Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150319182007/@comment-32014963-20180319173607

I'm not a Stormcloak fan. I believe the best chance is for all Provinces to band together hence I side with Empire. But when looking at things further... when the Empire was the closest thing to one singular unit, they lost to the Aldmeri Dominion. Then in an unbiased view, a now broken up Empire stands an even less chance.

If the Dragonborn? The Dragonborn shouldn't be factored in. First: Dragons can only be truly killed by the Dragonborn. Each one are like an unkillable quasi-god as per Skyrim's lore.

Do not turn away from the cold hard truth. The Thalmor IS as smart as you fear. They are winning. They may not have every battle, i.e: At Hammerfell and Battle of Red Ring, they have the overall win and they continue to have. It is not bollocks, without the Forgotten Hero, the Aldmeri Dominion would've won and the Imperial Schoolboy mages couldn't done sh*t to stop them. It is not a claim, it is a fact based on what has happened which led to this point.

There are many ways a smaller force can cripple a bigger one. 1 example: Bigger force needs larger food stores, burn it down or poison it. A larger force also means it is more difficutl to prevent spread of contagious disease. Assassinate a military doctor and/or take down as much as 1/10th of the medicinal supplies. Then let them have a contagious plague. A larger force needs larger grounds to stand on and to function at fighting strength. F**k them over with tactics that even a "smart" general can't fix with tactics.

Plus the Aldmeri Dominion can always try to make another Culling and without another Forgotten Hero or LDB has vanished... the Empire at its current status even if it wins the Civil War, it would've exhausted some of its resources (all facets). Face an endless army of Daedra? Nah, chances are literal zero.

So yes, the Aldmeri Dominion may not have every single battle, but they are winning overall. Hence, in an unbiased point of view, Empire is screwed no matter what.