Whether or not the invasion of Morrowind ultimately proves to be to the advantage of the Aldmeri Dominion remains to be seen. It's possible that, as with Skyrim, the next Elder Scrolls game will make a significant leap forward in time. Many fans will be hoping to see the consequences of the Accession War play out in The Elder Scrolls 6. It's not impossible that all three reasons ultimately played a part in starting the Accession War. It has also been speculated that the Hist may have commanded the An-Xileel to invade, and retribution for centuries of slavery seems to be a very likely motivation as well. Some have speculated that the Aldmeri Dominion encouraged the Argonians to invade Morrowind to further weaken the Empire. By the time of Skyrim, many Argonian clans still live in the south of Morrowind, with frequent skirmishes between them and the houses which used to take their people as slaves. Thanks to the Oblivion Crisis, the eruption of the Red Mountain, and the Accession War, the Morrowind that will exist during The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely be completely different to the one seen in The Elder Scrolls 3. This prompted the High King to offer them Solstheim as a settlement for them, though Dunmer can still be found throughout Riften, Windhelm, and other Skyrim cities. Eventually, the Dunmer Great House of House Redoran was able to put a stop to the Argonian advance. Due to the eruption of the Red Mountain and the Argonian invasion, Skyrim saw a huge influx of Dark Elf refugees. The Imperial garrisons who might have responded to aid the Dark Elves were cut off by the eruption of the Red Mountain. Mournhold was sacked by the Argonian forces, who were able to move as far north as the remains of Tel Vos. RELATED: Microsoft's Rumored Bethesda Event May Be Starfield's Time to Shine This allowed the newly victorious and highly organized Argonians to take advantage. Morrowind, home of the Dark Elves, suffered far worse than Black Marsh. Thanks to the Hist the Argonians were able to organize forces which went through the Oblivion Gates into the Deadlands, not only defending Black Marsh but taking the fight directly to the Daedra.Īs a result Black Marsh was far less devastated by the Oblivion Crisis than its neighboring provinces. The Hist were able to warn and organize the Argonians en masse, preventing the sort of chaotic response to the Oblivion Crisis seen in other parts of the Empire. The secret behind the success of the Argonians was the Hist, a mysterious race of sentient trees to which the Argonians are intrinsically tied. In Black Marsh, however, the Argonians were able to launch a defense so impressive that the Daedra were forced to close thier own Oblivion Gates to stop the Deadlands from being overrun. Between the events of Oblivion and Skyrim the Empire's weakened state allowed it to be challenged from all sides, particularly by the Third Aldmeri Dominion. While the mortal races of Tamriel ultimately triumphed, the outcome of the Oblivion Crisis proved to be a pyrrhic victory for the Empire. Daedra poured fourth into the world, and the fourth Elder Scrolls game saw the end of an era when Martin Septim sacrificed himself and his dynasty to merge with Akatosh and defeat Mehrunes Dagon within the walls of the Imperial City in Cyrodiil. Across the continent, Oblivion Gates opened up, creating doorways to the realm of Mehrunes Dagon, known as the Deadlands. The Oblivion Crisis engulfed Tamriel at the end of the Third Era. RELATED: The Elder Scrolls 6 Should Showcase Its Jabba the Hutt-Inspired Sloads To the southwest, the Accession War saw the Argonians invade Morrowind, completely changing the balance of power in the region in a way that could have huge implications for The Elder Scrolls 6. The Great War was far from the only major change to come to Tamriel in that timespan however. This saw Hammerfell released as an Imperial Province, Skyrim descend into Civil War, and the White-Gold Concordat outlaw the worship of Talos as the Ninth Divine across the continent. Skyrim saw the Empire's power significantly reduced following a devastating Great War with the newly re-established Aldmeri Dominion.
Before that, the events from Arena to Oblivion had all taken place within half a century.
The two-hundred-year time jump between the events of Oblivion and Skyrim saw some of the biggest changes come to the continent in the series so far. While little has been revealed about The Elder Scrolls 6's setting or story, many fans will be hoping to see some of the big changes to Tamriel that were revealed in Skyrim play out even further.