So began the Great War, which would consume the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion for the next five years. The Thalmor ambassador upended the cart, spilling over a hundred heads on the floor – every Blades agent in Summerset and Valenwood had been executed. Despite the warnings of his generals of the Empire's military weakness, Emperor Caius Varian rejected the ultimatum. The long list of demands included staggering tributes, disbandment of the Blades, outlawing the worship of Talos, and ceding large sections of Hammerfell to the Dominion. On the 30th of Frostfall, 4E 171, the Aldmeri Dominion sent an ambassador to the Imperial City with a gift in a covered cart and an ultimatum for the new Emperor.
Emperor Caius Varian had only a few short years to consolidate his rule before his leadership was put to the ultimate test.
Only High Rock, Cyrodiil, and Skyrim remained prosperous and peaceful. Hammerfell was plagued by infighting between Crowns and Forebears. Morrowind had never recovered fully from the eruption of Red Mountain. Black Marsh had been lost to Imperial rule since the aftermath of the Oblivion Crisis. Valenwood and Elsweyr were gone, ceded to the Thalmor. The glory days of the Septims were a distant memory. In 4E 160, Caius Varian ascended to the throne and inherited a weakened empire. The Thalmor, the main instigators of the Great War.
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