Hm. Every time they have a chance to do something interesting with the story, they seem to miss it, don't they? I liked the idea of Almalexia having been the one to summon Wulfharth, because it would either show A ) a mythic stamp of approval on the Ebonheart Pact that's (again) actually cemented in existing lore, or B ) that the Tribunal are mucking with Shor's heart to force Wulfharth to their side, in which case the Ebonheart Pact has an interesting element of subversion to it. As it is, we're back where we started- a confusing mishmash of historical enemies.
And what's this nonsense about Argonians at Red Mountain? Why would the Hist give a damn if Skyrim and Morrowind are full of snow demons? In fact, you'd think they would be glad to see the Dunmer get overrun.
I want to like TESO so much because the storyline would have so much potential with some extremely minor tweaks (setting it in the 1st Era rather than the 2nd would be another key example), but every time I try to give it the benefit of the doubt, ZOE lets me down. :\
I think I'm just going to chalk this up to a propaganda piece written for the Ebonheart Pact, like the
Aeneid was for Rome, and pretend that none of it is meant to be gospel.