Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5691575-20130809205256/@comment-71.61.177.24-20131001194455

Mortal souls are called black souls when soul trapped because it's considered immoral to soul trap a person. "Black Souls" and "White Souls" have nothing to do with the morality of the person whose soul it is, and everything to do with their personhood.

Furthermore, just because the Thalmor as a party is a racist, supremacist piece of skeever dung (and I promise, it definitely is that) does not mean that each individual Thalmor agent is a racist, supremacist piece of skeever dung, nor does being a racist, supremacist piece of skeever dung equal being "evil". And the morals of the Thalmor, individual or collective, have absolutely no bearing on the morals of the Altmer in general. Not all Altmer are Thalmor. Not all Altmer support the Thalmor. This fellow was actually once one of the Thalmor (the article says he was part of the Second Dominion, not the Third, but that's definitely a mistake of some kind), but he no longer believes in the Thalmor's ideals, regrets the number of lives he took, and even worships Talos!

The beliefs of the Thalmor - that other races are beneath them and, in many cases, not quite people, and that it is worth the destruction of Nirn and the death of all other races for the Altmer to ascend to their so-called rightful godhood - are definitely evil. That does not make anybody who believes them evil (although it does make anybody who believes them a moron and an a*shole). Being a member of the Thalmor does not necessitate believing in the ideals of the Thalmor, although I'm sure you would have to at least pretend to. Being an Altmer does not necessitate being a member of the Thalmor or believing in the ideals of the Thalmor. And finally, having a "black" soul does not make you evil. The conclusion I draw from all these facts: NOT ALL ALTMER ARE EVIL.

Thank you.

- WorshipsMeridia