Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-187.67.34.210-20150409235958

CatapractofOrder wrote: Ottoman Hold wrote: Snip

 Then why do they say they don't want the Stormcloaks or the Empire to win?

Because the longer the conflict lasts, more men and resources both forces will use and when they cannot fight any longer, the Thalmor will divide and conquer Skyrim. In Mass Effect 3 a Turian general used this strategy to defeat two factions that were fighting against each other and I'm almost sure a Thalmor general would use this same strategy.