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The Second Great War

    • 24 posts
    May 31, 2015 8:22 PM EDT
    It has been heavily implied by high ranking individuals of the Thalmor and Imperial Legion that there are plans for a Second Great War. So, how do you think the Second Great War will begin and how will it play out?
  • Tom
    • 624 posts
    May 31, 2015 10:11 PM EDT

    I feel like this is impossible to determine without knowing how the events of Skyrim turn out.

    You'll have a very different result if the Emperor is assassinated and the Stormcloaks win, than the opposite. Or even if Ulfric and the Emperor are both killed, but the Empire retains Skyrim. Or if the Emperor lives and the Legion is successful in Skyrim.

    What does the Last Dragonborn do? That's equally important.

    The political map is hinged upon Skyrim. High Rock, Hammerfall, Morrowind, and Cyrodiil are all affected by the events there. If Skyrim secedes, High Rock is stranded geographically from Cyrodiil. Hammerfall might form an alliance with Ulfric's Skyrim. High Rock might be less politically aligned to the Empire than we think and decide to have independence too. Morrowind is vulnerable at the moment. What would a Stormcloak victory mean for the Great Houses? Would Cyrodiil push for closer relations? How would Ulfric handle relations with Morrowind?

    Does the Dominion want to eradicate the Empire? Why? If it crumbles beneath itself, isn't that their goal? Do they really want to conquer Tamriel? We haven't seen that behavior so far.

    Too many unknowns.