Esbern: Delphine, we're not here to rehearse old grudges.Delphine: If it were up to you, the Dragonborn would sit dreaming on this mountain doing nothing!.Arngeir: Were you? The hubris of the Blades truly knows no bounds.More, actually, since we were the ones that put the Dragonborn on this path. Delphine: We have as much right to be at this council as all of you.Delphine: So, Arngeir, is it? You know why we're here.The argument between the Blades and the Greybeards, generic version: The Jarl of Whiterun, either Balgruuf the Greater or Vignar Gray-Mane: plays only a small role however, he is the primary beneficiary of the truce.Galmar Stone-Fist: his advisor provides more colorful reactions to the negotiations.Elenwen: the Thalmor ambassador to Skyrim, and not a welcome addition to the council.Jarl Elisif the Fair of Solitude: also provides more colorful reactions.Legate Rikke: his advisor provides more colorful reactions to the negotiations.General Tullius: head of the delegation.Besides the Greybeards, the attendees consist of: When you return to High Hrothgar, Arngeir and the other Greybeards will be waiting in the main hall of High Hrothgar, where they have been welcoming everyone to the negotiations. Starting by talking to Ulfric is somewhat easier, because he can be successfully persuaded as long as your Speech skill is at least 25 Tullius requires a Speech skill of 50 to be persuaded. Each has one persuasion option, which is fastest way to convince them however, any selection will eventually lead to an option confirming that they will "come to the peace council". They will each provide a variety of dialogue options, depending upon the progress of the civil war and whether or not the other leader has already agreed to attend the council. You can talk to the two leaders in either order, using the dialogue option "I have a message from the Greybeards" (if this dialogue option is missing, see the notes). You then need to convince both Ulfric (at the Palace of the Kings in Windhelm) and Tullius (at Castle Dour in Solitude) to attend the truce negotiations. He is initially reluctant, but the fact that a peace council is necessary to defeat Alduin changes his mind. Therefore your first task is to travel to High Hrothgar and convince Arngeir that you need his help to stop the war. The Greybeards are the only group who command enough respect to broker a truce in the civil war. An interlude before the main event against the Thalmor resumes. From the Imperial City, our war here is just a sideshow.
The Emperor can't afford to risk weakening Cyrodiil's defenses. Tullius' explanation for why he does not have enough reinforcements (only heard if you go to Tullius first, are not allied with the Stormcloaks, and do not try to persuade him): Most of the Legion is tied down on the border with the Aldmeri Dominion. My job is to quell this rebellion, and I intend to do just that, dragons or no dragons. But I wasn't sent to Skyrim to fight dragons. Tullius' initial response, specifically when warned about the dragon menace: They are getting to be a problem. I can't agree to this unless Tullius himself will be there. Not all the Jarls are fully committed to supporting me as High King. But the political situation is still delicate. And the dragon attacks are a growing plague. Ulfric Stormcloak's initial response to the Greybeards' message: I have the greatest respect for the Greybeards, of course. Tell Ulfric and General Tullius that the Greybeards wish to speak to them. Even the Greybeards must bend to the winds of change, it seems. The Greybeards have never involved themselves in political affairs.Īrngeir, explaining his change of mind: Paarthurnax has made the decision to help you.
Arngeir, on his reluctance to host a peace council: You misunderstand our authority.