Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-28142695-20160712153804/@comment-1600847-20160723223337

Stark of Winterfell wrote: Draevan13 wrote: I can imagine something like this being the ending to the Civil War:

"When the Aldmeri Dominion invaded Cyrodiil in the Second Great War, the White Gold Concordat was rendered null and void. The ban on Talos worship was lifted, and any remaining Thalmor Justiciars present in the Empire were hunted down and killed. With the ban on Talos worship lifted and the Imperial Legions heading south to fight the Dominion, Ulfric saw no reason to continue the rebellion. 

He sent an offer to the new Emperor (whoever replaces Mede II): in exchange for Stormcloak-controlled eastern Skyrim re-integrating peacefully with the Empire, ''Ulfric asked to be crowned High King of Skyrim, for taxes to be lowered for the province after the Second Great War concluded, and for Skyrim to be allowed to raise and maintain a provincial army which would answer only to the High King. With a pressing need for all able-bodied soldiers, Stormcloak and Legionnaire alike, in Cyrodiil, the Emperor agreed to Ulfric's terms.''

Thus the Skyrim Civil War ended, and Ulfric led his forces south side-by-side with Tullius and the Skyrim Legions, to join the other Legions massing to face the approaching Dominion armies in southern Cyrodiil." True enough; Bethesda seems to hate choosing between player choices.

Or the new Emperor will attack the Dominion first and Ulfric will join in.