Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-1600847-20150831160901

Blademaster Jauffre wrote: I said being part of it, if you're part of a war you fight.

Take for example the UN, if Egypt and Tunis went to war and the UN said You two stop that and make a treaty Does that mean they participated in the war? No. Again, I didn't say participate in the fighting. I said involved  in the Civil War.

"You  can't complete the Main Quest without getting 'involved' in the Skyrim Civil War." Participating in the fighting and being involved are two seperate things.