I have a few questions about the 'Aldmeri Dominion'

1. Why do they dislike Talos?
2. Do they 'Rule' the Empire now? (I heard from rumors and books all of Skyrim)
3. Are they out to destroy all Men?
4. Are the other Elves assisting them in genocide of Man?

1. Because he is a mortal who has ascended to godhood. More so, he is a man who has ascended to godhood.
2. No, they don't rule it, but they are certainly calling the shots at the moment. However the Empire isn't a client state just yet.
3. Not just men, but Nirn itself. They percieve mortality as an insult to their spirits.
4. They haven't started the genocide of man yet (afaik), but should they conquer the Empire, it'll be sure to start. They have committed genocide on the wood elves when they were conquered because they wouldn't fall in line. So I suppose you could say that those they didn't kill, will be sure to join in, once it get's under way. As far as Elves from different regions (i.e Orcs and Dunmer) no, they don't much like the Aldmeri much either and vice versa.

Do the Aldmeri believe they're immortal? I mean if they want to get rid of mortals they should also be getting rid of themselves, no?

1. He's holding the world together. The Altmer don't like the world. It's where their parents died, and where they first projectile vomitted.
2. No, but they got some pretty damn sweet terms in the treaty that ended the great war.
3. What Dovahkiin said. If they succeed, everyone will become an immortal spirit.
4. The Bosmer and the Khajiit (technically elves) are aiding the Thalmor at the moment.

Yes, they want to die, but they also want to destroy Nirn, to make sure the don't come back.


@Minotaur-The Khajiit are elves? That's news to me!

No. The Altmer are well aware of their mortality. What they want to do is get rid of mortality as a condition. They want to reclaim the mantle of imperishable spirit, and as part of that, they need to remove Talos from the mythic, destroy the possibility of men (they'd just bring mortality back), and then blow up the world and unbind the time dragon.

They believe that their souls (like everyone's) are immortal, and will survive the end of the world.

So, The Almderi support Alduin, because he wishes to destroy the world as well?

In this case, Alduin completely blindsided the Thalmor. They didn't even know he was going to show up. But the thing with Alduin is that if the Kalpa ends too early, Shor is just going to make the mortal world again in the next one. They still need time to win.

I'd say so, if this was a month before release. Now, I dunno what to think!

EDIT: Going to go with DarthRavanger. Their plans seems to be
1) Remove mankind from the realm of possibility (and by extension, Shor, Talos, and anyone else with an inkling of following these two gods)
2) Destroy the world
3) ???
4) Profit!

Indeed. I think we are still to yet get to the bottom of how Alduin came back. He was locked in time via the elder scroll, but was set loose once more. I'm pretty certain that that hasn't been explained away yet, unless I've missed something or it's part of some other quest I haven't completed yet?

That's such a cool pun.

Ahh I see. So if you'd like to save the world, then destroy the Thalmor.


Off-Topic Question: I may feel dumb for asking this, because I'm sure it pops up alot on the Forums and in the game.
But, where is Alduin come from? I know he's Akatosh's first born dragon. So did he come from the sky or...?

He came from when Beth didn't want to make Akatosh an inkling amount of evil, and possibly remove the insane dragon of time portion. However, there's still Auriel, who is quite anti-Mundus. Unless they retconned that, which then makes no sense. (jaded post done)

As to where, like with the et'Ada he's just "is." Guess you could say when Padomay and Anu kept headbutting each other.

He's older than the sky.

But if the destroyed world just creates another one after it , whats the point?

Do the Altmer plan to BOTH destroy the world AND to stop it from "respawning"?

Yes. That's why man needs to be removed from the pattern of possibility. As long as men and their god, Lorkhan can exist, there's always risk of Mundus. As such, one of their objectives is to remove the possibility of Men.

Or that is what would have happened,

1. He mantled Lorkhan. He violated their sacred isle. He binds them to the mundus. etc, etc. He's done a lot of bad things to them.
2. Nope. Their agents have free reign in the Empire, and they can extort considerable pressure on the Empire, however.
3. No, they are out to free all men from their mortal chains. By destroying them.
4. All of the others elves except the Dunmer.

Why do people think destroying the world is such a bad thing just because of the video game 'hero saves the word' cliche? It would be refreshing for the hero to do a positive thing by destroying the world.

Because the world is a fine place, and worth fighting for. *Hemingwaygasm*

I remember reading a few years back that the aspects of gods could plot against each other (i.e. Alduin could hate Akatosh and try to sabotage him). However, I don't remember if it was supplied before or after Oblivion's release.

In Tamriel you can get anyone you want murdered by two legal assassin organization, organized crimes runs entire cities, there is constant war, violence, murder, corruption, bandits and other criminals run the countryside of most countries. There is pain, grief, suffering and death, all remember and expected in a linear pattern. There is the knowledge that you will die, and your body will decay.

Compare this to an immortal, spirit state of being, which, I admit, we don't know much about. Sounds a lot better than the world of Tamriel as it is.

To be nitpicky, I think only one assassination organization is legally sanctioned, and even then it is only allowed in a province that has been all but destroyed.

Honest-to-numinous-goodness capital-T Transcendence comes with maturity, coming to terms with the iniquities of the world and then setting them aside. That may be a too-bitter pill to swallow, but that that is the path of true wisdom; that is the path of the heroes.

The Thalmori goal is Infantilism-worse-than-death: the saccharine lie that there's safe harbor to be found crawling back up inside mommy's womb.

Couldn't have said it better. Mainly because I'd use crude terms.