Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150319182007/@comment-80.216.201.79-20170909205616

BretonPaladin wrote: Except those 500 had the power of the Voice, didn't mistrust the use of magic, their armor weren't based on leather and fur rags and basic iron and steel sticks, and they managed to genocide the Falmer and steal their lands for being a military-experienced people against a nation with no culture of war, against farmers, merchants, scholars, women, elder and children...

The AD is not the Falmer, they have A LOT of warfare and magical experience, and High Tier weaponry (mostly based on Glass) it isn't a wonder they beated the whole Empire into submission. If the Empire can't beat the AD with very well trained legionnaries what makes you think a bunch of axe throwing pelt wearing skeever eating alcoholic barbarians have any chance against them?

And like I said, considering Skyrim's current situation they wouldn't even manage to stand against High Rock Knights, Chevaliers and Battlemages... if the secession happens to be canon I wouldn't be surprised if HR reconquers The Reach. All true, Jurgen the coward and the greybeards have lots to answer for as far as that goes.

Falmer paid the price for trying to wipe out Men but failing.

They deserve nothing but scorn.

Reading up on them ie Rising threat books et al, it's hype misdirection and fear.

Plus the odd or not so odd for Medes Dominion loyals within the imperial forces to explain the AD's successes