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>There was nothing really stopping you from worshipping Talos in your own home.
Except, you know, foreign agents who are allowed to roam freely across the empire and enforce religious laws.
>The Aldmeri Dominion WANTS the Skyrim civil war, because it weakens the empire.
They want it to be dragged out, not won decisively one way or the other. Skyrim being independent is probably one of the worst things to happen because its such a massive pain in the dick to attack. The only land route requires you to cross multiple countries, a few hostile just to get through a small pass which can be blocked off in its entirety. The sea route is arguably just as bad as they have to fight both Skyrim's navy, the sand niggers who had already broken free and pass through treacherous ice caps. Its also a long fucking journey that would stretch their supplies to the limit.
>The only reason the civil war is happening, is because of them.
The reason the civil war is happening is because the highest form of government bent over and took it from a hostile foreign faction and outlawed the biggest historical/religious figures.