Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6685058-20130727045056/@comment-8248675-20130905191850

Even if Arcturian Heresy is right and Talos did kill his friend Cuhlecaine, he felt remorse, enough to try to commit suicide. Only, he was not even able to kill himself after he cut his throat. He understood then for certain, that he is meant for greater things. He still paid the price for murdering his friend, in the form of his t'hum. After his attempted suicide, he lost his Dragonborn ability to shout, so he was no different then the rest when he ascended the throne and it still didn't stop him from making the biggest empire in history.

If Cuhlecaine succeded in his goal, would he be a better Emperor then Talos? Was he driven with the goal to end the chaos of interregnum? Or he was driven by territorial gains? Remember Cuhlecaine was King or Jarl of Falkreath and he also seemed to want to add Colovian Estates to his holdings as well. Talos was Hjalti before hand, more then likely a commoner, it seemed that he started as a soldier before he became the aclaimed General Talos. Meaning that he was more of a soldier and a commoner at heart, not a royalty like Cuhlecaine. He wouldn't be driven so much by teritorial gains as much as his friend, so it is wrong to claim that he was just a megalomaniac.

Also, I did not post my last post, making comparisons to prove my point so that people would just ignore it. Other people write long posts around here too, but they do get responds to them. By the way, ignoring someone's valid point doesn't make your point right. You cannot say that Talos is not deserving to be a divine, because he was an a-hole in life, based on your own opinion. But I am afraid it is pointless to argue with certain people around here.