They'll be more incensed in Morrowind, though on their island refuge in Skyrim, there'll be a bunch of pissed off badass elves too.
Very true. I suppose a house of warrior elves would be a good asset to have, even if they are somewhat isolated, self-possessed, and devious.
Are they evil, or do we not have a full understanding of what's actually going on? We've been at the opposite end of the empire to Thalmor controlled lands after all and in an area where the populace doesn't like them very much. Shades of grey and all that.
I usually find genocide to be on the more blatantly evil things, something Mass Effect has taught me time and time again.
There have been games set in arid provinces before
Yeah, but games set in deserts usually feature some sort of desert wasteland with tons of ruins ripe for exploring or desert cities. It's also worth noting that, compared to the vast expanses of Skyrim and Cyrodiil, Elsweyr is very small. Maybe a combined game of Elsweyr and Valenwood would work better, especially if it has to do with saving the Khajit from Thalmor exploitation and building an alliance between Bosmer rebels and Khajit tribes.
Upon further research, I think Elsweyr would be a fantastic place for a DLC expansion. There are apparently many buried Dwemer ruins, and it would be cool if you can discover once and for all what happened to the Dwemer, similar to how you find out what happened to the Snow Elves in Dawnguard.
True, but they could easily underestimate just how many. Especially after they deplete their numbers fighting the empire.
Yeah, but they'd have a better chance of running the Thalmor out of Skyrim at that point than if they waited for the Thalmor to make the first move.
They didn't take their land and call it their own. They kicked out the Imperials, and declared themselves part of a new elvish empire. When the empire, and people who liked it disagreed they were defeated in battle over a century ago. It's a fair bet that the majority of Bosmer are pro-AD.
Fair enough. I'm not that familiar with the Bosmer considering they are one of the more mysterious races in Elder Scroll lore.
The Khajit are just going to stay in their territory when they find out that they were lied to about the moons? Hell no, they'd go into Valenwood, hide in the day and ruin shit during the night. Hard to find a kitty in the Forrest when he doesn't want to be found.
They'd really be embracing the style of their jaguar and panther relatives, eh? I can dig that.
This in a series where an alliance from the Second Era has reformed with the same prejudices and goals as before? Also, there were slaves in the third era in Morrowind. Most of them beast folk.
It is true that the people of Tamriel hold grudges and beliefs that are centuries old, but it also seems that once they get over it, they're done with it.
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They do not have to be successful - indeed, much like with Ulfric and the Nords, the Thalmor wouldn't care if the Dunmer were successful or nor just that they provide a distraction for the Argonians (which might actually share something of a border with Skyrim depending on how much of Morrowind they have conquered). A Dunmer insurrection and Khajit raids would provide such a distraction.
I can't imagine the small amount of Dunmer being able to break into Skyrim if they're dealing with Argonians. Still, using the Dunmer to distract the Argonians and Khajit do distract South Skyrim could prove to work.
Of course, much like the Thalmor, exactly how powerful the Argonians really are is open for much debate. Their conquests in Morrowind might seem impressive have been far more to do with the weakness of Morrowind and capturing more land than they can deal with with might even make the Argonians less effective militarily (although the ability of the An-Xileel faction to defeat the Daedra and even invade Oblivion might suggest that there is more mettle to them).
I may be an Argonian apologist, but I think they are one of the most diceptively strong races in the game, especially in the safety of the Black Marsh where the mystical Hist grants them all sorts of protection. Also, how many armies can ambush you by crawling out of the river you're next to in the middle of the night?
The exact route of any Thalmor invasion of Skyrim is an interesting question. None of Skyrim is exactly close to Thalmor territory in Valenwood with much of Hammerfell and Cyrodiil in the way.
I suppose given their home on the Summerset Isles that the Thalmor have some sort of naval abilities so it could be possible to invade through the foothold of their embassy near Solitude. However, that is fraught with danger as the Thalmor forces could quickly come to grief against the mountains and holdfasts of Skyrim, leaving them in great danger. I suppose that is why I see them approaching the Bretons for an alliance, to protect their flank in any seaborne invasion and to provide them with supplies and an escape route through the harbours of High Rock should things go wrong.
I don't see a naval attack on Northern Skyrim being an option. Solitude fought off numerous sieges during the War of the Red Diamond, and I'm fairly certain a few of those sieges included sea born attacks. Solitude just has too much protection as it's surrounded by cliffs and mountains that give them serious tactical advantages. They could test the Sea of Ghosts and try to land closer to Morthal or Dawnstar, but I doubt an armada of ships could make it through the treacherous, icy waters.
There actually is a road into Western Skyrim from High Rock, so if the Thalmor were able to work something with the Bretons, they could pretty much pop right out next to Markarth, an easily conquerable city considering how much trouble they have with The Forsworn. But I maintain that the Bretons would never trust the Thalmor, and would be even more wary if the Thalmor marched a big ass army through their land.
Of course, the situation could all change depending on what happens with the Empire. Should it collapse completely, it is entirely possible that there would be some kind of territory grab between all of Cyrodiil's neighbours. The Argonians could easily take the entire Nibenay Basin, the Nords could come through the Jerall Mountains to take everything up to Lake Rumare; the Thalmor could advance from Valenwood through the Great Forest towards Imperial City; even the Khajits could take the western coast of the Nibenay - the Imperial conquerors become the conquered.
In reality, an Imperial collapse seems very likely, but I doubt that's the way Bethesda takes it. As far as I know, the Empire has been around in every single on of the Elder Scroll games, and I doubt they'll deprive their loyal fans of seeing the Empire fall for themselves. I'm predicting Cyrodiil is crumbling at the beginning of the next game, and that land grab you speak of could be part of the questline.
Such a collapse of the Empire could easily provide the spark for the next great war for without the Empire there is no White Gold Concordat...
Call me cynical, but we all know that the White Gold Concordat heavily favors the Thalmor and is pretty much just a way to keep the Empire on a leash. If and when the Thalmor decide they want to strike, they'll throw that thing away like yesterday's news.
Just bought the Leviathan and Omega DLCs for Mass Effect 3.
I've heard rumours that Aria is a possible romance option with the Omega DLC. That would be brilliant. Let's get this shit done.
Omega was the free one, right? And there's another one coming out soon focusing on the Collectors? I've downloaded one of the new ones (I think Omega) and I've already played through Leviathan. I'm planning on playing my 3rd round of ME over winter break, though that's definitely in the back seat compared to Assassin's Creed 3 and Far Cry 3, and possibly even WWE13.
Well I came here to discuss a (possibly) humorous, pop-culture troppy thought I had about an interaction I had with a woman. And then I discovered that the people occupying this thread are more interested in video games than women. What happened to you guys?
I feel so strange being on the outs when it comes to video games. I feel like I lose a lot of great reference points with other people. I need to stop liking things nobody else does. Or push my preferences on others...
I'm just as well versed in women as I am in video games. Okay, that's a lie, but I can talk about women too. Let's have it.
Oh, I'm on episode 9 of The Wire, by the way. I get half of it, which is helping me get through the other half.
You guys dont know this since I creep about in the rafters of the forum, but I often pop in here just to see how bewildered and lost I am at whatever conversation is taking place
Yeah, the Elder Scrolls conversation between Barbosa, myself, and a few other players on occasion is a recurring theme in this thread. We usually keep the nerdiness level in here at a reasonable limit, but every now and again we go in full blown dork mode.
