He was made to believe information obtained during his interrogation was crucial in the capture of the Imperial City (the city had in fact fallen before he had broken), and then allowed to escape. Under interrogation, we learned of his potential value (son of the Jarl of Windhelm) and he was assigned as an asset to the interrogator, who is now First Emissary Elenwen.
Ulfric first came to our attention during the First War Against the Empire, when he was taken as a prisoner of war during the campaign for the White-Gold Tower. Status: Asset (uncooperative), Dormant, Emissary Level Approvalĭescription: Jarl of Windhelm, leader of Stormcloak rebellion, Imperial Legion veteran It is located in a chest in Elenwen's solar in the Thalmor embassy. The player finds this document as part of the Diplomatic Immunity quest.
