Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-75.14.218.191-20130223091729/@comment-75.14.218.191-20130224233328

Im afraid I disagree. The Empire founded by Tiber Septim lasted all the way untill the oblivion crisis 200 years before skyrim. After the oblivion crisis it began to fragment, first with the rise of the Aldmeri Dominion, when the High Elves acted to reclaim valenwood while the rest of the empire was still recovering. Further political manuvering later saw them allied with the Kajit. The next fragment of the Empire broke off when, through further political manuvering, the High Elves convinced the Argonians to seperate as well, though for reasons as yet unkown to me the also severed ties with the Dominion. The Argonians expanded their influence into Morrowind and formed the Argonian State. Then came The Great War when the Aldmeri Dominion began to invade the empire. Ulferic Stormcloak fought as an Imperial soldier in this war. After the Dominion advanced through most of Cyrodyll and Hammerfell they suffered a major defeat when the Empire retook the Imperial City. This slowing of the war opened the opertunity for peace, which both sides needed to bolster their forces. Realising they had the upper hand, the Dominion forced the Empire to sign the White Gold Concordant, which among other things forbade the worship of Talos, the Nineth Divine. As a result the Red Guard secceded from the Empire feeling betrayed by the treaty. They proceded to drive the dominion out of Hamerfell. Ulferic Stormcloak, having freed Markarth from the Breton "Forsworn" in the mean time, asked only one thing, that his right to worship Talos be upheld. The promise made to Ulferic was broken, which led to his challenge of the King and the events of Skyrim.

In my reading of the factions involved with the Elder Scrolls online, I found no mention of the Empire at all, though it is still present in Skyrim. Therefore It is only possible to conclude that the events in the Elder Scrolls Online take place after those of Skyrim.

Politically the factiom racial makeup would probably only have occured if the Empire looses the Civil War in Skyrim. Please correct me if I am wrong.