i remember reading somewhere ... i forget where but ... the article mentioned that black marsh was DEEP into magicka ... it would seem to me they could simply cast 100% resist frost (just like the nords are born with)

but listen ... i remember 2 things in morrowind that make me think more on this because

1) there was a quest in the skaal where an old man had lost his son and you were sent to find the mans son in a well behind his house ( i think his name was lazarus) (he gave you a key to enter the well) when you found his son he said
"here you can have this robe" (http://www.uesp.net/...e#Mantle_of_Woe) "the mantle of woe"
(had incredible magical power)
he went on to say
"tell my father i am well and that i am going to a place to learn MUCH more powerfull magicka ... tell him i am safe and well"
or something to that effect .. i apologise for not quoting exactly
point being the magicka was supposed "INTENSE" where he was headed (to skyrim? or black marsh??)

2)during your entire time in morrowind you allways find the reptillian argonians wearing stop or weaken Magicka bracers
http://www.uesp.net/...Slave_Rebellion
you allways found argonians wearing "slave bracers" blocking them from casting magicka
why would they be held back from thier FULL potential of magicka? .. makes me wonder about the reasoning behind this

and lastly
if you did go on a campaign to free the argonins from thier lives of slavery you ended up finding out about a underground argonian gang they wer starting called the "Twin Lamps"
http://www.uesp.net/...:The_Twin_Lamps
now from thier talk of "twin lamps" it was mentioned you would obtain some serious magicka but ... it ended right there .. i found no further mention of thier "twin lamps" orginazation .. makes you wonder if it does get continued into skyrim? .. or mayb it will be in the black marshes ... idk
your thoughts please .. as this scares me what the reptillains might have planned and with great magicka has me worried
thoughts

this topic was also discused here @
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1234512-new-argonian-lore-possibly/#entry18687100

please show me reasoning i am wrong ...

....you're crazy, and taking points that have no relation to Black Marsh. The leaps and bounds you're drawing from is more than leaps of faith.

Just because the argonians kicked out the dunmer, doesn't mean they also have a beef with the nords. The retaliation was that, retaliation, not an attempt for land grabbing lulz.

What? Why? I don't think they have a grudge against the Nords. I just don't see a motive at all.

I have to agree with Hellmouth, Your info is interesting and informative but doesn't point to anything remotely concrete. They already have most of the ruins of Morrowind so I don't see them invading another nation so soon. If anything they'd focus on taking over and starting colonies in Morrowind.

Argonians are vengeful, not idiots. Why would they take over Skyrim? What did the nords do to them? Nothing thats what.

How is any of this a sign that they will take over skyrim?

and the Argonians who wore slave bracers were slaves...which is why they wore them

because they are really angry ... they allways have dispised ALL races .. for thier mistreatment and enslavement
im gona be watching my bak ... ijs ...

Our battle-cry shall make the rest of the world seem silent!

My hopes: They'll try to take over Skyrim, causing a massive backlash in the form of an alliance between Orc, Nord, and Dunmer. Ultimately, the Alliance crushes the Argonian assault and making the Hist loving race a rarity.

I KNEW IT !!!

well said .. i wish for the same!

I don't really see that happening. Unless there is something specific and desired they could gain...I don't see trying to takeover Skyrim as a worthwhile tactical investment.

Yea, you wish they were so stupid :frog:

Just because they occupied Morrowind, doesn't mean they can move or even hold onto Morrowind. The Dunmer likely are making the occupation hell and fighting irregular warfare and until the Dunmer's will to resist can be quelled i doubt the Argonians are even able to move on. They surely have large number of troops in Morrowind and moving the supply needed to support further operations that must move through Morrowind will be very risky and costly. Argonia would be fighting at 75% strength (ignoring the loses they suffered from the initial battle) stretched logistics, and a population who will now be receiving arms from Skyrim. Argonian has no advantage while the Nords have every advantage.

Argonians may team up with the Khajiit since they were both slaves of the Dunmer in Morrowind. Give us reparations or DIE!

The only thing the Argonians tale over is the production that makes boots. No more cow or snake hide, now its Argonian hide.

Have you been drinking?

very true

I KNEW THIS HAPPENING!
this will NOT go unnoticed!
your reptillian race will be DESTROYED!

You will NEVER be able to eradicate the Argonians!

As someone who's favorite race is a Nord, I get the sense that Nords would respect Argonians. At least, I respect them for how they handled the OB crysis. I'd like to fight them, because they seem strong, but I don't think a full on fight would ever occur.

That is absolutely ridiculous. A guy said he was going somewhere to learn moe about magic. He must be going to BM to learn from the most powerful amazing magic users in the world, who just happen to not have very powerful magic in any of the games. Slaves wore slave bracers that prevent magic usage? OH! Must be because they are ALL master wizards! Nothing to do with the fact that magic is an easy way for almost anyone to escape captivity. In the first 50 pages (from the preview) of Lord of Souls it's revealed Argonians actually stopped their advances on MW fairly early on and only fought to keep the land they'd already captured, they have very little ambition in that sense, no way they'd attack Skyrim.

They invaded and conquered Morrowind after it had been weakened by centuries of war with the Sixth House, the Oblivion Crisis, and the Red Year, and even then only under the influence of a lone, rogue Hist who was subsequently purged from the collective by its kin. They were able to conquer Morrowind because they caught the Dunmer with their pants down. They were willing because of millennia of exploitation and oppression of their people. They won't get the drop on the Nords, who are always ready for war because, well, they're Nords, but they also have no reason to try and invade Skyrim. It's not even attractive territory to them. They're not reptiles, and they're not cold-blooded, but they're not exactly fond of the snow, and they tend not to wander far from the Hist. Hell, we might not see any Argonian children in Skyrim and the lore could support it.

more and more races are waking up to what u filthy creatures are doing ...
i know i will be watching my back ... your rebellion is futile!
GET BAK INTO YOUR CHAINS UPON IMMEDIATE B4 YOUR RACE IS INNIALATED PERMINATELY!

I need some animal hides to make some nice leather. Argonians? Khajiit?