Skyrim:Spread the Love

This page is currently being rewritten as part of the Skyrim Quest Redesign Project. The page is being rewritten and checked in several stages. All users are welcome to make changes to the page. If you make a change that is relevant to the project, please update this template accordingly, and make sure you have observed the project guidelines.   Detail Walkthrough: not written Objectives: written by NepheleBot, checked by Alfwyn Reward: not written

Distribute religious literature to the citizens of Riften. Quest Giver: Dinya Balu Location(s): Riften Reward: Random Potion Disposition: =1 (Dinya Balu) ID: FreeformRiften05

Dinya Balu has one more errand...

Quick Walkthrough

1. Receive The Warmth of Mara bulletins from Dinya Balu.
2. Speak to the various citizens of Riften and pass out the bulletins to 20 of them.

Detailed Walkthrough

There are a total of 37 NPCs to whom you can give the bulletins, although their reactions vary widely. Any NPC who is not in this list does not qualify for the quest.

Name	Dialogue	Accept?
Aerin	I visit the temple sometimes, but perhaps not often enough. Thanks for bringing this to me.	1
Alessandra	Oh, a new pamphlet from Dinya? I'll be glad to read it. Thanks.	1
Asbjorn Fire-Tamer	Oh, well thank you. I'll try and read this if I can.	1
Asgeir Snow-Shod	Not really my usual read, but I'll give it a try.	1
Balimund	Thank you for the blessing, I'll put this to good use.	1
Bersi Honey-Hand	If only more people would read this, things might be better in Riften.	1
Bolli	Thank you. Blessings of Mara upon you as well.	1
Brand-Shei	Mara can't help me. No one can.
Dirge	I think I have some more of these padding my mattress.	1
Drifa	Oh, how kind! Thank you.	1
Elgrim	I have no time for Marla or Mara or whatever her name is... there's work to be done!
From-Deepest-Fathoms	I have no desire to seek religion.
Grelod the Kind	Unless Mara wishes to come down and help me with these urchins, I don't really give a damn about her blessings.
Haelga	Huh? Oh. Sure, whatever. I prefer Dibella's teachings myself.	1
Hafjorg	Hmmm. Never read anything from the temple before. I suppose there wouldn't be any harm in reading it.	1
Hemming Black-Briar	I don't understand how paper will help the dregs of this city, but suit yourself.	1
Hofgrir Horse-Crusher	Had only Mara saved that poor animal...
Indaryn	What's this nonsense? Bah.
Ingun Black-Briar	Whatever you're peddling, I'm not buying.
Keerava	Look, the only religion I believe in is the good old septim. Everything else is just a waste.
Louis Letrush	I hold my own beliefs, but thanks anyway.	1
Maven Black-Briar	Excellent, I needed some more kindling for my kitchen hearth.	1
Mjoll the Lioness	Thank you. I'll share this with Aerin.	1
Niluva Hlaalu	Mara only helps those who can afford her tithes. This is nonsense.
Nivenor	Are you serious? You're as crazy as Maramal.
Nura Snow-Shod	Ugh. Get this awful paper away from me, by Talos!
Romlyn Dreth	I don't have time for this nonsense.
Shadr	I'll give it a try, thanks very much.	1
Sibbi Black-Briar	Do you take me for a fool? Get this drivel away from me!
Svana Far-Shield	Thank you. Umm, blessings upon you too.	1
Talen-Jei	Interesting. I'll look it over. Thanks.	1
Tythis Ulen	Oh, interesting. I'll read it this evening.	1
Ungrien	I'll read it. Thank you.	1
Valindor	Seems like a noble cause, I'll look it over.	1
Vipir the Fleet	Are you out of your mind?
Vulwulf Snow-Shod	Mara this and Mara that. Where is she when hundreds of Stormcloaks are dying for no good reason, eh?
Wujeeta	I wouldn't even clean my tail with this trash.

Bugs

• From-Deepest-Fathoms is incorrectly referred to as "brother" when handing her a flier.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• After you've delivered the 20 missives and return to Dinya Balu, you'll be presented with a dialogue option that says you've run out of missives and require more. If you select this option instead of saying you've delivered them all, Dinya will praise your diligence and give you 5 more missives, which can optionally be passed-out. When you deliver each of these "extra" missives, the "Completed" quest update notification will re-appear, along with the (total/20) count (i.e. 25/20 after you've delivered the last one). However, if you return to Dinya after delivering the extra missives and tell her you've delivered them all, the dialogue and reward will be identical to what you would have received had you not delivered the extra ones. While it doesn't hurt you to do this, there's no actual benefit. Furthermore, you may or may not be given the "extra" option again; some players report seeing this happen while others report that they only got the option once. It appears as though an additional reward was intended but was never actually implemented.

Quest Stages

Spread the Love (FreeformRiften05)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
20		(Objective is assigned): Distribute the Warmth of Mara within Riften (<Global=FFRiften05Served>/<Global=FFRiften05Total>)
30		(Objective is assigned): Return to Dinya

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 10, 25, 200, 250.

 

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 FreeformRiften05 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 FreeformRiften05.

This Skyrim-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.