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I think Hammerfell would make for an interesting setting follow up to the Skyrim storyline. Alik'r Deserts shifting sands have reveiled long lost and buried Ayleid labyrinths, cities and Redguard tombs as places to explore as well as other ruins. A main questline? Well I don't know, maybe the player character could revive the long lost art of the sword-singers.

As for the secondary plot, could have (and I know I may get shot down for this but...) the Skyrim Civil War end as status quo ante bellum with the Empire and the Nords having come to (albeit begrudgingly) an agreeable arrangement where Skyrim remains part of the Empire.

With High Rock and Skyrim supporting the Empire, the Emporer turns his attentions to regaining the support of the Redguards of Hammerfell. Tamriel finds that once again the Crowns and the Forebears are at odds again with the Crowns consolidating all the power gained from the victory against the Aldmeri Dominion after the signing of the Second Treaty of Stros M'kai. The Forebears feeling cheated again and wanting their "rightly earned" dues look to reignite civil war.

Seeing an oppotunity to regain the support of the Redguards the Empire offers support to the Forebears in exchange for alligence to the Empire. Meanwhile the Aldmeri Dominion seeing the Empire making a move for Hammerfell decide to make a move of their own, to reclaim the lands lost in the Hammerfell uprising. The Crowns stuck in the middle of a two front war needs a miricale...

The player can make the choice, help the Crowns fend off the Dominion and the Imperial backed Forebears to keep Hammerfell an independent nation or help the Forebears claim justice for being cheated by their own bretheren.

Either way it would show tensions rising between the Aldmeri Dominion and the Empire and that the threat Second Great War balances on a knifes edge.