Skyrim:I Done Got Thaned!

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Help out the Jarl and citizens of the Rift, and be named Thane for your service. Quest Giver: Radiant Location(s): Radiant Prerequisite Quest: Supply and Demand Concurrent Quest: Making Friends and Influencing People Reward: Blade of the Rift, Thaneship of the Rift Disposition: =2 (Jarl of Riften) ID: FreeformRiftenThane

Quick Walkthrough

1. Befriend the Jarl of Riften.
2. Assist the people of the hold.
3. Deal with the Skooma trade.
4. Purchase Honeyside.
5. Return to the Jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of the Rift.

In order to be eligible for Riften Thaneship, you have to help several citizens which may include any five of the Miscellaneous Quests for the Rift, as listed in the following tables

Outside Towns

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Addvild	Snow-Shod Farm	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Avrusa Sarethi	Sarethi Farm	Smooth Jazbay: Collect 20 jazbay grapes for Avrusa Sarethi.
		Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Dravin Llanith	Merryfair Farm	Bow to the Master: Retrieve a farmer's stolen bow.
Grosta	Heartwood Mill	Flight or Fight: Help Grosta at Heartwood Mill locate her missing husband.
		Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Synda Llanith	Merryfair Farm	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)

Ivarstead

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Boti	Fellstar Farm	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Klimmek	Klimmek's House	Climb the Steps: Deliver a load of goods up to High Hrothgar for Klimmek.
Narfi	Ivarstead	Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
		The Straw that Broke: Discover what is plaguing Narfi's mind.
Temba Wide-Arm	Vilemyr Inn	Grin and Bear It: Give ten bear pelts to Temba Wide-Arm.
		Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Wilhelm	Vilemyr Inn	Lifting the Shroud: Investigate the haunted barrow outside of Ivarstead.

Riften

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Alessandra	Hall of the Dead	Pilgrimage: Help Alessandra make peace with her dead father.	Bring Alessandra's Dagger to Andurs in Whiterun Return to Alessandra
Balimund	The Scorched Hammer	Stoking the Flames: Find 10 fire salts to restore Balimund's forge.	Bring 10 fire salts to Balimund Return to Balimund
Bolli	Riften Fishery	Special Delivery: Deliver a purchase agreement to Kleppr in Markarth.	Deliver the purchase agreement to Kleppr in Markarth
Brand-Shei	Haelga's Bunkhouse	Distant Memories: Help Brand-Shei uncover his past.
Dinya Balu	Temple of Mara	Spread the Love: Distribute religious literature to the citizens of Riften.	Distribute the Warmth of Mara within Riften Return to Dinya
Edda	Riften	Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
Hafjorg	Elgrim's Elixirs	Truth Ore Consequences: Retrieve an ore sample from Filnjar.	Obtain Ore Sample from Filnjar Return Ore Sample to Hafjorg
Harrald	Mistveil Keep	Bring It!: Deliver Harrald's sword.	Pick up Harrald's Sword from Balimund Deliver Harrald's Sword
Hofgrir Horse-Crusher	Riften Stables	Bloody Nose: Defeat Hofgrir Horse-Crusher in a brawl.
Ingun Black-Briar	Elgrim's Elixirs	Few and Far Between: Help Ingun restock Elgrim's rare ingredients.	Find 20 nirnroot for Ingun Black-Briar Find 20 nightshade for Ingun Black-Briar Find 20 deathbell for Ingun Black-Briar
Laila Law-Giver	Mistveil Keep	Supply and Demand: Clear Cragslane Cavern for the Jarl of Riften.	Report skooma source to Jarl of Riften Find the skooma dealers in Cragslane Cavern Disrupt the skooma operation Report to the Jarl of Riften
Louis Letrush	The Bee and Barb	Promises to Keep: Help Louis Letrush get Frost from Sibbi Black-Briar.
Madesi	Riften	Ringmaker: Help Madesi make jewelry.	Find 2 flawless sapphires for Madesi Find a mammoth tusk for Madesi Find gold ore for Madesi
Maramal	Temple of Mara	The Bonds of Matrimony: Find someone in Skyrim to marry.
Marise Aravel	Marise Aravel's House	Ice Cold: Find five ice wraith teeth for Marise Aravel.
Maven Black-Briar	Black-Briar Manor	Vald's Debt: Find the Quill of Gemination to clear Vald's debt to Maven Black-Briar.
Mjoll the Lioness	Aerin's House	Grimsever's Return: Recover Mjoll's beloved sword, Grimsever, from Mzinchaleft.	Locate Grimsever Return to Mjoll
Romlyn Dreth	Black-Briar Meadery	Under the Table: Deliver a smuggled Black-Briar mead keg to the inn at Ivarstead.	Deliver Mead to Wilhelm Show Mead to Indaryn
Shadr	Riften	Stabilized: Help Shadr clear his debt with Sapphire.	Speak to Sapphire about Shadr's debt Return to Shadr
Sibbi Black-Briar	Riften Jail	The Lover's Requital: Help Sibbi Black-Briar locate his former fiancee, so he can kill her.	Discover Svidi's whereabouts Tell Sibbi Black-Briar about Lynly Lie to Sibbi Black-Briar about Lynly
Snilf	Riften	Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
Svana Far-Shield	Haelga's Bunkhouse	Caught Red Handed: Gather three marks of Dibella to help Svana Far-Shield against Haelga.	Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Bolli Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Hofgrir Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Indaryn Confront Haelga with the Marks of Dibella Speak to Svana
Talen-Jei	The Bee and Barb	Sealing the Deal: Find three flawless amethysts for Talen-Jei's engagement ring.	Get 3 flawless amethysts for Talen-Jei Return to Talen-Jei
Vekel the Man	The Ragged Flagon	Toying With The Dead: Retrieve a necromancer's journals for an interested buyer.
Wujeeta	Haelga's Bunkhouse	Helping Hand: Help Wujeeta cure her skooma addiction.	Give Wujeeta a healing potion
		The Raid: Help the Jarl of Riften to uncover and stop the illegal skooma trade in town.	Identify Riften's skooma dealer Report Sarthis Idren to the Jarl of Riften Enter Riften Warehouse Eliminate Sarthis Idren Recover skooma source information
Wylandriah	Mistveil Keep	Hunt and Gather: Retrieve Wylandriah's spoon, ingot, and soul gem.	Retrieve Wylandriah's Spoon Retrieve Wylandriah's Ingot Retrieve Wylandriah's Soul Gem

Shor's Stone

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Filnjar	Filnjar's House	Mine or Yours: Filnjar needs help ridding the Redbelly Mine of frostbite spiders.	Kill the Frostbite Spiders in Redbelly Mine Return to Filnjar	None
Grogmar gro-Burzag	Odfel's House	Mine Ore: Get paid to mine ore. (radiant)	Sell Iron Ore to Grogmar	None
Sylgja	Sylgja's House	Special Delivery: Make a delivery for Sylgja to Darkwater Crossing.	Deliver the satchel to Verner in Darkwater Crossing Return to Sylgja	None

The reward, the Blade of the Rift, is a random, leveled, enchanted weapon. Despite its name, it can be nearly any weapon, including a non-bladed weapon like a Mace. There is a 50% chance that it will be one-handed and a 50% chance that it will be two-handed.

Notes

• Unlike every other Thane quest, the "Assist the people of <Hold>" part must be completed before the Jarl will make you the offer, and is not tracked in the journal.
• Helping Hand and The Raid are required tasks to complete before becoming named Thane of Riften or getting the speech option to buy a house.

Bugs

• "The Blade of the Rift" is never actually given as a reward: instead, you will receive a generic un-renamed enchanted weapon.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• The reward you receive is generated randomly at the beginning of the game, so will always be iron.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• Visiting Honeyside for the first time before becoming named Thane of Riften may prevent you from ever being able to be named Thane of Riften. After purchasing the house, immediately speak with the Jarl to avoid this bug.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.4 of the Official Skyrim Patch.
• It is possible that the dialog with the Jarl will not start, no matter how many people you've helped. ^?
  • At the console, enter setstage FreeformRiftenThane 10. The quest should progress normally from there.
• Sometimes the "Speak to the Jarl of Riften" step gets stuck in the miscellaneous section of the journal. ^?
  • At the console, enter setstage FreeformRiftenThane 10, and then setobjectivecompleted FreeformRiftenThane 10 1.

Quest Stages

I Done Got Thaned! (FreeformRiftenThane)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Speak to the Jarl of Riften
15		(Objective is assigned): Return to the Jarl of Riften
20		(Objective is assigned): Purchase Honeyside from Riften's Steward
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 FreeformRiftenThane 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 FreeformRiftenThane.