Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-209.7.3.188-20160303204000/@comment-26893431-20161024192304

Shallowordepthsxian wrote: The Emperor is getting old. Don't know how long he'll hang on. So is the Empire for that matter. The Emperor and Legions have held the Empire together for a hundreds of years. It's been a good thing, by and large. But maybe it's time for a change. Time for something young and new. What? No ideas. Because I'm old. Old dog doesn't get new ideas. But maybe young folks like you should try new ideas. I don't know. Could be messy. But change is never pretty.

Talos didn't just say time for a change. He also said new ideas. Titus Mede I and his descendents were the change and they are young compared to the Septims. Did they try new ideas? No. It is the same old idea with new faces.

Perhaps that is why the Empire is facing problems at every turn and losing its lands along with the confidence of the people. The Emperor is getting old. Don't know how long he'll hang on. So is the Empire for that matter, getting old that is. The Emperor and Legions have held the Empire together for a hundreds of years. It's been a good thing, by and large. But maybe it's time for a change. Time for something young and new. What? No ideas. Because I'm old. Old dog doesn't get new ideas. But maybe young folks like you should try new ideas. I don't know. Could be messy. But change is never pretty.

Misquoting a quote might work for those who don't pay attention, but to those that know the lore, it's puny. They didn't try something else? Aiding a rebellion, trying to defeat a flying Daedric realm because it harmed innocents outside of the Empire? Sending Legions to aid Orsinium? None of those were done by Septim, nothing similar was done by Tiber Septim.