Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5424581-20160208150954/@comment-26863727-20160314050129

"Whether or not it was a suprise is irrelevant. It's an ability Ulfric had at his disposal, and he used it. If it was fair or not is neither here nor there. It's been over a year since he was formally crowned, and last I checked the Dominion hasn't razed Skyrim to the ground. Folks who said the Empire was the only reason the Dominion wasn't in Skyrim should have been saying the opposite. Not really much of an Empire now it's just Cyrodiil and High Rock, with Morrowind only held in name. Forces are moving in Tamriel, and when they stop I don't think that saying 'We're from the Empire' will bear meaning when they stop."

He takes a long draft of something strong from a flask. "Name's Futhark, by the way. You are?"