Dovahkiin234 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 If/when there's a new Elder Scrolls set after Skyrim, do you think the Empire will still be around? I think not. The only remaining provinces are Cyrodiil and High Rock, if you liberate Skyrim, Hammerfell was denounced as a province, Morrowind does next to nothing politically (probably because of the Red Mountain), and Elseweyr and Valenwood were ceded to the Aldmeri Dominion. The Empire is at its weakest ever, so it's pretty much screwed. Comments? Opinions? Contradictions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sajuukkhar9000 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 The Empire has died in fire, and like a pheonix reborn, like 3 times already. To think that the Empire wont be around, and wont make some sort of comeback, would be to ignore all history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterof Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I think we may have some sort of divine intervention again in a future game, with an Emperor chosen by the Gods, like before. Politically and economically, it has no reason to exist anymore, but the Empire was never about those things - it was always about the Divines giving someone the power to unify the people. As a mundane institution, without having anything to do with the magical forces of TES series, there is no reason for an empire just like there isn't in real life. But since I don't think TES will ever leave the setting of medieval high fantasy, with kings and such, I don't think they will (or should) go through a political revolution like the real world has. Besides, the lore is all about almighty beings, mythology and magic. They can use it to justify an eternal "medieval" structure. Emperors in real life often used claims of connection to the divine to secure their authority after all. In TES it just happens to be true. :biggrin:Or we may have several kingdoms again, one for each province or the like. But I think there will be some kind of unification or alliance. I confess I quite like the idea of independent kingdoms. It also brings more chances for racial/economical struggles. And it's nice not having this single power make all decisions with the provinces having little power to argue. Edited March 23, 2013 by sisterof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RighthandofSithis Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Sajuukkhar, they may be talking about this Empire. Will it die?I don't think so. Bethesda will probably come up with some reason why both sides could have won. Say Skyrim remains part of the Empire, with much greater autonomy, or Alduin's death causes a Dragon Break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyro Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I would think it would be an interesting twist if the Aldmeri Dominion were to become the dominant force in Tamriel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relativelybest Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 If/when there's a new Elder Scrolls set after Skyrim, do you think the Empire will still be around? I think not. The only remaining provinces are Cyrodiil and High Rock, if you liberate Skyrim, Hammerfell was denounced as a province, Morrowind does next to nothing politically (probably because of the Red Mountain), and Elseweyr and Valenwood were ceded to the Aldmeri Dominion. The Empire is at its weakest ever, so it's pretty much screwed. Dude, that why they'll still be around. They've put the Empire in dark times because it's dramatic, and just writing it out between games would be kinda meaningless. It's standard storytelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterof Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 It would be pretty cool to have the Aldmeri Dominion as the dominant force and a whole game devoted to overthrowing them, but I don't know how the developers would deal with the Dragonborn's presence. How would they explain that the great hero of Skyrim just stood aside as the Dominion took over? That makes me think that they'll have to resolve the issue in a DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sajuukkhar9000 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 It would be pretty cool to have the Aldmeri Dominion as the dominant force and a whole game devoted to overthrowing them, but I don't know how the developers would deal with the Dragonborn's presence. How would they explain that the great hero of Skyrim just stood aside as the Dominion took over? That makes me think that they'll have to resolve the issue in a DLC.They will do what they did with allthe other heros to explain why they did nothing afterwards by making them vanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterof Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) They will do what they did with allthe other heros to explain why they did nothing afterwards by making them vanish.The other heroes were hardly demi-gods as the Dragonborn is. In Oblivion you weren't even the hero as much as the hero's henchman. And in Morrowind you (maybe) were the reincarnation of an important warchief, not a supernaturally strong individual by any chance. The Dragonborn is quite above any other hero we've played as. Maybe Bethesda has written itself into a corner with giving us such a powerful protagonist. :ermm: Edited March 25, 2013 by sisterof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieJemima Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The real question is, will there be any kind of a technological advancements made another 3000 years into the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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