As a result, many of records from the Alessian period are extremely fragmentary. This included systematically burning all the Elven libraries they could find.
Though the Order would survive, they were dealt a crushing blow by the combined forces of their enemies at the Battle of Glenumbria Moors which robbed the Empire of several more supporting nations (including the fracturing of Cyrodiil itself). He inspired the Direnni Altmer of High Rock and the High King of Skyrim, Hoag Merkiller note which was a nickname, meaning the Order was hated enough to create an alliance between a bastion of Merish might bordering Skyrim and a king of Skyrim so famous for killing Mer it became part of his name, to fight against the Order as well.