#hc:cultural

[attheborderofoblivion]

(No Lies~) What's the worse thing that's happened to you because you were a Dunmer? ))

“Having my father be thrown into the Nordic tombs to rot and die of preventable infection is pretty high on that list, I think.” Brethyn remarks dryly, twirling his pipe around his fingers.

“But to me personally, we certainly can’t forget the numerous beatings in side-alleys, the slurs thrown day and night, and of course, the eternally lingering suspicion from people I’ve known since they were babes in their mother’s arms. I couldn’t recommend it more sincerely if you held a knife to my throat." 

"Which, naturally, has also happened on account of being a Dunmer.” He tags a long drag from his pipe and blows the smoke at the questioner’s face.

[attheborderofoblivion]

Headcanon: Ancestor's Wrath

Although the racial abilities can be activated at will, it is also possible for extreme violent emotions or life-threatening fear to automatically trigger them in some races. In the case of the Dunmer and Ancestor's Wrath, I believe it is possible for the ability to be unconsciously triggered by intense, violent emotions. Things such as blinding rage and fear of imminent death can cause a Dunmer to spontaneously combust into a whirlwind inferno.

So when a Dunmer burns with rage, it is entirely possible that they will literally burn.