Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27389023-20160612112514/@comment-26893431-20161031170616

Bronkiin wrote: "House Hlaalu had been at odds with House Redoran for years following their removal from the Council of Great Houses." History of Raven Rock Book 3.

"A group of powerful and influential Dunmer families have been ruling Morrowind for millennia. They embody a council made up of five Great Houses: Telvanni, Dres, Indoril, Sadras, and Redoran." Lleril Morvayn. @Jauffre lol wut about Hlaalu?

Lord of Souls mentions that the An-Xileel "prevented the Empire from reclaiming Morrowind." So not only was it lost, it wasn't regained. It was invaded, totally taken over, and the Empire driven out. Imperial sympathisers in Morrowind are persecuted. There is no way, nominal or actual, that there is any semblance of Imperial rule in Morrowind. 'House Hlaalu, a rival Great House.' -Adril Arano

History of Raven Rock is pieced together by the account of the people living Raven Rock, who, surprise-surprise, support House Redoran.

Lord of Souls takes place 140 years prior to the Great War. Remember that the An-Xileel were largely driven out of Morrowind. As of the Great War, Morrowind was an Imperial Province.