Aldmeri Dominion
If Daggerfall Covenant: The Dominion seeks a return to Elven dominance of Tamriel. Humans and Orcs have been Elven slaves before. That must not happen again.
If Ebonheart Pact: The Dominion seeks a return to Elven dominance of Tamriel. We are too fiercely independent to allow that to happen – we will defend our right to sovereignty with any battle tactic needed.
Daggerfall Covenant
If Aldmeri Dominion: The Daggerfall Covenant seeks the return of the Second Empire and a stable government. We will be happy to provide it to them as long as we rule. They are deluded and dangerous.
If Ebonheart Pact: Somehow they have managed to convince the Orcs to fight alongside the Bretons and Redguards, making them a dangerous foe. We must watch them closely.
Ebonheart Pact
If Aldmeri Dominion: The Ebonheart Pact is worrisome if they manage to truly set aside the longstanding conflicts between one another. Right now, they are too divided to stand against us for long.
If Daggerfall Covenant: By what strange magic have the Dark Elves duped the Nords into allying with them and the Argonians? The Pact is a supremely dangerous enemy, though their alliance may be strained.
These three texts were originally posted in on elderscrollsonline.com. They were meant to introduce us to the three factions of the game from an in-world perspective. They are reproduced below to be as similar as possible with how they originally appeared on the website.