Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5262726-20161221024439/@comment-5262726-20170111074933

Unknown Soul Gem bits.

The Circle doesn't want to get involved. They stand with Skyrim, and if either side desecrates them or the province, they will fight them. Perhaps this could be manipulated?

You have yet to find any assembly lines or anything similar.

The Philter doesn't seem to be from Skyrim. Perhaps it is from the East?

It's been quite some time since the Dark Brotherhood was destroyed in all other areas. There are no known ones remaining, besides possibly some elves or vampires. And this is also done.

They need to feel like you provide better protection than the Stormcloaks.

You gather a bunch of unique stuff and begin working on how they work.

Depends on how you do it. Simply asking may be enough for one or both, and you could easily overwhelm them, but each choice may not work or have unintended consequences.

Hidden destruction towards both may help you. Giving either a boost is bad strategically and would make you also look like a puppet state.