And the Empire hasn't exactly had a rosy record of benevolent rule over its political territories. The days of Tiber Septims' Fortress Tamriel are long gone, and Imperial provinces are largely sovereign regions these days. You speak of those territories as Imperial first and Hammerfell's second, as well as referring to Hammerfell's own government as merely "provincial". ^- That's just the kind of imperial language that is the underlying force(besides the Thalmor) behind these rebellions.
When Hammerfell's provincial government refused the terms." "The Empire agreed to hand over territories already occupied by the enemy, it didn't throw Hammerfell under the bus.
But similar to how Emperor Titus finally conceded to the terms of the White Gold Concordat on his terms, after the Thalmor invasion had been soundly defeated, Ulfric and the Nords would assist the Imperials so on their terms, not because a foreign ruler told them to.that is what the Stormcloak rebellion was about IMO allowing the Nords to have the freedom to choose their own path.Įdited by Padre86, 15 December 2016 - 05:47 PM. Ulfric and the Stormcloaks have every reason to continue to support the Empire in it's fight against the Elves (if for nothing else than to have a buffer state). Heck even after Nordic independence, it's not at all unrealistic that the Imperials and Nords would fight alongside each other in future fights with the Thalmor, because they have much more of an incentive to fight off that threat than to continue bickering with each other. Ulfric knows the Aldmeri are a long term threat, and he is the type of person who is smart enough to realize that Skyrim has potential allies in that fight. But for all the labels we can throw at Ulfirc, "dumb" isn't one of them.you don't manipulate people and work the political entities like Ulfric did to become High King by being "dumb." And his opposition and outright hatred to the Aldmeri Dominion has been a driving force behind his nationalistic rebellion, perhaps only second to his own personal ambitions. The Lore doesn't offer much insight as to what Skyrim would and wouldn't do under Ulfric's rule. Will accomplish certain objectives that I think are beneficial to the Nords.Īnd are likely detrimental to everyone else.īetween the Imperials abandoning Hammerfell during the Great War and offering limited, if any support, to Morrowind during their own crisis, I see an independent Skyrim having much in common with some of the former and current provinces of the Empire.
0 kommentar(er)
