Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-3539474-20130910213054/@comment-17114085-20130918140728

ABosmerVampLord wrote: if i were the Thalmor, I would go with the following plan:

First, the invasion of high rock. The only imperial province defending that area is skyrim, and that's if Ulfric wasn't sucessful in his rebellion. Back in the Imperial city, one of the reasons the AD were defeated was because they were SERIOUSLY outflanked: Hammerfell from the west, Skyrim from the north and the Legion basically everywhere. However, an invasion force in high rock won't be so easily flanked.

When the Bretons and Imperials (and possibly Nords) mustered enough force and sent them confront the AD, the Thalmor will attack southern Cyrodill from Elyswer. Bam. From here, the Imperials will be at a dilemma; if they brush off the thalmor in high rock, Cyrodiil is in trouble, and without Hammerfell this time, they will have a MUCH harder time recapturing the Imperial City, should it be captured. If they try to support Cyrodil, they lose high rock, and the AD just got a huge lump of land and a land border to Skyrim.

However, there are a few ways this plan might not work. For example, the bretons are resistant to magic, which is the Altmer's preferred type of combat, so for an effective assault, they need to send either bosmer or khajiit. Also, this plan relies on the assumption that Hammerfell will stay on the defensive. If they decide to attack the Thalmor in High Rock, the AD forces are as good as dead. I see a few problems with that theory, to get to high rock the AD would need to pass by Hammerfell, not a good idea since it has anti-naval defences and they hate the AD. I doubt the nords would let the AD get so close to their borders they would logically send reinforcements to help drive the AD out (if they make it to High Rock).

I have another crazy theory in my head, hear me out, Dragons. Yeah Dragons, Odaviing atleast stays alive(i left Parthunax alive, so he'll become the new Dragon leader), all dragonborns are against the Thalmor so their dragon allies would be also. I think this is a big game changer, if this theory comes to fruition then the AD are screwed.