House Redoran is the only house that has any real power considering they were the only house that could drive the Argonians back to Black Marsh. House Hlaalu isn't even a great house anymore.
House Sadras is too new to really be noteworthy at the moment. House Indoril was definitely weakened by the Tribunal's destruction and Mournhold's sacking at the hands of the An-Xileel. Houe Dres was also hit hard by the Argonians considering most of their holdings were in southern Morrowind, which is now Argonian territory. House Telvanni suffered from Red Mountain's eruption due to losing all of their holdings on Vvardenfell AND the Argonians hit them the hardest. And because of how recent the Second Treaty of Stros M'kai was signed, it is very unlikely that Hammerfell has fully recovered from the damage caused by the Dominion.Īs for the Dunmer, well, they got what they deserved in my opinion. And if you side with the Empire in the civil war in Skyrim, General Tulius' dialogue indicates that the Empire isn't finished with the Dominion either.ĭespite Hammerfell successfully defending themselves as an independent nation from the Dominion, the damage was still devastating. Elsweyr has its own civil war going on with most of the Khajiit rallying against the Thalmor, and many of the Bosmer apparently can't stand the Thalmor either based on Delphine and Malborn's dialogue. The Aldmeri Dominion may be trying to rise up and take control, but they have their own weaknesses. They've been severely weakened by the aftermath of the Great War, the Aldmeri Dominion's attempts to take over, the Skyrim Civil War, and the fact that they just lost their emperor courtesy of the Dark Brotherhood. In fact, it's a shadow of its former glory. The largest empire is definitely still THE Empire, but it is definitely not as united as the Argonians are. Pretty much everything south of Mournhold is their's now.Īnd to top it all off, as of 4E 201, they have no real enemies. Second, they didn't just attack southern Morrowind, they conquered it and reclaimed it as part of Argonia. The Argonians don't have the LARGEST empire by the 4th Era, but it's larger than it ever has been AND they're the most united empire of the 4th Era.įirst, they're the only nation that, during the Oblivion Crisis, was able to drive the Daedra back through their portals AND force them to actually close their own portals.
Perhaps the Argonians will be the ones to free Tamriel from the thalmor. Still, the Argonians do now control a significant portion of Tamriel, and they have a homeland that has been noted for being unconquerable. On top of this, Highrock has not officially seceded from the empire, and Skyrim may or may not have.(depending on the result of the civil war). Despite the great war, Cyrodiil is still controlled by the empire and is still larger than Blackmarsh and Southern Morrowind combined. Even assuming that they officially claimed all of the land they attacked, Cyrodiil is still bigger. The Argonians only invaded Southern Morrowind (with good reason, Vvardnefell is unlivable) I believe that the furthest they went was Mournhold. So then does that mean by that time the Argonians technically have the most controlled land on Tamriel? Especially since the Empire of Cyrodiil is a fractured shell after the Great War. Not only do they still hold onto Black Marsh, but they also turn on the Dunmer during their weakened state from the Oblivion Crisis and the eruption of Red Mountain, and if I recall correctly, the Argonians actually invade and occupy Vvardenfell itself, driving the Dunmer out to Solstheim and elsewhere. For all the hardships and discrimination the Argonians have had to endure, it seems the Race eventually acquires their revenge and elevation by the 4th Era.