User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/E3 Elder Scrolls Online Roundup/@comment-172.6.60.43-20130617172641/@comment-3124449-20130618033839

@Tomh903 actually, the blades are confirmed to NOT be appearing. In this era the Blades do not exist as we know them, but there will be some Akaviri troops to be found.