Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24977478-20150324195004/@comment-24632237-20150419050938

76.26.182.211 wrote: balgruufs kids are like that because of melphala... ebony blade, remember? Anonymouse is right, the Ebony Blade and Mephala are the cause of his children's personalities. Originally, they were going to kill Jarl Balgruff during the quest, but this was cut early.

Now, back on topic, the most inspiring, and thus, best Jarl is Brunwulf. He manages to turn Windhelm around, removing a majority of the racism, as well as now looking out for all citizens of his hold, instead of Ulfric's views of Nord superiority.