Captain Lonely-Gale

If you're looking to pass the time, you can give Calixto a few septims and gawk at whater oddity he's come across lately.

If you're need of goods, there's a market. If it's a soft bed and a hot meal you're after, there's Candlehearth Hall.

There's an author named Adonato staying at the inn. He's published a few works of historical fiction.

The clans Shatter-Shield and Cruel-Sea see most of the gold that passes through the city.

And obviously you have Ulfric, the Jarl and future High King.

Oh, and that busybody Viola Giordano. She's got her nose in everyone's business, which I guess is one way of being prominent.

Terrible shame, that. Seems we have a killer on the loose here in Windhelm.

He's claimed three victims that I know of, though maybe there's more that haven't been found yet.

All lovely young ladies, too. Let's hope the guards find that demon soon, and introduce him to the headsman's axe.

Well, nothing. At least not any more. Folk just call me that because of what I used to do.

I was a sailor for many a year. I made my coin as a trader and in time, I bought my own ship.

When I retired here in Windhelm, most folk already knew me as Captain Lonely-Gale, and the name just stuck.

I wish I could say that it was, but it's not that simple.

Many Stormcloaks will fight until they die, because they still believe they're fighting for Skyrim's freedom.

But without Ulfric, the movement will wither and die. It's only a matter of time.

Well, a few reasons come to mind.

In my days as a riverboat captain, I was known to run a tight ship.

That, and I made my fortune by knowing when to spend my septims, and when not to. I can't stand waste.

Windhelm is one of the oldest human cities in all of Tamriel. In fact, it was the capital of the First Empire, which was founded by Ysgramor

The Palace of the Kings in which you now stand is one of the last buildings that remain from that era.

Long ago, the Empire used the city to garrison troops who guarded the passes to Morrowind.

And now, thanks to you, the city is back under the Empire's banner.