User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-173.66.36.26-20111220031316/@comment-173.184.68.192-20111221062305

A Stormcloak victory means that the Empire, the AD's rival, is weaker. The Empire was barley able to match the AD during the Great War. With Hammerfell and Skyrim gone the Empire won't stand a chance.