Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-209.7.3.188-20160303204000/@comment-26893431-20161023130119

Sports72Xtrm wrote: How can you deny that the Imperials aren't responsible for the Talos ban. There's actually a book called the The Talos Mistake that reads:

"But the citizens of the Empire must know this: the Emperor did not agree to outlaw the worship of Talos because it was demanded by the Thalmor, the ruling body of the Aldmeri Dominion.

The Emperor agreed to the outlaw of the worship of Talos because it was the right thing to do.

Today, the Emperor, and indeed the Empire itself, recognizes that allowing the worship of Talos was a mistake. For by doing so, by allowing the worship of Talos as a Divine the Empire actually did its own people a great disservice: for this only succeeded in weakening the memory of the man Tiber Septim and his many extraordinary (though mortal) deeds; and pushing people away from the Eight Divines, the true gods, who do deserve our love and reverence.

And so, the Empire admits it was wrong. The Talos Mistake will not be repeated. May we find centuries of peace and prosperity with our new Thalmor friends, and continue to share a spirituality that binds together all the cultures and races of Tamriel."

Not only did the emperor encourage the ban becoming law, not only is it illegal in Imperial provinces, but he actually wrote a book that details his full support of the Thalmor's philosophy. The Emperor and his Empire are the ones with "Thalmor friends" but you accuse Ulfric of being their agent? How do we get to this conclusion?

And the Redguards spit on the Empire after they abandoned them and sold their provinces to the Thalmor. They fought for the freedom of their province by themselves, they never acknowledged that they needed to unite under the Empire. This book was written by a Thalmor agent, Imperial laison to the Aldmeri Dominion. The book is merely a way to ensure the peace will last for long enough, did you look at who the author was? She's an   Imperial Liaison to the  Aldmeri Dominion Doesn't that say enough?

The Empire has no love for the Thalmor. -Vittoria Vici

How do we get to this conclusion?

1. Talos ban wasn't enforced in Skyrim.

2. Ulfric demanded free Talos worship in exchange for retaking the Reach.

3. Suddenly the Thalmor found out about it and came to Skyrim.

4. The Thalmor demand Ulfric to be arrested and start enforcing the Talos ban.

5. Suddenly Ulfric becomes uncooperative to the Thalmor and starts a rebellion.

Do you really not see it?

 The Redguards say that this proves that the White-Gold Concordat was unnecessary, and that if Titus II had kept his nerve, the Aldmeri could have been truly defeated by the combined forces of Hammerfell and the rest of the Empire. -The Great War

The Redguards acknowledge that the Empire is needed, despite their hatred.