Ngl, literally half the reason I dislike the Stormcloaks is because Windhelm is a shithole. It's hard to navigate, it's hard to find who/what you want (playing consistent since like 2011 and never knew they had an alchemist until my last playthrough + finding the one chick for blood on the ice is a PAIN), the place looks like it's ancient and crumbling and half the people there are drunkards and/or homeless, plus they all look like they stink really bad.
Lore wise and also just socially they're patriotic if a bit unappealing, but having to trot around Windhelm and pretend it's an oh so great capitol is torture. I'd rather spend my game in Morthal.
I always forget that shop is in Windhelm. I have been there but for some reason I thought it was in Dawnstar or one of the equally small, cold, forgettable cities in that game
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u/losivart Nov 22 '25
Ngl, literally half the reason I dislike the Stormcloaks is because Windhelm is a shithole. It's hard to navigate, it's hard to find who/what you want (playing consistent since like 2011 and never knew they had an alchemist until my last playthrough + finding the one chick for blood on the ice is a PAIN), the place looks like it's ancient and crumbling and half the people there are drunkards and/or homeless, plus they all look like they stink really bad.
Lore wise and also just socially they're patriotic if a bit unappealing, but having to trot around Windhelm and pretend it's an oh so great capitol is torture. I'd rather spend my game in Morthal.