Skyrim:The Straw that Broke

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Discover what is plaguing Narfi's mind. Quest Giver: Narfi Location(s): Ivarstead Reward: Random Ingredients Disposition: =1 (Narfi) ID: FreeformIvarstead02

Reyda's remains

Quick Walkthrough

1. Discover what is plaguing Narfi's mind.
2. Find Reyda's Necklace.
3. Return the necklace to Narfi.

Detailed Walkthrough

When asking Wilhelm, the innkeeper at Vilemyr Inn in Ivarstead, about Narfi's condition, he will tell the player that he told Narfi his sister wasn't dead and that she would return one day. He also points the player in the direction of the small island to the east of Ivarstead, where Reyda always went to get ingredients as she was an alchemist. The player can then go look for Narfi's sister's remains.

As it turns out Reyda's remains can be found underwater, just east of the southern bridge into town. Next to her remains are Reyda's Necklace and Reyda's Satchel; the satchel contains some gold and several random alchemical ingredients (1 rare, 2 uncommon, and 3 common ingredients, using the same categories as detailed on the Ingredients article). The player can then return the necklace to Narfi at his broken-down home across the river, and either tell him the truth, or tell him Reyda said she'd be back soon. Either way, the player will receive three random, rare ingredients, and Narfi will for the most part remain the same.

Bugs

• After finding Reyda's Necklace, there is an option to show it to Wilhelm, supposedly for additional advice. However, upon choosing this speech option, he will say the same thing Narfi says about telling his sister that he misses her.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.5 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• If you take the necklace from Reyda's satchel before asking Wilhelm about Narfi, the quest will not update beyond the stage requiring you to find her remains even if you search the satchel again.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.3.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
  • The command setstage FreeformIvarstead02 40 will do the work.
  • Dropping and retaking the necklace using the console command player.drop 663da 1 while standing over the underwater satchel causes a quest update, fixing the quest.

Quest Stages

The Straw that Broke (FreeformIvarstead02)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
20		(Objective is assigned): Ask Wilhelm about Reyda
30		(Objective is assigned): Locate Reyda's remains
40		(Objective is assigned): Bring Reyda's Necklace to Narfi
200

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 10, 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 FreeformIvarstead02 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 FreeformIvarstead02.