I don't know if this topic has already been touched upon, but I was just wondering as an Elder Scrolls fan why we can't play Imperials in ESO. Imperials are a playable race in Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. I know that Empress Regent Clivia Tharn and High Chancellor Abnar Tharn technically rule the Imperials of Cyrodiil, and these two are the main human antagonists, but there is no reason that Imperials can't defect to one of the three factions. Imperials could mix in with the Ebonheart Pact or the Daggerfall Convenant as both contain races of man or even the Aldmeri Dominion (in a sort of there-is-no-way-the-other-two-factions-are-winning-I'm-joining-the-elves kind of sense). It's probably too late for Zenimax/ Bethesda to add Imperial as a fourth playable race for all factions, but I sort of regret not being able to play as one as I've always played an Imperial character since Morrowind.
Also, I'm thinking that lore-wise, Bretons most resemble the spirit of the Imperials. Does that sound about right?