Will the Khajiit have a more positive portrayal in The Elder Scrolls VI than they did in Skyrim?
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As a furry Elder Scrolls player who happens to really like the Khajiit and their lore, I was pretty disappointed with how the Khajiit were portrayed in Skyrim. Almost every Khajiit I can think of in the game is some combination of a bandit, a shady trader, a skooma addict, or dead. There are, like, three exceptions. It really undercuts any antiracist messaging Bethesda intended for Skyrim to have; it seems like all of the stereotypes about Khajiit are true by default in Skyrim. This makes it fucking exhausting to try to discuss anything Khajiit-related online outside of dedicated serious spaces like r/teslore. Khajiit are more than just wares and skooma!

This market resolves as YES if, according to my subjective judgment, the Khajiit are portrayed in a more positive light in The Elder Scrolls VI than they were in Skyrim. Otherwise, it resolves as NO.

This market could resolve as YES if most of the following are true:

  • It seems to me that the percentage of bandits, shady traders, and skooma addicts is lower among Khajiit in TES VI; in addition, there must be more living Khajiit in the game than there are corpses next to destroyed caravans

  • There are more sympathetic Khajiit characters, including at least three followers and one marriageable character

  • At least one sidequest in the game is dedicated to helping a Khajiit who's dealing with anti-Khajiit prejudice

  • There is a significant amount of new Khajiit lore, or a significant amount of Khajiit lore from ESO appearing in a main-series Elder Scrolls game for the first time

  • The fandom as a whole latches onto a Khajiit character from TES VI who becomes some combination of Blorbo, Scrunkly, and Tumblr Sexyman; in essence, the character themself must become a meme that portrays them in a positive light, regardless of how deranged their fans are. A Khajiit who becomes a meme like Nazeem doesn't count; a Khajiit who becomes a meme like Serana does

  • Other characters do not respond to a Khajiit player character with intense prejudice like they did in Skyrim

If The Elder Scrolls VI is never released, this market resolves as N/A. If there are no Khajiit in The Elder Scrolls VI, this market resolves as NO and I will be very mad at Todd Howard. If I need to push the closing date past January 1, 2030, I will (and I will be very mad at Todd Howard.)

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As per usual, subjective resolution criteria = I won't bet in this market.

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