Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-96.252.245.207-20130116060134/@comment-81.204.32.167-20140513133937

I think (and hope) it will be Hammerfell. Yet I think that the next Elder Scrolls will have multiple playing grounds. Before the events of skyrim, Hammerfell was the only nation to defeat the Third Aldmeri Dominion and became independent. Maybe they could make a game about the civil war in Hammerfell and after. Here's my idea.

The game starts before skyrim, somewhere around 4E 170 (when all the trouble began in Hammerfell). You play in the civil war with tons of quest and other things The Elder Scrolls is known for. After you win the civil war, other nations might resist against the power of the Third Aldmeri Dominion. Hammerfell will help these nations out. Which means you could travel to Valenwoord and Elsweyr (because these regions are most likely to me). You help these regions out. Or (in my opinion the best) you must choose which nation you will help. You either help Valenwood and the Dominion will take Elsweyr or you help Elsweyr and the Dominion takes Valenwood. In that questline you will face the true power of the Dominion. In the meantime, the Stormcloaks won against the Empire and the Thalmor. So Skyrim becomes the second nation to become independent. So the Third Aldmeri Dominion loses more power. This only strengthens the feeling of other nations within the Dominion.

When the Dark Brotherhood killed emperor Titus Mede II, there were no known descendants (which seems a little odd to me). The Dominion could finally take the Imperial City and keep it. Thus so they control Cyrodill. Yet people who stay loyal to the empire will resist. So a war between the Imperials and the Dominion starts again. But since the Imperials aren't that strong anymore they may join The Hammerfell Rebelion (or some name like that). Because the Dominion was in war with the remaining Imperial rebels and since the imperial rebels joined the main rebelion, this means an all out war in Tamriel. Maybe Morrowind, Black Marsh and High Rock were neutrall before, they now have to join a side.

I think that the Dunmer are stronger in this time because they were given Solstheim after the eruption of The Red Mountain. They want peace and are sick and tired of all the trouble Tamriel has been in lately. This means a angry folk. Also the Dunmer are know for a lot of houses. Maybe some of the houses join the rebelion and some don't. This could mean a war in Solstheim and in new Morrowind. Seem the situation a new Nerevarine could rise to make things right again (just like TES III). Or the old Nerevarine could return. This means a second playable character (or not if the old Nerevarine returns). The idea might seem to much, but it seems cool to me.

In Black Marsh the argonians are living just fine. Until the war breakes out. Because they probably want to stay out of it, the have no more trading partners. This means a economical breakdown in Black Marsh. Morrowind might want to help them out. Not for nothing of course. Some of the houses need there help in the Morrowind civil war and the Tamriel war. This means they get involved in both wars. Because of that, the side they join, help them out. If they join the Dominion houses in Morrowind, the Dominion will use them as puppets and slaves. If they join the Rebelion houses in Morrowind, they slowly build up with there help and the Rebelions help. Also they probably will lose a lot of land to the Dominion. I think in the game you might deside if Black Marsh joins the rebelion or not. Thats why I wrote a 'what if' scenario.

High Rock's kingdoms are no more. Only 5 remain. They have probably peace. When the war starts, the kingdoms are afraid and make ready. Since the orcs live in High Rock and there city was in Imperial control (now Dominion control) they most likely are forced to fight for the Dominion. Also the past between the orcs and the bretons means they will fight for the Dominion. This means another war in High Rock. Some kingdoms will lose there land to the Dominion, but others will stay strong with the help of the Rebelion. Also Skyrim will be under attack of the Dominion, but the Stormcloaks will probably be strong enough. Yet they have mayor casualties. The dragonborn has vanished, together with the dragons. This means skyrim must deal with the war on its own.

So its Hammerfell, Skyrim, parts of High Rock, Valenwood or Elsweyr, parts of Morrowind and Solsthiem and maybe Black Marsh against The Summerset Isles, Parts of High Rock, Orsinium, Cyrodill, Valenwood or Elsweyr, parts of Morrowind and Solstheim and maybe Black Marsh. Since the Rebelion nations are close to eachother they stand stronger. This means High Rock and Orsinium will fall at first. Then later the Dominion houses in Morrowind and Solstheim will lose. If you had chosen not to help Black Marsh it will fall later after fierce battles. Then only Cyrodill and The Summerset Isles remain. While freeing other nations, the Dominion made 2 massive armies. 1 in The Summerset Isles and 1 in Cyrodiil. While Cyrodill goes for the defensif side, The Isles go for the attacking side. This means it will get hard for the Rebelion. The Rebelion will attack Cyrodiil with all the surrounding nations. But since the armies are to strong they lose the first round. In the meantime The Isles attack Valenwood, Elsweyr and Black Marsh. Parts of Valenwood and Black Marsh will be taken together with whole Elsweyr. Yet they lost thousands of soldiers. The Rebelion now calls out a total war. Now all civilions of the Rebelion will help defeat this threat. The player may convince groups like the fighters guild or the thieves guild (or things like that) to help. This is optional.

After a period of recovery the rebelion is back on track and stronger then ever. This scares some Aldmer. The Dominion couldnt get full control of there new conquered nations, thus the people fight back. Some Aldmer will join the rebelion since there leader went nuts. He/she  wanted to put a blockade all around Tamriel. This is possible since the Dominion secretly builded a armada in the ancient land of Aldmeris. Now its a fight against time. Because of joined Aldmer a uprising starts in Cyrodill starting secretly in the Imperial City. Also civilions demonstrate. This was ended brutally be the Dominion. The word spreads across the land fast. The civilians of Cyrodill are getting crazy and are fighting back. Then the Aldmer uprising becomes kwown and the civilians join them. Since the uprising started in the Imperial City the uprising takes it over. The Dominions armies in Cyrodiil gets split up, yet its to much for them. Yet the Dominion decides to take the Imperial City by all means. The biggest part of the army attacks the city. They fight for days and  days to come. Meanwhile the Rebelion fights of the other armies in Cyrodill and one by one they win. Also more Aldmers join the Rebelion. In the end the Rebelion reaches the Imperial City and attacks the weakened armies of the Dominion in the back. After a battle of days Cyrodiil is finaly free. But the war is not over yet. The armada is getting closer and closer. Aldmer civilians flee and seek shelter. They are welcomed by the Rebelion, if they help to fight. The Rebelion now builds a fleet of there own and since the armies of the Dominion are still recovering, they don't get attacked.

Just days before the armada arrives, the fleet blockades The Summerset Isles and attack. They must hurry for the armada could put them down. So the troops now fight in a bloody war in the Isles. They win and win and are getting closer to the hard of the Dominion. In the meantime the Rebelion has build another fleet, not known to the Dominion. While the blockade lasts the armada arrives and a battle rages at sea. The armada is stronger but the second fleet from the rebelion attacks them in the back. In the end the armada is destroyed. Now the battle of Alinor starts. Its the last stand of the Dominion, yet all of them (accept the leader) knows that it is hopeless. Yet all of them stay loyal under pressure of the royal guards and the leader. In the end the player and other importend characters charge into the throne room, where they fight against the last enemies. The battle ends with the leader going nuts and slays his own men. He absorbs the souls of his men, thus making him stronger. He uses a attack that knocks down everyone. Accept the player. Shocked and scared, the player makes his/her move and fight the leader on his/her own. after a battle the player wins. He can kill the leader or spare him. Killing him means that the player can get the mighty sword of the leader. Sparing him gets you powers of the gods and banishes the leader to Aldmeris. After years of fighting the war is over.

So thats my big idea. I think the next elder scrolls will be revoltionair. Some of these ideas I have used in my idea. Also I think that you can play in Hammerfell, Valenwood and Elseweyr permanently. You also travell to the imperial city and Summerset Isles. Also you might command troops to attack certain places. Just that the war is all over Tamriel doesn't mean you will be playing all over Tamriel.

Do you like my idea? Leave a comment.