The first time through I was being all wide-eyed and trying to experience everything so I went to the cave and got all the way to the leader and spoke to him and found that I beleived him and agreed to set her up.

The next time I read what she had to say and thought about it and just couldn't find a reason not to trust the alakir. He's not killing her, just transporting her. I don't know what to think. Maybe he kills her as soon as they're out of sight. Maybe she's dead when he hits her and I'm buying his load of crap. She's not real nice when you meet her, she's obviously desperate and, well... I've never trusted her.

now I'mma have to and see what happens.

A werewolf killed them in my game and I did't get 2 murder raps. I mean: he didn't get 2 murder raps.
This was like a week ago RL time and so far they haven't returned.

First time I sided with the Alikir. When she said that Hammerfall was cooperating with the Thalmor, I knew she was a liar.

Helped Saaida. No proof either way but innocent until proven guilty.

They don't kill her- they spell her so they can return her to Hammerfell for trial. All you do by letting her go is finding her innocent and no trial. At least until more Alik'r catch up with her.

if you are playing on high difficulty it might be smart to side with the Alik'r as they can easy kill you. Their story makes more sense anyway.

Last time I sided with her and now I have two reaguards at the gate in Whiterun all the time.

The other mystery is why Huldra at the Banned mare don't have a tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldra

She's a traitor. She is going down... I can't abide traitors. Daedric worship... that's okay, but not traitors. No way.

I gave her to the Redguards. If you pay close attention to how she words her story you can safely assume she is full of it.

They are all over the place. I've seen them at the tavern in Rorikstead, the one in Riverwood and a few others. It seems the main hold cities they are not allowed in.

Khajits aren't allowed in ANY cities or towns, and have it worse than the Ali'kir Redguards.. so their fish smells a lot worse anyways.

Thats what they tell you. Again you are taking them on trust.

I sided with Saadia because dead Alik'r means plenty of scimitars for the taking.
For the record, my heart is with the Alik'r, but those curved sword are too tempting to pass up.

Because she's called Hulda, not Huldra.


I sided with the Alikir on my first character. Been ignoring the quest for almost an entire ingame year now on my 2nd character - but I tend to side more with Saadia in the future. The thought of her being transported like that does not sit well with me. And when I met Nazir in his almost identical outfit as the one donned by the Alikir warriors, I felt even worse about that.

If she's a liar, I don't care. I'm not the law.

Once I listened to Kematu's story, I delivered Saadia into their hands... every time! Why? I hate the Aldmeri Dominion and Saadia is actually working FOR them! TRAITOR! LOL

Saadia is a Thalmor agent, it didn't take me long to figure out. The moment she said that Hammerfall was in league with the Thalmor I knew she was lying.

They were just kicked out of Whiterun because they got into trouble with the law. They leave their own men to rot in a prison cell if they get caught. Proof they are nothing but mercenaries. Makes them even more suspicious.

Also, only the Khajiit caravans aren't allowed in any cities, because the local Nords believe they are nothing but pickpockets and skooma-dealers. That's just bigotry from the Nords there (even though the caravans do have skooma, it's not like the Nords know. The Nords are making assumptions without factual evidence.)

The Redguards fought off the Thalmor, right? So why would the Alik'r be doing the Thalmor's will? They wouldn't be. Saadia betrayed Hammerfell, and then when the Redguards were able to repel the Aldmeri invasion, she fled.

Sided with Kematu on my first playthrough. Going to side with Saadia on my Casanova-type character though I've otherwise completely avoided the quest with my other characters. I do tend to lean more towards the Alik'r overall, though.

Sided with Kematu.

Saadia run out of hammerfell for speaking out against the Thalmor? When the Redguards absolutely despise them?

Her story is one giant hole.

I sided with Kematu. Also if you kill Saadia after they paralyze her, they will get upset and complain that you ruined all of their hard work tracking her down. They don't sound like assassins to me.

I liked this quest because it had so many unanswered questions. I almost avoided making a choice because I wasn't 100% sure and the last thing I wanted to do was have someone unjustly punished. In the end I sided with Kematu, let her go to trial, if both sides are lieing to me she seems to be the one lieing the most.

My next character will side with Saadia. And will marry her (using console) as well just because I do think she is one of the prettier faces in Skyrim.

I sided with neither of them. They're both damn sketchy, regardless of which story is more coherent.

Kematu's story may sound more coherent because he's been given an "official" story to tell when questioned. No guarantee it's the truth.

Saadia's story is less coherent, but also sounds more rushed. While I don't believe she's being hunted for speaking against the Thalmor, I also don't believe the truth to be the exact opposite.

I get the vibe that they're both lying and feeding different stories for persuasion purposes. Think about it. They're in Skyrim. Most hate the Thalmor in Skyrim. Saadia says she's hunted for speaking againts the Thalmor, and she earns the respect of most nords, and the player (if you choose to kill the Alik'r warriors). Come across the Alik'r? They say she spoke out in support of the Thalmor. The player is persuaded he's been tricked by someone who likes his enemies. Agrees to trap her.

Both seem conveniently political given the region.

Also, they seem to know her features... intimately. As in the tattoo/scar/whatever it is they say when interrogating a redguard woman on the roads of skyrim, though not to say such markings are hidden. This may suggest significant study of a captive prior to their mission, or it suggests a personal relationship and vendetta.


furthermore, she probably could have ran anywhere to hide, including Dominion provinces, or Cyrodill. Instead she chose Skyrim, a veritable, anti-Thalmor backwater, in the middle of a civil war. That just doesn't seem to add up to me. Neither does her story, of course. But that's exactly why I think the Thalmor story both parties give is crap.

I simply think both are lying, and the Thalmor stories are useful political tools given the situation. I refuse to help either of them.

She's a redguard noble. People are going to have good descriptions of her.

Possibly. I don`t think we have enough info on current Redguard attire though to necessarily accept that 100%. If they all wear clothing similar to the Alik'r, then that may complicate things.

so i saw the red guard on the road and they asked me about finding a red guard woman for them - it went into my miscellaneous quests - i didn't do anything with it

now when i go to that quest, it doesn't let me follow it - did they already get her without me?

I'm going to say no, but something might have befallen the Alik'r.

as in maybe i accidentally killed them - not knowing who they were? i suppose it's possible...