Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-139.228.161.207-20150131164559/@comment-1255618-20190316163110

@Arshudar Al-Muhdarin

Well said! I agree with all your points.

This might not necessarily be a bad thing for the elves, however; it all depends upon how they adapt mythopoeically. This is certainly a major set-back for the Thalmor and their plans, but if the mer are able to focus upon their goal of returning to the spirit without trying to exterminate men at the same time (and let's face it, co-existence is the way to go) then they may find that new opportunities will open up to them as a result of cosmic changes.

A remaining question is, though, what does this "new covenant" mean for Akatosh's aspect of Auriel? Will there be yet another conflict between this aspect and the aspect of Akatosh that is now sympathetic towards man?

I do think that we definitely need a new Elder Scrolls game from a primarily elvish (or beastfolk) perspective. Between Oblivion and Skyrim, we haven't really gotten an sympathetic elvish perspective since Morrowind. I'm not going to knock the mannish race in Elder Scrolls lore, but I'm comfortable enough with being human that I don't need constant "rah-rah humans are awesome and better than everyone" cheerleading in my fantasy stories. l.o.l.