After the Red Year and the waking of Umbriel and Vuhon, how much would the landscape of have changed in the past 200 years.
bliviongate:

Well depending on what happens in the second book (due for release on September 17) I would think that most (if not all) of the cities will be bigger. Hopefully the mountain ranges bordering Skyrim will give a good view of the rest of Tamriel. After 200 years I reckon that the Imperial city will be at least twice it's size and if you can see Morrowind, the sky would be really clean and everything looking green due to the removal of blight. Also I'd like to see Bruma from Skyrim and possibly even go there for part of a quest.

If anything, Vvardenfell (and Morrowind, to an extent) would be smoke and ashes after the Ministry of Truth hit and Red Mountain erupted.

Anyone care to explain the basics and add them to the first post for those like me who have no idea what the heck you are on about?

I don't think hardly any cities would be bigger, especially imperial city since it was an aylied construction and there's really no need to add on to it. Morrowind would still be in absolute ruins, that's why we might see more Dunmer in Skyrim this time around as refugees (many also went to Solthseim as you might already know). you just have to remember that geography or technology wise, 200 years isn't a lot at all in the Elder Scrolls universe unless someone intentionally alters it.

Edit: We only know what's happened in the first novel. It's all speculation from this point forward after what we've seen happen to Morrowind because other than that there's barely any information regarding the 4th Era.

The Empire, before the death of Uriel Septim, was at one of it's highest points, if I recall, and the Imperial city was Ayleid anyway, so it was not going to get bigger. The empire has since collapsed, been reconquered and had a lot of turmoil, now a war with Skyrim rebelling. I doubt the IC will be bigger. Besides, the city in the game is merely a representation and cannot be taken as the true size so that's irrelevent. Morrowind was blown up. I doubt it will be all green and sunny. At least Vvardenfell would not have that much living on it.