Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-26896471-20150827004516

I completely agree with S'Dalaar's last point here, that localisation, so to speak, is the key to defeating the Dominion. As I have previously mentioned, the main value of Skyrim to the Empire is its manpower. Half of this manpower would not fight for the Empire anyway, and the rest would fight far more effectively defending the passes of Skyrim than dressed up in Imperial armour in Cyrodil. Having considered Ferris' argument relating to Ulfric's approach to obtaining his demands, I have to say I'm in agreement. Ulfric could have chosen far better demonstrations of defiance. However, primarily for the above points, I still maintain that an independent Skyrim is the best for both parties, even if Ulfric could have achieved this more smoothly.