Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24402683-20131012015855/@comment-25047024-20140603114044

75.75.80.173 wrote: Ironically, it seems that the fact that the Thalmor has some of the best tacticians and wizards is severely underestimated.

Why would the Thalmor just go into Black Marsh without having at least basic intelligence?

They would probably decide to not burn it down, but FREEZE Black Marsh with an army of Frost Artronachs and summoned beasts. They have ways.

They would know at least something of the terrain & probably would use Khajiit as scouts. What might interest them could be rumors of a Great Tower, some mystical Hist, & the resources. I doubt that freezing it down could actually work. The Hist "live" in Black Marsh... not even actual gods, such as Vivec, know what the hell they are and what their goal is. They're extremely powerful, and I doubt that the Thalmor have any kind of interest in a swamp.

Also, Khajiit could never survive in the inner swamps of Black Marsh.