The "New Empire"

The New Empire or more commonly known as the "new imperials" is a faction in the elder scrolls saga and King Ernst's New Enemies after his victory over the thalmor in the second great war

they are an empire of bandits lead by the cruel bandit king ariel sethius who siezed control of cyrodiil while King Ernst was occupied in skyrim vbut king ernst would later learn of the usurper and defeated him officially reclaiming his power over cyrodiil once again