That doesn't mean anything. Perhaps many that tried joining did not pass (either by bailing out or dying) the test given by Galmar prior to officially joining up with the Stormcloaks. Killing an Ice wraith on a low leveling player can be a bitch, especially on masters. 1 bite or 2 equals an instant death. Like what Galmar said "I'm sending you to Serpentstone Island. If you survive, you pass. If you die, well, you weren't going to be much use to me anyway.
So what you're saying is that all these vast amounts of non-Nords you claim are coming from far and wide to join Ulfric have never managed to pass the initiation test but countless Nords have been able to do it? Because there are no non-Nords than they must all be weak and couldn't pass the test? Lmao, that was a stretch and you know it.
Where do you get the notion that the Stormcloaks are struggling? It's the OTHER way around. Nice try on switching things because it didn't work. It's taking forever for the Empire to get back on their feet. While their taking their sweet ass time their people are dying and being imprisoned by their elven masters over the damn peace treaty that they unnecessarily signed.
From what I can tell, and I'm sure everyone else here as well, is that at the start of the game before any Dragonborn interaction with either faction, its a complete stalemate and it will stay like that until the player chooses a side. Now, if the Stormcloaks weren't struggling and the Empire was only hanging on by a thread, then why is the war in a stalemate and not a one-sided Stormcloak victory? Because they are even in terms of power, and if the Empire is dying and struggling then the Stormcloaks are certainly as well.
Of course Skyrim got screwed over this treaty.That's why Nords like Galmar and Ulfric (Both former legionaries) wants Skyrim's independence to free their people from the shackles of the dying Empire... and to invalidate Skyrim's involvement with the White-Gold Concordat. God off a little easy you say? When you go to Sovngarde search for Hadrik Oaken-Heart, and tell him that as he can tell you his story about how the Thalmor kidnapped him at night for doing nothing but to sing about Talos.
Like I've said way back, I can understand the Stormcloaks cause but not the results of it. In the bigger picture, its not helping anyone and only makes every party involved weaker
except for the Thalmor.
Its funny how you refer to citizens of Skyrim's as Ulfrics when the Stormcloaks aren't even the majority in the country. If Skyrim wanted this, then they would be. He's fighting his own people with misplaced blame when he should be taking the fight to the Thalmor.
For the people that became victims to the Thalmor, well they can say hello to all the innocent women and children Ulfric slaughtered while there in Sovngarde as well. In other words, casualties of war.
That's why you have a problem with me quoting things.
Not a problem at all... when they are credible. Trying to convince me that the Stormcloaks have any chance against the Thalmor after they defeat the Empire by quoting their over-zealous and patriotic second in command is like me trying to convince you Islam is a good religion by quoting Al-Quada.