User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/The Empire vs Stormcloaks, the most likely answer/@comment-24728100-20140613040954/@comment-24728100-20140613223902

You do know  Michael Kirkbride never worked on anything lore related beyond Oblivion, which was when he stoped working for Bethesda, soem of his lore was used for the pogresion of the series, but he had no further insight in the events than you or I. It is true he continues to write fan fictions and work on various entries for wiki's (much of it being subjects he had wrote himself when he worked on Morrowind and Oblivion) but that isn't instant credebility on things he has no influence or control over.

You say you are after truth? well, do you know what the total losses the empire suffered in the great war was? by imperial record it was 3 legions, the dominion lost nearly all it's forces... and the idea of them having more than they used and lost in the war doesn't make a lick of sense from any tactical viewpoint, for if they had feilded equal or greater Numbers of Troops they would have crushed the empire while suffering minimal casualties. is their a good reason the dominion itself wanted to suffer severe casualties?

What about the proposed alliance of hammerfell and Skyrim? we know from in game Ulfric is trying to build alliances with other nations, why would he reject the redguards? also, the way Highrock has shut out all cooperation with the empire, isn't it likely they have once again banded together with the Redguards like they did when the sacked orsinium so many times before finally destroying it?... my money's on it.

I feel i'm using sound logical reasoning, but i welcome counter points, for after all, we discuss this for the same goal, the truth -'J