Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24587225-20150902024621/@comment-26801133-20151017081333

Draevan13 wrote: It sounds like the Thalmor were planning to stop Ulfric's execution:

"As long as the  civil war  proceeds in its current indecisive fashion, we should remain hands-off.  The incident at  Helgen  is an example where an exception had to be made - obviously Ulfric's death would have dramatically increased the chance of an  Imperial  victory and thus harmed our overall position in Skyrim." Thing is, I do believe the Thalmor were planning to stop Ulfric's execution. There are unused pieces of dialogue that supports this:

"General Tullius, stop! By the authority of the Thalmor, I'm taking custody of these prisoners."

"Your Emperor will hear of this. By the terms of the White-Gold Concordat, I operate with full Imperial authority!"

"You're making a terrible mistake!"

However, since the developers cut the dialogue from the game, it means that the idea of the Thalmor "helping" the Stormcloaks is also cut. And if the developers removed that part of the game, they must have had their reasons to do so. That part in the Dossier which says that the Thalmor might possibly interfere is most likely a remnant of an old concept that is no longer relevant(after all, we never see any hint of the Thalmor aid the Stormcloaks in game). In the end, as long as peace is achieved in Skyrim, it matters very little or not at all which side wins.