User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/Which Faction do you like best in the new Elder Scrolls Online?/@comment-115.64.200.104-20121114232144/@comment-6105601-20130124232110

The Ebonhear Pact is described as a shaky, makeshift alliance between unlikely factions. Also, the racism is only because there were many dunmer immigrants because of a volcanic eruption that hasn't happened yet when the game is set.