On that note, I think that it would be a good idea to be able to swear allegiance to certain nobles, and if you do become the Emperor (doubtable, really), or an important character, known throughout the land, they could come to you to swear allegiance to you.
That could be a replacement system for the Houses in Morrowind. However, we saw only three major houses in Morrowind, with the minor houses playing hardly any roles at all, apart from being the brunt of the missions you were given by your house. If there were more realistic relations between the houses, and the kind of intrique you can sometimes get in novels, then that would add so much to the game.
Then, you could use your speechcraft skills etc, to gain a reputation amongst the nobles, to corrupt the servants of the other houses and to infiltrate etc. It may be pushing the game a bit, but it would be nice.
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Power of the Shadow made human flesh,
wakened to turmoil, strife and ruin.
The Reborn One, marked and bleeding,
dances the sword in dreams and mist,
chains the Shadowsworn to his will,
from the city, lost and forsaken,
leads the spears to war once more,
breaks the spears and makes them see,
truth long hidden in the ancient dream.
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