Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-26801133-20150724101449

Yeah, the Forsworn rebellion has very little to do with the current Civil War. Maybe we should move further talk about the Forsworn to the right thread.

But as for Shigeru Thalmor Slayer’s statement about the Stormcloaks not being friendly to outsiders; when I first said " the Stormcloaks are really friendly to outsiders", I meant in comparison to the Forsworn. As for why they don’t buy from certain merchants like Adrianne or Arcadia in Whiterun, here is how I see it. Nords have always been a little distrustful of outsiders, even in the past, during Imperial control. But once they work and prove themselves reliable and useful, they will eventually gain their trust and even their respect. Most of the Stormcloak soldiers just arrived in Whiterun and don’t know any of the merchants who previously lived under Imperial control. Interestingly, even though the merchants complain about the Stormcloaks not buying their goods, when you attempt to talk to the Stormcloak guards in the city, they will still recommend others to check out those merchants. This could imply that the Stormcloak soldiers don’t really have anything against the merchants personally, just that they don’t feel comfortable doing business with them… yet. Also the whole thing about the Stormcloaks not doing business with anyone who isn’t a Nord is not entirely true.The Khajiit caravans mention that soldiers (both Imperial and Stormcloak) are their best customers. While agree the Stormcloaks aren’t the friendliest, they aren’t as unfriendly as people think.

Secondly not all the Dunmer or the other races of Windhelm feel that they are being completely mistreated. Certain figures like Niranye, Belyn Hlaalu, and Faryl Atheron understand the way Nords think and try their best to be a part of their society. Even one of the Argonians mentions that: “The Nords don't like anybody who's not a Nord, but they're not bad people, deep down." Sure, there will always be some ignorant Nords who will never come to accept them, but like Brunwulf said: "Most of us are happy to welcome newcomers."

I wish people would stop encapsulate the whole Stormcloak faction as being bigoted racists. That is just not true.