User blog comment:Fimmion/Why Skyrim was rigged from the start/@comment-4984498-20120701143041/@comment-1727531-20120702171826


 * The argonians were stopped after they took the south, once the dark elves regrouped. It was a surprise attack on a devastated area that alowed them to get that far. The reason they havent been destoryed completly is the empire can not attack them without upseting the balance between them and the dominion so the dunmer must do it themselves.


 * Elswyre would defend itself, however one province against legions of the empire would not last long ... no offense cat people but it would not stand... I do agree its a coincidence however that the moon disappeared and the high elves immedietly new how to fix it turning themselves to gods in the khajit eyes


 * Valenwood would not fight hard as they were forced into the dominion and many prefer the empire


 * Hammerfell - The war wasnt dragged out, they attack and took land then signed peace. Hammerfell said no you cant keep what you took, empire said fine, hammerfell left . Hammerfell then pushed out the rest of the elves ... no coincidence...


 * Skyrim - At war but do you think ulfric would not agree to a ceasefire if the empire said it was hitting the thalmor and offered him a chance to join


 * Cyrodill was hurt but a chance to hit a lightly defended summerset isles would never be passed up

In the end as i said the Thalmor are too few in number to risk overcommiting in hammerfell, as it would give the empire a chance to counter.... The thalmor lost many of the invading armies who hit the empire after it got on its feet. They both were hurt however there are less High elves than humans and even less thalmor. Humans also breed faster.

They are in a state of cold war - using proxies to fight (no doubt the thalmor are supporting the blackmarsh) instead of risking all out war. However this state will only exist as long as they both feel they will lose too much from an attack. If the thalmor over commit in hammerfell then the empire would no doubt hit the altemer homeland in the hopes of killing enough of the leading thalmor .... The thalmor are only able to do what they are doing because they were able to take over the goverment. If they are kicked out thier small number will mean they lose... also if the isles fall back ot the emprie elswyre and valenwood would follow