There's always the possibility that DLC could involve the Empire and Stormcloaks deciding that the Dragonborn's aid would give them enough of an edge to join forces and take the Thalmor down.

My main theory, though, is that they seem to be making a point of comparing the player's character to Tiber Septim throughout Skyrim and, if the Dragonborn is to follow in Septim's footsteps, they will lead to the formation of a new Empire.

Also note that Hammerfell, Elsweyr, and Black Marsh have all seceded from the Empire. (Along with the Summerset Isles and Valenwood, if you choose to count forming the Aldmeri Dominion as "secession".)

Combining these two things, TES6 will be able to say "the Septim Empire fragmented and several provinces seceded before it was reunited by the Dragonborn". By not stating whether Skyrim was one of the seceding provinces or not, they avoid any need to state any particular result of the Stormcloak rebellion.

I can think of a win win situation here, tip off the Thalmor as to the location of the blades HQ, then let them finish their quest of destroying the blades (why did they want to destroy the blades btw), then kill all the Thalmor.

As I see it, Stormcloaks are racist, Thalmor are racist, the Empire accepts all races (as far as I can tell). I do like the racist bits in the game though, gritty and realistic. But IRL I accept people for who they are, kinda like the Empire, as opposed to writing someone off on account of their skin.

Feel free to correct anything I got wrong, I enjoy learning about the gameworld, wish more games had this much depth to them.

I got a feeling they were both invaded by a great evil capable of destroying the world when they were both at their weakest now everyones in hiding then you get saved as a prisoner of the whatever they think of.


Yeah im drunk on coffee

Its all good you don't have to be racist to appreciate the flavor and depth it can bring a game world. I know players who are not racist yet enjoy playing their character as a racist this sort of forbidden fruit and the ability ti indulge without incident and once the game is off you are the same as you always were.

As for the civil war the north beat the south... it's in the history books