selrik

I hear that. I am left wondering what would have happened had I killed him though. The other dragon was skeptical that Paarthunax had the juice to make any impact on the Dragons. The Blades are right to an extent, but does that mean that we should not have hope? Still.... I wonder...

The conflict between Empire vs. Stormcloaks boils down to Imperial Law vs. The Right to self Rule. The Leader of the Stormcloaks first murdered the High King for his continued loyalty to the Empire, then amassed an army to try to force the Empire out of Skyrim. His problem with the Empire is not direct, he has a problem with the Altmeri Dominion. He doesn't like Elves, plain and simple. Because the Altmeri Dominion forced the Empire to surrender and accept the White Gold Concordat, the Stormcloaks feel that the Empire is not fit to rule them. The Thalmor, don't endear themselves to the PC throughout the game, so it is easy to see the Stormcloak's point. The Empire wants to maintain the status quo, all the while being restricted from overwhelming reinforcement due to the risk of being open to complete destruction by the Altmeri should their border go undefended. The Stormcloaks, if they win, will force the Empire completely out and expell the Thalamor Embassy and any Altmeri left in Skyrim. Their forces are not sufficient to keep the peace on their own however, a concern which the Empire points out at every opportunity. Any student of history however can see the parallels to our own Dark Ages. The Empire is doomed. 200 years after a legitimate Emperor, it is fractured, and humiliated by the Altmeri and scrabbling to hold onto the territory it held for so long. It doesn't have the will to continue however. It will wind up falling very soon. Skyrim is on its own regardless, whether it waits til the Empire completely falls or throws off its withering yoke now. The Altmeri Dominion is the next big threat and the Stormcloaks are already trying to fight that war, while the Empire has no choice but to capitulate and try to stall for time to shore up its defenses against the inevitable Altmeri Invasion. I am on the fence here. But, I think I have convinced myself that both the Empire and Skyrim would be better off if the Stormcloaks win. The Empire cannot afford to finance a war in Skyrim and needs the Legions on the frontier with Altmer. The Stormcloaks need to gather their forces and develop their Kingdom independently from the Empire if they can hope to resist the Altmer when they come. So, looks like I am heading to Windhelm and speaking to Ulfric. Sorry Whiterun, you are gonna need to take a side.

Actually he is digging the PC out of a shallow grave. That is the beginning of the game.

Basically this game is touchy with saves, I dont use the quick save or save on travel options. I save often and manually now. I have less problems that way. The other issues you have seem to be hardware/driver related. I have nowhere near the problems you reported,but I do have problems from time to time.

So in other words you killed the hologram with your imaginary freind?

I was under the impression that the Talon Company existed to resupply me with ammo, weapons for repair and combat armor? I never thought that they were trying to kill me. I mean, seriously... :whistling:

Got a quick question, anyone out there know if there is any way to show a secondary weapon, holstered on your hip when wielding your main? Knife, Pistol, sword on hip; ect., scabbard or no scabbard. Just wondering.