The Empire of Tamriel, which used to govern all of Tamriel, recently signed a very disadvantageous peace treaty known as the “White-Gold Concordat” with a rival superpower known as the Aldmeri Dominion, a government dominated by the High Elf faction known as the Thalmor, who are Elven supremacists who wish to “prove” the superiority of elves over men.
For those of you who are uninitiated, the Civil War in Skyrim is being fought between the Imperial Legions trying to keep Skyrim as a part of the Empire, and the Nordic rebel Stormcloaks who are trying to fight for independence. Who to fight for in the Skyrim Civil War?Įver since the venerable Elder Scrolls series came out with its fifth installment, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, people have debated endlessly on which of of the two main factions to join in the main Civil War questline of Skyrim.
