Right out the gate, this faux tribalism is stupid. People who argue in defense of the Thalmor or Empire are called fascists and people who support Stormcloaks are called racists, and both sides call members of the other stupid in one form or another. It turns into some sort of pseudo-RP where the lines between fiction and reality have blurred. They become legitimately angry at people who so much as like the opposing side, be it Empire, Stormcloak, or even Thalmor. To start, it has been my experience that people take this issue very seriously. And I have two primary schools of thought as to why. I’m here to tell both groups that none of that matters. Pro-Empire combatants will say that the Empire needs to remain united to fight the Thalmor, and the pro-Stormcloak folks will say that the Empire has no claim to Skyrim and has no right to infringe upon the rights of its Sons.īoth groups engage in the same sorts of debate instant-replays that you’ll find anywhere else–if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Some argue that Ulfric was a Thalmor plant and that means the Empire is the clear moral superiority, and others will argue that complicity with the Thalmor is worse than directly fighting against them. Take a glimpse into the goings-on of any Elder Scrolls group on Facebook, Reddit, or nearly any other social platform, and you’ll likely encounter discussions on the Skyrim Civil War.

This article first appeared in The Tel Mora Independent Press, Volume 1, Issue 3

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