User blog comment:The Milkman/Life Lessons From Skyrim, Part II/@comment-5650829-20121204194733/@comment-1840877-20121215100430

Never mind being Thane -- you can defeat an evil dragon god, become Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold, leader of the Thieves' Guild, Listener for the Dark brotherhood... and the guards will still think you're just some nobody who fetches mead for the Companions.