Such power was also bestowed upon mortals by the efforts of Kyne and Paarthurnax, rendering men (and especially Nords) capable of shouting, with enough training. For the most part, they consider non-dov to be weak minded, and their spoken language can be articulated to cast powerful magic known as Dragon Shouts, originated from the power known as the Voice, inherent to all dragons and their kin, the Dragonborn. They were once widespread in Tamriel and ruled over men during the Late Merethic Era up until the Dragon War.
Tamriel Akavir For other uses, see Dragons.ĭragonkind ( Dragon Language: plural Dov, singular Dovah Aldmeris/ Ehlnofex: Aka, Ancient Nordic: drah-gkon), often called Dragons, Wyrm, and sometimes dov-rha are a race of Akaviri beings usually described as the immortal children of the 'Dragon God of Time' Akatosh.
