Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-101.103.30.52-20140219060142/@comment-32014963-20171226194704

Actually even the LDB has the possibility of raising a private army to go against the Thalmor. His personal ability makes him a force to be reckoned with, plus allowing him to get Dragons to fight for him via Main Quest and Dragonborn DLC

Dawnguard DLC, if he sides with the Vampires he'll have one of the most ancient Vampire clans in Skyrim at his disposal. If he side with Dawnguard he'll have access to Dwarven Crossbow tech and enchanted bolts.

Main Story + Hearthfire DLC gives you political influence in center of Skyrim. Mainstory you are Thane of Whiterun, you buy a house there. Not a big deal. Big deal is Hearthfire's 3 Homesteads. They are practically self-sufficient private property that ranges between 160 acres to 640 acres which is between 0.3 mile² to 1 mile²

A lot of things were not in the game including toilets. I think not being able to hire guards to protect your private homes, establishing trade routes are also the same thing. Not in the game but they can occur. If you establish trade routes, you're benefitting the Holds or Skyrim... you can easily justify hiring caravan guards or training your own caravan guards with people like the Companions (if LDB became the Harbringer)

This one will slowly escalate into a private army. If all Guild questlines were canon and LDB has a hand in them... you can have a very balanced army. Mages as healers, provide enchanted gear and defense against magical attacks, Guards trained by Companions, Thieves Guild to help you scout/pave a safe Trade route to use.