Rieklings because I bumped in to them first. In fact before I met any hostile ones in the wild I found myself at Thirsk hall and I fell in love with the little guys. Screw those Nords!

Nords. Thirsk looks like garbage with the Rieklings inhabiting it.

I went with the Nords, I prefer the way Thirsk looks that way and the hospitality.

I'm playing a nord so nords of course...funny thing is I just ran past thirsk last night and it was under attack by the shaved ewoks, both outside and in the hall. Sadly the blacksmith was killed by 5 of the little bastards outside before I could save him

I'm playing nord and sided with the Rieklings. I found that a group of warriors who lost their mead hall to a bunch of smurfs are no more "nord" than the rieklings themselves. My character stood idly by while the socalled "warriors" got sent to Sovnegarde (they probably didn't end up there though)

So real nords side with the Rieklings! they are true, blue, cute little warriors!

LOL... Exactly how i felt.

I have a perm Riekling follower now. Little guy is loyal as hell. Also im enjoying the random help from other Rieklings, even tho i usually don't need it. Funny as hell when a few extra pop out from a bush or tree and swarm some poor fool messin with my Nord.

You can also use them as butlers, since they can carry stuff. I roll with me, steed stone and extra pockets. A riekling, a companion and a dremora butler so I am prepared for anything, its basically a walking armory, potion storage and miscellaneous storage.

The truth sounds like the rieklings attacked. At the end of the quest Mr. Axe's statement seems like the proof of the pudding.