User blog comment:SLyfoX999/New TES Game (Idea)/@comment-4491632-20120720153410

I've dabbled with the idea before, although you seem to be limiting this far too much.

I'd imagine that, if this were to happen, it would happen before there was much tension between the Nedes and the Falmer, because relationships between the two began quite peacefully. This would allow you to move around quite freely like you would be in the other Elder Scrolls game. Having it set too far forward would mean that if you were a Nede you'd be instantly slaughtered like any Falmer and then visa versa.

I'd imagine that Nedes and Falmer would be playable for obvious reasons. Ayleids, Bosmer and Dwemer would also be options, because they did exist during that time. I'm not entirely sure about many of the other races, as I haven't had much time to look into it.

However, as other people have mentioned, it's unlikely that Bethesda would abandon much of the history they've currently built up over the course of the games. It's possible, but unlikely, and this idea would involve revisiting Skyrim. I'd much prefer to explore one of the other regions, such as Elsweyr.