Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6685058-20130727045056/@comment-8248675-20131125072426

I am not even sure if he chose the name when he was ascending. It would seem that if the Divines did give him the names when they accepted him as one of their own, they decided to call him Talos. That, or the people of Tamriel agreed that Talos as a name, speaks for his godhood. He did become one with Ysmir and Wulfhearth of Atmora and Wulhearth of Atmora was Talos before him as well as Dragon of the North, Ysmir. Or it could all be a bit more complicated then that.

There is no way of knowing what happened in that tent, that night, before King Cuhlecaine took Imperial crown. The oficial statement mentions the assassin from High Rock who killed the king and attempted to assassinated General Talos. Would make sense, since Cuhlecaine did wrong High Rock, with his campaign against Bretons at Sancar Tor. However, even the Arcturian Heresy sounds credible. Talos truly believed that he was destined to become Emperor, since he found the Amulet of Kings however, he knew that Cuhlecaine wouldn't let him take the crown. (Although who knows, if he would have explained to him a situation like a friend, maybe King of Falkreath would understand. I am sure he wasn't anything like Sidgier). There is a possibilty that Talos finally decided to do the unthinkable, but when he saw his friend's body laying before him, he felt such remorse, that he tried ending his own life. However, it would seem that Divines had other plans for Talos, so he survived and decided to create the best Empire Tamriel had ever seen (conquering even Summerset Isles, that until then were never in the Empire before, well not in human Empire at least.) He also brought fourth the time of peace. At least his own reign was marked by peace. His descendants turned a bit too power hungry (War of Red Diamond and some struggles that followed it), but overall the third era would seem to be quite peaceful.