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HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
I just don't get it, why are the only females in there army that one chic who clings to Tullius' nuts to the point of creepy and the other who leads u to the chopping block at the very begining whom u *Never* see again? Other than those 2 there are literally no imperial female soldiers! Why not? I guess this wouldn't bother me so much except the stormcloak army has hundreds, sometimes there are even more female soldiers than male. Is the empire sexist or something? Whats the meaning of this? Your thoughts? :confused:
 

Dagmar

Defender of the Bunnies of Skyrim
There are three other female Legionnaires in the vanilla game (an archer and battlemage at Helgen and a dead one at Shor's Watchtower if the Imperial Legion takes the Rift) but in general it's just flawed game design. Lore-wise the Imperial Legion is open to all regardless of gender or race and it's ranks have been constituted out of the same. In the Infernal City and Lord of Souls several are noted and one is one of the prominent characters in the series and she's rank and file not a Captain or a Legate..
 

HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
There are three other female Legionnaires in the vanilla game (an archer and battlemage at Helgen and a dead one at Shor's Watchtower if the Imperial Legion takes the Rift) but in general it's just flawed game design. Lore-wise the Imperial Legion is open to all regardless of gender or race and it's ranks have been constituted out of the same. In the Infernal City and Lord of Souls several are noted and one is one of the prominent characters in the series and she's rank and file not a Captain or a Legate..
Never noticed the other 3 u mentioned, you must have to know where to look cuz i haven't seen them.
 

Dagmar

Defender of the Bunnies of Skyrim
The archer is one of the two that shoot down Lokir. The battlemage is casting firebolts at Alduin as you follow Hadvar to the area where you choose between following him or Ralof. The third only shows up dead at Shor's Watchtower if the Imperial Legion takes over the Rift.
 

LotusEater

I brake for blue butterflies
The Empire may be more sexist... but the Stormcloaks are more sexy with all the women in uniform. I say it's a push.
 

HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
The archer is one of the two that shoot down Lokir. The battlemage is casting firebolts at Alduin as you follow Hadvar to the area where you choose between following him or Ralof. The third only shows up dead at Shor's Watchtower if the Imperial Legion takes over the Rift.
That explains it, at the intro part i'm usually hauling ass way too much to pay attention, i wasn't even aware there was a mage at the begining, i thought everyone shooting the dragon were archers.
 

Majir-Dar

Confused Khajiit
Here to provide further evidence of the Empire's nonsexist (I think that's the right word) ways. The Empire has had a female Dunmer as an Empress.

Empress Katariah, born Katariah Ra'athim, was part of a prominent Ebonheart family, and she had been Duchess of Vvardenfell before she was married to the future Emperor Pelagius Septim III, ruler of Solitude, in 3E 141.[1][2] The unusual union was thought to have occurred both to cement Imperial relations with Ebonheart and because Emperor Magnus hoped Katariah, who was known for her shrewdness, could help conceal his son Pelagius' eccentricities.[3] Katariah was awarded the regency of Tamriel in 3E 147.[1] The Empress Regent of Tamriel was proclaimed Empress Katariah I upon the death of her husband in 3E 153, and her almost fifty-year reign is remembered as a happy one.[3]
-UESP
 

HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
Here to provide further evidence of the Empire's nonsexist (I think that's the right word) ways. The Empire has had a female Dunmer as an Empress.

Empress Katariah, born Katariah Ra'athim, was part of a prominent Ebonheart family, and she had been Duchess of Vvardenfell before she was married to the future Emperor Pelagius Septim III, ruler of Solitude, in 3E 141.[1][2] The unusual union was thought to have occurred both to cement Imperial relations with Ebonheart and because Emperor Magnus hoped Katariah, who was known for her shrewdness, could help conceal his son Pelagius' eccentricities.[3] Katariah was awarded the regency of Tamriel in 3E 147.[1] The Empress Regent of Tamriel was proclaimed Empress Katariah I upon the death of her husband in 3E 153, and her almost fifty-year reign is remembered as a happy one.[3]
-UESP
Never encountered this character but its copy pasted so i'm not doubting you, it still doesn't explain why there are no female soldiers encamped, i kill every imperial i see on the roads and not 1 has ever been female, and what about the chic in the begining? when i did the imperial quest line i never saw her once! why not? wtf happened to her?
 

Majir-Dar

Confused Khajiit
The Empress isn't a character in Skyrim, but was an Empress in the past.

There is simply no lore friendly way to explain the Legion's soldiers. It is simply developer error.

You will not encounter the Imperial captain unless you go with the Stormcloaks. Likely another developer error, but it might not be.
 

HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
The Empress isn't a character in Skyrim, but was an Empress in the past.

There is simply no lore friendly way to explain the Legion's soldiers. It is simply developer error.

You will not encounter the Imperial captain unless you go with the Stormcloaks. Likely another developer error, but it might not be.
Wait, i've done the entire stormcloak quest line plenty of times and i've never encountered her that way either! da fug... now i'm really confused.
 

Dagmar

Defender of the Bunnies of Skyrim
Wait, i've done the entire stormcloak quest line plenty of times and i've never encountered her that way either! da fug... now i'm really confused.
Yes you have. She's leading the first group of Imperial Legionnaires you and Ralof kill inside Helgen Keep.
 

HappyFaceClown

PunkNation
Aw crap!! I forgot about that, i learned from a thread on here awhile back u could choose another path in the begining other than following the imperial dude and i been meaning to try it, damn and i just created a new character last week. Sorry i didn't realize thats what u were talking about but glad u refreshed my memory, i gotta get around to doing that.
 

High King of Skyrim

King of the barbarian horde
I just don't get it, why are the only females in there army that one chic who clings to Tullius' nuts to the point of creepy and the other who leads u to the chopping block at the very begining whom u *Never* see again? Other than those 2 there are literally no imperial female soldiers! Why not? I guess this wouldn't bother me so much except the stormcloak army has hundreds, sometimes there are even more female soldiers than male. Is the empire sexist or something? Whats the meaning of this? Your thoughts? :confused:
You're right. I wouldn't mind if Legate Riike clung on to my nuts! Nothing better than the sight of a strong Nord woman!:D
 

sticky runes

Well-Known Member
There's Adalaisa Vendicci, the woman you meet during the Rise in the East quest, and she becomes available as a follower, and can be recruited as a steward if you have Hearthfire. And Private Morrard, daughter of the alchemist in Solitude. You don't see her, but you get info about her from Captain Aldis.
 

khazan99

Semi-professional cabbage collector
There's Adalaisa Vendicci, the woman you meet during the Rise in the East quest, and she becomes available as a follower, and can be recruited as a steward if you have Hearthfire. ....


Nice catch! I forgot about that her and that quest. As a side-note, it always seemed weird that she was in Windhelm for that quest - you know, Ulfric Stormcloak-controlled, seat-of-the-Stormcloak-rebellion, Imperial-hating Windhelm.... o_O
 

Dagmar

Defender of the Bunnies of Skyrim
There's Adalaisa Vendicci, the woman you meet during the Rise in the East quest, and she becomes available as a follower, and can be recruited as a steward if you have Hearthfire.
Adelaisa Vendicci isn't a Legionnaire. She simply wears the armor. She works for the East Empire Trading Company and has no Imperial Legion faction in her data. In other games like Morrowind they wore other armor.

I forgot to mention Brina Merelis, the retired Imperial Legionnaire in Dawnstar. While she's no longer active, she still serves as yet another example of how the Imperial Legion doesn't discriminate based on gender.
 

khazan99

Semi-professional cabbage collector
There's Adalaisa Vendicci, the woman you meet during the Rise in the East quest, and she becomes available as a follower, and can be recruited as a steward if you have Hearthfire.
Adelaisa Vendicci isn't a Legionnaire. She simply wears the armor. She works for the East Empire Trading Company and has no Imperial Legion faction in her data. In other games like Morrowind they wore other armor.....


Thanks Dagmar! I wondered about that, since, as I said, she was found in Windhelm!
 

sticky runes

Well-Known Member
There's Adalaisa Vendicci, the woman you meet during the Rise in the East quest, and she becomes available as a follower, and can be recruited as a steward if you have Hearthfire.
Adelaisa Vendicci isn't a Legionnaire. She simply wears the armor. She works for the East Empire Trading Company and has no Imperial Legion faction in her data. In other games like Morrowind they wore other armor.

You're just jealous because I mentioned two characters you didn't think of :p
 

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