Talos traveled south to the Cyrodiilic region and became a general under King Cuhlecain. Cuhlecain was a minor King of the Colovian Estates (and shortly the Emperor of Cyrodiil), which is the western part of Cyrodiil. While under Cuhlecain's reign, Talos faced an army of combined Skyrim and High Rock forces. When Talos spoke the Thu'um, the Nords saw him as a son of Skyrim and switched sides.
Thu'um is a power used through the Tounges, the ancient Nordic power that is based on their worship of Kyne (The Nordic version of Kynareth). When the Nordic war cheifs of Skyrim where to attack a city they didn't use regular siege weapons, instead they used their Voice to break down the city gates and swarm the city head on with their warriors. A Dovahkiin (dragonborn) uses dragon shouts, which could be related to Thu'um.
The Breton's of High Rock wasn't to fond of the whole side-switching and made an assassination attempt on Cuhlecain and Talos, where a nightblade slit both of their throats. Cuhlecain died, but Talos managed to survive. He could no longer use his Voice power, instead he commanded his kingdom through whispers. This somewhat confuses me, in "The Real Barenziah" the Dunmer lead is actually having an affair with Talos, and in the text his voice is referred to as calm or soothing. Perhaps he could speak normal but simply lost his gift of the Voice.
Talos changed his name to Tiber Septim when he was declared Emperor of Tamriel. He became one of Tamriel's greatest heroes and after his death he became one with the Nine, and thereby a god under the name of Talos. In Skyrim he is referred to as Ysmir, Dragon of the North. In The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind the spirit of Tiber Septim can be found in Ghostgate, where he is disguised as Wulf. He will give you a special coin that grants a bonus to luck for a certain amount of time. If your ever swinging by Ghostgate after receiving Wraithguard and before ending the prophecy, go visit the old man.
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