Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-85.74.137.231-20130605091958/@comment-3573184-20130818221633

80.216.214.210 wrote: 1. And how is it false when it's what you are saying? 2. Your'e saying they would definetely win in an continued conflict but that they then for no reason choose to make sure the empire got time to rearm? 1. Because it isn't what I am saying. 2. They chose to accept the Empire's surrender so that they could not only resupply themselves, to make thier chances of winning even greater, but so that they could destabilize all the races of men further, to make them even easier targets.

It's far easier to pick the races of men off one by one, nation by nation, by splitting them up via things like the Skyrim Civil War, and the Hammerfell incident, rather then having to take Cyrodiil and then Skyrim and Hammerfell when all the races of men are united and willing to back each other up should any one of them fall.

1. Have you seen any Thalmor? They advertise their goals from like miles away. They view continued mortal existence as an aberration, that makes it clear they want i over with as soon as possible. Except absolutely none of them make mention of anything dealing with existence, and/or hating it. You are projecting an out-of-game text, whose canonistity is dubious at best, onto the actions of the in-game Thalmor.

Since when did Tiber Septim fight Thalmor? Since he used the Numididium to crush the first Aldmeri dominion and found the third empire?

A Yeah, that's why the Dominion is currently holding Cyrodiil, right? B Except you know, FIGHTING FOR FIVE YEARS OVER IT an undertaking one simply do not take unless one was really really stupid. C I do agree that the AD de fact owns the empire thereby making it a lost cause. A. Lets see.... supposed complete control of Cyordiil's government and operations....... sounds like de-facto rulership to me. B. The Redguards fought for 5 years over it. The Thalmor did not. C. Well, Skyrim has shown that, despite the AD's supposed rulership, The Empire has been largely negating their authority for years.

Before Ulfric started trouble, people still prayed to Talos often, and no Thalmor hitsquads came to drag them off, and even with the AD calling on the WGC to enforce "authority" in Skyrim, they have been marginalized to a "embassy" in the middle of nowhere, and their agents in places like Markarth have been stalled and halted by the Jarls at almost every step.