Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24267938-20130323172448/@comment-118.92.122.155-20160315083248

Guys, even better idea. Everyone seems to disregard a major powerhouse of a faction; the Dragons.

At the end of the Main Quest (assuming you didn't kill Paarthurnax, why would you do that?) Paarthurnax goes on to unify the dov, or at least teach them the "Way of the Voice". The dov also acknowledge the Dragonborn as a potential leader of their race alongside Paarthurnax. If the Dragonborn had any ambition, the Jarls of Skyrim would surely recognise the Dovahkiin's power, and elect them High King. Think about it, mortal Skyrim being ruled by the Dovahkiin and the Dov being ruled by Paarthurnax, at peace with each other and pretty much one state/province/whatever.

Then the Dragonborn would have an army of Nords and an army of dov to take the ruby throne. Whatever armies stood against them would crumble and flee in the face of the resurrected race of the dragons. The Empire would gladly accept someone as powerful as that, and then (finally) the Thalmor would be eradicated. Their lands would burn with a hellish dragonfire from the north, and they would finally fear the name of the Dragonborn.