Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16047389-20140228182302/@comment-25340654-20160610104314

Talos didn't abandon the Empire because, after his death, he wasn't related to it. You can't abandon something if you haven't any control over it. He is the god of govermence and civil society, not the god of the Empire. Martin and Uriel weren't his descendants, Tiber Septim died heirless.