User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-5012992-20120617164614/@comment-5012992-20120618212245

Morrowind remaned largely independent from the empire threw the truce written by vivec. Morrowind would have it' own laws keeps its culture.

Also the dark elfs were able to keep tiber septims army at bay. If it wasn't for red mountain the argonians wouldn't have been able to take over.