Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726023954/@comment-1694814-20130801012533

Coven Arana wrote: Success is what everyone strives for, it seems like people would over-react if a Thalmor executed a innocent Nord more then if a Imperial or Stormcloak Rebel killed a Innocent Nord. Thalmor really are not that bad, they are the most intelligent race in Tamriel stated in the lore and the Nords are the least intelligent, I am pretty sure Altmer > Nord, to decide who is a god or not when it comes down to that. The Thalmor raised their community from the Oblivion Crisis. Not much wrong in doing that + wiping out the enemy that hurt them. By all acounts, the Empire (Martin, the Blades, the Champion of Cyrodiil) saved everyone from the Oblivion Crisis. The Thalmor would have gotten shat on had Martin not sacrificed himself. They may have had "success" in that they were able to defend themselves but so did the Imperials. The only city lost in Cyrodiil was Kvatch. The Altmer lost the entire Crystal Tower.

As for intelligence, all lore points to Orcs being the least intelligent. Not that it matters because there are example of idiots and geniuses throughout all races.

I'd love to hear your explanation of the Knights of the Nine. It literally proves that Talos is divine.