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EbonheartDunmer wrote: I unfortunately was not able to play Morrowind and am quite aware that it is full of Dunmer haha. I am also aware of the time differences between ESO and TES games. I only want to play as Dark Elf because of my previous experience with them and their skills and appearance. Whether they are the going to be the best (or easiest) race to play as in ESO is obviously unknown to me.

After reading about the Interregnum, I do not understand its relation in terms of my previous comments, but i am happy to hear your opinions. I will still start off as a Dunmer regardless of anyone elses opinions or facts, but your opinion may influence what race and Alliance I play as on a seperate account in the future.

Well, yes, it is different to other games in the series. Skyrim was also very different in gameplay from Oblivion. Same as Oblivion was different from Morrowind, (and Morrowind from Daggerfall). Daggerfall... was pretty much the same as Arena. (At least, in the small amount of gameplay I could handle)

Ah, okay.... well...

The Interregnum was the time period set between the end of the Reman Empire (More accurately the Akaviri Potentate that ruled in its stead for the first part of the Second Era) until the start of the Third Era, which begun after Tiber Septim rose to power. (Much later, he would be crowned Talos).

what little is known about this period of time is that it was extremely turbulent politically, with a string of Emporers and rival factions vying for the crown. (Sound familiar?) Think Dark Ages from Real Life - very little is accurately known about the time period, though - we know some of the stuff that happened, but not a great deal. A lot of knowledge was lost as well - which could very plausibly explain why nothing was known about these factions before now. (The Aldmeri Dominion are mentioned in the Pocket Guide to the Empire - but this was a different one, and the footnotes by the mysterious "YR" actually confirm this).

Okay, so now we move on to the Third Era.

Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion were all set in this empire, during the long reign of Emporer Uriel Septim VII. We know bits and pieces from this period of time due to books such as Brief History of the Empire.

The Fourth Era, is obviously Skyrim.

Hopefully that helped - if not, please, ask more questions :)