Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16047389-20140228182302/@comment-50.155.110.225-20140830064917

Harold Burned-Mane wrote:

Dark Jeto wrote: I think it was more than that. I think the Empire was necessary to give stability and peace to a continent on the brink of self-destruction. If the ten seperate nations were to survive together, they would need to unify. The Septim Empire brought peace and prosperity to Tamriel, and kept the different sides from killing eachother. But truly believe in what the Prophet said in Elder Scrolls Online: ''"By long tradition, only a Dragonborn can rightfully claim the throne." ''Or atleast a descendant of Alessia. Since that bloodline has ended, as far as we know anyway, the Empire is doomed to fail. Tiber Septim wasn't related to Alessia, he was just a Dragonborn that popped up. Even though the Last Dragonborn is called that we don't know if he will truly be the very last Dragonborn, especially since Bethesda can retcon that at any time. Zenimax has already retconed the CHIM. And Bethesda has retconed Alessia being the first Dragonborn with the introduction of Miraak. Alessia was never a 'Dragonborn', rather, she was the 'Chosen of Akatosh" if you will. basically, she was a plain mortal, who got chosen by Akatosh to lead mankind out of slaveryn (TES Moses, if you will), in the Covenant between her and Akatosh it was stated that either those born of the dragon, a child of Akatosh, Dragonborn, OR the child of Alessia, as long as they wore the amulet, the empire would never fall, and Nirn would be protected from Daedric invasion. because nither a Child of Alessia, nor a Dragonborn, are on the throne, and the amulet was destroyed, the fires stopped burning, and the Empire has all but fallen, thought Nirn is still protected, throught the Avatar, the Empire shall still fall. all of this information was found in oblivion, or extrapolated from what was found, and recent events within the lore, such as the crumbling of power, i.e. the other countries seperating from the Empire.