Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-77.172.125.107-20130901100104/@comment-8248675-20130920031855

Think of it as this Hjalti had a Nord dad and Breton mom. Recieved a Nord name, was mostly raised in Nordic traditions, but because of his mother, he looked Breton. According to the way things work in Elder Scrolls univers, his oficial race therefore would be Breton, as usually people considred there as a race of their mother, even though they might not totally look like that race. I hope it is more clear.

Oh and Talos is not just a Nord god. He was accepted as a god of entire Empire, to fill in the way the spot of the missing god in the pantheon, that's when the 8 divines of Empire became 9 divines. From what I know the divines also accepted Talos as one of their own. I don't know trough what means anyone actuallly found that out for certain, but they did say that at the end of his life Standaar was with him everywhere in the way.

Nord revear him so much, since he reminds them of their hero god Shor, the defender of all humans. I do believe that Redguards also believe in Talos. Yes they didn't like the terms of White Gold Concordum because it gave a nice chunk of Hammerfell to Dominion, but they also didn't like it telling them who they can worship as well. If I understand it right, Hamerfell and Redguards were not only the only ones who defeated Aldmeri Dominion on their own, they also the only ones in Tamriel who can openly worship Talos, since they are independent now from both Dominion and Empire. Skyrim could be that too, if Stormcloaks take over, not that it would be the best choice. Empire probably eventually going to involudate their involvment with Concordum, when they will feel it's the right time to strike back at the Dominion. It is basically a waiting game between Dominion and Empire and Stormcloaks meddle in things, trying to make the involudation faster, which might not always be the best thing.