Whether you were running away or not, you have more experience with dragons than these men who have never seen one. You have seen what it is capable of. Furthermore, Farengar holds an important position in the hold that would not be easy to fill. There are plenty of inexperienced mages out there, but you need an experienced person to fill the position of Court Wizard. They aren't goin g to send him out to get roasted by a Dragon. Let me put it this way, do we send our Generals or Commander in Chief out to the frontlines? No, they are too important.
The problem with this is that Farengar is not a General nor a commander in chief. Hes just a court wizard that was put there to protect his hold. Wouldn't it be better if Balgruuf allowed the more experienced fighters to deal with the dragon then just let the town guards handle it? Sure he sent his house carl, but Farengar could've help in the fight as well using his magic.
I've never heard anyone in -game complain about Balgruuf unlike the other Jarls including Ulfric, hell you're the first person outside the game i've seen complain about him, so I'm going to go ahead and say he is a good leader based on that and what we know.
Nobody in the game knew about the Daedric prince in Dawnstar that was giving them countless of nightmares. The only one who truly knew was a male Dunmer who converted himself to Mara after worshiping Vaermina for some time. He knew that up in that hill lays a Deadric artifact that was affecting Dawnstars people, and thus wanted to send it back to the Oblivion.
Balgruuf doesn't have to worry about the Dark Brotherhood killing him because it would be his own son thats being influenced by because already he gave us hints that Farengar wont be missed if you kill him for the key.
No they don't. First of all judging individuals based on the actions of a race/group is racism, and there is no place for racism in my eyes. Second of all most of what you said is untrue. The High elves do not want to turn men into Thralls. The Thalmor do, and the Thalmor are a single political group within the Aldemeri Dominion. They don't represent a majority. Furthermore, the wood elves did not join willingly, Valenwood was taken by the Thalmor, and the Dark Elves aren't even part of the equation. No idea where you got that part from. And yes, we all know the Dark Elves used to enslave
Argonians. That was a few centuries ago. It doesn't justify any anti-Dark Elf actions in Skyrim's time frame. Do you really need me to bring in the whole USA/Slavery/Racism example into it?
What do you mean that the Thalmor doesn't want to turn men into Thralls? They do too. They want to dominate man kind, and be the rightful rulers of Tamriel. They've already turned the Empire into thralls by signing a treaty that clearly favors them by banning the worship of Talos. Look how it broke relationships among man.
Can't blame anyone but Ulfric for what Ulfric did.
I can also blame Igmund for High treason and conspiracy to commit mass murder against the reachman for his selfish reason of wanting to be in charge again
You can't base an argument on evidence that doesn't exist. Can you show me evidence they were using them as human shields? A book? A character? Anything? No? Then you can't use it to support an argument. On the other hand there are books and characters that tell you about the terrible things Ulfric did in Markarth.
So it's ok to use 1 book as a key weapon to call Ulfric Stormcloak a mass murderer of the innocence? I've played Skyrim for sometime and I don't remember reading any other book or listening to a NPC about the accusation of Ulfric killing children or the elderly. When speaking with characters (Mostly from the cindah mine) they reference a race, not Ulfric himself.
Anyways, using a "human shield" in battle of swords and spears is highly implausible.
How do you know? How do you know that the reachman didn't use children as human shields? Their culture is bizarre. They have ceremony where they tear the hearts out of their own people, and turn them into the undead soldiers.
To that respects their just like Mola ram from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Lets not forget how they kidnapped a little girl, Fjotra , from a village and was going to do the unexplainable things to her in a blood room.
Look at it this way, Balgruuf can choose to send a rather difficult to replace Court Wizard, who may not even be that skilled in the Destruction school, since after all Farengar seems to be more of an intellectual than a fighter, or he can send some random, as far as he knows completely unimportant person to fight a dragon, even if their only experience with dragons is running away they at least would know enough on what the dragon is capable enough where as Farengar knows naught about dragons.
According to uesp Farengar's primary Skills are
Destruction,
Restoration with Alteration and Conjuration. Hes known to cast firebolts
Skyrimestruction Spells - UESPWiki and fighting with a Dragon
Skyrimragon - UESPWiki would've been beneficial for an easy and quick death (I play on master so I take more damage). Since he also practices restoration it would've been great if he can heal people with his healing powers. As far as him being more intellectual than a fighter... thats all true but mages uses their intelligence as a weapon rather than picking up a sword.
Ebony Blade is hidden with in Dragonsreach to keep it away from people so that it cannot be used by the wrong person, as is written in the book sitting RIGHT BESIDE IT.
As you can see Ebony Blade was locked up to keep it safe since it couldn't be destroyed.
Right but instead of keeping it away from people why not simply request a priest of Mara to come and dispose of it? If it couldn't be destroyed then send it back to the Oblivion. Don't you agree with me on that? It can be done and it's lore, according to the incident in Dawnstar.
It is also stated by multiple people that Torygg would likely have declared independence from the Empire if Ulfric requested him to do so, but rather than ask that of Torygg before killing him he just out right killed him and started a war.
I find it bullplops. If Torygg truly wanted independence, and actually favored Ulfric more than the Empire he should've done something about it. Instead Ulfric coming to him he should've came to Ulfric . Independence from the Empire wasn't truly what Torygg wanted in heart other wise he would've done something about it.
As for the topic of Nords Arise, ever hear of propaganda? Chances are Ulfric himself commissioned the book to gain support. Every recruitment war in history had some form of propaganda involved, after all propaganda=recruits.
You can't prove that it was Ulfric himself that commissioned the book. You're just assuming that it was him. You have no evidence backing up that claim. Besides Ulfric is already getting a lot of support, and it's not caused by propaganda either.
First of all lets take a look at the evidence against Ulfric, as well as that for Ulfric from the main source of the the assault on Markarth by Ulfric Stormcloak. To do this I will bold supporting evidence to those against Ulfric, and underline that which supports Ulfric.
While much of this is directed against Ulfric, I know your main argument is that Igmund is worse Jarl than Ulfric (which is a nice defence for your side of the argument by the way, redirecting things away from the main issue when you know you are defeated and have little grounds to stand on. A clever debating tactic, but is no more than a smoke screen in actuality.). In reality, Ulfric stormcloak is no better than Igmund in this matter, yes Igmund sent Ulfric to reclaim his hold, but it is Ulfric who agreed to do so. It is Ulfric who committed war crimes, it was Igmund who left Ulfric to his own devices to allow this, yes, but it is Ulfric who decided to do so. Ulfric could've taken the city and fortify it and kept it under a peaceful, if military ruled, state of government until Igmund and the Empire had arrived to ensure a long term peace. Even if Igmund told Ulfric to do what he did, Ulfric could've said no. At the end of the day, it's not the man who plots the harm of another that is the most evil, it's the man who carries out the action without guilt or remorse who is the worse of the two.
Ulfric agreed only because Igmund promised him and his nord people free worship of Talos that he knew he couldn't do in return. If you're that desperate for freedom you would do anything in your power obtain it.
Supposed living conditions? When there is solid proof of something, it's not just supposed and more, it's a fact. Let us take a look at the definition of supposed, shall we?
Supposed, v.
- Assume that something is the case on the basis of evidence or probability but without proof or certain knowledge.
- Used to make a reluctant or hesitant admission.
We have many examples of proof of the Dunmer living conditions are no longer supposed, they are fact. Yes some Dunmer are allowed to run businesses and the like, but that doesn't change the fact that the only place they are allowed to live in Eastmarch is in the Grey Quarter of Windhelm, which is segregation by race, which is racism.
Now sure they could try and move, in the middle of a civil war, on bandit filled roads, in a harsh environment. Sure of course they could just get on the next bus, oh wait they can't. Moving like you suggest is incredibly dangerous, nearly to the point of being a death sentence. It's even a danger to people like the Dragonborn, so I guess you should rethink that idea.
:takes a deep breath in and then out: I believe we've already discussed this before. I will repeat what I previously said.. theirs empty forts throughout skyrim there that the dark elves of windhelm can call home if their seriously tired of their living conditons, and how their being treated. You cannot get rid of racism because it's part of life. Yes it's dangerous out there in the wilderness, but you must fight and keep your territory from getting invaded by bandits and warlocks or you wand up like Stalleo and losing your fort, Treva's Watch, to bandits. All but 1 orc strongholds are doing just fine.
Have you ever seen those old cities that have multiple districts that are ringed in such away that there are layers of walls? The reason that is, is actually very obvious, when the city is too crowded people begin to live outside the walls, then they build a wall to protect those people. People living further in the city tend to be more protected by the multiple layers of walls, and so the rich tend to buy up property in those districts. What is there to stop Brunwulf from doing this? He simply needs to build a wall around the city, then remove laws restricting certain races to certain districts. After which everyone will be protected, and will be able to move throughout the city as they gain wealth. Coupled with the right to build your home wherever you may wish in Eastmarch it would create a very well structured society. Now that is the better solution.
Where is Brunwulf going to get the resources to do such thing? Where is he going to find the gold to build? The only way to do it is to raise taxes. This will piss off a lot of people.
