Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-72.74.78.209-20141019230536/@comment-24349111-20141115200956

Harold Burned-Mane wrote:

Pelinal Whitestrake wrote: How's a already thin stretched rebellion group supposed to be able to defeat the alliance which almost completely destroyed the Mede Empire...? Was that a question for me?

Also if they win they'd no longer be a thinly stretched rebel group, which managed to defeat a whole Imperial Legion mind you, they'd have the resources of all of Skyrim at their disposal. Not to mention they could potentially ally with 3 different provinces, and since Cyrodiil would most likely be fighting against the Dominion as well that would make a total of 5 provinces vs. the Dominion, instead of the 3 (possible 4, counting Hammerfell) the Empire could pull off.

In its current state the Empire is not going to win. Tamriel's chances are better off without the Empire. It was actually supposed to be a question for the Anon above me.

Skyrim under leadership of Ulfric entering alliances with (possibly) Hammerfell and other provinces is very likely, but he was alluding to Skyrim under his leadership being able to defeat the Thalmor alone.

And unless the LDB would suddenly come with a legion of over 9000 dragons at his disposal and help Ulfric, I doubt that would be possible.