I find lore interesting...

got any info on Talos being outlawed?

I've been searching UESP and es.wikia and not really finding too much...

Nine Divines

If you look at the scripts during the recent Sounds of Skyrim video it mentions it. Just watch that vid and I think it is around the 5 minute-ish mark. Watch the whole thing though. it is quite good.

I watched, but must have missed it

5:32 they pan over a script if you read it you will get you answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLnPwnJJcFQ

Yeah,

Lore spoilers,

That's a pretty unfavorable agreement .

Yep, but it was that or the Empire would have been conquered. Still, though, they didn't have to go as far as to

As of yet the only lore I've seen in regards to the stamping out of Talos worship is in The Infernal City, and that has already been summed up.

Really? I've read the Imperial City and I don't remember Talos worship being banned in that book, I might have forgotten though.

What?! They look like they are wearing standard issue Imperial gear. Is it made of elven metal or something?

For reals, but it is only a brief mention outlining basically what has been said in this thread already.

Well, not all of the Imperials are wearing Elven armour. Maybe even very few of them are doing that, I don't know much myself. I simply read a post (it looked like the poster was someone who "knows") that said that there have been sightings of Imperial Legionaries in full Elven armour. He probably knew them as Imperial Legionaries because of the NPC name pop-up.



So the Concordat of White Gold happened in the time of Titus Mede? I thought it happened closer to the date of Skyrim?

Unless I am totally mixing up my sources, then yes. But then I cannot imagine where else I would have gotten such information from, that could well be the problem.

I think that person was mistaken. There might be Thalmor agents who the Legionaries have to help but they would not themselves be wearing elven armor. Why would the Thalmor gift them with that and waste its resources?

It did happen closer to Skyrim. I was probably A Mede who made that truce with the Thalmor but it certainly was not Titus Mede unless the guy is hundreds of years old. It happened around 30 years before Skyrims events so about 4E170ish. Watch the sounds of Skyrim. It says it plain as day on the script.

The person stated that they were Imperial Legionaries, and since they were wearing Elven Armour the other main way they would be identified as Legionaries would be through NPC name pop-up. If they are labelled as Legionaries I don't think they would actually be Thalmor agents. I don't think it's a waste of their resources either. Making your enemy wear your uniform instead of their own while still on service would be a huge insult and symbol of your dominance.

So if it happened closer to Skyrim, it didn't happen in The Infernal City, right? Sort of confused about this now.

EDIT: I did watch the Sounds of Skyrim and read the script, but I don't know what date The Infernal City took place in so I can't tell.

EDIT 2: The elven armour thing was sourced from http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1251475-anyone-encounter-or-see-the-thalmor-yet/page__p__19061724__hl__imperial+soldiers__fromsearch__1#entry19061724 thread. It states that they are named "Imperial Soldiers".

Ok, I see now, split second it is on screen...


these are kinda vague:
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Aldmeri_Dominion
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Thalmor
http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Aldmeris


elderscrolls.wikia.com has one sentence each...

Your first problem is using the UESP so extensively ;p

Infernal city was 4E 30 if i remember right.

Yes, there is a Imperial-Thalmor Prison and the guards (At least the Gatekeeper) is a Legion Member (By name and race) using Elven Armor.

I am now very confused about this thing.
So the Empire (Battle-born?) were threatened by an army of elves that the Empire would be destroyed if they did not ban Talos worship?
So the Stormcloaks are rebeling against the Empire saying that they want the worship of Talos?
Ok so the Battle-born... From their situation look like cowards, or were they REALLY proctecting the lives of innocent people.
And for the Stormcloaks they are fighting for what they believe in. But would this be risking the destruction of the Empire?
In my opinion If this is the situation (Correct me if I'm wrong( it seems better just to stay out of the whole thing if you want a All-good-character.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1252093-factions-relations/page__st__20

Yes, the Empire banned Talos to stop the war and protect innocent people (And the Emperor's Ass)

They are fighting for Skyrim's Independence. Yes, it would weaken the Empire and give the Thalmor a even better standing.

No, it won't. Yes, it'll weaken the Empire. That only hurts the Thalmor.

The Thalmor, it should be noted, are against Skyrim independence. Because the Empire are their puppets.

So,

the Thalmor, altmer/bosmer alliance, run things...

The Empire is their puppet.

The stormcloaks stand for ________. (Talos? or just independence from the Empire?)