Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20161103125247/@comment-993964-20161204131855

YinyangElementofduality wrote: Hmmm... that is strange. But whatever, then it doesn't matter if people say the Stormcloaks are weaker than the Imperials because they are weaker if you consider the maximum strength of the current Empire vs the maximum possible strength of the Stormcloaks. The Empire has self destructed by the time of the civil war. High Rock lost Wayrest to corsairs. The Empreror is assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood. It's canon that Cyrodiil lost Bravil and Cheydinhall, and many other cities according to Cicero and his journals and is implied that there is some sort of civil war going on in Cyrodiil too. The Imperial Legion in Skyrim is a fringe legion trying to occupy and tax a country that resents them, and will be denied reinforcements to maintain their rule. In all likelyhood, the Stormcloaks ending is either canon or the Imperial Legion stationed in Skyrim will have to depart to be conscripted to stabilize Cyrodiil, leaving the Stormcloak remnants, Forsworn, Thalmor agents if they are still around int the Imperial Legion victory ending, or the Thieves' Guild to take the vulnerable holds hostage in the Legions' absence. Every fact tells the Stormcloaks are better suited to defend Skyrim, and player agency can atleast give the player opportunity to show they are stronger than the Empire.