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GreivousKhan said
Probably better that way, I mean, if not that would mean all the evil races of men who sided with the Dark Lord were basically minorities...they dodged a bullet if anything.

Meh, I disagree. It's silly that people think 'Oh their a minority and their evil, the writers are racist! Their making them evil because their a minority' No, their evil because they are evil. Plus weren't the Easterlings working for him in return for money, like the Corsairs were? It's not really any different than when the King of the Dead joins the forces of Good in order to be released, he's doing it in return for something, not because of a moral disposition.

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GreivousKhan said
I personally believe the creation of the Redguards was solely to show that Medieval fantasy setting does not have to be completely made up of white races. (Lord of the Rings not even a token ethnic group of the lot of them, almost as bad as the Stormcloaks)Hence why Elder Scrolls is now my fav fantasy setting of all times.

I've always seen the Easterlings as Arabian, but then they made them Europeans wearing outlandish armour in the movies and that's a bit disappointing.

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Haha xD

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GreivousKhan said
In that case it makes more sense to ally with the Thalmor , they have better mages, are more organized, are closer, have arguably the best navy (which would help defend trade lines) and can actually provide assistance should war rear it's head.

Yeah, ideologically and socially everyone hates the Thalmor's guts (In the Embassy it's clear that Malborn isn't treated too well, and it's mentioned the Thalmor murdered his family) but if you wanted protection it would have been better to side with them than Morrowind, because Morrowind is on the other side of Tamriel and is currently recovering but still rather troubled.

That said, now it's recovered Valenwood having opened relations with Morrowind could pay off well

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Heh, I was hoping to go bash the Thalmor out of Summerset so I don't have to put up with their insufferable attitude (Also, what better way to get popular support with the people back home in the Empire than to knock out the faction that humiliated them?)

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Good luck for everyone else though xD

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GreivousKhan said
That could work, actually... though the fact valenwood cannot cut down their trees and all their wood is imported makes over sea trade less then profitable and a waste of a valuable resource for little real gain. maybe through second hand or just on the Morrowind side, but it would seem a very one sided agreement in favor of the Dark Elves, as currently their kind of dead in the water. Then there's the fact the Dumar are even 'more' arrogant then the High Elves. The fact they don't have their own Thalmar, it causes many people to forget that. (to be honest I'm almost shocked they don't have their own version of the Thalmar.) Anyway it just seems quite random to me, like the redguards getting chummy with the Argonians.

Indeed, but maybe it's a sort of investment idea? Like they are trying to build good relations in the hopes it will pay off for them later?

And yes, in many ways they are. I think they don't have their own Thalmor because the houses are arguing amongst themselvse all the time... That and the Dagoth Ur thing... then the tribunal who needed to maintain control and were vying to get the heart so they could regain their power... the Empire came along and gave them a nice little treaty, but this obviously prevented them from stomping around... then the red mountain erupted... Seems like it's really luck that stops them xD

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Yeah, that's a little odd, but I suppose it could be trade (In Dragonborn we see Raven Rock has to import loads) or maybe they have respect for the Dark Elves for being the only elven (other than Orcs) race to remain independent from the dominion and survive, given their situation

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Hm, that's interesting. Redguards are good warriors, a very worthwhile investment if a war breaks out

Indeed, though they are rather lofty regardless (Though I never saw them as being evil supremacists till the Thalmor came along, suddenly I stopped thinking of Somerset as a beautiful island and more as a Dictatorship xD) Regardless, with Elsweyr secession and Valenwood seemingly growing closer to Morrowind and Elsweyr and further from the Aldmeri Dominion, it seems odd to think the Thalmor would just be sitting around doing nothing...

And we could do with some Akaviri too. So much for an Akaviri invasion! XD

Void of the Stars: A sci-Fi Nation Roleplay

I would like to voice opposition to extradimensional colonisation and universe travel and interaction etc. I think this universe should be more than sufficient at the current time, we don't want to be cutting up to Genisis levels again. While the prospect of multiversal Empires is interesting, we should be tentative