Say what you will about the Empire, but their methods of modernization, economic know-how, and focus on the rule of law and order bring stability to the chaotic and frigid Skyrim.
While it's true that Skyrim does have its High King, this position is easily contested by other Jarls, often making the seat of power in Skyrim a black hole of power struggles. As expected, this isn't great for the people and the economy. The Empire knows just how to quell the power-hungry Jarls and keep the Skyrim holds in check. They also bring in a healthy amount of trade and commerce. While the Empire's modernized policies are good, it's clear that General Tullius or most anyone in the Imperial Legion that isn't a Nord themselves has, at best, a very poor grasp on Nord culture and tradition, making their presence and authority feel alien and invasive.
To most of the Imperials, Nords are brash barbarians. Ulfric Stormcloak, being Nord royalty himself, understands well how to preserve the valued customs of Skryim, thus retaining their cultural identity. The Empire, on the other hand, would gladly forgo these values if it makes assimilation and day-to-day business easier.
Here's the key problem with the Nords' ways — they're quite xenophobic. Ulfric Stormcloak himself is the flagbearer of this bandwagon, giving another, much darker layer of context to the "Skyrim belongs to the Nords" line, as they do truly mean the Nords and the Nords alone. The Empire, however, is not that prejudiced against other races so long as they keep the gold flowing and abide by the Empire's rule.
They even accept Nords into the Imperial Legion during the conflict, and perhaps more impressively, Orcs — a famously ostracized and shunned race. Based on their characteristics, the Imperial Legion and the Empire might sound a bit standard and consequentially boring. Their quests certainly aren't the most engaging aspect of the game. By comparison, although they share quite a bit of overlap, the Nord-themed storylines of the Stormcloak quests are a saving grace of the faction.
They simply feel more meaningful and epic. That's because the Stormcloaks have less military might and very much have guerrilla tactics vibe to their role in the conflict. Even their recruitment is more thematic, and their characters are more memorable or intimidating. Since the Empire and the Imperials pride themselves on being an organized bunch, they're pretty fair when it comes to rewards and career advancement. An Empire without Talos?
The damned Empire is weak, the Mede-Empire is weak. If only there were more Septims in Tamriel, they would not let the Thalmor come with their "peace treaty".
And the only comments thats close to racism is these lines, heard from the Hold Guards "What do you want, little elf? Go back to Morrowind! Ulfric or Galmar doesn't care what race you are, they only care if you fight for Skyrim's freedom, and that's a fight I would gladly fight. If you played morrowind you know how rasist the dunmer are in general.
Also the Dominion kill 9 out 10 of their children, so they would reproduce slower than the nords, Also an alliance with Orsimer, Redguards, argoninans, dunmer, bretons, imperials, and khajiit would kick Alter ass.
The Altmer killing 9 out of every 10 of their children is from the Pocket Guide to the Empire which is known to be propagandist BS. Explore Wikis Community Central.
You should join the Rebels, because in the beginning you were not on the death list and the Imperials wanted to cut your head off along with the others anyway. So, kill all the Imperials. How do you square Ulfric's murder of the prior king? The beauty of the choices in Skyrim is that they are difficult. All factions have their heroes, their cause, their good deeds, their hidden agenda, and their skeletons in the closet. You can hardly judge a large organization by the actions of a single, rather low-ranking person.
Also, if you side with the guard, the Stormcloaks attack you unprovoked shortly after that. They're no better. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Additionally, there's one more chance to switch sides during the civil war: During The Jagged Crown , bringing the crown to the opposing side's leader will let you turncoat and join the other side. Improve this answer. Sorry to question-on-question, but where do you pick up the Imperial quest chain if you followed Ralof?
Then, that will show up as a quest option just like the Stormcloaks quest. If you want to jump ahead of this, go to Solitude and speak with General Tullius. More details here: uesp. Ben Ben 2 2 bronze badges.
That tells me that I probably did something against the Thalmor, and the most convenient way of getting rid of me was taking me to some godforsaken part of the world currently in political turmoil and ending my life quietly without causing a huge stir, also a great way to get rid of an usurping king with dragon powers before he could amass a formidable army. Honestly, I think canon is meant for the player to side with the Stormcloaks and push the Imperials out, because I believe the next Elder Scrolls game is going to be about a prisoner suffering under the evil elves, starting a revolution somewhere in the Dominion, after their brutal takeover of Tamriel all thanks to the Stormcloak rebellion, which allowed them to capture Skyrim.
That seems very Bethesda. Last edited by diaskeaus ; 7 Dec, pm. After I did my playthrough , I never played the game for the story; always had the "Life another Live" mod running. Which one is better? Can't say; I let them both kill each other; I'm staying away from fights and use my bow Andromalius View Profile View Posts.
It just seems right that if you were to side with anyone it would be the Empire. Whiskers View Profile View Posts. Talmor hate the nords and would love to see i go independent to further fracture the empire. Thus empire. Originally posted by Caelistas :.
0コメント