The Ebonheart Alliance

The Ebonheart Alliance was the empire before the empire, or what became the empire. Formed in the War of Two 1077 BCE, the elves brought the lords of the south together under the banner of Solitude where they together fought a common foe in order to preserve their freedom and sovereignty.

Altmeri Diplomats
Months prior to the war the Altmer sent envoys to lords of man and the south, insulting them and showing signs of aggression to everyone even the King of Solitude. This was perceived by many as a declaration of war but to others it was a warning that cried war was coming. The separate states in bordering the Altmer alone was not enough and even if they were to unite that would still not be able to face the wrath of the elven armies, but the Kingdom of Solitude with their retinues and large reserves, had a proper standing army of experienced soldiers who have battled with the Altmer and others and were more than eager in helping their fellow neighbors.

When word of border skirmishes, whole patrols gone missing and the elves amassing a larger army they knew that it was time to unite and so in the great halls of Solitude at Dragonsreach built by Solomon himself the nations banded together under the banner of Solitude and formed the Ebonheart Alliance that would soon face of against their elven invaders.

Time of Struggle
The sound of drums woke the towns men of Colovia a border town between one of the states and the Altmer, the town sprang to life as the soldiers hurried to their posts and garrisoned the walls. There as the sun rose an army of elves stretched farther than the eye could see and were headed to wards them the gold and green colours glistened as the sun shone on them. The garrison was made of around a thousand men and their enemy were about ten times their number, they watched as great siege engines were hauled across and over the hills and as the infantry fanned out to surround the town, it was truly a time of need and soon they were sending every man they could spare to warn the bordering lords and to get help from Solitude.

Sitting in his chamber Talos Septim watched a weary courier drop to the floor, he helped him up and asked

"What happened? Where id you come from?"

"Colovia sir, the elves they attacked us, ten thousand of them and they're getting ready for a siege, it already been a day and they killed most of the couriers we must warn everyone." He said as he collapsed to the floor exhausted and tired from the long march he had made.

King John listened as the courier told his story and was in shock after hearing of what happened.

"We must assemble the men for war is coming and our allies need us, we shall march at dawn to the Pale and meet with our forces on the way, let us show these elves who are truly superior." He said as he trotted of.

This was the sign of war and soon every one in the alliance was gathering men for a long fight, and so the Ebonheart alliance was born and so they fought together against the common enemy.

End of The Alliance
When the elven threat was neutralized and the men of the south were free they turned to a king that would unite of of the southern men under one banner, the banner of solitude later to be known as the Ithilien Empire. Though the races of men there were made up of nine different races they were still kin by blood they had ties with each other and so they put away their petty differences and untied together under one.

The Ebonheart Alliance was one that was remembered by most people because it was what shaped the world in the centuries to come, no one could challenge it's might and no one dared question its authority. It remained as the power in the south until its crumbling days in which it broke once more and was shattered into different nations.