Danikat wrote: »

They're bigger and stronger than other bipedal khajiit (although I think the senche-raht are the biggest overall) but they're not some sort of super-powered killing machine. They're comparable to a big nord or orc in terms of size and strength.

It's important to remember that most khajiit, particularly the furstocks we've gotten to play in various games (ohmes, ohmes-raht, Suthay-raht, Suthay and Cathay) are smaller and lighter than most of the races, they tend to rely on stealth, speed and agility in combat rather than brute strength.

Descriptions of the various furstocks are comparing them to each other - so they're saying the pahmar-raht are bigger and stronger than other khajiit but that doesn't mean they're beyond what other races are capable of.

Uh, you know those guys are twice as tall as playable characters right? They are pretty much stronger than Nords and orcs by default. Numbers would be these khajiit's main problem since this type is only born during a specific moon cycle. Same with senche-raht.

I'd say there more akin to Lyris in power, and she's above the rest herself.

This would have been a perfect thread for the Lore section, I guess.

Don't forget ESO's time frame is just merely years after the Knahaten Flu, which killed off more than 50 % of the Khajiiti population in some regions. They basically faced extinction. They're literally still licking their wounds and as such have no real interest in fighting wars with the outside world.

Yes, they're fighting in the Alliance War for Ayrenn, but this is mostly due to feeling obligated to after the help they received in fighting the plague. They're sending troops/volunteers, but they're also only sending members of the most common furstock(s). The Pahmar-raht are indeed acting as bodyguards and the like and staying back at home.

Senche-raht on the other hand stay in Elsweyr partially due to the other races misinterpreting/misunderstanding them as animals/mounts (there are a few books in Elsweyr and Dragonhold about this). Would Ayrenn want a very powerful Senche-raht in that squad guarding that important position? Absolutely! Would Ayrenn want that garrison getting decimated because some officer talked bad about that furball fatty once again? Well… I guess no?

And let's not forget Khajiit are masters of trickery and deception. Why would they show their true strength (or numbers) to anyone? They work with the Dominion, but they don't trust them, not by a long shot (especially due to groups such as the Veiled Heritage). Eslweyr isn't united after all.

As for Euraxia Tharn… There's a reason Rimmen's siege engines (built to defend the city) are pointing inwards. Euraxia knows exactly she can't control all the Khajiit and she actually fears them, especially including Pahmar-raht and Senche-raht, but she's also clever enough to hold the civilians and the militiary's families as hostages. There are only a few slowly trying to work with the player/Vestige as well as Abnur Tharn to overthrow her. Just listen a bit to some of the NPCs in Rimmen, they're far from happy about the situation and some openly talk about their discomfort.

As for fighting dragons: They try to, they do so, but a stronger, bigger warrior is also a uselessly stronger, bigger target, too!

Size is not everything!

I think you're overestimating this a great deal just because they are big. Not saying they wouldn't be great fighters, but some ultimate killing machine that kills dragons easily by themselves? Nah. That's bonkers.