Skyrim:Thane of Eastmarch

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Gain the title of Thane of Eastmarch. Quest Giver: Radiant Location(s): Radiant Prerequisite Quest: Rescue from Fort Neugrad or Battle for Windhelm Concurrent Quest: Making Friends and Influencing People Reward: Title of Thane, Axe of Eastmarch Disposition: =3 (quest giver) ID: Favor254

Radiant Options

This is a radiant quest which you can receive from either of the following people.

QuestGiver	QuestGiverHome
Brunwulf Free-Winter	Brunwulf Free-Winter's House (Windhelm)
Ulfric Stormcloak	Palace of the Kings (Windhelm)

Quick Walkthrough

1. Befriend the Jarl of Eastmarch.
2. Assist the people of the hold.
3. Purchase Hjerim.
4. Return to the Jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

This is an umbrella quest, involving several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Eastmarch. You will have to capture Whiterun and Falkreath for the Stormcloaks (if you joined the Stormcloaks) or complete The Battle For Windhelm (if you sided with the Imperials) before this quest becomes available.

The reward, the Axe of Eastmarch, is a random, leveled, enchanted axe. There is a 50% chance that it will be a war axe (one-handed), and a 50% chance it will be a battleaxe (two-handed). You will also receive a housecarl named Calder, who will be waiting for you at Hjerim.

Related Quests

These quests count towards your total of 5 favors for the people of Eastmarch.

• Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)
• Dungeon Delving: Do a favor by retrieving an item from a cave. (radiant)
• Fight! Fight!: Prove your strength by wagering on a fist fight with another. (radiant)
• Innocence Lost: Help an orphaned child avoid being returned to a sadistic caretaker.

Notes

• The potential quest givers are identified based on membership in the Favor254QuestGiverFaction faction.

Quest Stages

Thane of Eastmarch (Favor254)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Purchase a house in Windhelm
20		(Objective is assigned): Return to <Alias.ShortName=QuestGiver>

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 15, 25, 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 Favor254 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 Favor254.

Bugs

• After finishing the quest "Battle for Windhelm" for the Imperials, Brunwulf Free-Winter sometimes won't appear in the Palace of the Kings. All Stormcloak-supporting Jarls and their housecarls will be there sitting at a table, but without Brunwulf in the Palace. Without him, you are unable to purchase Hjerim or become Thane of Eastmarch if you have not already. ^?
  • To fix this, use the Unrelenting Force shout on everyone at the dinner table. This will give you a bounty in each of the holds that the Jarls are from. Travel out of Windhelm and return.