Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150928140042/@comment-26801133-20151007083841

Draevan13 wrote: I know something we can talk about: the Thalmor Dossier that claims Ulfric used to be a Thalmor agent, and that the Thalmor orchestrated the Markarth Incident with Ulfric to incite the Stormcloak Rebellion to weaken the Empire. That's always juicy topic. I think what they mean by asset is that Ulfric, by causing the Civil War, is helping the Thalmor further their goals while distracting the Empire, even though he isn't doing it for them directly. When they say "contact was established", I think they meant that they found a way to monitor Ulfric's moves(most likely through espionage). Probably thats how the Thalmor found out about the Markarth Incident and maybe even planned to use it for their advantage. Ulfric remains an "asset" to the Thalmor as long as he keeps distracting the Empire with war. If peace, by either side, is established in Skyrim, the Thalmor's plans will be ruined. That is the real key of the Civil War. Peace, not which side who wins.