Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24256580-20131206011928/@comment-1600847-20140106183757

The Argonians aren't stupid, they knew the Living Gods of the Tribunal weren't to be messed with, even Tiber Septim knew better. But when a) the Tribunal died/vanished and b) the Argonians found out just how much they could kick ass after the Oblivion Crisis, they decided to invade.

Other than revenge, they have no other motive. For millenia they've minded their own business in their swamps, so conquest or resources wasn't it. It had to be payback.