Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726023954/@comment-180.181.142.191-20150127215554

The Thalmor are poor misunderstood Altmer who want to make a better Tamriel by getting rid of the Human scum. They want to guide the people and show them that Talos is just a no-good con-man who fooled everyone into thinking he was a god.

The only real Thalmor-are-evil evidence is how they talk but thats an Altmer trait. Sure they try to capture Esbern but come on these Blades are disbanded so technicially the Blades are criminals. They commit crimes against the Thalmor in the name of the Dragonborn. Pathetic. Then the Whiterun sidequest that one where you have to rescue a Grey Mane. That clan is just jealous so they blaspheme against the Thalmor who kindly supported Clan Battle Born. So the Thalmor take one of the Grey Manes as prisoner to ensure they stop insulting the Thalmor's good name.