Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726204600/@comment-112.198.77.164-20130828080313

I think he IS possibly mentally unstable since he was captured during the Great War then severely tortured right? If you read his dossier found in the Thalmor Embassy, you can see how he is an "asset" to the Thalmor during the Civil War. And he really only cares about one thing: Ulfric. He just keeps muttering and blathering about bringing peace & independence to Skyrim & all that, but it's just simply a smoke-screen to incite people against the Empire, all for just his lust for the Throne.

Also, did you ever talk to Legate Rikke about Ulfric? She said he turned into a Self-serving Ego-Maniac. But this was only AFTER "The Markarth Incident". No offense to all Stormcloak lovers, just an opinion.

P.S. "Free Will is an Illusion." - Hermaeus Mora