Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-7185849-20130318192711/@comment-7153552-20130617193633

Something else to consider is that Morrowind was brought under the Empire's umbrella via a treaty, not force. The only province able to boast that, in fact, and it was under the leadership and cunning of Septim. The odds of the current Empire (whatever form that might take right now) being able to pull that off after leaving them high and dry is slim to nill - and slim just left town. I'd look for a huge schism in the near future of Tamriel with some serious power shifts.