The deal was that anyone naming a child born on 11/11/11 - the release date of the game - as Dovahkiin would get free Bethesda games for the rest of his life.
Accepting the challenge are parents Megan and Eric Kellermeyer, who according to the official Bethesda blog delivered young Dovahkiin last Friday at 6.08pm PST (1.08am Saturday, GMT).
In the game Dovahkiin is the title given to the main character and means 'dragon born' in the language of dragons, making them the special chosen one meant to save the land of Skyrim. Whether Dovahkiin Kellermeyer has manifested any magic powers, or a preference for horned headwear, is not yet clear.
'Today we congratulate proud parents Megan and Eric Kellermeyer for completing the quest. As noted on their webcomic site (and documents shared with us), Megan gave birth to Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer last Friday at 6:08 pm PST,' the developer wrote on its blog.
Assuming the deal involved Bethesda Softworks the publisher, rather than Bethesda Game Studios (which only tends to make a new game every two or three years) it remains uncertain whether all young Dovahkiin's inevitable playground taunting to come is necessarily evidence of a fair deal.
The parents seem happy, though, indicating on their blog that he has a 'normal' middle name.
'We've toyed with Dovahkiin and the ramifications of naming a child that name, and that name being based on a video game character (however awesome), and what impact that would have on him. But the more I thought of it, the more I settled on Dovahkiin, contest or no,' said Mrs Kellermeyer.
'It helps that we told all our friends and family and very few are opposed to the idea. My mom thought it was neat! He will have a perfectly normal and common middle name if the first name becomes too much for him, or us, or we just want to call him a nickname.
'I've read several posts on the site and most condemn anyone who would dare name their child such a thing, all for capitalism. Well, I really don't play many video games (Eric plays an ungodly amount though), and I would never name my child a name I found horrible or even terribly mediocre.'
