Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-180.95.18.10-20130503024334/@comment-13446185-20130819033302

Supersonicman wrote: Dovahsebrom wrote: Ebonheart isn't an empire you fool, it's an alliance, big difference.

Also like I said before the wars were not to take as much land as possible. They were to conqueror Cyrodiil and reform the empire of Cyrodiil, so they could become the highest authority in Tamriel. Obviously none of them ever got to do that so no they probably never actually attacked each others lands. When all the races follow one king, it's an empire. It's an empire formed by an alliance. Take for example NATO. Do any of the countries have to listen to one leader? No, they are independent but they are restricted by a set of NATO laws and nothing more. The Ebonheart pact listens to one leader and has to follow those rules as well. And if you go to the website, they say the throne of Tamriel, meaning once you get that power, you have the power to own the land. Excerpt from page Ebonheart Pact

Despite the godlike power of the Dunmeri Tribunal, the faction was led by the High King of Skyrim. However, he did not rule absolutely. All governing decisions had to be brought up and discussed in the Great Moot to be approved.

The Ebonheart pact was not ruled by one authority. They just looked up to the Skald King as a head figure

Regarding the "Throne of Tamriel" Bethesda messed up. The first person to actually create the empire of Tamriel was Tiber Septim, ESO takes place before Tiber Septim so there is no de jure empire of Tamriel, only an empire of Cyrodiil.