Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-13446185-20130829032134

SajuukKhar wrote: Dovahsebrom wrote: Yah I found the terms of the WGC strange also. They sighned it at a point were the Dominion was losing the war, I mean I can understand the reason for trying to make a peace treaty with the Dominion as both of the empires were rather weak, but the treaty seemed 100% in Aldmeri favor. He should have never signed it. The Dominion was losing the war currently, but they would have won if the war continued.

Cyrodiil was destroyed, and supply lines were in ruins, while The Dominion's lands were untouched. The Empire could have either

A. Continue fighting as it was, and ultimately lose because it couldn't keep itself supplied.

B. Divert large numbers of their incredibly few remaining men to help rebuild, and then get destroyed by the Dominion's army who didn't need to divert any of its equally weak force to rebuilding.

There was no way The Empire could have won in a continued war against the AD, and both sides knew this.

The battle of the Red Ring was a Pyrrhic victory, Mede won back his nation, but his nation was unable to stand against the enemy because it was so broken. A.) Imperial armies are way quicker to build up then Aldmeri armies (which were almost entirely wiped out)

B.) Aldmeri morale is low while Imperial morale is high do to the change in the tide of the war.

C.) I definately find it hard to believe that all Imperial supply lines were cut off do to the fact that they didn't even make it more north than the Imperial city (and the Southern Coast of Hammerfell).

D.) If Hammerfell by itself could defeat the weakened Dominion then I can guarantee that the armies of Hammerfell, Cyrodiil, and untouched Skyrim and Highrock could still hold there own against the Aldmeri.