Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-120.28.157.86-20140406014559/@comment-26893431-20170219113148

60.53.61.158 wrote: Hammerfell is nearest to the thalmor, skyrim is way north. The thalmor have to fight through the empire. Empire victory doesnt mean they can beat yhe thalmor as the thalmor were given free reign across the skyrim and empire to "capture and kill talos worshippers."

No, the empire needs the dragonborn to win. They have advantage early in the war (empire legionnaire) but since alduin ruined the excecution the stormcloaks have been gaining strength. Where the dragonborn stands in whiterun decides the fate of skyrim. No they don't, they can sail around. And the Thalmor themselves state that an Imperial Victory would harm their overall position in Skyrim, because the only reason why they are in Skyrim is because there's an open rebellion fighting to worship Talos. They aren't given free reign.

Nope, it does not. The Stormcloaks are getting massacred by the Imperials, a proper Imperial army is assembling at Pale Pass, Whiterun will join the Empire, everything points to an Imperial victory.