Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-109.108.7.9-20150406094840/@comment-174.212.14.198-20180612155547

I don’t think they are afraid of them as they are, but def afraid of their potential. The greybeards have power as they are highly respected and revered as legend. There are only 4 but most don’t know that. Even our hero discovers it once he/she arrives at high hrothgar. The Thalmor crave power and dominion over all and if they end at odds with the greybeards, it may sway some favor of those that would follow them. It’s a very political move for the Thalmor to work as if the greybeards don’t exist and just left them alone. They wouldn’t gain favor as the greybeards create alliances based on the greater good, not the good of one race over another.