Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-6336669-20130820041848

It's only weaker because of Blackmarsh and Elswyr leaving. They didn't put forth as many soldiers as the other teritories, but did provide superb economic help.

The Empire is still what it was designed to do - bring together a vast continent of different peoples with different ideals. It may not have the noble Emperors of Old, but remember that a lot of them were, indeed mad themselves. TES Emperors have never been perfect (Except in old wives' tales regarding Tiber Septim, but he did commit some atrocities.) and they never will be. At least Titus isn't Pelagius the Mad.

He did what he had to do to preserve the Empire, and along with it the freedom of all Men, who Mer believe to have stolen their godhood, as they believe only they were descendants of Lorkhan, while they were the Aedra. In reality all are descendants of Aedra.