Skyrim:Dungeon Delving (Jarl - Caves)

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Do a favor for Jarl Korir by retrieving the Helm of Winterhold. Quest Giver: Jarl Korir Location(s): Radiant ID: Favor158

The Helm of Winterhold

Radiant Options

This is a radiant quest that you can only receive from one person. The quest item is fixed, but the location is randomly determined.

QuestGiver	QuestGiverHome	QuestItem	Dungeon(s)
Korir	Jarl's Longhouse (Winterhold)	Helm of Winterhold	Driftshade Refuge, Fort Fellhammer, Hela's Folly, Hob's Fall Cave, Pride of Tel Vos, Saarthal, Snow Veil Sanctum, Yngol Barrow, Yngvild, Ysgramor's Tomb

Quick Walkthrough

1. Obtain quest from the Jarl of Winterhold.
2. Journey to the location and clear it.
3. Retrieve the Helm.
4. Return to the Jarl and give him the Helm.

Detailed Walkthrough

When asking the Jarl of Winterhold, Korir, for work, you may be asked to find the missing Helm of Winterhold, which was worn by Jarl Hanse in the First Era:

You're the Jarl? I'm looking for work

"Winterhold has lost much of its history, and with that much of its power. I aim to change that. I've heard rumors of the resting place of the Helm of Winterhold, the very same helm that Jarl Hanse wore in the First Era. Hanse was in line to be High King of Skyrim, you know. Having that might get the ear of the other Holds and give me some authority."

After you have agreed to find it, head to the location marked on your map, and head to the boss chest, where you will find the Helm. After you have retrieved it, return to the Jarl to receive your reward.

Notes

• The journal entry for Driftshade Refuge is listed as Driftshade Sanctuary.

Bugs

• This quest commonly conflicts with Purity of Revenge, causing one or the other to be unable to start until the other is completed.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.9 of the Official Skyrim Patch.
• The quest may, through unknown conditions, become repeatable: pointing you to different locations every time it is given.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.6 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• If you have initiated this quest but subsequently went on to finish the Reunification of Skyrim questline for the Imperial Legion, Korir will be replaced as the jarl and be relocated to Brunwulf Free-Winter's house in Windhelm. If you try to give him the helm after he has been replaced, he is continuously locked up in the house, and picking the lock will only result in him telling you you're trespassing. There is no way to finish the quest and you are stuck with the helmet in your inventory, as it cannot be dropped since it's a quest item.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.1 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
  • The quest can be completed by talking to him around 4:30pm. The door will be unlocked.^{[verification needed]}
  • The quest can be completed by attacking and luring Korir outside, calming him, and then speaking with him before he heads back inside. This will incur a bounty.
  • Alternatively, open up the console, click on the jarl and then type Addtofaction 0005A1​A4 1 into the box. This adds an NPC to the player ally faction, which will make a normally hostile NPC be non-hostile. This should allow you to complete the quest.
• Jarl Korir may not give a dialogue option to start this quest. ^?
  • Starting the quest via console does not work. You can bypass this quest and still become Thane of Winterhold on PC with setrelationshiprank 1c1b5 2 .

Quest Stages

Dungeon Delving (Favor158)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0
10		(Objective is assigned): Find <Alias=QuestItem> inside <Alias=Dungeon>
15		(Objective is assigned): Return <Alias=QuestItem> to <Alias.ShortName=QuestGiver>
20
200

 

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 Favor158 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 Favor158.

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