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Arngeir | |
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Race |
Elder |
Gender |
Male |
Location |
High Hrothgar |
Faction |
Greybeards |
Arngeir is a member of the Greybeards, and aside from the grandmaster Paarthurnax, is their guiding voice and that of the Dragonborn. He is also the weakest of the Greybeards lorewise.
Dialogue
- Dragonborn
- Why are the dragons returning? Does it have something to do with me?
- Arngeir
- No doubt. The appearance of a Dragonborn at this time is not an accident. Your destiny is surely bound up with the return of the dragons.
- You should focus on honing your Voice, and soon your path will be made clear.
- Dragonborn
- Surely there is more you can tell me.
- Arngeir
- There is indeed much that we know that you do not. That does not mean that you are ready to understand it.
- Do not let your easy mastery of the Voice tempt you into the arrogance of power that has been the downfall of many Dragonborn before you.
- Dragonborn
- What does it mean to be 'Dragonborn'?
- Arngeir
- Dragons have the inborn ability to learn and project their Voice. Dragons also are able to absorb the power of their slain brethren.
- A few mortals are born with similar abilities — whether a gift or a curse has been a matter of debate down through the centuries.
- What you have already learned in a few days took even the most gifted of us years to achieve.
- Some believe that Dragonborn are sent into the world by the gods, at times of great need. We will speak more of that later, when you are ready.
- Dragonborn
- Why are Shouts in the dragon language?
- Arngeir
- Dragons have always been able to Shout. Language is intrinsic to their very being.
- There is no difference in the dragon tongue between debating and fighting. Shouting comes as naturally to a dragon as breathing or speaking.
- In mythic times, when mortalkind was in great need, the goddess Kynareth granted usthe ability to speak as dragons do.
- For most people, long years of training are required to learn even the simplest Shout.
- But for you, the dragon speech is in your blood, and you learn it almost without effort.
- Dragonborn
- There are only four of you?
- Arngeir
- Five. Our leader, Paarthurnax, lives alone on the peak of the Throat of the World.
- When your Voice can open the path, you will know you are ready to speak to him.
- Dragonborn
- Tell me about the Greybeards.
- Arngeir
- We study the Way of the Voice, according to the teachings of our founder, Jurgen Windcaller.
- Very few are permitted to study with us here at High Hrothgar.
- But in your case, Dragonborn, it is a privilege to guide you towards mastery of your Voice.
- Dragonborn
- Why don't the others talk?
- Arngeir
- Their Voices are too powerful for anyone not trained in the Way to withstand. Even a whisper could kill you.
- Dragonborn
- What is the "Way of the Voice"?
- Arngeir
- The Voice was a gift of the goddess Kynareth, at the dawn of time. She gave mortals the ability to speak as dragons do.
- Although this gift has often been misused, the only true use of the Voice is for the worship and glory of the gods.
- True mastery of the Voice can only be achieved when your inner spirit is in harmony with your outward actions.
- In the contemplation of the sky, Kynareth's domain, and the practice of the Voice, we strive to achieve this balance.
- Dragonborn
- But I don't follow your philosophy. Why help me learn the Voice?
- Arngeir
- The Dragonborn is an exception to all the rules — the Dragon Blood itself is a gift of the gods.
- If we accept one gift, how can we deny the other? As Dragonborn, you have received the ability to Shout directly from Akatosh.
- We therefore seek to guide you on the proper use of your gift, which transcends the restrictions which bind other mortals.
- Dragonborn
- Who was Jurgen Windcaller?
- Arngeir
- He was a great war leader of the ancient Nords, a master of the Voice, or Tongue.
- After the disaster of Red Mountain, where the Nord army was annihilated, he spent many years pondering the meaning of that terrible defeat.
- He finally came to realize that the gods had punished the Nords for their arrogant and blasphemous misuse of the Voice.
- He was the first to understand that the Voice should be used solely for the glory and worship of the gods, not the glory of men.
- Jurgen Windcaller's mastery of the Voice eventually overcame all opposition, and the Way of the Voice was born.
- Dragonborn
- When can I meet your leader, Paarthurnax?
- Arngeir
- As I said, you will know you are ready when your Voice can open the path to him.
Trivia
- This character is voiced by the venerable Canadian actor Christopher Plummer.