User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/The Empire vs Stormcloaks, the most likely answer/@comment-9062114-20140611211441/@comment-12599067-20140616195326

@Zip: Given that the Altmer made up most of the army that put the White-Gold Concordat into play, as well as captured and tortured him, it's hard not to assume that he doesn't have some hatred for the Altmer. He and Galmar don't seem to receive Altmer recuits for the Stormcloaks that well either, even if it's just because they're suspicious.

@Canuck: Adrianne tells you that Eorlund's steel is legendary, as stated earlier, but they aren't affilated as far as I know.

"Dunmer of Skyrim" is written by an angry fellow in response to a book that seems to state the glory of Nords over other races, a "Nord Power" book, if you will. It's also written by an obvious Dunmer supremacist, so I think what he says should be taken with a grain of salt.

He says it sometime after you turn in the ring, I believe. Under the assumption that he for some reason won't use that dialogue (either through my mistake that he doesn't outright state it or he just won't use that dialogue for some reason), the suddenly increase in his prices could be accounted as something to try and compensate for raised taxes. Niranye is a fence who associates with thieves. Sadri doesn't know her sources and assumes that they're honest sourves rather than thieves. Might I also add that he's trying to find new associates because he's having to scrape the bottom of the barrel, and needs more people to trade with, unlike people like the blacksmiths (whose names I can't remember), who apparently don't need people more associates because they've got enough in Windhelm.

I've yet to see/hear Brunwulf say anything to Ulfric. I spent about an hour or so tailing Brunwulf as you said and didn't see anything.

Are you saying that just because one Khajiit caravan, likely amongst countless Nord merchants or travelers, got killed due to a giant and someone put up a note means that it was investigated for the Khajiit only?

Ever wondered why Ralis Sedarys, despite having people who will obviously pay some serious coin for curious artifacts, needs your funding to aid him in trying to excavate Kolbjorn Barrow? Surely his employers, who probably are much more wealthy than Brunwulf, could send him funds? Just because folks such as Ralis' employers or Brunwulf have money doesn't mean they want to spend it on people who may or may not be mediocre mercenaries. Given that the Dragonborn is, well, a dragonslayer, I would imagine that Brunwulf would want to hire someone strong such as the LDB to clear it out instead of spending money on people who probably aren't worth his money. And just because he wants to save money does not make him greedy, by the way. That bit about Darkwater Crossing is purely speculation, by the way, there's nothing to support it.

He has Dunmer living and running buisinesses in Windhelm, but that doesn't mean he likes them. While Ulfric cannot be outright racist against the elves because that would send the credibility of his cause plummeting, it's hard not to get the notion that he doesn't really like the elves living in Windhelm.

If we're going onto propaganda, then I'd like to point out that saying Ulfric isn't racist and that "the Empire is Dead, imperials are faithless dogs who bend knee to the thalmor and that Ulfric Stormcloak is the True High king of Skyrim" (taken straight from an earlier post of yours) is certainly some propaganda, huh? Let's see... the Empire is still economically alive and kicking in Cyrodiil, at least... Talos really isn't worth worshipping and the Thalmor have a right to be angry, given that Talos wrecked their home with the Numidium... and Ulfric is certainly not a proper High King, given the current state of the "great city" that he rules.

Even if it is propaganda, at least it's true propaganda. Ulfric is oppressing the Dunmer, whether or not you accept the notion, as shown by his ignorance of their pleas and yet raising their taxes, which they do have to pay, at Viola's request. Do you honestly think that's not even slightly racist?