User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)" Refuted/@comment-14027812-20131229230809/@comment-14027812-20131230160657

Like dozens of people have already said earlier, the Dunmer have grudge against the barbaric men of the North. The Second Coucilor of Raven Rock speaks of Skyrim in an unfriendly tone, even though they were given Solstheim after the eruption. And the Nords happen to share the feeling, for their ideology is against all elves. This kind of relationship has ancient roots, as evidenced in the uneasy alliance between the two races during the events of Online. So yeah, simple as that. High Rock won't exchange the Empire for the Nords, i'm sorry, but that's just written in stone for me. I don't think they'd trade for saving their people, i don't even know if the Stormcloaks would accept High Rock wanting to trade, because of an earlier decline or just because of their pride.

Yeah, that's it. If you want to respond to these, go ahead, i don't know if i still have the resolve to continue.