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One race to rule them all?

  • Grubbi
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    July 10, 2013 8:38 PM EDT

    In your opinion, which race has the best chances of conquering all of Tamriel?

    This means no alliances and no truces! Each races starts only with its own province. no race significantly outnumbers any of the others. 

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 8:41 PM EDT

    You say that no race significantly outnumbers the others, but wouldn't how face a race bred be a part of that race? The numbers aren't even for every race. 

    But, I say Nord, because they almost did it back in the day. They don't like other races anyway. Plus they got the voice. 

  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 8:47 PM EDT
    I'm going with Imperials. Why? Because they've done it...multiple times. They're not the most physically imposing or most skilled warriors, but they're more disciplined than nearly any other army. They don't have the low breeding rate of the Altmer to slow them down. And they're easily the most skilled at diplomacy (incredibly important).

    @Shor~ Only one Nord outside the Greybeards knows how to shout (might be forgetting someone). Any race can shout, there are rumors of the Mane being able to and the Ebony Warrior is a Redguard.
  • Zuper
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    July 10, 2013 8:48 PM EDT
    The high elves, they won the Great War 30 years back, why would they loose next time?
  • Lozhar
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    July 10, 2013 8:50 PM EDT
    The races of akavir too?
  • Mr.
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    July 10, 2013 8:54 PM EDT

    Also, since the Imperial College of the Voice is apparently closed in Skyrim, and considering the Greybeards refuse to teach The Voice with military purposes, it would take quite a time to someone get access to the art, and even more time to teach it to other people.

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:02 PM EDT

    The Ebony warrior is an anomaly, and a mane wouldn't have know-how as to shout. Nords can be taught the voice. Its in their culture.

    You can't use diplomacy, he said no alliances and no truces. 

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:03 PM EDT

    Voice aside, the Nords are devastating in war.

  • Mr.
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    July 10, 2013 9:07 PM EDT

    Put them against some Redguards and we'll have a fair combat.

    And maybe, some Redoran veteran warriors... Hm, not sure, but they'd give a good fight.

  • Lozhar
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    July 10, 2013 9:09 PM EDT
    The Tang Mo.
    The Ka'po tun started war against the Tang Mo = Tang Mo Wins
    The Tsaesci started war against the Tang Mo=Tang Mo Wins
    The Kamal started war against the Tang Mo=Tang Mo Wins
  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:11 PM EDT

    Just take the coast of hammerfell and leave the dessert to the alakri. The redoran are few, and the notes breed like rabitts

  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 9:11 PM EDT
    You can prove the Mane can't 'shout'? Even though they worship Kynareth (the person who taught the Nords to shout). Okay, then do so.

    Shouting isn't just a language anyone can be taught, it takes years to learn and the Greybeards don't just accept students willy-nilly.

    Wrong, you very much can use diplomacy. Treaties and the like involve diplomacy.
  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 9:13 PM EDT
    I believe they're like the Argonians in that light. They're great at defending, but I'm assuming they aren't as skilled at attacking (this is obviously an assumption, but we have very little info on them and they haven't conquered anything as far as we know).
  • Mr.
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    July 10, 2013 9:16 PM EDT

    Nord Navy VS Redguard Navy.

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:19 PM EDT

    Dude, how they gonna use the navy with no coast line? The nords came from atmora, so they know how to use a navy

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:20 PM EDT

    You can't prove that he can so the point is void or moot or whatever. 

    And he said no truces, or alliances which are treaties

  • Mr.
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    July 10, 2013 9:24 PM EDT

    Going for this line of thought, I can argue that the Redguards came from Yokuda.

  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:28 PM EDT

    I'm not saying they can't drive a boat, just that your tone was condescending to the north men. If not, my bad. 

    A war between the redguards and the notes would be bloody for both sides

  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 9:30 PM EDT
    "...there are rumors of the Mane being able to (shout)..." Critical reading 10/10.

    I meant something more to surrendering. Because if there are no surrenders, then no one will win and Tamriel will experience a monumental drop in population (everyone would end up killing each other). No, there will be some form of diplomacy (mainly surrenders).
  • Lozhar
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    July 10, 2013 9:30 PM EDT
    And if the bosmers call the wild hunt?
    I know the bosmers will die too,but and the other races? the wild hunt is that powerful? (i know little about this)
  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 9:32 PM EDT
    The other races should be able to outsmart the Hunters sooner or later. Trap them in some way and make them eat each other. But yeah, it would be a huge problem.
  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:35 PM EDT

    OK ya caught me. I half pay attention to the cats. The mane can't even move by himself, so what good is he gonna do. And its probably more like the Nord's battle cry since the dudes a lion...

    If the Nords did to the world what they did to the snow elves, population is not an issue.

  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
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    July 10, 2013 9:48 PM EDT
    Agreed, he isn't gonna be an issue directly (it'd be like sending the pope into battle), though he is an inspiring figure for the Khajiits.

    I doubt any race (Tamrielic, Yokudan, Atmoran, Akaviri, Pyandonea, etc) could do that to all of Tamriel, the Empire was successful thanks to diplomacy and careful planning. Trying to commit mass genocide on everyone, well they'd be spread way too thin and would almost solely being fighting on someone else's home turf.
  • Deleted Member
     
    July 10, 2013 9:51 PM EDT

    Dragons. Their home turf is the air

  • Grubbi
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    July 10, 2013 9:58 PM EDT

    They would be brought down by sheer weight of numbers by the other races. I doubt a dragon could take down a whole regiment of the imperial legion.