Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-109.108.7.9-20150406094840/@comment-26893431-20170227153827

Purrington wrote: This talk of "A mere whisper could rip someone apart" is highly exaggerated. When the Greybeards do speak to the Dragonborn, such as when they greet them post-initiation, and the initation itself, it merely causes the ground to shake. It's not like they're going to topple entire armies by causing the earth to rumble.

There is no doubting the power of the Greybeards, however to claim that they can decimate military forces such the Imperial Legion or the Aldmeri Dominion is just the sheerest folly. Gameplay =/= lore.