Conclusion: My Decision in Detail


All comments are taken from The Skyrim Blog

I can see the merits of both sides, and I can understand the reasoning of each, but which side would I take? Remember, The Skyrim Blog is a site that is very much defined by the personas that the members of the site take on. My persona is a Dunmer—a dark elf from Morrowind, a desolate land covered in ash. When asked which side of the war I favor, I always answer that I would support neither side. I am one of the nineteen percent that would not favor either side of the war.
“Given that the Empire abandoned Morrowind during the Oblivion Crisis, I can’t ever see myself siding with the Empire.” I completely agree with this comment from Tyler. On two separate occasions, the Oblivion Crisis and the eruption of the Red Mountain, the Empire did not offer the Dunmer aid when they needed it. The Dunmer people had no one but themselves to rely on. The Empire simply was not there.
House Redoran led the relief efforts after the Red Year. Consider this excerpt from the lore book "The Red Year" in Skyrim (quoting Dunmer Deros Dran of Mournhold): “Relief efforts began almost a month after the mountain erupted. It was actually a directive that came from the House Redoran councilor that was living in Mournhold at the time.”
Similarly, “The Empire earned the hatred of the Dunmer by pulling Imperial forces out of Morrowind during the crisis in order to better protect Cyrodiil.” (From UESP) The Empire abandoned my people in order to protect themselves.
And the Stormcloaks are even worse then the Empire. Racists, the lot of them. “When the Red Mountain burned, you could scarcely breathe in Morrowind. So we came west. Windhelm is the first city on that road, and here we are. If we had known the Nords would be so unwelcoming, we may have kept walking." Ambarys Rendar, a Dunmer character in Skyrim, says plainly that the Nords are unwelcoming, but it is far worse than that. Several people in Windhelm, Ulfric's city, are openly racist towards my people. For example Rolff Stone-Fist, brother of Ulfric's right-hand-man Galmar, says “You come here where you're not wanted, you eat our food, you pollute our city with your stink and you refuse to help the Stormcloaks."
Suvaris Atheron puts it nicely: "Some of these Nords will come up with any excuse to despise us. And it isn't just the dark elves they hate – they make a target of the Argonians as well. In fact, just about anyone who isn't a Nord is fair game for their bullying." And Malthyr Enthil echoes: “Ulfric and his Stormcloaks made no secret of their disdain for the Dark Elves. In fact, they didn't seem to care much for anyone who wasn't a Nord.”
I will not take a side in this fight. It is not my fight. It is a human matter, and I have received no love—not even a courtesy—from the humans, so I will not give them any back. 
I agree with Suvaris. “It is not our fight.”

A parting gift for the Empire and the Stormcloaks, straight from the Dunmer: 
Take your Civil War and shove it.



4 comments:

  1. Really it depends on which House your Dunmer's clan supports depends on their allegiance. Redoran and Hlaalu are pretty much Stormcloak vs Imperials since Redoran's pretty much Nord in all but race while Hlaalu's cooperation with the Imperials since the events of Morrowind had led to their loss of status as a Great House. It makes sense for them to see that the Imperials reclaim skyrim so they have a place to eventually strike back into Morrowind. House Dres will also be staunch allies of the Stormcloaks, seeing little love for the Empire and the cold climate is perfect for them to hide in. Indoril also would champion the Stormcloak cause

    For Telvanni though there is as many reasons to side with the Stormcloaks as to side with the Imperials. If they cooperate with the Stormcloaks they will be able to use it to put the Argonians and Khajit in their place as they have constantly enslaved them. But the Imperials are at least more tolerant towards magic than the Stormcloaks who have been perscuting the mages at Winterhold

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    1. I can't believe I forgot to mention what his Great House was.
      His last name is Sarethi; he is of House Redoran.

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  2. But to give you a layman

    Redoran: Neutral, would ally with Imperials for Torygg had offered Solstheim to Redoran and shares many traits of a Nord from honor, appreaciation of the ways of the warrior and following their traditional gods, . They also have mutual respect with the Legion and Imperial culture, although not the same extent. So someone from Solstheim may feel inclined to be Imperial and someone from Blacklight would side with the Stormcloak cause

    Hlaalu: Imperial Allies, first and foremost

    Telvanni: Ally with Imperials to be left alone at Winterhold since the Stormcloaks constantly bitch about magic from Winterhold

    Dres and Indoril: Anti Imperials, would side with Stormcloaks to weaken Imperial Power

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