Elisif the Fair Elisif the Fair is the Jarl of Haafingar and the widow of High King Torygg , the last elected High King of Skyrim prior to the Stormcloak Rebellion . While Elisif is the head of court at her palace in Solitude , the majority of her courtly duties are handled by her steward , Falk Firebeard . Bolgeir Bearclaw serves as her Housecarl , while Bryling and Erikur serve as her Thanes . Location . Elisif can be found in the Blue Palace located in the southeast of Solitude . The palace stands directly across from Castle Dour , the headquarters of the Imperial military forces in Skyrim . Background . Widowed . It was after Torygg ' s death , at the hand of Ulfric Stormcloak , that Elisif became the Jarl of Solitude , and following her assumption to power in Solitude , Elisif would work in close cooperation with the Third Empire against Ulfric Stormcloak and the Stormcloak Rebellion . The true reasons for Elisif ' s support of the Empire are debatable , but factors involved included the fact that her husband Torygg served under the Emperor ( though Torygg ' s own loyalty is debatable ) , and the fact that Solitude serves as the base of Imperial military power in Skyrim at the time of the Stormcloak Rebellion . Reign as Jarl . In turn , the Empire works closely with Jarl Elisif in its attempts to squash the Stormcloak Rebellion . This Imperial support , along with Elisif ' s marriage to the last High King , makes Elisif the most likely candidate for the position of monarch should the Empire succeed in ending the Stormcloak Rebellion . However , Elisif ' s lack of experience and total dependence on Imperial support , specifically with regards to General Tullius , seems to imply that , should she become High Queen , Elisif will be greatly under the control of the Empire . Political and religious viewpoints . Stormcloak Rebellion . An outspoken supporter of the Empire , Elisif is a Jarl whose court views are to keep Skyrim as a province of the Empire of Tamriel . Viewing the Stormcloak Rebellion as a blight upon the face of Skyrim , Elisif gives no explicit indication of any dissatisfaction with the Empire . Talos worship . With regard to religious views , Elisif states that she does not worship Talos . However , she nonetheless asks the Dragonborn to deliver Torygg ' s War Horn to a Shrine of Talos so that her late husband might have the funerary rites which he would have wanted , High King Torygg having been a worshipper of Talos . As the White - Gold Concordat outlawed the worship of Talos in Skyrim at this time , one is left to make their own assumptions with regards to whether or not Elisif worships Talos in her private life . Stormcloak victory . If the Dragonborn sides with the Stormcloaks during the Civil War , Elisif agrees to swear fealty to Ulfric Stormcloak with little resistance , but whether she does so out of personal interest or militaristic coercion is not entirely clear . In any case , Ulfric ' s choice to garrison a number of his Stormcloaks in Solitude , following a Stormcloak victory in the " Battle for Solitude , " seems to imply that Elisif will only act as the Jarl of Solitude as far as Ulfric allows . She also holds no anger against the Dragonborn personally , rather regret that she has lost her claim to the throne . Interactions . Elisif ' s Tribute . Elisif entrusts the Dragonborn with Torygg ' s War Horn and tasks them to take it to a remote shrine of Talos . Thane of Haafingar . There is room for another thane in the court , but before Elisif can give the Dragonborn this title they must be known throughout the hold . Once known among the people of Haafingar , Elisif will be able to proclaim the Dragonborn Thane of Solitude . Tending the Flames . Elisif forbids the Burning of King Olaf , a locally celebrated festival which involves the burning of an effigy , as the death of her husband has left her sensitive to this type of public defamation . The Dragonborn is able to convince her to allow the Bards College to hold this festival should the Dragonborn find and retrieve " King Olaf ' s Verse " . This quest can be initiated by speaking with Viarmo , the headmaster of the college . Fit for a Jarl . Taarie , a tailor at Radiant Raiment in Solitude , sends the Dragonborn to Elisif , sporting one of their many outfits . The Dragonborn is tasked with receiving Elisif ' s opinion on the clothes . She receives the garments well , ordering the Dragonborn to return with promises of purchasing several gowns from the tailors in the future . Diplomatic Immunity . Elisif can be asked to create a distraction if " The Man Who Cried Wolf " was already completed . She will accuse Razelan of defying her authority , believing that the Dragonborn asked for the distraction as a joke to someone else . Dialogue . General . If Elisif is spoken to during the war or following an Imperial victory , she may be asked the following : Post - Civil War dialogue . If Elisif is spoken to in the Blue Palace after " Battle for Solitude , " the following options will appear :