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[Lachdonin]

I spelled it wrong, it's Isle of Balfiera. It's the large island (actually 1 large and 6 small) in the Iliac Bay. http://images.uesp.n...p-Iliac_Bay.jpg

 

Its also home to the Adamantine Tower...

 

Anyway, they've managed to hold it for at least 150 years, despite being deep within and surrounded by Imperial territory, likely due to the Alinor Navy. Their ships are faster and stronger than any other fleet, and they may still have the Sunbirds...

[Benrahir]

I swear, if I had the ability, I'd do a questmod about choosing a 3rd option in the Civil War questline: brokering a peace between the Empire and the Stormcloaks, then both groups kicking the ass out of the Thalmor (beginning with destroying their embassy, then silencing them and their spies so Skyrim would become a silent territory for them). Having in mind their mutual hate for them, you could think "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" could be relatively easy applied there.

 

Besides, Tullius was sent to Skyrim to "solve the situation there", without being given any specifics (AFAIK). And brokering a peace is a solution as good as any other, so technically he wouldn't be contradicting orders.

 

By now my next character (well, a remake of my favourite one) will be more like 75% Stormcloak, but still neutral in the fight. Fortunately, being an outcast from Soltsheim and somewhat individualistic (althought proud of being a Nord), it kinda fits him.

[MidbossVyers]

I spelled it wrong, it's Isle of Balfiera. It's the large island (actually 1 large and 6 small) in the Iliac Bay. http://images.uesp.n...p-Iliac_Bay.jpg

 

Its also home to the Adamantine Tower...

 

Anyway, they've managed to hold it for at least 150 years, despite being deep within and surrounded by Imperial territory, likely due to the Alinor Navy. Their ships are faster and stronger than any other fleet, and they may still have the Sunbirds...

Could you link to the article that says the Dominion owns the island because this is the first that I've heard of it?  Also, are you referring to the island formation wedged in the gulf between High Rock and Hammerfell?  Again, I'm not quite sure about the scale of the map, but it looks like that the Dominion army would need to go into the gulf, resupply, and then come out of the gulf via a round trip, all the while being wary of at least Hammerfell, if not High Rock, attacking them from the coast or raiding the island.  I'm not saying that it's an impossible journey, but I am saying that it won't be an easy one.  If Hammerfell is serious about fighting the Dominion, eventually, regardless of their relationship with Skyrim, and they saw a Dominion outpost so close to home, strategically, they'd want to take it, or at the very least, make sure that it can't be used against them, given that it is even closer to the Hammerfell mainland than Stros M'Kai.

Edited by MidbossVyers, Yesterday, 05:02 PM.

[Lachdonin]

The Wiki and the UESP do not state anything to the effect, which I have pointed out several times to mods on both... But Lord of Souls specifically references the Empire backed resistance on Baldiera alongside thesimilar body in Valenwood, a Skyrim splash says the Dominion has been engaged in ethnic cleansing on the isnald, and when asked about it MK has stated "It's always belonged to the high elves." The answer I keep getting from mods on the UESP is that "Until we see it in game, we can't be sure" as if other sources are irrelevant...

We also know that the Dominion has held this territory for about 150 years before the Great War, despite a near continuous attempt to dislodge them. Of course, the island is a veritable fortress, and was the last outpost of Clan Drenni, which no one ever actually managed to capture...

Any who, my point is that the Alinor Navy already has an established outpost well within enemy territory. From this they could strike at either northern Hammerfell or Highrock, or supply to cut around the cape and strike at Skyrim. They also have easy access to the Western Reach, and with it the ability to supply the Foresworn if nessessary. This, coupled with the fact that the Alinor Navy is faster than any other nations, and was almost entirely untouched by the Great War.

We know that Skyrim has been hit from the North before, and from.much further afield, and we know the Alinor Navy has been able to maintain a hold on a very important island, deep within enemy territory, for more than a century, which bespokes it's power.

[MidbossVyers]

Yeah, it's hard for me to follow up on that, if I cannot see the source information.  Also, would the Forsworn accept Thalmor help and vice versa?  Now, I'm no master of strategy, but even if Balfiera Island is an impenetrable turtle shell, a turtle can still die if it's starved.  Neither Hammerfell or High Rock have thought to blockade or at least partially blockade the Illiac Bay?  Neither have secret dealings with the Thalmor not to do so, correct?