i am asking my self if the almeri dominion get to the board of black marsh they will continue? because i don´t think they will pass the diseases, traps of argonians underwater and other dangerous. what is your opnion about this? i want to know
i am asking my self if the almeri dominion get to the board of black marsh they will continue? because i don´t think they will pass the diseases, traps of argonians underwater and other dangerous. what is your opnion about this? i want to know
Perhaps they could. After all, the Dominion is well known for having an incredibely powerful military force. I really have no clue.
Dapoculos13 wrote: Perhaps they could. After all, the Dominion is well known for having an incredibely powerful military force. I really have no clue.
Actually the Aldmeri Dominion's armies are still severely weakened from The Great War. Due to Elves slow reproduction cycle it takes awhile. Do not be fooled, the Dominion is not a big threat for it's armies, it's a threat because of it's ideas and ambitions :P
Surely they could recieve reinforcements from the Khajiit and Bosmer, no?
Now? No, they would be strecthed too thin to take on Black Marsh. If they beat and conquered the Empire and waited about 50 years or so for internal strife to wittle down and build up a large, massive army, Yeah they would totally crush Black Marsh, there is no doubt about that
JillKill87 wrote: Now? No, they would be strecthed too thin to take on Black Marsh. If they beat and conquered the Empire and waited about 50 years or so for internal strife to wittle down and build up a large, massive army, Yeah they would totally crush Black Marsh, there is no doubt about that
And how exactly would they do that? The inner swamps in Black Marsh are super hard to get into to if one is not an Argonian. Freaking Tiber Septim nor the Daedra could even do it, how do a couple of snooty Elves get in???
I agree with the above post. While the Aldmeri Dominion could certainly take the outer borders of Black Marsh, taking the interior of the swamps would be next to impossible. Even the likes of Tiber Septim himself knew better than to send his men on a suicide mission that was doomed for failure. I know it may sound like I'm exxagerating with what I'm about to say, but I don't even think the Numidium could conquer Black Marsh.
If Mehrunes Dagon led the charge and took care of the rest of the provinces first, he would have utterly crushed the Argonians, no question there, they were sent into a bloodlust by the Hist but its impossible that they could keep that up forever, eventually, if martin was killed in this hypothetical, the Daedra would have won, its not like Tamriel would be enslaved save black marsh lol. If you have the entire planet taken one providence won't hold up.
And a couple of Snooty elves? you mean an Elven army that man handled the Imperials, Hammerfall and sacked the Captial before BARELY being defeated and is made up of the most powerful magic using race on Tamriel as well as having the Best Archers at their backs? They can probly do quite a bit of damage
Also the Thalmor (or maybe it was just rogue mages) once caused almost a whole generation of Argonians to be disconnected from the Hist, if they did it before they could do it again. Thing is, with Tiber, he didn't go to that length to conquer them, Its possible he was stretched too thin, I mean he didn't even conquer Morrowind but won it over via treaties, its possible he saw how pointless it was to take an inner swamp, Tiber was reasonable. However the Thalmor are not, as judging by the above, the Thalmor wouldn't put genocide off the table. Im sure if they really wanted inner Argonia, they would have no problem killing off majority of the Argonians with a magically crafted virus that effects only Argonians or something like that, to take it...
I think, however, they would probly settle for the outlying regions though, like the Legion did tbh.
JillKill87 wrote:
If Mehrunes Dagon led the charge and took care of the rest of the provinces first, he would have utterly crushed the Argonians, no question there, they were sent into a bloodlust by the Hist but its impossible that they could keep...
The Bosmer and the Khajiit don't fight for the Dominion, so that is wrong, second of all you've leaving out how the Empire and Hammerfell (as well as Skyrim and High Rock) retaliated and nearly wiped out all of their armies, causing them to a stand-still which they are still weakened by to this day. That is why they need the Empire to do their bidding for them, because without that the Dominion is just small army and snooty elves. You're also forgetting Hammerfell single-handedly held them off. Case closed.
I have no doubt the Dominion could conquer the outer fringes of Black Marsh just as Tiber Septim did. But what would they want with the inner swamps, even if they could conquer them (which is highly unlikely)? Only thing there is swamps, diseases-ridden insects, and venemous/dangerous animals. There's nothing of value, which is why Black Marsh's inner swamps have never been conquered. Ever.
Imagine moving an army through that. Disease and venemous creatures/plants all around you. There are no roads, and you're constantly wet. Weapons and armor begin to rust. And at all times, all around you in the water, an entire army of Argonians could be just beneath the surface, breathing underwater. You can be attacked at any second, and the natives can then dive back under and be gone in a flash.
It's also a logistical nightmare to hold the swamps, even the outer fringes. There are no roads, they need to be built, and even when they are they need to be replaced every few years because they sink into the marshes over time.