This is one whose capital city is not walled. An exchange of a minor Hold the opposition has.The primary goal of the truce is to get the side that does not currently control Whiterun to agree to cease hostilities against this hold. Being originally neutral, and therefore not part of any trades, Whiterun is excluded for it is implicitly at the heart of the negotiations. For the purposes of this quest, only The Reach and The Rift can be traded. A major hold is one whose capital city is walled. An exchange of a major Hold the opposition has.The opposing faction's reaction depends on the state of the Civil War: The faction that controls Markarth or Riften asks the Dragonborn what they believe is a fair trade for the city. Otherwise (either if sided with the Imperials or no side yet selected), Ulfric will demand Markarth be surrendered to the Stormcloaks. If the Dragonborn has sided with the Stormcloaks, General Tullius will demand that Riften be turned over to the Empire. The next item to discuss is giving up a major Hold. They never will, but will at least say that they feel they are treated unfairly.

Should the disappointed side not be favored in the next round, they may threaten to leave the negotiations, depending on the Dragonborn's stand in the Civil War. The choice made counts as a 'score' to the side the Dragonborn agrees with. To agree with Ulfric and eject Elenwen from the meeting.To agree with Tullius and keep Elenwen in the meeting.Tullius or Ulfric will ask what the Dragonborn's thoughts are: Once the peace conference has started, the Dragonborn is given a multitude of options, mostly having to do with the side taken in the Civil War questline.ДЄs soon as the negotiations begin, Ulfric objects to Elenwen being involved in this council, saying how the Thalmor should have nothing to do with Skyrim's politics. Arngeir initially refuses, but is ultimately persuaded to permit them to join. However, Delphine and Esbern will show up demanding entrance to the conference, representing the Blades. Approaching each one a second time will now present the option to tell them about the Greybeards and the conference.ДЄfter speaking to both parties, returning to Arngeir and speaking with him will allow the conference to begin. Each will direct them to their assistant (either Legate Rikke or Galmar Stone-Fist), and in most cases they will then end the conversation. Instead, after mentioning Helgen, each will assume that the Dragonborn wants to join their side. Note that if the Dragonborn has not yet chosen a side in the Civil War questline, then upon speaking with both General Tullius and Ulfric the first time, there will be no dialogue option to tell either about the peace conference. Arngeir will suggest the Dragonborn speak to both General Tullius and Ulfric Stormcloak, and extend an invitation to meet with the Greybeards and discuss the future of Skyrim. The Dragonborn will speak to the Greybeards, who will agree to help negotiate a truce. Regardless of whether Whiterun is under the rule of Balgruuf the Greater or Vignar Gray-Mane, the Jarl will agree to capture Odahviing without talking to the Greybeards, and the main questline will be continued. Should the Dragonborn have already completed the Civil War questline and ended Skyrim's Civil War, or at least pursued the questline far enough that one side controls eight out of nine holds, then this quest will be automatically bypassed. The Jarl will also suggest talking to the Greybeards, as both General Tullius and Ulfric Stormcloak highly respect them. He says that if a peace treaty can be agreed between the Imperials and the Stormcloaks, he will help capture and hold a dragon. The Dragonborn tries to enlist the aid of the Jarl Balgruuf the Greater however, the Jarl will say that he cannot try to capture a dragon while Whiterun is under threat of attack. Whoever is picked will say that they must talk to the Jarl of Whiterun to try and convince him to let them use Dragonsreach, which was originally designed to capture and house a dragon. The Dragonborn must talk to either Paarthurnax, Arngeir, or Esbern. If I can get the Greybeards to host a peace council, I can try to convince the Imperial and the Stormcloaks to agree to a truce in order to defeat Alduin, who is a threat to both sides of the civil war. The Jarl of Whiterun won't help me capture a dragon as long as the civil war is raging.

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