Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726023954/@comment-15271256-20130816150122

There really is a Thalmor conspiracy, and it's not the bugs in jars. Go to forelhost, start the "Siege on the Dragon cult quest" from the guy there, kill him, and loot his note. The note tells him to find someone to get Rahgot's mask and bring it to Labyrinthian. Basically, the Thalmor know about the Dragon priest shirne and, more specifically, Konahriik. And they want to use Konahriik's power to rule the world, it's the same thing with the Eye of Magnus. They're trying to find powerful artifacts to use to finish the empiro off and rule Tamriel.