Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726023954/@comment-72.47.185.201-20130802042519

Mirrors are often cruel and ugly. The races of the Elder Scrolls games are us, just reflected. Just as some of us are made to be scholars and others athletes, so to are there High Elves (or Altmer, if you insist) and Nords. People do not necessarily hate the Altmer, it is truly the Thalmor's arrogance that they hate. When one being says to another, you cannot do this or that, then the former is trying to remove freedom from the latter. However, it is equally wrong to judge an individual by the whole. "It is not our abilities that show who we truly are; it is our choices." An important piece of wisdom from a kids' story.

The Altmer and the Nords have been fighting for centuries, and the wounds run deep. If anyone doubts that, then my uncle went to Vietnam, and met an old woman who proudly talked about how she helped to fight off the Americans decades ago. I do not claim the Nords are innocent, but imagine there is enough blood to go around.

As far as the oblivion crisis goes, the way I heard it (unconfirmed) is that the majority of oblivion gates were in the Empire's territory versus the Altmer's, and after the emporer's sacrifice sealed all the gates, the Dominion launched an attack before the Empire could recover, attacking a weakened and unsuspecting target.

For the record, I have only played as an Argonian, and it seems to agree with me. No race and no one is innocent, but please, let us at least act like intelligent people, and keep the swearing off the forum.