Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150928140042/@comment-26801133-20151005195317

DeletedContent wrote: Besides, unlike the Thalmor, the Empire actually care about the citizens of Skyrim (for the most part) Woah, are you serious? The Legion are supposed to be the protectors of the Empire. But what are they doing in Skyrim? Are they fighting off bandits? Protecting the citizens of threats? Help fending off the dragons that plague Skyrim? On the contrary, Tullius admits that he is totally fine with dragons destroying Skyrim, so long as the rebellion is quenched and Empire regains control of it. And I remember in Korvanjund, right before you meet with Galmar, if you talk to one of the Legionnaires posted outside, they will threaten to kill you for no reason. Which is highly unusual for an "officer of the law". So no. The Imperial Legion is not the same as it used to be in the past and, right now, is no better than the Stormcloaks. They are both equally good/bad.

DeletedContent wrote: Yeah, for now. Remember, we are only seeing Skyrim as either an Imperial state, or in its early state of independence, long before any drastic changes can be made. Seeing as how heavily they follow their tradition (which is likely anti-magic, or at least distrust of magic), magic may very well be outright BANNED at some point in time within Skyrim, or at least be heavily frowned upon. The college may very well be forced to either disband or relocate to somewhere in Tamriel outside of Skyrim. Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? Nords have a general distrust of magic, but nothing so big that they will outlaw it entirely. Also, Ulfric doesn't even care about magic being in Skyrim or not. And neither does any Stormcloak aligned Jarl, with Korir being the slight exception. However, in Korir's case, he just wants to ban the College, not all magic from Skyrim. And the College will most likely stay intact no matter whichever side wins. Even if Korir complains about it all the time, he doesn't have the influence or military force to remove the College from Winterhold. And he won't have it for a long time. In fact, I dont think either Korir or Kraldar will even be alive when Winterhold is being restored to its fullest.