Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150319182007/@comment-32014963-20180325064532

Remember during the Falmer and Atmoran conflict, the Ahzidal who had learned all forms of Elven Magic helped the Atmorans.

Information about the situation in the Provinces of Aldmeri Dominion stops after they left the Empire and join AD. The only canon information left is what they show outside AD. The destruction of the Aldmeri army in Cyrodiil and their retreat from Hammerfell only shows 2 fights in which the Dominion lost. No one can confirm the exact conditions in the AD provinces without using opinionated assumptions.

You also assume the civil war will end and the Stormcloaks will happily rejoin the Empire if another war broke out with the Aldmeri Dominion. Wrong. Very very very wrong. If anything, that cannot be more opinionated head canon. No one can tell what will happen in that scenario.

You cannot be anymore wrong in assuming the Empire can retake control of Skyrim, since the Thalmor Dossier stated vaguely they will go as far as providing aid to either side should the Civil War show signs of leaning in one side's favor. They are vague and doesn't tell the kind of aid but it is certain that the Civil War is a puppet show and the Thalmor are the Puppeteer

You cannot be more wrong in assuming if the Empire were to actually win the Civil War, it will have the time to recover or thinking money can seemingly make everything problem go away instantly. That is wrong and pure head canon. This is two sides fighting a war. Both are not this stupid.

As for treatment of Bosmers and Khajiit by Thalmor overlords, provide source that are indisputable facts. But there are none. Plus in the game, scale is not reliable since the scale of Skyrim is not accurate. Meeting 1 Bosmer Assassin in the game doesn't mean anything. It can be the Thalmor hiring that single Bosmer from some Assassin or Thieves' Guild or an agent from some Secret Aldmeri Government Agency. No one can tell.

Your "Canon" information about the Aldmeri Dominion Provinces conditions are all what they show. Not the actual conditions inside, all those things you say about their conditions inside, how AD only has 3 Provinces in name. I can also say the Empire only has 2 Provinces and 5 Holds in Name too. In name the Empire has 2 Provinces 5 holds. In name AD has 3 Provinces. Say say say. That's all people can do. Confirmation? You have no right.

You say only. Nobody can confirm

There are also things like "Never believe what people show you because they always leave a hand concealed" when in reality they usually leave a few thousand more hands behind and this wise crack is also leaving a hand... All these assumptions?

I am not buying it.

They are not decided by you. They are decided by the writers selected by Bethesda to continue the Lore.

As facts holds, the canon lore of things set in stone is up till beginning of Skyrim and they have not shown the actual depths of the Aldmeri Provinces nor the waves in them.