TimF Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 It surprises me that the people use to hate the Dominion. Since as for now, it seems being far less imperialistic than the Empire. They didn't destroy the Empire though they could, nor forcefully annexed any part of it. They annexed only khajits, while preserving their autonomy and self-governance, who wished to join willingly. The White-Gold Concordat was also aimed to decimate the Empire, not to take advantage of it, and the direct consequences are succession of Hammerfell and turmoil in Skyrim and possibly the other parts of the Empire. Well, must be the human chauvinism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KratosAurion777 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 The ultimate goal of the thalmor is to erase all human//beast Races presence of tamriel , so the goal is to erase half of the races of tamriel ( Kitty/lezard/Imperial/redguard/nords ) . So if you play an human i think it's normal to fight against them ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) Where does that come from? Since well, they have a bunch of non-elven population, and occupied many cities during the war, where they didn't try to wipe out everyone. Edited December 28, 2011 by TimF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JechtStrife109 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Nah I think they just want to return to their former glory of making humans their slaves.Oh and the White-Gold Concordat was a strategically placed piece of of paper with a bit of writing on it ;) I never knew paper could be so powerful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAOEOA Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 They're only mad because us argonians just took morrowind for ourselves :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABVXYzackattack Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 My personal opinion is that the Aldmeri Dominion are masterminds, but that doesn't mean they're not fuccked up people. Despite whatever defences they have, to deny someone the right to worship who they like is screwed up. Though they might not have destroyed the Empire, they sure as hell destroyed their pride and influence. The Concordant bans the worship of their first emperor, along with the banning of the Old Empire's elite guards, the Blades, as well as the free-given right to patrol the Empire's lands to hunt them down.The Thalmor are smart, and will pick apart the Empire piece by piece unless the Empire stays unified to fight them, or somehow reobtain the freakin Numidium :PIf you read the books in Skyrim called Rising Threat, you'll see who the Thalmor really are: brutal oppurtunists who will do anything to wipe out their competition. They purged the Summerset Isles of any non-elven or non-Thalmor supporters, and would do the same to the rest of Tamriel if they had the chance without major opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrotek Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Theres a book ingame where they describe what they want. And it really soundet like some sort of genocide. But dont ask me where it was, found it on my first character and i didnt played him in weeks, so i cant really remember. But probaly in the Thalmor embassy. They're only mad because us argonians just took morrowind for ourselves :) I really want a "Back to Morrowind" addon now :(. Revenge for the slavery! Btw, iam not that much into the lore, but ive just read on a wiki, that the Thalmor think, they are some sort of the saviors, because they managed it to defend their land against the oblivion gates. But the Argonians did that too easily (so ive read) and they dont respect them? :D Edited January 4, 2012 by Cyrotek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The ultimate goal of the thalmor is to erase all human//beast Races presence of tamriel , so the goal is to erase half of the races of tamriel ( Kitty/lezard/Imperial/redguard/nords ) . As stated by the OP, the Aldmeri Dominion actually includes Elsweyr; the Khajit went over to the Dominion willingly. They're only mad because us argonians just took morrowind for ourselves The Dunmer have never been part of the Aldmeri Dominion, and there is a long legacy of distrust between the two races. It's unlikely that anyone in the Dominion shed many tears for Morrowind. As for the OP's original point (popular resentment of the Dominion) I think the reasons are pretty evident in-game. Thalmor agents are given free reign wander Tamriel and frell with whoever they like. There's no imperial oversight at all. Hell, there's at least one fully garrisoned Thalmor fort in Skyrim, with a prison wing packed full of human prisoners. The Dominion has sacked the Imperial City, denied the Empire one of its most cherished gods, and manipulated its politics to accommodate their own goals. People are going to be upset. As for the Altmer being less of a domineering, imperialist force than the Empire of Tamriel, I disagree. Their foreign policy, when it comes to the Empire, is the same as that of imperialist power that lacks the manpower to fully occupy a state. There are plenty of real-world examples: America in the Middle-East today, Russia in Poland in the 18th century, or China in Vietnam for much of their shared history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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