User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-1600847-20121031011532/@comment-1600847-20121101153128

@Thedoucheinthenorth, the dossier Misk Wisk talked about in the Thalmor Embassy doesn't refer to the Thalmor helping Ulfric escape Helgen, it refers to the Great War when Ulfric was fighting in the Legion. The Thalmor captured him, but released him in the hopes he might become an agent for them. Which, according to the dossier, he did become their agent, for a short time. It suggests that the Thalmor were actually behind the Markarth Incident, but Ulfric stopped working for them shortly after. You should read that file, it's called Thalmor Dossier: Ulfric Stormcloak.