Right, so I've only been able to glean a -little- of what has happened in Tamriel since the Oblivion Crisis. I know that with the loss of the Septim line, the Empire has been in decline for the last 200 years, with Morrowind and Elsweyr seceding and Skyrim in a civil war between secessionists and Empire loyalists (Which fulfills the prophecy of the return of Akatosh's Nordic persona. Though I forget his name.) The rest is very foggy. I've come across some refferences to a floating city that come outta nowehere and caused some trouble, I heard that the Mages guild has split into two opposing groups. That's about it.

Can anyone knowledgable in lore give a full picture, here? Have Morrowind and Elsweyr really seceded? What state do they and all the other provinces find themselves in? (Speaking of Morrowind I even heard NPC pvssyr in Oblivion that Skyrim had invaded, how'd that turn out?) How has it's decline affected the Empire itself and Cyrodiil? Mention of the Mages guild splitting makes me ask of the condition of all the other organizations. What of the Fighters guild? The Thieves guild and the Dark Brotherhood? What was this giant floating city? Any word from Akavir?

So my question essentially is, lore-people, what events have taken place and how has the world of Tamriel changed since Oblivion? What kind of historical, cultural and societal context and situation will we find ourselves in in Skyrim as a result of that change?

Oop. Please disregard this thread. It seems that the thread I started in the Skyrim forums has been relocated to this forum, so if you wish to discuss this topic, please go there. Thanks, and sorry to clutter up the page.

Here's a link to the original and now relocated topic.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1168634-the-story-so-far/