I dunno, seems to me that regardless of pragmatism/practicality, there's a pretty big difference between wearing the helmet of an ancient undead priest you've slain vs. regularly eating raw human flesh straight off the corpse of enemies you've slain. The DB in particular has a pretty inherent affinity for putting the dead on a pedestal; I feel like it's a lot more understandable for a DB agent to wear the armor of a dragon priest for one reason or another, vs. eating the flesh of his marks.
I dunno, seems to me that regardless of pragmatism/practicality, there's a pretty big difference between wearing the helmet of an ancient undead priest you've slain vs. regularly eating raw human flesh straight off the corpse of enemies you've slain. The DB in particular has a pretty inherent affinity for putting the dead on a pedestal; I feel like it's a lot more understandable for a DB agent to wear the armor of a dragon priest for one reason or another, vs. eating the flesh of his marks.
Seriously? You have any idea how many diseases probably infested that unliving Dragon Priest? You are taking the mask that has sat on a mummy for thousands of years and putting it on your face. It's touching your lips. You're breathing its freaking air.
Don't the Bosmer eat their dead (and the flesh of the conquered) as an "honourable" thing? It could be that the Silencer let's them live on (metaphysically speaking) in his tummy. I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
@Zach
Orly? That's a special mommy you've got. XD
Seriously? You have any idea how many diseases probably infested that unliving Dragon Priest? You are taking the mask that has sat on a mummy for thousands of years and putting it on your face. It's touching your lips. You're breathing its freaking air.
Don't the Bosmer eat their dead (and the flesh of the conquered) as an "honourable" thing? It could be that the Silencer let's them live on (metaphysically speaking) in his tummy. I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
@Zach
Orly? That's a special mommy you've got. XD
The Green Pact is tied to religion, not honor. And even going back to the 2nd era, most Bosmer did not actually practice that specific tenant of the pact; it was pretty much just fanatics and isolated villages. That was centuries prior to the events of Skyrim, and the cannibalism is even less widely practiced now than ever. It's really only part of the Green Pact in the most technical sense. And besides, Orcs are not affiliated with the Green Pact, and a Cyrodiilic-based Dark Brotherhood Orc in particular would have no reason to follow it.
I'm not saying the Ring of Namira needs to be cut from the build, just that it could benefit from a more defensible roleplay/backstory explanation. Some specific event perhaps, or the Night Mother's influence, or a slowly increasing insanity brought on by the burdens of being the last Silencer in Cyrodiil, etc. I don't think it's totally unreasonable, just not something that seems inherently appropriate to the character, so some sort of explanation would add a bit of character depth and cohesion to the build.
As for the mask, you could just wash it. Even in a relatively hygienically deficient culture like Skyrim's, people would probably be aware of lye and similar natural cleaning agents. Or they might be able to use magic or divine blessing to cleanse diseased artifacts. And hell, if the mask has been sitting on what essentially amounts to a skeleton for millenia, any traces of living bacteria/viruses have probably long since died to begin with.
The Green Pact is tied to religion, not honor. And even going back to the 2nd era, most Bosmer did not actually practice that specific tenant of the pact; it was pretty much just fanatics and isolated villages. That was centuries prior to the events of Skyrim, and the cannibalism is even less widely practiced now than ever. It's really only part of the Green Pact in the most technical sense. And besides, Orcs are not affiliated with the Green Pact, and a Cyrodiilic-based Dark Brotherhood Orc in particular would have no reason to follow it.
I'm not saying the Ring of Namira needs to be cut from the build, just that it could benefit from a more defensible roleplay/backstory explanation. Some specific event perhaps, or the Night Mother's influence, or a slowly increasing insanity brought on by the burdens of being the last Silencer in Cyrodiil, etc. I don't think it's totally unreasonable, just not something that seems inherently appropriate to the character, so some sort of explanation would add a bit of character depth and cohesion to the build.
As for the mask, you could just wash it. Even in a relatively hygienically deficient culture like Skyrim's, people would probably be aware of lye and similar natural cleaning agents. Or they might be able to use magic or divine blessing to cleanse diseased artifacts. And hell, if the mask has been sitting on what essentially amounts to a skeleton for millenia, any traces of living bacteria/viruses have probably long since died to begin with.
Everyone else has said how great the concept and mechanics are... and while I agree I am just here to say I love the look of this character. I'm playing a character right now that is actually kinda similar. Except I'm rolling with Volsung and regular Thieves' Guild armor because I have OCD when it comes to the clashing of colors and stuff. It is just such a good aesthetic for this kind of character! That is all.
Great build overall ;)
Everyone else has said how great the concept and mechanics are... and while I agree I am just here to say I love the look of this character. I'm playing a character right now that is actually kinda similar. Except I'm rolling with Volsung and regular Thieves' Guild armor because I have OCD when it comes to the clashing of colors and stuff. It is just such a good aesthetic for this kind of character! That is all.
Great build overall ;)