User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-124.187.0.229-20111218023756/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111218212219

They knew the info they tortured from Ulfric was useless, they did becuace non-altmer suffering is sweet music to them.

The altmer are not undefeatable, humans Nords in particular have crushed their empires before. All that is needed is a new Ysgramor, ie Dovahkiin.