I love the lore and history of the orcs in TES universe especially the almost sysiphean task of them trying to form a strong and stable homeland but being thwarted every time by other races or infighting.

It's been a long time since an orc really tried to establish a new Orsinium or improve orc perception among the other races, so if the Dragonborn was born an orc how could they leverage their power (literal and political) to improve the lives of the orcs across Tamriel?

The Dragonborn has access to anything they can get in Skyrim special edition and has completed the main stories.

My current thoughts are they should definitely side with the empire, they are way more tolerant of orcs then any other faction and may support the idea of a powerful united state of the best fighters and blacksmiths in the world loyal to them. Especially since the Thalmor would be a common threat to unite around.

I think after saving the world, stopping the rebellion, and potentially destroying the dark brotherhood who tried to assassinate the emperor, they would be very willing to assist the Dragonborn especially since they'd also be a tide shifting force in the war against the dominion.

I think for uniting the orcs themselves, the closest others have come is using the cult of Trinamac. Uniting orcs under the banner of a former aedra who was brutally betrayed but can be restored through their devotion could be the best way to unite the scattered orc clans under one banner.

The Dragonborns strength and connection to Akatosh, Auriel would also strengthen this as Trinamac was Auriel's general.

I think there's a decent amount of evidence in the lore that Trinamac could legitimately be restored but that's mostly speculation so either way I think it would be the best move politically.

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This idea was inspired by The Puppet King mod for Skyrim, by the way.

Years ago I remember reading a post about the Numidium on this subreddit. My memory is foggy but I remember a few details:

• It was about the Numidium facing down a group of people
• The Numidium used the phrase "NO" and the power of negation to wipe people out of existence
• Somehow the people or person it was facing down managed to defeat the Numidium using "YES" or "I AM" or something along the lines
• The Numidium eventually came to the realisation of "I AM NOT" and then died

I could be misremembering some details but does this sound familiar to anyone? I believe this post was tagged as Apocrypha

I’ve been thinking about the College of Winterhold questline, and something about the Dwemer’s apparent lack of involvement with the Eye of Magnus doesn’t quite make sense to me.

The Dwemer are famous for being fascinated with and studying powerful divine artefacts like the Heart of Lorkhan. So much so that they developed sophisticated technology to locate these sources of magical power. The College questline gives us a first hand account of this when we visit Mzulft to use the Oculatory in order to find the Staff of Magnus. The Eye of Magnus itself was clearly visible of the projected map.

Given that the Dwemer were present in Skyrim during the Merethic Era, it seems reasonable to assume that they knew about the Eye or had some indication that there was an incredibly powerful source of magical power in Saarthal. They would also be aware of the conflict between the Snow Elves and Atmorans/ early Nords that centred around Saarthal.

What I find strange, is that there seems to be no indication about why the Dwemer never tried to acquire the Eye. It seems exactly like the type of artefact their society would be interested in studying, and I find it difficult to believe that Ysgramor and the 500 Companions could prevail against the Dwemer if they launched a military campaign to acquire it.

A hypothesis that I have thought of is potential political infighting and internal instability among the Dwemer - similar to what happened with the Aetherium Wars later. This could potentially have resulted in difficulty organising and mobilising a force to take the Eye by force.

Are there any established explanations or lore that addresses why the Dwemer never tried to acquire the Eye of Magnus?