TES 6 Story Predictions

[CaarosKingOfChaos]

We all know that The Elder Scrolls 6 is coming, and we all know it will be a long time before we ever see it. That much we are sure of. However, we have no sodding clue about its story or setting. Whatever they decide to do with the next entry of the series, there are two major issues storywise they have to tackle. Those issues being . . .

• Who owns Skyrim (Empire or Stormcloaks)
• The threat of the Thalmor

So here is where this forum comes in. First, I am going to state my theory for the next game's plot and storyline, and then you are going to state your theory for the game. Here we go!

 

My Theory

Twenty years after the events of the Dragon Crisis, the Great war between the Empire and The Aldmeri Dominion has reignited. The Empire drew first blood, as they had suddenly defied all the terms of the White Gold Concordat, and launched surprise attacks against the Thalmor all across Tamriel. Through this action, many in Skyrim had renounced their hatred of the Empire for a chance to bloody the elves that had so ruined the notion of peace and unity. While the war rages in the rest of Tamriel, something is brewing deep within the great forests of Valenwood. Rebellion. The bosmer of Valenwood have grown tired of Aldmeri rule, and have mustered a resistance force to cripple the Dominion's greatest barrier between Summerset and Cyrodil. Our hero will journey through the forests of Valenwood, fighting against the Dominion both in the shadows and on the battlefield, eventually liberating the province, crippling the Thalmor. But the war is not over yet, because the Empire has recognized the potential of the Bosmeri army. Than the story turns to the Summerset Isles, where armies from across the Empire lay siege to the Dominion's cities, moving to end the war once and for all. Yet, soon after the Thalmor lie bloodied on the streets of their own capital, disaster strikes. The long forgotten Daedric Lord, Jyggalag, launches a deadly invasion against Nirn, seeking to restore order to a crippled Tamriel enveloped in chaos. In order to stop this impossibly powerful foe, our hero must seek help from what is both the most likely and unlikely source. The daedric lord, Sheogorath.

 

Now then, write your theory for the next entry in the Elder Scrolls series.

[JustATac0]

I doubt it will have much to do with skyrim let alone mention the lore from the game. I meant is the same series so same lore but i dont think that those two things will be big factors in TES 6 because it most likely will not be in skyrim.

[DoctorKaizeld]

i heard it was going to be on the redguards turf of Hammerfell or the Argonian Swamp land. also as the Empire is often viewed as the 'good guys' i believe they would have retaken Skyrim, this is re-enforced by the fact that the earl of Whiterun chooses the Imps... and lets face it, he was like able and Bethesda isnt supper creative about this kinda thing.

[JustATac0]

i heard it was going to be on the redguards turf of Hammerfell or the Argonian Swamp land. also as the Empire is often viewed as the 'good guys' i believe they would have retaken Skyrim, this is re-enforced by the fact that the earl of Whiterun chooses the Imps... and lets face it, he was like able and Bethesda isnt supper creative about this kinda thing.

Aren't those just rumors about where it is going to take place since TES 6 hasn't been revealed and probably wont be revealed anytime soon. But I guess the empire taking back skyrim makes sense.

[DoctorKaizeld]

 

Aren't those just rumors about where it is going to take place since TES 6 hasn't been revealed and probably wont be revealed anytime soon. But I guess the empire taking back skyrim makes sense.

yes it is all speculation based off of things devs have said, though at the same time they were working on FO 4 so all of that would have been speculation on the dev side as well.

 

to be honest the Stormcloaks have a valid reason to be pissed off with the Empire because they were the ones that ended up getting shafted by them. the problem here is that neither party was anymore guilty then the other. in the end though i would rather have the well meaning Empire that tries to help the whole instead of the few over the racist bigots known as the Stormcloaks in charge. on top of the fact that the Stormcloaks are led by a guy who straight up killed his friend and former king. when you look at the situation the Empire was in as well when they screwed the Nords you cant blame them, neither choice was the right one and both would have ended badly it was merely a choice of which would end better in the long run.

[CaarosKingOfChaos]

I doubt it will have much to do with skyrim let alone mention the lore from the game. I meant is the same series so same lore but i dont think that those two things will be big factors in TES 6 because it most likely will not be in skyrim.

The Thalmor are a big part of the lore not just for Skyrim, but the whole province. Their secret and ulterior motives threaten the very fabric of Nirn itself. And considering that the entirety of Tamriel has likely heard of of the Dragon Crisis and the Civil War, they will at least be mentioned in dialogue and books and such.

[Madrias]

I'll pose an idea, I suppose.

 

My prediction is that we'll be on the Summerset Isles. Call it 40 years or so after the Dragon Crisis and the Events of Skyrim. The Second Great War has finished with the Empire demanding surrender from the Aldmeri Dominion.

 

As they're rounding up the Thalmor and those who worked with the Thalmor, you get scooped up in the whole mess, too. You start out locked in jail, with guards coming to take you to your execution. (Obviously, because of the location, the Default Player Character is an Altmer. Just like it was a Dunmer in Morrowind, Imperial in Oblivion, and Nord in Skyrim.)

 

As you're led out of the prison, some Thalmor ambush the execution, allowing you to make your grand escape.

 

As for the main story of this particular game, I'm not sure, but at least I got as far as thinking of the opening sequence of events. And a start worthy of TES games. Gotta start as a prisoner, after all.

[CaptainPatch]

Hmm. Madrias got me thinking. So, some years after Skyrim the AD and the Empire are going at it again. This time around, the Empire decided to be clever and planned to split the AD's attention by stirring up rebellions against the Thalmor rule in Valenwood and Elswyr. While the Front line is on the Cyrodiil border, back in Valenwood the Thalmor is cracking down on suspected Empire agents in Valenwood. Rather indiscriminately. ("Better safe than sorry.") The player will have the choice of either being an actual Empire agent or innocent bystander swept up by the Thalmor. A Bosmer Resistance raid will free the PC and several other prisoners about to be interrogated by the Thalmor. BOTH the Thalmor and the Bosmer Resistance will assume that the PC is, in fact, fighting against the Thalmor. But it will be up to the player to decide whether he will take a side, or simply just try to disappear and go do something else. (While at the same time, his likeness and description are on WANTED posters all over Valenwood.)

[CaarosKingOfChaos]

Regarding the previous two comments about the start, the idea I had was that the player was in fact going to be executed by the Dominion, and by time the entire place is hit by the Resistance, you are already marked as dead and done with in the Dominion's books. You were also nabbed in a different province, so none of the Thalmor in Valenwood would notice you. Basically a free slate to start with.