Skyrim talk:Delayed Burial

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• Add Quest Flow — Unsigned comment by Bwross (talk • contribs) at 09:27 on 15 November 2011

Unexplored/Unknown Variables

• Able to kill Cicero?
• Exact consequences of helping or turning in Cicero after joining the DB
• Persuasion skill check level on Vantus
• Non-obvious alternate paths to completion. — Unsigned comment by Bwross (talk • contribs) at 09:27 on 15 November 2011

before i knew cicero was important i tried to steal his horse, he attacked me and i tried to kill him. You can't kill him, just goes unconcious (similar to how the important NPCs in oblivion do). i don't know if you can kill him after he gets back to the dark brotherhood or not, but you can't while he's on the side of the road. — Unsigned comment by 78.86.90.226 (talk) at 20:09 on 15 November 2011

• Payout
  • As a level 13, I got 400 gold from helping Cicero (on PC) — Unsigned comment by 174.61.244.140 (talk) at 11:05 on 16 November 2011
  • I got 500 as lvl 21, on the PC. Apparently it depends entirely on player level. — Unsigned comment by 69.143.243.218 (talk) at 18:49 on 18 November 2011
  • 750 at level 41 on PC. — Unsigned comment by 121.74.118.208 (talk) at 10:32 on 19 November 2011
  • 1500 at level 63 on PC. — Unsigned comment by 109.99.107.212 (talk) at 15:18 on 7 December 2011
  • 600 at level 36 on xbox. — Unsigned comment by 98.237.170.74 (talk) at 06:28 on 1 January 2012

This can more easily be explained as Gold level reward rating B

Does anyone know where to start this quest? I mean to find the rumor about it and get stage 05? — Unsigned comment by 70.29.67.46 (talk) at 17:01 on 3 January 2012

Helped Cicero as a good character

I rolled a Goody-good character and killed about 4 Dark Brotherhood assassins who came after me. I then met Cicero on the road and helped him out. Since then, I have not been attacked by any more assassins, and I've put at least 40 more hours into this character. If anyone else can confirm this, I believe it is an interesting consequence for helping him out, you gain some degree of favor with the Night Mother and or the Dark Brotherhood. — Unsigned comment by 70.178.162.162 (talk) at 21:07 on 3 January 2012

I believe that's not the case with my gameplay occasion. Cicero was assisted but the Dark Brotherhood assassins were still coming... XtremeRampage 11:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Not a bug?

I removed this but it was readded.

Even after you've convinced Vantus to help, Cicero and his broken wagon may remain on the road indefinitely (unless you join or destroy the Dark Brotherhood, in which case he will move on regardless of whether you convinced Vantus or not).

This does not seem like a bug to me. Im sure he is suppose to stay there until you have joined the Dark Brotherhood or destroyed them. Cicero would have nowhere to go so what else is he suppose to do? — Kimi the Elf ^{(talk | contribs)} 19:40, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

He goes to the Dawnstar Sanctuary first. That was where he was before he ever came to Falkreath as revealed in his final journal. He doesn't leave from there until he finally comes to terms with the fact that he will never be Listener. He also maintains Dawnstar as his own personal sanctuary and I suspect that's where he is whenever he is not found at Falkreath after he has already shown up there. "We leave soon. But Cicero will keep this Sanctuary as his Sanctuary! A place to rest and ply my trade, for I once more take up the blade, and send some lucky souls to Him, when laughter strikes, as fits my whim!" Zentard — Unsigned comment by 71.62.80.126 (talk) at 12:13 on 1 February 2012 (UTC)

I know he goes to Dawnstar before Falkreath, however when you meet him he is heading south past Whiterun. This looks like he has already left Dawnstar when you meet him, but he cannot arrive at Falkreath before you do. So he stays there until you up to the part of the quest when he arrives. Thats why I think it is not a bug. — Kimi the Elf ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

I did this quest lots of game hours ago, entered falkreath, but haven't completed enough for Cicero to arrive. He is not at the farm, but the guard is and he is essential. The Silencer 00:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

the problem i noticed is that when this happens, you cannot complete the quest. it sits in your journal and talking to either NPC results in nothing happening, even several days later. seems like a bug. — Unsigned comment by 98.176.242.147 (talk) at 17:04 on 29 January 2012

Obviously this is nothing more than an example of the less than robust 'cause and effect' system in elder scrolls games, he does not ever have his wheel actually fixed and never goes anywhere as a result of this quest being completed, he will simply disappear and then appear in response to the other dark brotherhood questlines, as there is not supposed to be a realistic effect like the cart being fixed and him travelling onwards there is no bug I can see — Unsigned comment by 121.212.2.149 (talk) at 00:49 on 5 February 2012

Location?

"As you walk down the road near Loreius Farm" is kind of vague! Visiting the page on Vantus Loreius does not provide his location either King Mango

It's hard to provide a more precise description; for additional help, look at the quest image. --Krusty 22:38, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

The image doesn't help at all. The in game map starts skewed to one side. The location is north of whiterun, but people are looking for where to start walking from. It's the road to the east of whietrun that runs north. Can you put a link to the skyrim map on here as well. edit Its not clear where Lorieius Farm is. The Silencer 14:52, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

I've added a map link to the farm. But, no, I don't think people want to know where to start walking from. They want to know where they are going, and telling them to start walking from Whiterun doesn't help them at all. Furthermore, many people may not choose to start walking from Whiterun -- they'll fast travel to whichever discovered location is closest, which could be Whitewatch Tower or Blizzard Rest. --Nephele^Talk 16:08, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I can't think of any non radiant quests that lets you discover anywhere closer than Honningbrew Meadary. The edit I did was inevitably wrong because I used my ingame map at the time (silly mistake). I have been to Whitewatch Tower, but have never seen Blizzard Rest. The Silencer 16:20, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Dark Brotherhood Quest Statistic

Although the article says this quest increases the Side Quest statistic, I'm quite sure that my Dark Brotherhood Quest was incremented. Maybe this was changed with some patch. I finished the quest after version 1.4 and use PS3 system. I wish someone else could confirm because I'm having too many problems with statistics (Companion radiant quests don't enter anywhere). — Unsigned comment by 189.24.243.20 (talk)

On my file, on the 360, i have completed this quest but not joined the DB and my statistics still say 0 quests for the dark brotherhood. RIM 14:04, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Also on 360. Have done this quest twice and never joined DB. Both times I got an increase to my DB quest counter. All my other quest counters update accurately (Companions, Daedric, etc.). Not sure why this is, but it seems this is not the same for all players so I'm going to remove it. GrogGrogGrog 00:44, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Different Guard after Civil War Completion.

I'm not sure if this makes any real difference, but after completing the Civil War questline for the Imperials the guard patrolling nearby is replaced. Before he was a standard-looking Pale Hold guard, but now he wears an Imperial-style uniform (I thought he was a legionary until I looked close and he is called "Roadside Guard"); he is also voiced differently too. I suppose it makes sense, since it reflects the change in the governance of The Pale, but I wonder if anyone else has noticed this? - Athelstan 18:21, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

This is true. Vely^►t►e 23:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Sic tag?

I can't understand why a sic tag would be indicated here. I think they are to mark only quoted material. --JR (talk) 16:06, 18 January 2013 (GMT)

The one in the quest stages? Well that is a direct quote from the game data (and usually the entry you can see in your quest log) - see CSList . --Alfwyn (talk) 16:14, 18 January 2013 (GMT)

I think I wanted to ask this question about another article, and placed it here by accident. No question about the tag on this page. Thanks though! --JR (talk) 11:15, 19 January 2013 (GMT)