Skyrim:The Raid

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Help the Jarl of Riften to uncover and stop the illegal skooma trade in town. Quest Giver: Wujeeta Location(s): Riften Prerequisite Quest: Helping Hand Next Quest: Supply and Demand Reward: None ID: FreeformRiften20

Discover a cache of moon sugar and Skooma while investigating.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Wujeeta after completing the Helping Hand quest.
2. Report to the Jarl about the presence of a skooma dealer in town.
3. "Deal" with Sarthis Idren, and find evidence to locate his sources.
4. Return to the Jarl with the evidence.

Detailed Walkthrough

Illegal Trade

After completing the Helping Hand quest, you can ask Wujeeta where she obtained her skooma. She is not forthcoming with the details, however you can pass a speech check to get her to tell you the truth.

Option	Dialogue				Reaction
I think you owe me one. (Persuade)	Passed: Okay, okay, I'll tell you. Failed: It's not worth dying over.				Passed: Reveal the supplier Failed: Nothing
Here, does this help? (Bribe)	Passed: Okay, okay, I'll tell you. Failed: It's got nothing to do with the coin... this is my life we're talking about.				Passed: Reveal the supplier Failed: Nothing
And who says I won't? (Intimidate)	Passed: Okay, okay, I'll tell you. Failed: You can't threaten me any worse than they have!				Passed: Reveal the supplier Failed: Nothing
Okay, never mind.	Thank you.				Nothing

At last, she will reveal her supplier as Sarthis Idren and his base as Riften Warehouse. She explains that the warehouse is always locked and that only the Jarl has a key.

The next step is to report the presence of a skooma dealer to the Jarl. She will explain that the dealer has informants in the town guard because he disappears every time they raid the warehouse. She thinks that as an outsider you may be able to surprise Sarthis in the warehouse, and ""convince" him to close down his operation". If you accept the mission, she will give you the Riften Warehouse Key to unlock the warehouse.

The Raid

The warehouse is located at the southern end of Riften's docks. Orini Dral is patrolling the warehouse, and will immediately spot you, Sarthis is in the basement and will, when Orini spots you, come rushing upstairs to aid his bodyguard. Orini wears fur armor, but his health is leveled. Sarthis wears steel armor, and has a large amount of leveled health. Orini is a modest opponent, but Sarthis can prove a difficult opponent to defeat.

When they are dead, loot Sarthis's body for his key. Descend the stairs in the northeastern corner, turn around and use the key to unlock the door. On the shelves there are five bowls of moon sugar and six bottles of skooma. On the table there is another bowl of moon sugar and two bottles of skooma. Inside the Sarthis's satchel there is a note with information regarding Sarthis's sources. Steal the note and read it, and head to the jarl.

It's Not Over Yet

Read the letter to discover the location of Sarthis's sources. Return to the Jarl with the evidence and Sarthis's demise. She will be grateful "It's nice to receive good news for a change", but will ask you to continue the crusade, which starts the next quest.

Notes

• If Wujeeta dies before you report the skooma dealer to the Jarl, you will fail the quest.
• This is the second of three required quests that are required to unlock the option to become Thane of the Rift for Laila Law-Giver. There are additional requirements noted on that quests page.
• Wujeeta is not essential, and if she dies before this quest and the next are complete, you will never be able to become Thane of the Rift if you side with the Stormcloaks.
• The penultimate objective, "Recover skooma source information", will only register as completed if you read the note, unusual when compared to other objectives of this nature in which you simply must take it.

Bugs

• Even though you were given a key by the Jarl, and it is occupied by enemies, you will be considered to be trespassing in the warehouse. If you have follower they will react as such.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
  • If your follower insists on reporting you for stealing the note, you will need to exit the warehouse to ask them to wait.

Quest Stages

The Raid (FreeformRiften20)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Identify Riften's skooma dealer
20		(Objective is assigned): Report Sarthis Idren to the Jarl of Riften
30		(Objective is assigned): Enter Riften Warehouse
40		(Objective is assigned): Eliminate Sarthis Idren
50		(Objective is assigned): Recover skooma source information
200		(Objective is assigned): Report skooma source to Jarl Liela

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 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 FreeformRiften20 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 FreeformRiften20.