Bloodmoon:The Siege of the Skaal Village

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Defend the town against a vicious attack by werewolves and get infected by one of them. Quest Giver: Tharsten Heart-Fang in the Skaal Village Location(s): Skaal Village Prerequisite Quest: The Skaal Test of Strength Next Quest: The Totem of Claw and Fang or Dream of Hircine Reward: Either: Becoming blood friend of the Skaal and Rigmor Halfhand's former residence, or Lycanthropy. ID: BM_SkaalAttack Suggested Level: 30 Difficulty: Medium

Skaal village is threatened by werewolves

Quick Walkthrough

1. Return to Skaal Village and speak with Tharsten in the Great Hall. Before you exit the building you will be informed that werewolves are attacking the town.
2. Exit the Great Hall and help the villagers kill the seven werewolves that attacked.
3. Reenter the Great Hall and kill the two werewolves inside. Note that Tharsten is now missing. Upon killing the last werewolf you will be infected with Sanies Lupinus.
4. Speak to the Shaman Korst who is now outside.

Detailed Walkthrough

Return to Skaal Village

After dealing with the Draugr Lord, Korst Wind-Eye on the Northern shore of Lake Fjalding tells you to meet up with him again in the village after a time. You can head up right away and enter into the Greathall to speak with Tharsten. Before you leave the hall, you are told that the town is under attack by werewolves by the guard with Tharesten. (Note: If you happen to kill the guard in the greathall at any point before this quest, you will not be told about the werewolves. If he does not tell you about them, you will hear the werewolves, but no one will tell you about them. So you will not be able to complete the quest.) . Exit the Greathall and help out the villagers to kill the seven attacking werewolves (the guards do a pretty good job by themselves). After the seven are dead you will be told that some werewolves got into the Greathall. Enter and take care of the two in there to find that the Honor Guard is dead and Tharsten is missing (much like the Captain of the Fort, strangely enough).

Korst Wind-Eye

Exit the Greathall and you'll find the shaman has returned just outside. Korst thanks you for helping to protect the town, but informs you that you've contracted the terrible disease yourself. In three days you will turn into a werewolf yourself, though a simple Cure Disease spell can be used during the three days to cure yourself. Until you are cured, you are banned from the village in order to prevent others from being infected.

At this point you have a major choice to make: find a Cure Disease potion or spell (or visit a shrine and get the appropriate blessing) within three days to cure your Lycanthropy, or do nothing and become a werewolf. Note that if you have cured your Corprus disease and become immune to common disease, this is the most convenient time to become a werewolf as there is no avoiding becoming infected here. If you later decide to become a werewolf, it is possible to counteract your 100% resistance to disease with a spell of Weakness to Common Disease 100% on self. (This also works for Vampirism).

This is a major turning point in the Main Quest. If you decided to cure yourself of the disease you will continue on with the Main Quest helping out the Skaal. However if you decide to let the disease take hold and transform you into a werewolf, there is no turning back. Upon your second transformation you will receive a dream vision from Hircine, after which you will be irrevocably involved with this Daedric Prince for the duration of the Main Quest. There is a cure for your lycanthropy but you will not be able to do this until after you have completed Hircine's tasks.

For more information on how the path diverges as well as the differing rewards for each path, see the various quest pages.

Become a blood friend of the Skaal

If you decide to cure yourself, return and speak to Korst who names you a blood friend of the Skaal, giving you the name Blodskaal. He also gives you Rigmor Halfhand's former residence. If you became a werewolf but have finally managed to cure yourself, speak to Korst about having been infected to be rewarded with the same.

Notes

• The infection that takes place after completing this quest is scripted and it is impossible to avoid by any means, even with 100% resistance to Common Disease, or even by using only ranged attacks and spells and never getting within melee range of the werewolves.
• One seemingly logical but ill-fated way to handle this battle is to cast a mass-effect Calm Humanoid spell on the werewolves. The spell will work, but if you then attack them before it wears off, you will, bizarrely, be charged with a crime for attacking a peaceful NPC in town and the guards will try to kill you. Also, you cannot enter the talk screen with the calmed werewolves, thus precluding taunting them into attacking so that you can legally kill them.
• If you wait until daylight hours and then enter the Greathall, you might find non-hostile werewolves inside.
• The Skaal guard in the Greathall gives the journal entry that spawns the wolves outside. If you have killed him, you will be stuck at that point in the quest. PC users can fix this by adding the journal entry journal BM_SkaalAttack 10 .

Quest Stages

These Codes can be used along with the Journal Console Command and Quest ID given within the chart to update the quest to a certain point.

The Siege of the Skaal Village (BM_SkaalAttack)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Creatures are attacking the Skaal village. I should go outside and help to defend these people.
20		The werewolves attacking the Skaal Village have been defeated.
25		I have been told that at least one werewolf was seen going into the Greathall. I should go make sure that those inside are safe.
30		The werewolves inside the Greathall are defeated. The Skaal Guard that was inside is dead. Heart-Fang, however, is nowhere to be found.
40		Residents of the Skaal Village have suggested I speak with Korst Wind-Eye, who has returned.
50		Wind-Eye tells me that during the battle with the werewolves, he believes I was infected by one of them. A Cure Disease spell will rid me of the affliction, but if I do not do this within three days, I may become a werewolf myself. Until I have been cured, Wind-Eye cannot allow me to be a part of the Skaal community.
95		I have lived with the Lycanthropy disease too long, and the Skaal believe I am a werewolf. I am not welcome among them until I have found a cure.
100		I have been cured of the Lycanthropy disease, and may once again be a part of the Skaal. I have been named Blodskaal, a blood friend to the village. They will allow me to use Rigmor Halfhand's former house as my own.
105		I have cured myself of Lycanthropy, and have been welcomed back by the Skaal. I have been named Blodskaal, a blood friend to the village. They will allow me to use Rigmor Half-Hand's former house as my own.

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