I am curious of the cannon ending of the Alliance War?

Arandear · June 2019

I Am looking to find information on the end of the Three Way Alliance War? What happens come the end? Can't seem to find much or any information on the end result.

Thanks in advance.

VaranisArano · June 2019

ESO takes place during this time period precisely because in canon very little lore survived this era and it was mostly a blank slate aside from that it was really chaotic, there were tons of short lived emperors, and not much more survived. For example, no one in later eras knows about (or isnt talking about) the Planemeld, even though the later Oblivion Crisis is basically the exact same thing.

The canon ending to the 3 Banners War is that 300 years from now Tiber Septim conquers Cyrodiil, much of Tamriel, relights the Dragonfires and starts the Septim Dynasty.

Marginis · June 2019

What @VaranisArano said. Basically Tiber Septim sees all the chaos and warring, steps in as the "true" emperor, and unites Tamriel under not wanting to continue endless bloody conflict, what with the conflicting factions being weakened so such as to be unable to mount much protest to this. This establishes the Septim dynasty which we know in the other TES games. Not much else is known about this, but I expect we will see at some point considering ESO takes place during this time in the lore and so puts much more emphasis on it. I am doubtful the next mainline TES game would not give us more insight on ESO's time period, if not ESO adding in some content themselves later down the road.

LennoxPoodle · June 2019

My guess would be, that the 3 alliances don't even survive the next 10 years or so. They are not present in Hjalti Early-Beard's (Tiber Septim) time IIRC. So I guess the war will just transition into other conflicts with no on winning (at least for long). If one thing can be said about all the alliances, then it is that they all are highly volatile.

Bruccius · June 2019

Well, I personally theorize that none of the Alliance questlines are completed.

The Ebonheart Pact falls apart due to internal strife.
The Covenant falls apart due to Emeric falling into madness.
The Dominion falls apart due to the Veiled Heritance and Dark Mane.

And then Tamriel goes back to being in turmoil - records of the Alliance War are lost, and this will continue until the rise of Tiber Septim.

RealWhiteGuar · June 2019

The Interregnum continues until Cuhlecain gains the throne, followed by Hjalti Early-Beard, who later becomes known as Tiber Septim.

Korah_Eaglecry · June 2019

Based on how Bethesda has ended their stories in the past, and the impact the player choice has on it. We will probably never know how the Alliance War ended.

ArchMikem · June 2019

I always assumed after the Planemeld the Empire reorganized and regained control of Cyrodiil after the three Alliances battered each other silly to where there just wasn't any point anymore. It's not a Breton led Empire or a Nord and certainly not a High Elf led. Honestly, Cyrodiil would NEVER allow an Elf be Emperor.

KillsAllElves · June 2019

ArchMikem wrote: »

I always assumed after the Planemeld the Empire reorganized and regained control of Cyrodiil after the three Alliances battered each other silly to where there just wasn't any point anymore. It's not a Breton led Empire or a Nord and certainly not a High Elf led. Honestly, Cyrodiil would NEVER allow an Elf be Emperor.

I have never seen any lore stating there ever was an elven emperor. I know they can not be heirs to alessia. The same with bretons being half elven.

KillsAllElves · June 2019

All 3 factions dissolved.

Tiber septim conquers imperial city later conquers tamriel.

Shadow_Akula · June 2019

KillsAllElves wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

I always assumed after the Planemeld the Empire reorganized and regained control of Cyrodiil after the three Alliances battered each other silly to where there just wasn't any point anymore. It's not a Breton led Empire or a Nord and certainly not a High Elf led. Honestly, Cyrodiil would NEVER allow an Elf be Emperor.

I have never seen any lore stating there ever was an elven emperor. I know they can not be heirs to alessia. The same with bretons being half elven.

Empress Katariah I during the third era is said to have been a dark elf according to lore from previous TES games..... but yes it’s mostly only been human races to claim the throne of cyrodiil, exception of the potentates but we see how well they worked out...

kaisernick · June 2019

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Based on how Bethesda has ended their stories in the past, and the impact the player choice has on it. We will probably never know how the Alliance War ended.

They could end it with another dragon break that way any ending that could happen in game (if it ever does) could be considerd canon.

Korah_Eaglecry · June 2019

kaisernick wrote: »

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Based on how Bethesda has ended their stories in the past, and the impact the player choice has on it. We will probably never know how the Alliance War ended.

They could end it with another dragon break that way any ending that could happen in game (if it ever does) could be considerd canon.

Most likely ES6 will not address the ending of the Alliance War but will likely include lore revolving around events that took place in this time period.

yodased · June 2019

Elsonso · June 2019

I doubt that we will ever find out. If we do, it will be in some book found on the floor in the back of some dungeon in TES 6.

ChunkyCat · June 2019

i’m the vestige

i get crowned Emperor

duh