Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20170206173025/@comment-31436340-20170312072850

Blizzard1289 wrote: Good point. That represents a bigger issue with the Empire though, with all this growing corruption who's to say they'll even stop the Dominion?

If what you're saying is true the Elder Council is only motivated by power and greed. Which by extension means if that isn't being threatened by the Dominion's agenda they have no reason to turn their backs on them and wage war (which is a much greater risk to their overall position). Unless the Council is full of angry Talos-worshippers who are willing to put everything on the line to free Tamriel, I don't see an Empire lead by them bringing the Aldmeri Dominion's oppression away from the continent anytime soon.

Damn it, Bethesda! Just when I thought I knew which side I supported. :P If the Council is full of angry Talos-worshippers... they are no different from the Stormcloaks. I highly doubt the Aldmeri Dominion's end game is as simple as oppression.

I am no lore master nor wishes to be one but from all the simple signs that it was the grunts and supervisors at ground levels that kept on and on with their Elven Supremacy.

Going by a common ground between conflicting fans theories (because they are Stormcloaks and Imperial fanboys) that Ulfric willingly supported the Thalmor or Ulfric was no Thalmor's spy or the in-betweens, it just proved that the Thalmor was already preparing for another war, they may not have known even before the Great War ended.

Ancano's actions in College of Winterhold showing how they have many well-learnt individuals with multiple lifespans equivalent to each humans actively seeking out ways to give themselves an edge...

I find it hard to believe they just want to oppress.