The Thalmor are the governing council of the Third Aldmeri Dominion, the union of Valenwood, the Summerset Isles and the client states of Elsweyr. The Thalmor are made up of elven supremacists who seek to end the Empire and eradicate the worship of Talos as it goes against their own beliefes. They claim sole responsiblity for closing the Oblivon Gates in the Dominion.
As a branch of the Dominion, the Thalmor seek to unify the provinces of Tamriel through a single government leadership under the elves. Offended deeply by Tiber Septim's victory in Valenwood, they are sworn to wipe out Talos worship throughout the Empire with the signing of the White-Gold Concordat giving them the legal authority to do so at the end of the war with the Empire of Cyrodiil. Devout worshipers flout this in secrecy or openly but the Thalmor are able to use lethal force, including torture, to eradicate them.
Thalmor can be identified by their long, black hooded robes, and are adept spell-casters. They are viewed unfavourably outside of the Dominion and even by some within.
The Thalmor began as a provisional government by the Bosmer and Altmer during the Second Aldmeri Dominion, claiming the Summerset Isles for themselves, they renamed Alinor in the Fourth Era. The Thalmor sought to unify the land, included parts of Hammerfell to align it against sefaring threats. Tiber Septim thwarted this effort and the 'Brass God' of Dwemer origin. The hatred this sparked would last, a deep and bitter one, especially when the man was apothesised into the deity Talos.
Prior to the Oblivion Crisis, what would become the Thalmor were more or less a loud fringe group openly mocked throughout society, and in the waning years of the Third Era they led boycotts of Imperial goods. When the Oblivion Gates began to open, it threw the Summerset Isles were thrown into anarchy. Refugees in their thousands were killed, those who fled by boat found storms conjured by Daedra cut off escape and were cut down on the wharves and docks. Forced into the raging sea, they drowned.
Towards the end of what would become known as the Oblivion Crisis, it was onlyt the Crystal Tower of the High Elves that stood against the Daedric. Making their last stand there, the Altmer sorcerers and archers killed so many Daedra that they scaled the walls over their own dead. The Crystal Tower fell, torn apart by Daedric machines. In the final moments, the hordes of Daedra vanished completely.
Though many disputed the miraculous claims the Thalmor made, they each had their reputations ruined through rumours they spread and found themselves exiled. Those who continued were assassinated even in exile.
The Stormcrown Interregnum began after Potentate Ocato's murder, the Elder Council fractured which led to seven ruthless years of in-fighting, backstabbing, and plots; the Thalmor seized the chance to act while the Empire was mired in mayhem, overthrowing rightful Kings and Queens of the Altmer in a violent uprising. The first of many pogroms descended on the Summerset Isle where they slaughtered any 'not of the blood of the Aldmer' as well as dissidents who remained.
The Thalmor, newly empowered, acquired Valenwood once more through a coup d'état, and the Former Confederacy of Elsweyr, shaken by political strife, became a protectorate of the new Aldmeri Dominion. The Thalmor's ambitions would not cease there however.
The Thalmor are considered to be the most dangerous enemy to the Mede Empire with the Penitus Oculatus responsible for gathering intel on their movements. Reports claim that they harass refugee communities in Sentinel and Balfierra with murders that could be assigned to them due to them being of mixed blood or associations that would be considered unclean to the Aldmeri Dominion. In Valenwood it was much worse, with Empire supplies no longer reliably reaching rebles.
It was the Thalmor who initiated the Great War against Cyrodiil during Titus Mede II's reign, seeing the frailty of the ruling class and the office of the Emperor after the Elder Council had struggled for decades to place rulers on the throne. The war was violent, vast and bloody. Ulfric Stormcloak was imprisoned at this time, and after interrogated by Elenwen, he was released in the hopes he might stir up unrest to destabilise the Empire further. Four more years of blood forced Mede I to sign the White-Gold Concordat, including the removal of Talos from the pantheon, Nine Divines reduced to Eight.
At this time, there was an unsuccessful attempt to besiege Hammerfell with a retreat after suffering extreme losses. The Imperial Legion was preoccupied by the continuing conflicts in Cyrodiil, Ulfric was able to defeat the Reachmen - usurper Breton natives - occupying the Reach in the Markarth Incident, with Ulfric asking only one promise in return: that Talos worship be permitted in Markarth. Ater taking back Markarth, the Jarl initially kept the promise, until the Imperial Legion arrived to restore law. Ulfric allegedly refused to allow them to enter the city until they too agreed to allow Talos worship, and the Empire too agreed. The Thalmor discovered this violation of the Concordat laying down an ultimatum: forbid the worship or declare war against the Dominion. The Empire and Jarl broke the agreement with Ulfric, giving in to the pressure, and the Empire arrested Ulfric and his followers to enfore the ban on Talos worship. Meanwhile the Bretons stewed in anger at the defeat, wanting to take back the Reach, and named themselves the Forsworn. After the Markarth Incident, the Thalmor had a foothold in Skyrim.
By 4E 176, Thalmor Justiciars were hunting down Talos worshipers and imprisoning them for violating the worship ban. From their embassy in Skyrim, they enforced the White-Gold Concordat, making sure the Empire never broke it again. Secretly, they instigated the conflict between Empire and rebel Stormcloaks, interfering only in certain instances to keep it going. They also hunted down the surviving Blades who escaped eradication.
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Thalmor
As a branch of the Dominion, the Thalmor seek to unify the provinces of Tamriel through a single government leadership under the elves. Offended deeply by Tiber Septim's victory in Valenwood, they are sworn to wipe out Talos worship throughout the Empire with the signing of the White-Gold Concordat giving them the legal authority to do so at the end of the war with the Empire of Cyrodiil. Devout worshipers flout this in secrecy or openly but the Thalmor are able to use lethal force, including torture, to eradicate them.
Thalmor can be identified by their long, black hooded robes, and are adept spell-casters. They are viewed unfavourably outside of the Dominion and even by some within.
The Thalmor began as a provisional government by the Bosmer and Altmer during the Second Aldmeri Dominion, claiming the Summerset Isles for themselves, they renamed Alinor in the Fourth Era. The Thalmor sought to unify the land, included parts of Hammerfell to align it against sefaring threats. Tiber Septim thwarted this effort and the 'Brass God' of Dwemer origin. The hatred this sparked would last, a deep and bitter one, especially when the man was apothesised into the deity Talos.
Prior to the Oblivion Crisis, what would become the Thalmor were more or less a loud fringe group openly mocked throughout society, and in the waning years of the Third Era they led boycotts of Imperial goods. When the Oblivion Gates began to open, it threw the Summerset Isles were thrown into anarchy. Refugees in their thousands were killed, those who fled by boat found storms conjured by Daedra cut off escape and were cut down on the wharves and docks. Forced into the raging sea, they drowned.
Towards the end of what would become known as the Oblivion Crisis, it was onlyt the Crystal Tower of the High Elves that stood against the Daedric. Making their last stand there, the Altmer sorcerers and archers killed so many Daedra that they scaled the walls over their own dead. The Crystal Tower fell, torn apart by Daedric machines. In the final moments, the hordes of Daedra vanished completely.
Though many disputed the miraculous claims the Thalmor made, they each had their reputations ruined through rumours they spread and found themselves exiled. Those who continued were assassinated even in exile.
The Stormcrown Interregnum began after Potentate Ocato's murder, the Elder Council fractured which led to seven ruthless years of in-fighting, backstabbing, and plots; the Thalmor seized the chance to act while the Empire was mired in mayhem, overthrowing rightful Kings and Queens of the Altmer in a violent uprising. The first of many pogroms descended on the Summerset Isle where they slaughtered any 'not of the blood of the Aldmer' as well as dissidents who remained.
The Thalmor, newly empowered, acquired Valenwood once more through a coup d'état, and the Former Confederacy of Elsweyr, shaken by political strife, became a protectorate of the new Aldmeri Dominion. The Thalmor's ambitions would not cease there however.
The Thalmor are considered to be the most dangerous enemy to the Mede Empire with the Penitus Oculatus responsible for gathering intel on their movements. Reports claim that they harass refugee communities in Sentinel and Balfierra with murders that could be assigned to them due to them being of mixed blood or associations that would be considered unclean to the Aldmeri Dominion. In Valenwood it was much worse, with Empire supplies no longer reliably reaching rebles.
It was the Thalmor who initiated the Great War against Cyrodiil during Titus Mede II's reign, seeing the frailty of the ruling class and the office of the Emperor after the Elder Council had struggled for decades to place rulers on the throne. The war was violent, vast and bloody. Ulfric Stormcloak was imprisoned at this time, and after interrogated by Elenwen, he was released in the hopes he might stir up unrest to destabilise the Empire further. Four more years of blood forced Mede I to sign the White-Gold Concordat, including the removal of Talos from the pantheon, Nine Divines reduced to Eight.
At this time, there was an unsuccessful attempt to besiege Hammerfell with a retreat after suffering extreme losses. The Imperial Legion was preoccupied by the continuing conflicts in Cyrodiil, Ulfric was able to defeat the Reachmen - usurper Breton natives - occupying the Reach in the Markarth Incident, with Ulfric asking only one promise in return: that Talos worship be permitted in Markarth. Ater taking back Markarth, the Jarl initially kept the promise, until the Imperial Legion arrived to restore law. Ulfric allegedly refused to allow them to enter the city until they too agreed to allow Talos worship, and the Empire too agreed. The Thalmor discovered this violation of the Concordat laying down an ultimatum: forbid the worship or declare war against the Dominion. The Empire and Jarl broke the agreement with Ulfric, giving in to the pressure, and the Empire arrested Ulfric and his followers to enfore the ban on Talos worship. Meanwhile the Bretons stewed in anger at the defeat, wanting to take back the Reach, and named themselves the Forsworn. After the Markarth Incident, the Thalmor had a foothold in Skyrim.
By 4E 176, Thalmor Justiciars were hunting down Talos worshipers and imprisoning them for violating the worship ban. From their embassy in Skyrim, they enforced the White-Gold Concordat, making sure the Empire never broke it again. Secretly, they instigated the conflict between Empire and rebel Stormcloaks, interfering only in certain instances to keep it going. They also hunted down the surviving Blades who escaped eradication.