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At the outset of the Civil War questline, the province is essentially split in half by the two factions, with Skyrim's city of Whiterun bearing the only neutrality. In order to join the Imperial Legion, players have to travel to Solitude in order to seek out General Tullius, leader of the Empire's forces in Skyrim. Related: Skyrim Civil War: What Happens If You Choose The Stormcloaks This is a particular point of motivation for Ulfric Stormcloack, leader of the rebellion and hopeful High King of Skyrim, though many other figures sympathetic to his cause are primarily interested in Skyrim simply becoming an independent nation. A treaty to end the Great War, known as the White-Gold Concordat, included a concession to the Aldmeri Dominion outlawing the worship of Talos throughout the Empire. The Great War was a conflict between the Empire of Cyrodiil and the Aldmeri Dominion for influence across Tamriel. The Skyrim Civil War is largely a consequence of the Great War which took place prior to the events of the game. Shortly after the beginning of the game, the player has the option of choosing either side, joining the Imperial Legion leading to crushing the Stormcloak rebellion and solidifying Skyrim as a subordinate province in the Empire. The Imperial Legion is looking to keep Skyrim within the fold of the Empire of Cyrodiil, while the rebellious Stormcloaks are seeking national autonomy and liberation from laws restricting religious worship.
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Why was the game so pro Stormcloak at the beginning if it was going to make them a bunch of racist pricks? Was I right to join the Imperials, or is there more to the Stormcloaks that I'm missing? Keep in mind, the only Elder Scrolls game I've played is Skyrim, so I'm only going off the lore from that game.In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, players find themselves in the midst of a civil war for the eponymous province. Ulfric himself was a great orator, and I'd be lying if I said his dialogue wasn't great, but he himself is racist to you if you play as anything but a Nord, and asks why your kind would want to join the Stormcloaks. The citizens happily confess they want the dark elves and Argonians dead, to have them fight to the death in pits. The Argonians have to live in a segregated camp down by the docks. Everyone is treating dark elves like shit here, but at least they're letting them live in the city.
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Casually talking to a Stormcloak guy in Winterhold led me down a rabbit hole of him talking about getting rid of every single elf in Skyrim, and how if I wasn't a Stormcloak I'd better leave or he'll kick my ass. So I made up my mind, I was going to join the Stormcloaks when I got around to doing the Civil War questline.īut then I actually talked to people in the Stormcloaks, and explored Stormcloak aligned cities and areas, and it only took a moment for me to realize: these guys suck! For context, I'm playing as a female Khajit archer, and let's just say they're not especially nice to me, or any of the other non-humans. When you talk to Jarl Balgruuf (AKA the only Jarl I ever actually gave a shit about) about it at the beginning of the game, he's unsure and points out that both sides have a point. The game very clearly wants you to side with the Stormcloaks at the beginning: you start off talking with a cool, chill stormcloak guy, the imperials all look like evil assholes, they were going to cut off your head basically for the lols, it's easier to find the stormcloak guy to escape with than the imperial guy, etc. The one exception though, the thing that has me scratching my head, is the Civil War questline.
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The music is amazing, the world is beautiful and fun to explore, and when you actually take time to read the books and listen to the dialogue (something I definitely didn't do when I played it at my friend's house all those years ago) it's generally pretty interesting. I've started playing Skyrim again for the first time since I was 13, and I was kinda surprised at how much I'm enjoying it.