User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-80.216.219.47-20120617073529/@comment-5116714-20120619074400

Hey, don't mean to over step my boundries, but I want to add something to this debate. I still think The Usual Thinker's theory or explination makes more sense to me. After you explained yourself more (to Wikia User) I did begin to understand where you were coming from. The whole thing with the moons and the Altmer somehow gaining hold of "ancient lunar magics" does seem suspicious. I suspect that they simply used a MASSIVE illusion to simply make the moons disappear from sight. Then they simply stepped in and portrayed themselves as heroes. It just seems more "scientifically possible" if that can be applied to the Elder Scrolls universe.

Also, it would be entirely possible for the Mede family to make some under the table deals with the AD; that could have been what happened and it explains why Titus was willing to accept the terms of the White Gold Concordat. However, I still don't see why members of the lower echelons of the Empire would "fake tension." Upon the completion of the Imperial civil war story line (MINOR SPOILER ALERT) Legate Rikke displays that she still worships Talos and Tullius plainly states his hatred for the AD and insinuates that another war between the Empire and the AD is in the making. Since Tullius is in the upper echelons of the Empire he could be a member of the hypothetical "Mede scandal," but going this far involves a LOT of speculation and really goes against almost all information that is thrust towards the player by all of the NPC's.

All in all it just doesn't seems like Beth to do a complete 180 on us or to hide secret plots while providing evidence to the contrary and in the end saying, "Oh, they were just pretending that they hated the people they were at war with so that we could pull off this weak twist."