User blog comment:SajuukKhar/On the origins of Tiber/@comment-3186827-20131018124418

Yeah. I think Bethesda deliberately made his origins unclear so that we have the interesting Imperial orthodoxy vs Arciturian heresy dynamic. The Atmora viewpoint I think is simply old Imperial propaganda, like most of the Pocket guides.

Personally, I believe the heresy - he was a Nord named Hjalti, who was born in High Rock. The ghost of Hroldan solidified belief and its no coincidence that Bethesda included that quest.

One interesting point is Cuhlecain was murdered by a Breton nightblade. Bretons are from High Rock - so was Tiber. Some believe this is Bethesda's subtle nod to the truth - that it really was Tiber who killed Cuhlecain, and not some assassin.

Side note: Do you mind if I do a little formatting of the quotes you have used so it looks nice? I won't change any of your words, but I think this blog post should be used as a reference when people continually ask about Tiber's origins on the lore board.