Should i join the stormcloaks or the imperial legion

Elder Scrolls Explore. Elder Scrolls Online. Events Characters Factions Locations Concepts. Ghostfire wrote: I always tend to go Imperial. I personally think Talos should stay out-lawed, and Skyrim needs to stay with the Empire. I also love playing Thalmor and Imperials, so I'm a little biast to this, but the first person I made was a Khajiit, and I sided with the Stormcloaks.

I hated them and Ulfric, and am thinking of making my Nord be an Imperial, and be a " true " daughter of the Empire, not Skyrim. I really hate the racism associated with the Stormcloacks. Enough about these debates. If you want to discuss the aftermath of the war, go to the second thread. Log In Sign Up. Keep me logged in on this device Forgot your username or password? Don't have an account? Sign up for free! Should I join the Imperial Legion or the Stormcloaks?

I just joined the Imperial Legion, but I have second thoughts about doing it, since I finished the main quests for the Dark Brotherhood and killed the Emperor. Does killing the emperor have anything to do with joining the Legion or Stormcloaks? Should I just stay with the Imperial Legion, or reload my save and join the Stormcloaks instead? User Info: tjwolf Stormcloaks are mindless racist, they used their race and religion as a fuel to wage a unnecessary war.

They're idiots who treats strangers like a garbage, they act tough and big, selfish hardies. That automatically makes the Stormcloaks a rebel group, the freedom fighters, and the underdogs — the David to the Empire's Goliath. They want nothing more than to free the Nords and Skyrim from the clutches of the progressively more oppressive Empire who even goes as far as banning certain gods from being worshipped as a part of their unfortunate treaty with the Thalmor.

Say what you will about the Empire, but their methods of modernization, economic know-how, and focus on the rule of law and order bring stability to the chaotic and frigid Skyrim. While it's true that Skyrim does have its High King, this position is easily contested by other Jarls, often making the seat of power in Skyrim a black hole of power struggles. As expected, this isn't great for the people and the economy. The Empire knows just how to quell the power-hungry Jarls and keep the Skyrim holds in check.

They also bring in a healthy amount of trade and commerce. While the Empire's modernized policies are good, it's clear that General Tullius or most anyone in the Imperial Legion that isn't a Nord themselves has, at best, a very poor grasp on Nord culture and tradition, making their presence and authority feel alien and invasive.

To most of the Imperials, Nords are brash barbarians. Ulfric Stormcloak, being Nord royalty himself, understands well how to preserve the valued customs of Skryim, thus retaining their cultural identity.

The Empire, on the other hand, would gladly forgo these values if it makes assimilation and day-to-day business easier. Here's the key problem with the Nords' ways — they're quite xenophobic. Ulfric Stormcloak himself is the flagbearer of this bandwagon, giving another, much darker layer of context to the "Skyrim belongs to the Nords" line, as they do truly mean the Nords and the Nords alone.

The Empire, however, is not that prejudiced against other races so long as they keep the gold flowing and abide by the Empire's rule. They even accept Nords into the Imperial Legion during the conflict, and perhaps more impressively, Orcs — a famously ostracized and shunned race.

Based on their characteristics, the Imperial Legion and the Empire might sound a bit standard and consequentially boring.

Their quests certainly aren't the most engaging aspect of the game. By comparison, although they share quite a bit of overlap, the Nord-themed storylines of the Stormcloak quests are a saving grace of the faction.

They simply feel more meaningful and epic. That's because the Stormcloaks have less military might and very much have guerrilla tactics vibe to their role in the conflict. So, I found out in Skyrim that you get to join 2 sides, but not both, which are the Imperials and the Stormcloaks.

The problem is, I don't know which side I want to join! I don't know which side has the right to take over the providence! If I found out I joined the wrong side, can I switch? I'm going to do the Civil War quests after I completed the Main questline. Once you choose a side, that's it, no switching. The rewards are mostly the same, except for whichever leader you kill, you get to loot.

If they win, they'll probably eject non-Nordic humans from the province, and murder everyone else after the game, nothing happens during. Also, Ulfric is either an active Thalmor agent, or is "merely" compromised in someway. The Imperials are the sad remnant of a once powerful, centuries old Empire. They are trying against all odds to hold their vision of Tamriel together, but after losing a war to the Thalmor who are essentially fantasy Nazi elves , the provinces are crumbling.

Skyrim is one of the most stable, and therefore most profitable still remaining. Their interests lie in Cyrodill first, and they will gladly exploit Skyrim for everything it's worth to keep the Empire lurching on for a few more decades. Sign up to join this community.