Who is the dominion in skyrim

Lucky for those fans, not only did the Aldmeri Dominion have a big role to play in Skyrim , but there's a lot to suggest that they could play an even more prominent role in The Elder Scrolls 6.

With the next game's time period and location still up in the air, here are a few key reasons the Dominion could still be central to the plot. The Concordat stipulated that the Empire ban the worship of Talos, among other extreme requests that are eventually forced upon the Mede Dynasty in a humiliating defeat.

The Aldmeri Dominion is set up in Skyrim as one of the main forces of the 4th Era and a direct result of the end of the Septim Dynasty in Oblivion. Indeed, the new and threatening force of the Thalmor in Skyrim is a great way to make the player feel small compared to the events around them. It implies that there are political forces way beyond their control, even beyond the Civil War, and at once makes the Stormcloaks more sympathetic while raising the counterpoint that a divided Tamriel could fall even more subject to Dominion rule.

The stakes and setting established makes infiltrating the Thalmor Embassy one of the most fun main quests in the game. Hammerfell rejected the Concordat and seceded from the Empire, and eventually fought the Dominion to a standstill on their own.

The Thalmor never appeared as major antagonists during Skyrim, they only appeared a handful of times. Their influence, however, could be felt behind the Stormcloak rebellion and other events. Indeed, it was strongly implied that the Dominion was powerful enough that it could destroy the Empire. Many characters seemed to fear that the Great War would start again. They also claim that they were the ones who ended the Oblivion Crisis , using that as a basis for their authority.

It is commonly believed that the Thalmor would have destroyed the Empire of Tamriel if not for the White-Gold Concordat, which included the removal of Talos from the Pantheon of Gods. The Thalmor claim to be the saviors of Mer , during the Oblivion Crisis. It was ultimately the sacrifice of Martin Septim that ended the Oblivion Crisis completely.

The Altmeri Religion forms the basis for most of the other religious practices on the continent, primarily due to its widespread acceptance prior to the advent of human civilization. It is generally assumed that the Altmer pantheon derives directly from the original gods of the Aldmer, and was nearly identical to that of the Ayleid that ruled central Tamriel before the Alessian revolt.

The Altmer pantheon consists of eight of the Aedra that originally cooperated to form Nirn, the mortal plane. They primarily worship those Aedra which removed themselves from the creation process in time to save their divinity, with a few notable exceptions. As with nearly all Tamrielic religions, they revere Akatosh , whom they call Auri-El , as their chief deity, at least in principle.

However, Akatosh, along with the Altmer deities Stendarr and Mara , were part of the creation process until its end, and so were severely weakened from their original form. In practice, the Altmer followed the teachings of Trinimac , the champion deity of the elves, who was still able to physically walk the face of Tamriel during the Mythic Era.

Other key divines in their pantheon include Magnus, the source of magic on Tamriel, and Phynaster, the patron god of the Summerset Isle, whom the Altmer claim taught them to live much longer lives by taking shorter strides. Although they do not revere him as a god, in fact quite the opposite, the Altmer do acknowledge the divinity of Lorkhan , the patron god of man.

Much of the early Altmer history involves conflicts between Trinimac and his elves, and Lorkhan and his humans. The Altmer cast Lorkhan as a treacherous, shifty character who tricked the other Aedra into carrying out his plan for creation.

As the elves believe themselves to be direct descendants from Akatosh, they blame Lorkhan for the loss of their divinity. This is the key difference between human and mer theology: humans consider themselves creations of the gods, not descendants of the gods.

Unfortunately for the Altmer, Trinimac disappeared near the end of the Mythic Era; according to legend, he was eaten by the Daedric Prince Boethiah and reformed into Malacath. The start of the First Era marked the beginning of a sharp decline in Altmer cultural and religious dominance across Tamriel. The Dominion consider the worship of Talos a heresy and as a part of the White-Gold Concordat, they gained power to stamp out and persecute those who worship Talos.

Their hatred of Talos is most likely rooted in the fact that the ascent of a man to godhood is in conflict with their notions of the supremacy of mer over man. Also, Talos is integral to the culture and religion of the Nords.

He was a man, born Hjalti Early-Beard, a Dragonborn who was predicted by the Greybeards to defeat the elves and unite Tamriel under the rule of men. The Thalmor thus knew that if the Empire was forced to ban the worship of Talos, many Nords would turn on the Empire. This caused the Stormcloak Rebellion , which served as a distraction from the Thalmor plans to re-ignite the hostilities of the Great War.

The Altmer are one of the oldest races on Tamriel, one of the earliest descendants of the original mer race of Aldmer , and from there, through the Ehlnofey to the divine et'Ada themselves. As a race, they are extremely proud of their Aldmeri heritage, and make a concerted effort to maintain their genetic lineage.

Their name translates from the Aldmeri language as High Ones or Cultured Ones , a name which is often interpreted to mean "tall," or more often, "snobbish. The Altmer primarily live in the province of Summerset Isle , a large island off the southwest coast of Tamriel, which shares a border with Valenwood. According to their histories, their Aldmeri ancestors arrived on Summerset Isle after fleeing the catastrophic sinking of their original home continent, Aldmeris. From here, splinter groups of Aldmer spread throughout Tamriel, but the Altmer remained on the Isles, acting as the nominal head of the empire of meri nations on Tamriel.

For most of the Mythic Era, the other races of elves on Tamriel acknowledged the Altmeri king as their own ruler, a practice which persisted until the founding of the Camoran Dynasty in Valenwood, which marked the start of the First Era, and the beginning of the decline of Altmer-dominated Tamriel. Their influence is still felt across the continent, however, as their culture forms the basis for the religion, language, and even architecture of the Cyrodilic Empire.

Any opposition to Thalmor rule is harshly punished.