This was filmed so some people could see what its like if you choose to be a stormcloak instead of an impereal soldier.
Skyrim siding with stormcloaks.
The dragonborn has the option of joining the stormcloaks after alduin s assault on helgen regardless of whom the dragonborn followed ralof or hadvar.
At the end of the stormcloak quest you get an amazing ebony weapon from ulfric that absorbs 25 points of health each hit.
The stormcloaks are a faction featured in the elder scrolls v.
Skyrim in which the dragonborn must complete the initiation into the stormcloak rebellion to fight with them in the civil war.
The stormcloaks may be racists but they aren t making slaves of people who disagree with them.
The stormcloaks believe that the empire betrayed skyrim by signing the agreement that ended the great war.
Led by ulfric stormcloak and based in windhelm they directly oppose the thalmor and the imperial legion.
This is the very reasoning cited by many of the nords when asked why they re siding with the empire during skyrim s civil war.
There are several ways to join the stormcloaks.
Joining the stormcloaks is a quest available in the elder scrolls v.
Skyrim has always stood with the empire.
When you enter the game ulfric stormcloak has recently killed the king and you are in a cart with him ralof and lokir ready to be beheaded.
On of the best weapons for staying alive.
Most groups were more motivated by the desire to stop the thalmor but liberal imperials were ever so slightly more motivated into siding with the empire because of the racism of the stormcloaks.
Completing this quest does not lock the dragonborn into the stormcloak line of the civil war as the dragonborn may switch sides in the next quest.
The name stormcloak was first used to belittle the stormcloaks.
Personally i think the stormcloaks are the better option for both enjoyment and rewards.