Thalmor attacked me

[Thunderchief]

I haven't played in a few years but I remember seeing Thalmor patrols walk past me without attacking. I played Breton Back then.

Now I am playing as a cat an thalmor attacked me on the road for no reason. I chose to go with the imperial guy at Helgen but I have chosen no side in the civil war yet. I have no idea why I was attacked.

[MysticMalevolence]

It's a random encounter that can happen even if you've never interacted with the Thalmor.

[Thunderchief]

If you play as high elf will they still attack? I was considering playing such a charcter that is pro-Thalmor and against Blades. Is that even possible?

or are we forced to side with the Blades because of the main storyline?

[Bomb Bloke]

The Thalmor don't care which quests you've completed, and will come after you once you hit level 8. As far as I can remember, it's a one-time event.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:

The Thalmor don't care which quests you've completed, and will come after you once you hit level 8. As far as I can remember, it's a one-time event.

think again it's random however it can be 1 time or several times.

[Bomb Bloke]

Are you thinking of the non-hostile patrols? Certainly you'll see those multiple times each playthrough.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Thunderchief:

If you play as high elf will they still attack? I was considering playing such a charcter that is pro-Thalmor and against Blades. Is that even possible?

or are we forced to side with the Blades because of the main storyline?

Yes, they can attack anyone for no reason what so ever.

You have to join the blades, but you can ignore them after Alduin's wall is found

[Thunderchief]

I haven't seen any Thalmor patrols yet this time and I'm level 32 already.

[AriekB]

Originally posted by Thunderchief:

I haven't seen any Thalmor patrols yet this time and I'm level 32 already.

You've fast traveled alot?
running around skyrim you see all sorts of things patrols that don't give a crap and attack as you get close, thalmor, imperial, and stormcloaks.
then there are the random Ghosts and sights like a Giant named, with a blue ox.
it's rather fun and interesting to come across a random encounter like these.

[HEART]

They will attack unless they have a prisoner.

[Thunderchief]

I have been trying to walk to most places I haven't been rather than taking carriages. I 've seen lot's of stormcloak and imperial patrols.
I do have Immersive patrols mod so I should be seeing a lot more Thalmor on the roads.
I also have Warzones mod. I like letting the battles play out without interfering but it seems the stormcloaks usually win...

[Bomb Bloke]

Originally posted by MiSOKA⁴:

They will attack unless they have a prisoner.

Not true; it's quite possible (and fairly common) to meet a non-hostile Thalmor patrol without a prisoner.

[AriekB]

they will tell you to back off, their on "official Thalmor buisness" and if you push it they acuse you of heresy,(worshiping the man-made false god, Talos) then attack.

[AriekB]

for an exstensive list of encounters check out
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Random_Encounters_(Skyrim)