What Happens if Peryite's Plague Spreads? Skyrim's "The Only Cure" - Lore, Theories, Explained!
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Skyrim's plague-god quest is a surprisingly rich lens for epidemiology and moral philosophy — what does it mean to "cure" a disease when the disease is divine will?
Epidemiological ModelingTrolley ProblemHarm Reduction TheorySocial Contract Theory
Theory Briefing
- Peryite, the Daedric Prince of Pestilence, uses a magical plague to trap his worshippers' souls — a fictional parallel to how pathogens hijack host behavior.
- The quest forces the player to weaponize the plague itself as the only cure, echoing real-world variolation and the ethics of using harm to prevent greater harm.
- If Peryite's plague spread unchecked, lore suggests civilizational collapse — mirroring epidemiological models of uncontrolled infectious disease cascade.