Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24099618-20140114190300/@comment-260563-20180214194400

Pupdude wrote: Holy Galactic Emperor wrote: *snip*  Still, the Aedric gods showed more concern for men than elves. The elves tend to be a tad bit too prideful to the point where the gods eventually get involved to knock them around. The Dwemer enslaved the Falmer after the latter tried to wipe out the Nords and failed, and look where they are now? Similarly, the Dark Elves enslaved the Argonians, and yet the ensuing events after Morrowind and Oblivion eventually led to the Red Mountain erupting and their great empire in Morrowind suffering one catastrophe after another, such as Argonian slave revolts. The Ayleids themselves worshipped the Daedric princes and enslaved the humans, and the gods eventually got pissed and helped a human slave woman overthrow their mighty empire. I'm pretty sure that something nasty will befall the Thalmor soon enough. Whether it's an assault by a rebuilt Maomer fleet or an assault by a new Sload Necromancer army, only time will tell. But the Thalmor's victories won't last for long. They failed to defeat the Empire, and now, either the Empire or the Stormcloaks have the Dragonborn in their possession. The Stormcloaks winning with the Dragonborn against the Thalmor is a long-shot, but the Empire can sure as hell win with the Dragonborn complimenting the Empire's resources and manpower with the power to tame and ride dragons. It's like Miraak, but on the Empire's side. That could really help the Empire rebuild and get the advantage against the Thalmor once again. It seems that if the gods aren't busy ripping the elves a new asshole to breathe out of, they were busy signing pacts with men and helping them rule the continent. The same Amulet of Kings that Alessia received was the same one Martin Septim used to become one with Akatosh. It seems that the gods of Elder Scrolls favor men over mer. Also, Paarthurnax was waiting at the Throat of the World for Alduin. No one else. That's why the Aedric gods didn't bother him. He had his own vigil to stick to, since Alduin could pop out anytime. I'm sorry, where are you getting all of this from? None of the gods have actually done anything of interest for any race, really, save for Dibella and Akatosh, and neither of them did much to help. All Dibella did was make a magic paintbrush and help out Pelinal Whitestrake, who was a Shezarrine, so she wasn't exactly helping out mortals beyond helping their career or helping out the avatar of an immortal being to take down the Ayleids. Look, the point is, the gods seem to have a serious hands-off approach to babysitting mortals, and Talos is not confirmed to be a deity, in terms of lore. Hell, the mortal Talos was a Shezarrine as well, so the "god" Talos could be Lorkhan for all we know. Also, Akatosh can see through time, he knows the exact moment when Alduin will reappear in time, because how would Akatosh know when and where to birth the Last Dragonborn so that they can save the world? Are you suggesting that the Last Dragonborn was created out of thin air only a day before Alduin came back?

Actually, the gods of Elder Scrolls are very involved in the chessboard that is Nirn. They grant their strength and blessings to those of pure heart that come to them, and they have openly helped men twice in their battles against dragons, elves, and Daedras. Against dragons, Kyne conspired with Paarthurnax, giving them the Thu'um and teaching them how to use it to defeat Alduin and release the humans from the tyranny of the dragons. Against the Elves, Alessia had the support of the gods and the Amulet of Kings was bestowed upon her. Against the Daedra, Martin Septim and Akatosh merged to defeat Mehrunes Dagon in the field of battle within the Imperial City. When Alduin returned and began reviving dragons, the gods' answer was the Last Dragonborn. That is anything but hands-off.

If Akatosh can see through time, then he and the other gods could have manipulated things from behind the scenes so that the Last Dragonborn would be at the right time and place for Alduin. Born before Alduin made his return public, and just in the right time to put a stop to him, just as the hero of Kvatch was in the appropriate jail cell that the Emperor finds him in.