Skyrim:Thane of Whiterun

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Gain the title of Thane of Whiterun. Quest Giver: Vignar Gray-Mane Location(s): Whiterun Reward: Title of Thane, Blade of Whiterun Disposition: =3 (quest giver) ID: Favor253

Radiant Options

This is a radiant quest; however, unlike the other thane quests, you can only receive it from Vignar Gray-Mane, and only if he is Jarl of Whiterun. If Balgruuf is the jarl, you can only become Thane of Whiterun by completing Dragon Rising.

Quick Walkthrough

In order for Vignar to be jarl, you have to have completed Battle for Whiterun for the Stormcloaks. Completing this quest befriends him automatically.

1. Assist the people of the hold.
2. Purchase Breezehome.
3. 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 Whiterun.

The reward, the Blade of Whiterun, is a random, leveled, enchanted blade. There is a 50% chance that it will be a sword (one-handed), and a 50% chance it will be a greatsword (two-handed). Lydia is made available to you as a housecarl, but since it is impossible to complete the Battle for Whiterun without having already completed Dragon Rising, when Lydia is first made a housecarl, this is redundant.

There is a very high chance that you will already have completed the assist Whiterun citizens requirement for this quest. However, it is possible to complete Battle for Whiterun without befriending five people. ^{[verification needed — see talk page]}

Quest Stages

Thane of Whiterun (Favor253)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Purchase a house in Whiterun
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 Favor253 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 Favor253.

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