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Supersonicman wrote: The Altmer aren't that racist, just arrogant. And to dominate doesn't mean to enslave, just to conquer the land which we do attent to do. And think about the races to enslave other races. They each worshipped Daedra. The Dunmer and ayleid. The Altmer are staunch Aedra worshippers. And that would be an interesting game. Seems like the same side of the same coin (I know that's not the saying).

Anyway personally I don't think racism is the right word to use any which way even if we agreed that the Altmer were.

Racsim is believing one (Or more) race within one species is inferior.

So...

As an example;

Nords and Altmer are not part of the same species which means they can't be racist towards eachother to begin with.

Even though fantasy uses Race, it would be better and more truthfull to read it as species most of the time, obviously racism is still possible between the races of Men and between the races of Mer for instance.

But Men wouldn't be allowed position of power, they'd face immense discrimination.

They wouldn't be second-class citizen in an Altmer led Tamriel, they'd be chattle even if they weren't called slaves.

Did the Ayleids worship daedra?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Ayleid#Religion;

"There are however very strong arguments that state that the Ayleids worshipped the Aedra, rather than the Daedra. The Ayleids venerated Magnus, the Aedric God of magic,[4] [13]  and magic was a huge aspect of Ayleidic society. Magnus was the Ayleid God of Sight, Light and Insight. Throughout many Ayleid Ruins, there are many statues which depict an eagle lifting up a figure carrying a bow and shield from the ensnaring ground. [14]  The bow and shield are the weapons asssociated with the Aedra Auri-El. Within the Altmer Pantheon, the Eagle represents the Aedra, and the Ayleids seem to have inherited the Eagle symbol as well."

It would, wouldn't it?

There's so much lore that could make such great games.

To only show us the "present" or whatever seems a shame when the backgound and history of Mundus seems so amazing and awe inspiring.