Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-186.215.22.127-20130215011559/@comment-17114085-20140619022926

Draconi Nascentum Imperatore wrote: Hjaltli was from Alicaire I'm not denying that, but no where in the Arcturian Heresy or in the common legends of him does it say he was royalty, otherwise why would he go off and serve under the King of Falkreath? All the knowledge about his societal position in Alicaire comes from his ghost comrade at the Old Hroldan Inn, that they trained under the Sword Masters of Alicaire (which really sounds like it's open to any really skilled warriors, which Hjialtli naturally would have been).

Concerning Hjaltli and his status as royalty, it's far more likely that he became royalty the moment he became emperor. The Lariats from High Rock are said to be related to Tiber and his Brother, which is another thing that points to them being of royal blood.