Partially inspired by recent discussion, here's my rough draft of how I believe would be a good way to go about any major "slave revolt" questline for TR.

These discussions often revolve around a basic lizard-braveheart or lizard-spartacus type story where the slaves simply all rise up, presumably in some epic battle, and overthrow their opressors and free themselves (after some encouragement from the player). I think this is the wrong way to do it, for a few reasons.

1. Very predictable.

2. TES 3 can't do any sort of major battle sequence that would do this justice

3. We'd miss the opportunity to introduce actual moral dilemma / player choice, and instead just offer the player: Free the slaves: Yes or No?

4. How do we reconcile the player being involved in such a massive illegal act?

Summary of what I'd like to see

- Through some contact in the Twin Lamps, the player is directed to de-escelate a situation involving slaves on one of the primary Dres plantations. Word is that some of the slaves are getting very rowdy, and might 'try something stupid'. Interestingly, the TL want you to discourage any potential uprising, and talk them out of 'doing something stupid' that will probably backfire, since they'd rather play it safe. The TL is gaining popularity, and they are more hopefully and optimistic that freedom can be achieved peacefully without unnecessary death.

This is the root of the dilemma

When the player investigates the slaves, he'll find that there are two main factions among them.

One group is rowdy and rebellious, lead a very charismatic and bold younger Argonian who is willing to fight if he can convince enough to join him, inspired by legendary tales of his homeland.

And another group who is opposed to rebellion. The main slave opposed to rebellion is the oldest and most respected of the slaves. His argument is that he has been there a very long time, and he's seen the 'times changing' for a long while, and believes that if they are patient and peaceful, the attitude towards slavery may keep changing in their favor, as he's already seen in his lifetime conditions improve compared to what he saw as a child, and is also optimistic that the Empire may assist them soon.

Additionally, he's seen several failed uprisings, which have always backfired miserably: after the uprising is crushed, the survivors and their families are punished ruthlessly, he doesn't want to see this again.

The quest from this point will be for the player to somehow convince the handful of slaves who are undecided who they agree with.

If the player discourages rebellion, the Twin Lamps will be happy and thank you for saving lives, and say that they can now get back to their work of helping rescue slaves in secrecy.

If the player encourages rebellion, it will fail and be crushed immediately. The rebels will have decided that it was better to give their lives in the name of freedom than to live as slaves. The loudest and most charismatic rebel, after a glorious speech about freedom, will suffer a particularly un-glamorous death being killed almost immediately.

Unfortunately, the surviving slaves will indeed be ruthlessly persecuted harder than before, as predicted by the older, wiser among them. The player will be left to wonder if this was indeed the right choice...

But the story doesn't end here

Unbeknownst to the player, a legend does start to brew around this event, and snowball out of control. Soon, slaves across Morrowind are whispering stories around campfires of the "Legendary Argonian slave, who was descended from a mythic shadowscale of old, who rose up, and singlehandedly vanquished a dozen or more guards, before declaring that he'd return and save the rest of his people"

Speaking to slaves in the future, the player will learn that the actual events have been a massive inspiration for groups of slaves everywhere, and further rebellions can be institigated in the name of the now martyred Argonian. Despite the fact that the real story will be almost nothing close to the story being told around campfires.

So for a pro-liberation player, freedom will come at a heavy cost, and pay-off later on. If Freedom was easy, everyone would have it.