Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-1600847-20150818004709

Bronkiin wrote:  The Civil War is a symptom of divisions within the Empire, not a cause of them. All according to the Thalmor plan. Hammerfell gone, Skyrim trying to go, wouldn't be surprised if they're fomenting division in High Rock too. They couldn't beat humanity united, so now they're getting humanity nice and divided for their next push.