The general populace of Valenwood won't suffer the Dominion for long. The only reason that Valenwood is a part of the Dominion is because of how they overthrew it by putting staunch supports of high elf superiority into power. If Mede had done something similar with Skyrim, it would be plausible.Įmily Shackleton Posts: 3535 Joined: Sun 12:36 am

I've proposed that as a possibility before. Rather than on the crumbling superstructure of an empire that doesn't exist anymore and is just appealing to nostalgia and 'you'll do it because I told you so' paternalism.Īs for those who think Nords are too stupid to combat the Thalmor, the empire got caught with its pants around its ankles and now they're trying to beat the Thalmor at their own game rather than take the simple lesson from the Great War and Hammerfell that when you stand and fight, the Thalmor lose. I think you're doing both Cyrodiil and Skyrim a favor by teaching them to work together with free allies who respect each other's interests (because they have to) and align freely against a common enemy. The same players will be on the field, it's just a matter of how you organize them. Well, even in the Third, as the OC showed. Expecting the empire to save you is a losing proposition in the 4th Era. And the fact that the empire can't hold on to even Skyrim nowadays is indicative of how weak it is. Only because the empire has entrenched itself in Skyrim's strongest and richest holds. Doing the same thing over again expecting a different result is the definition of. There's a rot and corruption at the top which pulled defeat out of the jaws of victory.

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