NiMiTz882 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I want to start this off by saying that Oblivion was my very first elder scrolls game. I had not played Arena or Morrowind so I do not have such a rich understanding of the history. In Oblivion,The High Elfs (as far as I remember) were not total jerks like they are in Skyrim. I am wondering what happened in-between Oblivion and Skyrim that made them nearly destroy the imperial city and why they went..."evil" you can say. I know it has been 200 years in-between Oblivion and Skyrim (Or so I heard one of the NPC's say) but is there a quest or series of books I have not read in-game that explains why the Thalmor are around and why high elfs turned into complete jerks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubispriest Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 You could try Elder Scrolls Pages on the Thalmor to start.. basically the Thalmor came in after Oblivion and started a war with the Imperials and won: to the victors go the right to write history and be rude about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettM Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 There is also a series of books in the game titled The Rising Threat that were written by an Altmer refugee who fled the Thalmor after the Oblivion Crisis. The author was trying to warn the Empire about the Thalmor before the Great War, but it seems the Empire just ignored him. They give some insights as to how the Thalmor came to power during the Oblivion crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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