Skyrim:Drowned Sorrows

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Find Isabelle, Ranmir's lost love. Quest Giver: Dagur Location(s): Hob's Fall Cave Prerequisite Quest: A Few Words with You (for Haran) Reward: None ID: FreeformWinterholdC Suggested Level: 8

Ranmir drowning his sorrows

Quick Walkthrough

Note: This quest does not appear in your journal.

1. Speak with Haran to learn that Isabelle went to see Vex in Riften.
2. Talk to Vex in the Ragged Flagon.
3. Find Isabelle Rolaine in Hob's Fall Cave.
4. Return to Ranmir with her note.

Detailed Walkthrough

After helping Haran to get Ranmir to pay his drinking debt, Dagur will ask if you would like to help Ranmir out. Ranmir was once a cheerful lad, but he hasn't been the same since his lover, Isabelle Rolaine, left. He has been drowning his sorrows in mead ever since.

Dagur, the innkeeper at the Frozen Hearth inn is particularly worried about him and thinks that if Ranmir could find out what really happened he would stop torturing himself. Dagur's wife Haran thinks it's better to leave things well alone, but speak to her about Ranmir anyway and she will eventually tell you that Isabelle went to see Vex who lives in Riften. Specifically, Vex is a member of the Thieves Guild and is usually found in the Ragged Flagon. It is not necessary to join the guild; Vex will talk to you regardless.

When you speak to Vex, she admits that she knew Isabelle, and that she had tried to stop her but couldn't. Vex eventually tells you that Isabelle was going to Hob's Fall Cave and that she hasn't come back.

Isabelle's body can be found early in the cave; search the body and find a note for Ranmir. Take the note back to Ranmir in The Frozen Hearth.

Notes

• The note is not marked as a quest item, and can be dropped like any normal item. This quest can become impossible to complete if you lose track of the note.
• If you enter Hob's Fall Cave before getting this quest, Isabelle's body is not there yet.
• It is not necessary to speak to Vex. Once the quest is started the body appears in the cave.
• There are several radiant quests that may use this cave. They can all be done simultaneously.
• Ranmir disappears from the game after the quest (once you visit Winterhold exterior).

Bugs

• If Ranmir dies during the quest Containment, it is also impossible to complete this quest. Make sure that he's alive before assuming that the quest entry disappeared from your journal or was never there. ^?
  • If you're sure he's dead, use the console command player.placeatme 0001C186.
• The quest markers on your map may not show up, nor will it appear anywhere in your journal. Despite this, the quest itself will still be very much active once you talk to Haran. ^?
• Vex may not give an option in her dialogue for this quest even after joining the Thieves Guild. ^?
  • Use the console command setstage FreeformWinterholdC 20 to proceed with the quest.
• Sometimes Isabelle's body can be found in Hob's Fall Cave before getting quest, but she doesn't have a note yet.

Quest Stages

Drowned Sorrows (FreeformWinterholdC)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry

• All of the quest stages are empty: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40.

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage FreeformWinterholdC stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest FreeformWinterholdC.

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