Skyrim:Sinding

Sinding (RefID: 0006C1B8)
Location	Falkreath Jail, Bloated Man's Grotto
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	1	Class	Warrior
RefID	0006C1B8	BaseID	0006C1B7
Other Information
Health	50	Magicka	50
Stamina	50
Class Details	CombatWarrior1H
Moral.	No Crime	Aggress.	Unaggressive
Protected	Yes
Faction(s)	dunBloatedMan_SindingFaction

Sinding in Falkreath Jail

Sinding, a Nord warrior, is a werewolf who was jailed for killing a little girl in Falkreath. Speaking to him in the Falkreath Barracks begins the Daedric Quest Ill Met By Moonlight. He will greet you by sadly remarking "Come to gawk at the monster?". He then freely admits that he is a werewolf to the player and mentions that he sought to control the condition through means of a magical ring.

Unfortunately the ring is cursed by Hircine and causes Sinding to go berserk without warning or cause. He'll ask the player to take the ring and if agreed will hand over the ring before he transforms and escapes from the jail. He mentions seeking a sanctuary where he won't be able to harm another. Near the end of the quest, you are given the option to either slay Sinding like Hircine asks, or spare his life.

When seen in the jail cell, Sinding wears nothing more than a pair of ragged trousers.

Sinding in Werewolf form

Related Quests

• Ill Met By Moonlight: Hunt in Hircine's name; choose between killing a werewolf or saving his life.

Notes

• Sinding, as a werewolf, cannot be raised with the Dead Thrall spell, but can with The Ritual Stone power.^{[verification needed — see talk page]}
• Taking the ring from Sinding makes it auto-equip and it cannot be removed for the duration of the quest (the ring can sometimes be unequipped by your own werewolf transformation, whether deliberate or caused by the cursed ring).
• Sinding can sometimes be found outside of the grotto in werewolf form. He has been seen skulking around outside of the Honningbrew Meadery coming from Riverwood, and follows the trail west until he gets back to Bloated Man's Grotto. The people around him don't seem to react to him, though.
• He also may travel east from Bloated Man's Grotto past Whiterun, through Riverwood, south to the gate of Helgen, and then west to Falkreath, walking through the Falkreath Barracks and entering the jail. Everyone is oblivious to the fact that there's a werewolf wandering around, though animals do attack him (wolves do not appear to be allied with him, as they are with you when you are in werewolf form.)

Bugs

• Assuming you let him live, Sinding can be found in both the grotto and back in Falkreath jail simultaneously after the completion of the Ill Met By Moonlight quest.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• If you kill Sinding, he may come back to life at a later time within Bloated Man's Grotto and may also be found wandering the Riverwood and Helgen area in werewolf form.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• A hunter may become hidden or stuck out of sight within Bloated Man's Grotto, rendering Sinding mute and giving the appearance the quest is finished. Using Detect Life it is possible to locate the remaining live hunter. ^?
  • Dispatch the hunter to allow the quest to complete and allowing Sinding to complete his script.
• Sinding may get stuck on the stairs in his Falkreath jail cell, which can prevent him from getting close enough to the bars to talk to the player, thus preventing the quest from progressing.
• In some occasions, Sinding cannot be staggered by a duel-casted projectile with Impact, making him way harder to kill.

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