrum, somber and disturbing. The Arcanist sounds more like an eccentric tinkerer, rather than a sage.
Maybe already pushed over the brink of insanity.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire2 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭BretonMage wrote: »I love the sound of the Argonian's personality, and I find the description of the Arcanist companion a bit bizarre. If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective? Or on the other side of the spectrum, somber and disturbing. The Arcanist sounds more like an eccentric tinkerer, rather than a sage.
Maybe already pushed over the brink of insanity.
He's supposed to be fatherly and a mentor, so he's not unstable. Hopefully.3 -
Kallykat✭✭✭✭✭I'm just glad we have more male companions now and that they didn't feel obligated to give us another Dunmer just because we're in Morrowind.7 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BretonMage wrote: »BretonMage wrote: »I love the sound of the Argonian's personality, and I find the description of the Arcanist companion a bit bizarre. If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective? Or on the other side of the spectrum, somber and disturbing. The Arcanist sounds more like an eccentric tinkerer, rather than a sage.
Maybe already pushed over the brink of insanity.
He's supposed to be fatherly and a mentor, so he's not unstable. Hopefully.
A fatherly Willy Wonka?@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire7 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭BretonMage wrote: »BretonMage wrote: »I love the sound of the Argonian's personality, and I find the description of the Arcanist companion a bit bizarre. If you spent your life searching for knowledge, wouldn't you be more serious and reflective? Or on the other side of the spectrum, somber and disturbing. The Arcanist sounds more like an eccentric tinkerer, rather than a sage.
Maybe already pushed over the brink of insanity.
He's supposed to be fatherly and a mentor, so he's not unstable. Hopefully.
A fatherly Willy Wonka?
Or Dumbledore
I'm sure I'll end up adoring him. Depending on the writing and the voice acting, of course.3 -
ArchangelIsraphel✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭I'm disappointed as well. I too was wanting someone more like Count Verandis or Jakarn, or maybe even someone like Fennorian. I can only hope these two are interesting storywise and don't fall flat in that department.
I'm not really a fan of Argonians, but so far, the Argonian is sounding more interesting personality wise. Since I don't like Willy Wonka or Dumbledore, and I'm not looking for a father figure for any of my characters, I feel like the Redguard companion is going to be a miss for me. I hope his comedic side proves me wrong however.
I genuinely want to like these new companions, so I'm holding out hope that something about them will capture my interest.Legends never die
They're written down in eternity
But you'll never see the price it costs
The scars collected all their lives
When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
Legends never die7 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BretonMage wrote: »Or Dumbledore
I'm sure I'll end up adoring him. Depending on the writing and the voice acting, of course.
Willy Wonka creeped me out when I was a kid. Not sure if I'd find that calming then @Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire9 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭BretonMage wrote: »Or Dumbledore
I'm sure I'll end up adoring him. Depending on the writing and the voice acting, of course.
Willy Wonka creeped me out when I was a kid. Not sure if I'd find that calming then
Yeah, I was a little confused when you said a "fatherly Willy Wonka"! I mean, yes, he is sort of fatherly, in a sinister, "if you don't do your homework, I'll banish you to the wolf pit" way.5 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭BretonMage wrote: »Yeah, I was a little confused when you said a "fatherly Willy Wonka"! I mean, yes, he is sort of fatherly, in a sinister, "if you don't do your homework, I'll banish you to the wolf pit" way.
It was a question from my side. Because you said he'd be fatherly and ZOS had described him as being like Willy Wonka. And that doesn't seem to fit for me, somehow.
Anyway, I'm wondering if they'll continue in the same pace, with 2 companions each year. If they want to introduce romance it could probably get difficult then. Not enough variety.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire0 -
BretonMage✭✭✭✭✭
✭BretonMage wrote: »Yeah, I was a little confused when you said a "fatherly Willy Wonka"! I mean, yes, he is sort of fatherly, in a sinister, "if you don't do your homework, I'll banish you to the wolf pit" way.
It was a question from my side. Because you said he'd be fatherly and ZOS had described him as being like Willy Wonka. And that doesn't seem to fit for me, somehow.
Actually, ZOS described him as a "crazy fatherly figure professor". Maybe Willy Wonka is the "crazy" part.0
