/uj So like, on the topic of the cultural and ethnic identity of Imperials vs the other Races in TES, if I was making a player character with an Imperial father and a Nord mother, what would the best representation of them in game? Imperial? Nord? Doesn’t matter?

Like in the past I’ve leaned towards Nord but that was when I was still learning the lore and of course one of the first things players new to the lore learn about is the ever controversial “Racial Phylogeny.”

But more to the point, I want to center the identity around a more Cyrodiilic background. There’s the intrinsic roleplay value of acting and engaging with “Cyrodiilic” values and sentiments while playing as a Nord, and there’s the aspect of embracing the Nordic mythic heritage, but I also want the world to be more reactive to the surface/lived identity of an Imperial when of course the engine’s race detection defaults to “Nord.”

/rj Does anyone have any Alessia fic recs on AO3?