User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks" refuted (part 1)/@comment-24210732-20131204210454/@comment-24.44.231.128-20131207030611

Either way, it has never been proven. So you can't say they will.

Skyrim is not really a province known for fire. Skyrim is mostly a snowy tundra so the nords probably will stick to frost magic and won't be familiar to fire magic. And the Nords will be going to the Summerset Isles with ships so the Altmer will be attacking them with fire on land (This is confirmed in the end of the Stormcloak quest line where Galmar says that the Stormcloaks will raid Alinor). And just because they crossed the sea of ghosts doesn't mean they are good with ship battles. That just means that they have experience in sailing.

Yes, the Altmer probably lost a lot after the Great War but that was only all the forces in Cyrodill that attacked the Imperial City. There were still some in other provinces such as Hammerfell and Alinor. And that was 30 years ago so they probably recovered (As I said, they don't reproduce that much slower then humans). And what makes you think the Stormcloaks haven't been weakened by the Civil War? The Summerset Isles is in a good position as it is surrounded by water and troops wouldn't be spread thinner during battle. The Stormcloaks only defeated one legion of Imperials. The Dominion defeated a bunch of legions. So keep that in mind. And it's still possible the Khajiit and Bosmer could help them.