» Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:26 pm
One thing to consider is that the House Hlaalu stronghold has a much better location than the other strongholds provided by the other two houses. The House Hlaalu manor is just a short walk from Balmora, allowing it to be reasonably used as a base of operations due to its proximity to a dozen merchants, Caius Cosades, guilds, etc.
The Redoran Stronghold is marginally further from Ald-Ruhn than the Hlaalu Stronghold is from Balmora, which is a city with more merchants than Ald-Ruhn but otherwise it's a toss-up.
Conversely, the Telvanni Stronghold is in the middle of nowhere, and a rather lengthy swim from the nearest large town, Sadrith Mora. So it's generally thought of as the most poorly positioned stronghold, yet also the coolest by virtue of being a Telvanni mushroom tower.
But ultimately you shouldn't choose which Great House you join based on the stronghold you get, you're better off if you pick a Great House that best fits your character's skill set...otherwise you won't be able to advance far enough in a Great House to get the stronghold anyways.