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Loki
I don't have a direct answer, but I do know that if you try to deliver the Axe before dealing with the dragon at the Whiterun Watchtower, you'll be told to deal with it first.
I've never had any issues with the Civil War quests, save for getting Gelmar (whatever his name is) to talk to you about the mission at hand.... There were times I'd tried waiting, traveling, sleeping, attacking and then calming everyone... That's just one of those things you have to come back to later on, and hopefully, he'll give you the dialogue option.
As to your second question, I don't think he could have. The cooldown on rip-body-apart shouts must be massive. I'm guessing, at least, four times as long as storm call shouts-- w/ Talos blessing & amulet.
Right. Well I have dealt with the dragon at the Watchtower - and gotten Lydia and become Thane and all that fun stuff. What I am worried about mostly is the part in the main quest where you have to convince the Jarl to let you capture Odahviing in Dragonsreach. If it's not Jarl Balgruuf but a Jarl placed there from the Civil War, does it make that part impossible to complete? I'm not sure, so I'm holding back for the moment until I know.
As for Ulfric - you have a certain point there. lol
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