Can you keep Balgruuf as Jarl?

Only if you choose the Empire Balgruff stays Jarl. Join the Imperial Legion and Balgruuf will stay Jarl, the Stormcloak Jarls will be replaced of course but some will be changed in one of the main quests anyway.

Can you keep Jarl Balgruuf to join the Stormcloaks?

Balgruuf will remain Jarl and the Whiterun Guard will remain as the city's guards, but all other NPCs will act as if the city had been taken by the Stormcloaks. If Breezehome is owned before the siege, it may be lost afterwards.

Can you marry Jarl Balgruuf?

10 Jarl Balgruuf The Elder

There's no sign of a spouse in Balgruuf's life, though there are indications that his youngest son Nelkir's mother is not the same as the mother of his older siblings.

How do you force Jarl Balgruuf to surrender?

Continue up the stairs, where Balgruuf will shout about not letting you take the city without fighting back. Then he, three guards, and his Housecarl, Irileth, will attack you. Kill the soldiers. After the jarl is reduced to 25% health, he will stop the fight and surrender.

Why didn t Balgruuf join the Stormcloaks?

He does not like the Empire especially, but tries to stay neutral within the civil war until Ulfric forces his hand. Also there are hints that he has had personal disagreements with Ulfric in the past.

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Does Whiterun get destroyed if you join the Imperials?

Along the city wall of the Plains District, the Imperial Legion will be returning fire with their own catapults. The streets will be busy with citizens running back to their houses and city guards making ready to fight the enemy. Whiterun will suffer great destruction during the battle.

Does Balgruuf ever side with Ulfric?

He is perhaps the second Jarl the Dragonborn meets in game, after Ulfric Stormcloak, as well as one of their first allies. Originally neutral during the Skyrim Civil War, he later sides with the Imperial Legion after learning Ulfric Stormcloak's true intentions.

Can you wipe out a Stormcloak camps?

Can you kill Stormcloak camps? They are immortal for the civil war quest line so that they cannot be killed off before they give you their quests. However the immortality is never stripped after they are not needed.

Why can't i give the axe to Balgruuf?

If you have not completed Bleak Falls Barrow and Dragon Rising, you will not be able to deliver the axe to Jarl Balgruuf. Completing this quest places Whiterun under siege and makes the city in its normal state unavailable to you until the completion of Battle for Whiterun.

Can Jarls be killed in Skyrim?

All Jarls are essential except Ulfric Stormcloak during the Battle for Windhelm. That is the only time in the game where you can kill a Jarl.

Can you marry a priestess of Dibella?

Anwen - Also a priestess of Dibella, Anwen is located in the Temple of Dibella in Markarth and can be wed upon completion of the quest The Heart of Dibella.

Can you lose your Thane title in Skyrim?

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the title of Thane may be lost if power over the Hold of which the Dragonborn is Thane is transferred to the opposite side of the ongoing Civil War. It can be attained again, however, by completing the normal tasks needed to become Thane once more, this time for the newly instated Jarl.

Can you romance Jarl Elisif?

It means she likes you as you did her a favor, with a diffrent maybe you could but Elisif can't be married (without mods or console command on a PC). at one point in development, Jarl Elisif was a potential marriage partner but 'Thesda eventually removed that option... at least on Xbox and PS3.

Can the Dragonborn become Jarl?

Though the Dragonborn is able to become a member of secret societies like the Thieves Guild or curry favor with a city's authorities to become one of its Thanes, there is no way for players to officially ascend to the powerful Jarl position in Skyrim.

Do you lose Lydia if you join the Stormcloaks?

No, you don't lose anything. She and your baby will both stay safely inside your house until the fight is over and the town is cleaned/repaired.

Does Whiterun ever get repaired?

Yes and no, it usually took a while for things to get repaired in the real world, years in fact, but you can in fact be playing for years and it doesn't get repaired...

Who replaces Jarl Balgruuf?

Erikur and Hrongar were originally intended to become jarls, and still remain in the jarl faction. Erikur was to replace Elisif the Fair, who was to be murdered in Boethiah's Bidding. Hrongar was to replace Balgruuf the Greater after the latter was killed by his children during The Whispering Door.

Is it worth keeping the Axe of Whiterun?

Is it worth it keeping the Axe of Whiterun? Two-handed weapons are often very slow and don't deal enough damage to be worth using. As soon as players obtain a better weapon, it's a good idea to sell the Axe of Whiterun, allowing for some extra inventory space.

Can you fail the defense of Whiterun?

If you fail to defend the barricades, you will have to fall back and defend the drawbridge instead. Failing to defend the drawbridge has little consequences, as the quest is impossible to fail unless you die. There will be a percentage count of how many Stormcloak soldiers are left.

Is it better to side with the Legion or Stormcloaks?

The Legion Offers The More Satisfying Questline

Both Stormcloak and Imperial questlines are based around taking back areas the other faction controls, eventually leading to a final confrontation in either Solitude or Windhelm.

Is it better to side with the Stormcloaks or Imperials?

The Imperial legion also provides better loot to you with the choice between heavy or light armor and an overall higher defensive rating than Stormcloaks' armor.

Can you end the war peacefully in Skyrim?

Yes. So long as you don't join either the Legion or the Stormcloaks you can have both sides at a truce as part of the main quest.

Does Ulfric like the Thalmor?

Just like most people in Skyrim, Ulfric absolutely despises the Thalmor. He understands, more than anyone, just how damaging the presence of these people is to the well-being of Skyrim.

Is Ulfric Stormcloak a good guy?

Ulfric is a well-respected Jarl in Skyrim, in fact many, including his enemy General Tullius at one point, considered him a hero. However, like many monarchs, he also has opposition as well; many Imperial loyalists see him as an oppressed leader and seeing him nothing more than a political enemy to the Empire.

Does it matter who kills Ulfric?

If you choose to kill Ulfric, Tullius will hand you a leveled enchanted sword for the task, though you don't need to use the sword to kill Ulfric. If you choose to let the general kill Ulfric he will still give you the sword afterwards. After Ulfric is dead, Tullius and Rikke will head outside.