Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-120.28.157.86-20140406014559/@comment-103.245.88.253-20170220090023

The "weak" stormcloaks with dragonborn is able to match the empire's legionnaire + whiterun's guard. Or put it in imperial's side, the "weak" stormcloaks attacks whiterun but the empire with addition of whiterun's guard needs the dovahkin to clean their mess. Looks to me its a evenly match army but the dovahkin is the one to decides who wins.

Whiterun doesnt backs the empire unless ulfric attacks. But he also wont support ulfric against the empire. ( This indirectly causes a blockade between the 2 army. )

The legionnaire have always been around, its a wonder how fast the stormcloak could master a rebellion to even challenge the empire and they did it. The nords must be really mad with the thalmors roaming in their land.