Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-24075086-20150527020828

Ottoman Hold wrote: That is a point I somewhat forgot about. To add on, If the Stormcloaks continued to be dominant over the native elves if they won the war, then the elves in Skyrim may think "It would be better to join our own kind than to face this disgrace." Added to Thalmor agents stirring things up, the Stomrcloaks could face a second Civil War, which they, this time, may or may not win. Since the Stormcloaks lost many of their forces in the Civil War, and the native elves did not really participate in the war, there is a good chance that the elves may win, and the Aldmeri Dominion will most likely support the elves' side. Adding that in, the elves may take over. They will either join the Dominion or be dominated, since the Dominion's numbers and combat skills will prevail. Lets just say that racism could lead to downfall.

Problem is most elves that don't have their heads up their asses are treated fairly in pretty much all of Skyrim (even Windhelm as the non-refugees are treated like any other member of the community). There's also the fact that the elven population in Skyrim isn't nearly significant enough to win a war against the military of Skyrim. The empire is really corrupt, many of its nobles are in the Dominion's payroll. If the empire wins then the corruption will continue to grow and pretty soon there will be enough corrupt nobles to just hand over ALL the provinces over to the AD.

The corrupt empire WILL fall as it is mirroring Rome in its last days, anyone that denys this is just delusional.