User blog comment:Hippogriff12/The Scarcity of Racists in Skyrim/@comment-1726879-20120727160213/@comment-5135631-20120728131329

I am determined to portray him in a generally positive light, though I understand that, like the rest of us, he is only human (what I really mean is "mortal" not "human" because in Elder Scrolls all races have pros and cons and saying "only human" could be misinterpreted as pointing out flaws only humans have).

Ulfric might be seen as xenephobic, yes, and to an extent he is, but this is not necessarily a bad quality as it usually is for us; he is using his (arguable) xenephobia to try and reclaim some of the Nordic culture and government system that has been lost by the Empire, but once things are settled down, I am confident he will try to make things better for immigrants who deserve good treatment (i.e. the ones who contribute to his society).

I understand that the current nature of multiculturalism may seem negative on the surface, but there are only two genuine racists in the town (Rolff Stone-Fist and Argenor Once-Honored). Of course, these two should be punished and it is unfortunate that they have been allowed to get away with this, but one is a beggar and the other a drunk, whereas the majority of Windhelm's Nordic population and it's Argonian population and even a few of it's Dunmer, are hard working and decent folk, so these two people genuinely are bigots and thankfully no one really takes them seriously. I'm a Stormcloak, but I made it very clear I am disgusted by the behaviour of those two, but unfortunately, in the middle ages, even on Tamriel, racism isn't an official crime, though it should be, so these two escape justice.

Ulfric's family let immigrants into Windhelm off their own bat, and if the Dunmer really hate having a roof (admittedly rather stingy and narrow roofs) then they could always pack up and leave.