» Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:38 pm Skyrim for the Nords doesn't mean actual Nords. It just means the Men of Tamriel: Bretons, Redguards, Nords, and to some extent, Imperials (although because of the Empire, relations are not that good). The Elves are the target of their hate and for good reason. When Men first came to Tamriel, the Elves killed quite a lot of people for no provocation.
Also, many of the Elves, especially the Dark Elves and High Elves, think they're above Men. The Thalmor are an incredibly evil faction so it's understandable. Kind of like the prejudice against the German people after Hitler's regime. It's eased now after 60 years but fresh out of the war, you can understand that.
As for the Stormcloaks themselves...they're the key to having a new start. You side with the Empire, you put them on life support. The Empire is a crippled force while the Stormcloaks are in their infancy. The Empire can't do anything except slowly kill itself while the Stormcloaks have an inifinte amount of variables to grow.
Also, many of the Elves, especially the Dark Elves and High Elves, think they're above Men. The Thalmor are an incredibly evil faction so it's understandable. Kind of like the prejudice against the German people after Hitler's regime. It's eased now after 60 years but fresh out of the war, you can understand that.
As for the Stormcloaks themselves...they're the key to having a new start. You side with the Empire, you put them on life support. The Empire is a crippled force while the Stormcloaks are in their infancy. The Empire can't do anything except slowly kill itself while the Stormcloaks have an inifinte amount of variables to grow.
to the OP first: You have to open yourself up to the history of the ES. As an Orc, you should be more self-concerned. The hell with both sides. You are your own side. IF anything , you should be looking to either one to find which can offer you more in the end. To state it plaining, orc smash, and that's about all they care about.
Ok now on to Dark: The Elves are above man. The Thalmor think they're above the Dunmer, yet most of the time, it's the Dunmer who who take the most grief from the rest of the world. Dunmer hail from morrowind, morrowind was by far the best game, magic > weapons, yada yada yada. I play a Dunmer, have since the beginning. I acutally destroyed windhelm before the empire struck. My bounty was nearing 30k before Ieft even. When I saw Ulfric in Savengrade, I was pissed. So I disabled him from the world. For the Empire.
My Dunmer raqes Glittery Unicorns, making your statement invalid.
