#malborn

[theultimatedisaster]

[bforblitz]

Whenever Malborn is on screen, I BARK and then I LISTEN

[saesar-the-journeyman]

Malborn, Captain Mental Fox(YouTube streamer) and me!

[boiledkwamaegg]

damn i wonder what faenil would look like next to my 5'3 bosmer guy

| . <- artistic rendition

Idk if you were the same anon who sent me the OC infodump (I shall keep that one for myself) but since idk what your guy looks like, I drew Malborn in all his 5'3 glory next to Faenil. I doubt Faenil could get his name right even if they could hear his little peeping from their 9'2 altitude.

Also I really like Malborn btw I think he has every right to be distrusting of Delphine and the dragonborn and he gets his whole life ruined because he went along with the stupid plan. Poor guy. I like to think that he's dedicating his whole life to fucking over the Thalmor after they killed his family but I bet with Faenil he's only getting them into the embassy because he's afraid of whatever happens if he refuses lmfao. I also gave him antler nubs, because why not.

[ego-osbourne]

*rattles cup and wearing Groucho glasses* spare malborn content? spare content for a poor person you definitely don’t know?

Hello Definite Stranger, here’s a Malborn for you <:]

He shows up briefly in The Dez Illusion during the party’s time in Solitude, both for the Thalmor Embassy and the Bards College quests. For this I have headcanoned him as a bard, and he has a few more background ties than what the game gives him. Sorry for going so off course with his design, especially his outfit //dies

[ciceroandthelistener]

they have a picrew if that ain’t official i dont know what is

picrew link btw

[bforblitz]

Malborn nation rise up!! some of my headcanons for our boy!!

(most of these are just some shit I made up with zero canon backing tbh)

General Headcanons

I am pushing SO hard for the “Malborn and Ronthil are related” agenda. I imagine they’re siblings and don’t know the other survived the fire

Physically around 25-26, absolute short king at 5’2” (157.48 cm)

Real name is Corian (I really want to see what other people headcanon his name is)

Considered to be physically very “plain” amongst Bosmer (average height, most common eye and hair color, etc.), but is considered cute by non-Bosmer

On that note, hates being called cute or cutesy nicknames. In general doesn’t like people commenting on his appearance, but he finds “cute” to be especially demeaning

Strong supporter of “all bosmer get antlers” and he’s no exception. Keeps his on the shorter side

Also a strong supporter of “bosmer have white fawn spots when they’re children that fade a when they’re older”. His are still somewhat visible, but only on his shoulders

Was a middle child with an older and a younger sister. His parents were expecting another child when they died

Favorite food is mushrooms and pheasant

Decent with a bow because everyone in Valenwood learns archery, but his hands shake a lot whenever he uses one (partially due to nerves, partially due to a lack of muscle). His aim is impeccable in other areas, though

Needless to say, has pretty bad anxiety

Likes to draw in whatever free time he has. He’s actually a pretty good artist

Fluent in Altmeris to the point he doesn’t have much of a foreign accent when speaking (more on this later)

Sneaks out information to Delphine on a monthly basis. He has a deal with the Khajiit caravans where they’ll take his messages to her in exchange for whatever he can steal from the Embassy

Has very neat and practiced handwriting

Doesn’t actually really like alcohol, it’s just part of his job

I wanted to give him a friend in the Embassy so I just made him and Brelas close. She’s like his younger sister

Very good at cooking and cleaning (he had a job at a tavern beforehand + headcanoned Bosmer gender roles)

Can’t swim

Has a very dry sense of humor

His specific job at the Embassy is a mix of cupbearer and one of Elenwen’s many personal servants. He can get all the intel Delphine wants because Elenwen dictates her letters while he writes them

Secures Delphine the party invitation due to his proximity to Elenwen (who thinks he can’t really understand Altmeris when he very much does)

“Malborn” is an uncommon but not unusual Bosmeri name

Has issues with his physical presence and body because he’s treated very poorly at the end of the day; being forced to work a job you hate for people who don’t see you as worthy of common decency tends to do that to you. basically he’s like an extreme version of a retail worker

Personally made him sex negative asexual, he just has those vibes as someone who is also that (definitely not projecting onto him and societal attitudes toward Bosmer men as an ace fem east asian whaaat)

Have a plot point where he gets an antler injury during Diplomatic Immunity. it’s still in the velvet stage, so it grows back wonky

Backstory Headcanons

From a slightly more traditional family, followed some of the Green Pact tenets when growing up. Tries to start again after leaving the Embassy

Mother is from Falinesti and owned an inn, father is from rural Valenwood. Both were closely affiliated with the Blades

Their basement served as a base of operations for the Blades, particularly Esbern and a young Delphine

Was highkey being molded into a Blades asset from a young age; both his education and physical location were tailored to make him a good informant (so yeah they did kind of plan out a lot of what happens to him)

Family was killed after the Falinesti Incident (he’s about 15), escaped with Delphine and Esbern to Arenthia, where he gets a job at a tavern

Delphine was stationed in Valenwood when the Great War breaks out, narrowly avoided getting hunted by the Thalmor. Convinced Malborn to escape with her to Cyrodiil

Got caught crossing the border (Thalmor made it illegal to leave the Dominion during wartime), Delphine escaped but he was arrested

Instead of getting killed, Elenwen “hires” him due to his proficiency in Altmeri and his background as a tavern worker in Arenthia (I don’t think he’s the type of person to willingly work for the people who killed his family and would kill him if they ever found out who he was)

Bro does NOT get paid for his work and has zero employee benefits outside of “not dying”. labor laws in Tamriel suck ass apparently

[ego-osbourne]

In relation to the stupid "Ego, where so much perfume to the point he reeks and chases people," ask i sent, he wears the one thats scent is so strong it makes you gag and lightheaded.

Ego gets all spiffed up for the Thalmor Embassy party. Malborn is not impressed. He will not be able to function properly at his station.