Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-97.81.240.58-20130603234626/@comment-5253355-20131119082621

StealthBlade98 wrote:

Also to what i meant by tamriel, the thalmor treaty was to outlaw the worship of talos BUT that shouldn't have extended past tamriel. Which means they have no right or jurisdiction to go to hammerfell, skyrim...etc and demand people to stop worshiping talos. It's complete lunacy that they think they can do this stuff, and like Dovahsebrom stated there's nothing in the treaty that suggest they are supposed enforce this on everyone. I think I know where the problem is now. Tamriel is the continent where Skyrim, Black Marsh etc. are located. And I assume you meant the Summerset Isels, correct?

About the White-Gold Concordat:

Titus Mede II did make a good decision, in my opinion. I doubt he would have agreed to such a thing, if it not was of utmost necessity. Humans reproduce MUCH faster than Elves, and apparantly he deemed the unfavorable terms to the peace necessary. In a generation or two, even if Skyrim has declared independance, they might would've had the upper hand, since like #217 said; "While Skyrim seceding does not really mean there will be no Nord soldiers fighting in the 2nd Great War".

The Empire also never beat the Aldmeri Dominion. Had the Empire beaten them, the situation would not had been like this.

Dovahsebrom wrote:

The White-Gold Concordat was not a white-peace it was a surrender, they gave into the demands the Thalmor had intially created at the beginning of the war. If the empire was just going to surrender anywase why even lead a counter attack.

Telling the outcome of a war between the Aldmeri Dominion and the Empire before it even starts is difficult, considering both factions were quite equal in power. They gave it a shot, but couldn't withstand the invasion. The Empire still didn't know how many troops the AD had left on the Summerset Isles, which also might be a factor to the peace treaty.