#Skyrim miraak

[gruvu]

Wanted to do more painting like things and kindly asked @sbeep to draw her miraak. He was a fun study and I like how it turned out.

[aldruiel-scribbles]

[o54680]

[feuillmort]

whats good gang. im feeling miraakpilled right now

[moonshadovv]

presenting unto Skyrim fans for their consideration: transfemme Miraak? Because we love a gatekeeping girlboss dragon priest.

I've also made her mixed snow elven and reachfolk-- with draconic influence from her millennium stewing in apocrypha and having nothing better to do than absorb draconic knowledge, and that eventually comes to change her physically.

[sweetroll-muncher]

My Skyrim experience

[iceaxeflynn]

Breaking: 4,000 year old man gets in a shouting match with a child

Basically how the interaction between my dragonborn and miraak went

[death-envoy]

I was going to draw something non angsty but my hand slipped and this happened

Anyways this is my take on Miraak

[rossthren]

Gilvarla V1 and V2

face 1, nose and lips 2

Bonus scribble: -and they were roommates.

[dovahkinniez]

Hello! I was thinking about requesting a something for Miraak maybe some fluff about cuddles/show of affection? Or maybe an overly affectionate Dragonborn and his reaction? Whatever you like really if you got the time.

` 𖤓 . . . MIRAAK.

This man cannot remember the last time he felt 'soft', at first he definitely rejects it all. Acts like it doesn't exist and is lowkey delusional because he does small stuff that's cute and if you bring it up he's like: 'No. Don't be stupid.' And walk off in a mood.

He just realises how you make him feel once he's presented how soft he is with you and kinda, quite literally, hates himself afterwards.

He's a man of immense power, so why should he allow anyone to make him feel the way you do ... it drives him insane.

But it gets to a point where he accepts it because he realises he's unhappy when he's denying himself of you and your affections.

So he begins to warm up. Soft touches, random ones too. Randomly kissing your knuckles when others aren't looking in public to pulling you on his lap when you're in the comforts of your home.

He loves when you play with his hair, sends him to sleep no matter where he is.

Imma be honest! He LOVES being babied. It's like he's making up for those lost years of having no affection.

Laying his head on your lap and stomach, sleeping with his head on your chest as he listens to your heartbeat. Tracing patterns on your hands and arms when he's feeling overwhelmed outside and he just takes so much comfort in your presence that he always finds a way to touch you.

Even if it's tugging at your sleeve because you haven't looked or spoken to him for some time, or when he lightly pokes your legs when he feels lonely - he'll never admit that with his own words, only with little signs of affection.

He will buy you your favourite things if you did something for him, you could make him a simple meal that makes him feel warm and at home and he will buy you flowers just because.

He acts like he isn't bothered but really he watches you from afar smile at what he got you and his smile matches yours because he's glad you like what he goes.

You wouldn't think he's very affectionate, which at first he isn't. But once he accepts you are his own version of home, he cannot help but let those soft cute feelings rush into him whenever you're around.

Miraak is definitely the type to cage you in bed because it's cold out and you can stay for a few more mins lol.

[sparda-ly]

Hi, I saw your requests are open, so she's taking my chances to hopefully get something. Could I hopefully get j'zargo, arcano, and miraak when their jealous, please?

(jealous) j'zargo, ancano, miraak x reader

note: hey there! sure! i hope this isn't so bad and cringe, especially j'zargo's part, he's a very difficult character to write!

warnings: none

j'zargo

j'zargo being a khajit definitely helps him sense a lot of things

whether it's danger, fire, breaths, or simple whispers, he is quick to notice when something is wrong

but this time it was a little different

j'zargo was in the hall of attainment when he noticed you talking to odmund

he suddenely could hear his hearbeat quickening and words getting messed up

he felt something in his chest looking at you two getting along a little too well for his comfort

j'zargo makes everything a competition, however he wasn't looking forward to this one, which is really suprising

coming up to both of you, he listens for a bit and decides to join the conversation

"j'zargo doesn't find you amusing ogmund, if you spend so much time trying to steal j'zargo's y/n, you might as well give up on your dream involving becoming a nord mage"

he takes your hands with his and leaves the hall, leading to the quaters

"j'zargo doesn't like you talking to ogmund. he doesn't trust him"

"he's just an acquaintance, he helps me with my spells. no need to be jealous"

he huffs and responds with "you don't need him. j'zargo can teach you anything you'd like"

you just smile and nod appreciatively, thankful for such an amazing husband

ancano

when ancano is jealous, he always overuses the punishments he can give away as an "advisor"

if he so much as sees someone looking at you for too long, he just knows the perfect way to make them regret it

he gets jealous very quickly, probably because under that confident and arrogant mask is an insecure man

you were talking with one of the new students the other day, some random guy, when you noticed he was blushing and blabbering nonsense

you of course didn't think a lot about it, you're used to it plus you are loyal to a very strict altmer

it was fine at first, just small talk but then the "touching" started

arcano appeared next to you in a second, grabbing that guys robes, looking at him in disgust

"what your filthy hands apprentice, or you might lose them soon"

let's just say that you never saw the guy again.

miraak

to be honest, miraak doesn't get jealous often

he knows he is powerful and could just destroy anyone that ever wanted to ruin things between you two

he feels more threatened by himself, he understands his actions are often questionable and rash

however there are situations where he feels at least a bit of jealousy, you won't ever hear him admit it though

if anyone sticks around you for too long, follows you all the time and tries to steal your attention

miraak notices it immediately.

one single glare and the person instantly understands, giving up hope for any interaction with you for a long ass time

you don't really see any of these situations happening, miraak knows how to be slick and also he doesn't want you to be concerned about such little unimportant things

when you notice that some servants are missing, you begin to question him where did they dissapear to?

he feeds you some lie and carries on like nothing ever happened

the less you know, the better you sleep at night

[seaside-lovers-archive]

"I don't wanna"

"Miraak, please..."

"You can't make me"

[feuillmort]

me x villain-turned-wife characters

[sweetroll-muncher]

When he leaves his villain era because his short and sweet girlfriend didn’t like it

Miraak: “I will take over all of Solstheim with the mind control of its people!”

Ryder: “But that’s bad :(“

Miraak: “I’m sorry, you’re right. It won’t happen again.”

[fruitydraugr]

Miraak Combat Headcanons

As a disclaimer - all of these are going to be very canon divergent, and based almost exclusively off of my own logic and interpretation. To get a good baseline of the type of combat I describe here, I recommend watching some of Monty Oum's animations, as he is my biggest inspiration.

Weaponry

Something I personally noticed in my fight with Miraak is that he doesn't use his staff as often as I would expect him to, and instead relies on his magic first, and sword second. I also personally find his staff redundant for the combat style I expected him to have, and have thus removed it altogether. Replaced with a mandatory dodge roll. He can also wuld, of course.

As for his magic, I predominantly see him using lightning magic when I fight him, which I'll go on more about in the personality segment. I would usually say this goes hand in hand with his sword - magnetizing it and wielding it without his hands, electrifying it for more damage - but it doesn't seem to be a mortal metal.

Separation and individuality seem to be a big theme with Miraak, so I'm going to be keeping his magic, and his blade separate from one another.

There's a few ways this can be made interesting, but because I see Miraak as extremely lightweight, I'm effectively going to make it a cooler version of Skyrim's off-hand magic - he uses his blade with his right hand, and grabs, blocks, or punches with his left.

A few of his spells can be used to magnetize others' weaponry, even shields, and either disarm them or launch them back at his opponent, usually too fast for them to recognize what's happening.

Miraak is also extremely lightweight, as I mentioned before. He isn't the most agile, his bones are starting to hurt, but he's still faster and trickier than the average Dragon Priest. Predominantly relies on blocking, dodge rolls, or jumping back in order to avoid damage.

Personality

How someone fights has a big impact on their personality, and vice versa, at least from the way that I write.

I have a headcanon that the personality of a mage will determine what element they excel in - for this case, we'll be using Skyrim's three dominant elements. Fire, ice, and lightning.

Miraak is unreliable and unpredictable in his everyday life. He's not exactly what I would call loyal, either, no matter who it's to. But he's still remarkably smart, curious, and rather strong when it comes down to it.

Lightning magic fits the bill here almost perfectly. He would be well aware of the pros and cons of his element, and with all the time he's spent in Apocrypha, he has a masterful grasp on it. The unpredictability and inherent danger of lightning magic, despite it being amazing all the same, is perfect for Miraak.

As for his blade, it's distinctly damaged. Scratched, unpolished, poorly taken care of, and most likely ancient. The tip is still sharp, but I believe that's only because it isn't a mortal metal - it's a gift from Hermaeus Mora.

I personally feel this represents Miraak's exhaustion with being trapped, hatred of Hermaeus Mora, and, despite appearing otherwise on the surface, lack of care for himself.

Much of Solstheim's plot didn't feel like Miraak trying to take over the world, despite how it was portrayed. It felt very much like an escape mission, someone who was doing everything awful (don't get me wrong, Miraak did some horrible shit to put it lightly) in order to build his power and leave.

(I do firmly believe that Miraak did all these things to build his ego, again, don't get me wrong, and it was a wholly disgusting way to go about things. I still like to peer deeper into his personality, though.)

The only reason that Miraak carries Mora's sword with him now is because it reminds him of how far he's come. He sharpens the blade as an act of self care - he feels rather tied to the blade at this point, and doesn't feel right trying to take care of himself without taking care of something he owns.

Either way. Miraak wielding his blade is an indicator of anger, self-loathing, and exhaustion pre-escape, and of recovery and determination post-escape.

Style (And Examples)

So, how does this all culminate?

Miraak has an abnormal spellsword combat style, with his shouts adding some extra options.

I would personally describe it as rather defensive, but understand that this doesn't mean he's not trying to win. You can be aggressive without being on the offensive.

Much of his style relies on waiting for his opponent to approach, and then demolishing them with a combination of lightning spells, mostly AoE, and using his blade when they come too close. Struggles greatly with any form of ranger for this reason.

Some of his spells can cover a rather large area or offer passive damage - a thunderstorm, runes, cloak spells - and he readily uses this to his advantage. Much of his strategy revolves around making the environment inhospitable both for himself and his foe, relying on his armor and resistances to his own magic in order to minimize recoil.

This usually results in collateral damage, and a very ruined arena after the fight.

His swordsmanship has struggled in Apocrypha, but he's had enough time to practice. Has improper form when fighting, but utilizes his shouts or magic to circumvent this, not to mention that he swings very hard.

Miraak's blade is somewhat heavy, so he tends to get in a flurry of slashes before backing up, and reintroducing himself to the fight.

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I think that's all I have for now, though, the Monster is wearing off :] Hope y'all like it!

[rositadel]

Some men will literally enslave an island to build his tower instead of going to therapy