Skyrim talk:Thane of Falkreath

Bug?

I finished A Daedra's Best Friend and Ill Met By Moonlight, returned Runil's journal, saved Valdr and killed a giant for bounty quest, but the number of people I assisted was still 2/3. I am not sure it is bug or some of the above quests don't count. I couldn't do Hert quest because I did Dark brotherhood quest first. Mathies wouldn't take my wheat. No one else gave me any quest. Luckily, I found a post online about dropping armor and it worked. Tekla took the glass shield I dropped and it counted toward the assist quest. (ZekunD 00:55, 26 December 2011 (UTC))

also did Valdr Hunting Party quest, returned Runil's Journal, Ill Met By Moonlight and bounty (killing a dragon) at falkreath and only got 2/3. Quimoniz 01:05, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

I also finished A Daedra's Best Friend, Ill Met By Moonlight, Runil's journal, Valdr's hunting party, cabbage for the farmer, and the Jarl's requests but still haven't been able to get it. Nobody picks up stuff I drop, either. This is on PS3.

I'm having the exact same issue. Other than the initial "kill the bandit leader" request from the Jarl (after getting him the mead), and selling cabbage to Mathies, none of the other quests or miscellaneous objectives for that region are counting towards the 3/3 goal. I'm stuck on 2/3 now and I'm convinced this is a bug. --109.175.185.11 17:18, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

I ran into a similar issue, also playing on PS3. I completed both A Daedra's Best Friend and Ill Met By Moonlight, but my quest journal still shows 0/3 for assisting the people of Falkreath. I started the first one prior to asking about being made a thane, but I started the second after that. Cappo 21:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Same happened to me, just any time i dropped something, they didn't ask for it, they just said that I should take better care of it, and give it back. — Unsigned comment by 86.139.26.75 (talk) on 10 April 2012

(←) Regarding difficulties completing Thane of Falkreath requirements. I was also experiencing the "stuck at 2/3" for the Falkreath Thane mission. I completed all the major quests for Falkreath, plus several of the Bounty and miscellaneous side missions. I only received credit for the first two (sold some cabbage, and retrieved a journal), but no matter how many other missions I did, nothing counted toward helping the people of Falkreath Hold. It was suggested that I drop some armor and allow someone to have it, but no matter what I dropped, it went completely unacknowledged by citizens and guards. Finally, thanks to some helpful advice found online, I chopped and sold firewood to Hert (thankfully she was alive). This act successfully completed the requirements for Thane of Falkreath.
[On Xbox 360 w/ Dawngurard and Hearthfire DLC] - — Unsigned comment by TripperCosmo (talk • contribs) at 09:22 on 18 September 2012

Yeah bounties don't always seem to be counted, I've had this happen in several holds. As for Falkreath the 3 I know usually work are selling vegetables, stealing the note for Dengeir, and bring the Ashes to Runil. Lord Eydvar ^{Talk | Contribs} 09:24, 18 September 2012 (GMT)

I had the same issue. I was stuck on 1/3 despite completing the major quests and 3/4 of the side quests, but after I sold the vegetables to the farmer it updated to 3/3.

Ok, I have a slightly different problem, in that I had just completed the Jarl's task and he offered to make me Thane if I help the people of the hold. We'll 2 dragons came by and before I knew it and killed almost everyone important. I really didn't notice because their bodies we're behind buildings and under bushes. I went off and did some other quests and by the time I came back to Falkreath, I couldn't re-set the game far enough back to make all of them alive again. The farmer (Mathies) is dead, Lod is dead, Runil is Dead, the shop owner (Stodil?) is dead. I can't complete the Daedric quest because Lod can't tell me to find the dog. Dengeir doesn't ask me to steal the letter, so he must know Lod is dead. I've chopped the wood for Hert, and dropped the shield and even killed a dragon for a bounty, but for the life of me can't figure out how to help someone to get 3/3, still stuck on 2/3. I did Ill Met By Moonlight and rescued Valdr hunting party. It's bad enough I can't complete the Daedric quest lines, but I don't think I can become Thane either? Does anyone have any suggestions for triggering another quest so I can complete the Thane quest. Do any one the expansion packs add new people or quests int he Falkreath area? Thanks. Hard to image they wouldn't make Lod or others un-kill-able until after their quest had been triggered.

2/13/13

Problems with becoming Thane Related to the Rare Gifts Misc. quests

Apparently the questline is tied up with the "Rare Gifts" quests. I had one of these miscellaneous quests in my log - specifically, the one requiring me to deliver a copy of the book "The Mirror" to Aldis in Solitude. Naturally, I had no reason to believe that this quest would mess with anything, but Siddgeir's Black-Briar Mead variation of the Rare Gifts quest is necessary to earn Thaneship in Falkreath, and since it is not possible to have more than one of the quest variants in your log, it's possible for this to get in the way. It took some research before I found the problem, so it might not be a bad idea to add something in that mentions this, along with a quick link to the Rare Gifts article so players can resolve any issues quickly.86.175.42.208 18:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

(It appears the above paragraph was deleted - I haven't reverted it in an effort to spite, I'm just doing so to ask why it was removed - it seems relevant enough to me. I've signed it this time, on the off-chance that was the issue.) — Unsigned comment by 86.175.42.208 (talk) on 4 January

I'm not sure why you think the paragraph was deleted. The only change made to the paragraph was when you just overwrote it. Otherwise, no edits have been to the page since it was added yesterday -- see the page history. --Nephele^Talk 20:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Well, that's weird. It wasn't appearing when I checked in on this talk page. Maybe I was getting a cached version or something for some strange reason. Oh, well. Sorry 'bout that. 86.175.42.208 20:29, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Confirming that "Rare Gifts" quests do in fact stall Falkreath Jarl from offering you the quest. I had a quest to "Bring one Song of the Alchemists to Lami" in Solitude and could not get Jarl Siddgeir to offer me his quest until I had cleared it. [Link] This was after talking to everyone and completing all the Falkreath quests including a couple radients from the innkeep.

Twice a Thane

I completed this quest while Siddgeir was Jarl. Later, after completing Rescue from Fort Neugrad, I returned to find Dengeir had taken over as Jarl, and he offered me the thaneship all over again, straight away. As a result, I have two Blades of Falkreath, one notably better than the other as it's a levelled reward. Peterguard 19:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Siddgeir not offering Thaneship

I have brought him his Black-Briar Mead and have cleared out the Bandits he wanted killed, and he doesn't offer any dialogue option to become Thane of Falkreath. I have done additional quests in Falkreath in attempt to force him forward, to no avail. Are there any reasons Siddgeir would be refusing to offer the dialogue option to become Thane of Falkreath? Possibly the death of his Housecarl during the Dark Brotherhood quest line? Completion of the Civil War in favor of the Imperial Legion? 70.28.245.100 12:19, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I had this problem too. I'm pretty sure it's from killing the Housecarl - people seem to get stuck in a "Foe" relationship with you if you've killed someone they're close to (even if they don't see you, so I consider it a bug). I was able to become Thane after correcting my relationship with him: player.setrelationshiprank 00019822 2. Though I don't remember if I ever delivered the mead for him, so you might try setting it to 0 or 1 instead of 2 and see if you can work your way up (by doing bounties, etc.). --VSim 04:43, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

No option to become thane.

I have talked to the jarl sid or whatever his name was and he only has two dialogue options, one is to ask how long or how he became jarl or something and the other asks if his inexperience is a problem. Since then i have done the two daedric missions and some bounties and he still has no dialogue telling me how to became thane. Can someone please tell me if this is a bug or something? 217.137.157.197 22:59, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm having the same problem. I just killed everyone in the Dark Brotherhood compound, so that might have something to do with it. — Unsigned comment by 70.179.44.138 (talk) at 04:36 on 12 October 2012 (GMT)

See here for the bug relating to if you have already killed his housecarl during the Dark Brotherhood questline. -Helenaannevalentine^(talk) 04:43, 12 October 2012 (GMT)

I am having the same issue, but i have not done any of the dark brotherhood quest line. I thought i had installed the dlc and hadn't and did all the quests in Falkreath. When i got no dialogue to buy the land after becoming popular in town (pleasant greeting ect) i realised the dlc wasn't installed. After installing the dlc, i get given the 2 letters by the courier and told to speak to the Jarl, but the dialogue about his letter does not appear when trying to speak to him and appears to be irreversibly bugged. When i tried loading up a older save pre Falkreath missions, i meet the courier, go the jarl and the dialogue is there. I'm guessing i jumped the gun and f*****d it up! Anyone know how to fix this so i dont lose 14 hours of gameplay please? (XBOX 360) gamertag- maiden of haste 5:39, 29 October 2012 (GMT) 79.70.71.81

This happened to me as well, I waited a month ingame and the option appeared. My best guess is that the radiant quest to kill a bandit leader had no viable targets because I'd already cleared all the dungeons on his list, when I went back after playing around in Markarth for a month he sent me to Embershard Mine, always the first location I go because it's at the start of the game. If you don't get the response option to the letter, you need to wait for some bandits to respawn.

Odd

I just started my fourth playthrough of skyrim ( after I bought the new dlc's ). Oddly enough, I just reached Whiterun and just as I was going to enter the Bannered Mare, a courier stops me and gives me a note from the Jarl Siddgeir, offering me the title of Thane for helping his people. I've only just started the game . Funny, yeah ? — Unsigned comment by 138.250.193.50 (talk) at 19:05 on 28 October 2012‎

Bug not listed on page

Thane gave me his first quest (a bottle of mead) but wont give me his second. Eventually he even sent me a letter asking me to come by but the dialogue option still isnt available, despite the map marker over his head.

And no, I havnt killed his housecarl. I havnt even started the dark brotherhood questline. — Unsigned comment by 69.62.156.214 (talk) at 18:55 on 8 November 2012‎