Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-109.92.245.62-20131121212935/@comment-17114085-20140406215521

This is from my Truth about Ulfric Stormcloak blog:


 * It says he is a dormant asset, though uncooperative. This means he isn't helping them directly(if the Civil War lasts and is very bloody then that would help the Thalmor) of his own free will. One possibility is during his capture in the Great War the Thalmor may have inplanted something in his mind, making him a sleeper agent, this would still make him act not of his own free will. Another is he was blackmailed( he still thought the info he gave them after his torture was crucial in the capture of the Imperial City) into helping them before the Markarth Incident.
 * "After the war contact was established", i can think of one possibility, the Thalmor themselfs contacted Ulfric and blackmailed him into helping them up until the Markarth Incident(though not the only possibility its the most probable one).
 * "The so-called Markarth Incident was particularly valuable from the point of view of our strategic goals in Skyrim" This obviously refers to the fact that the Incident caused Ulfric to hate the Legion and caused a divide between the nords, Stormcloaks or Empire.
 * "although it resulted in Ulfric becoming generally uncooperative to direct contact." This could mean he found out the info he gave up after torture was not responsible for the capture of the Imperial City( this fits more with the blackmail scenario). Since it wasn't the Thalmor who imprisoned Ulfric and his militiamen after the Incident( it was the Legion) it wouldn't make sense for Ulfric to became uncooperative with the Thalmor because of the Incident unless my theory above is right.
 * "Direct contact remains a possibility (under extreme circumstances)", this means the Thalmor aren't supposed to interfere in the Civil War so as to not cause the nords to unite against them. This quote backs my claim up "As long as the civil war proceeds in its current indecisive fashion, we should remain hands-off". The Thalmor want a long bloody war so as to even the Human's numbers with the Dominions (which are smaller, as elves reproduce/grow slower). "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" "A Stormcloak victory is also to be avoided, however, so even indirect aid to the Stormcloaks must be carefully managed" see the Thalmor want a long bloody war, they don't want any side to win, they want a divided Skyrim, a divided Empire.