Skyrim talk:Windhelm

Possible Bug

Inside Windhelm directly on the main gate there is lying Captain Lonely-Gale dead on the ground and I really know that I'm not guilty in this case. I found him a long time after I killed the butcher. Now, about two months later when I found the Captain, I'm doing all the quest in Windhelm. During my quests I move a lot through the main gate of course, partly per fast travel and sometimes through the gate. I just came from outside and realized that Arivanya lies there too, she is the one I saved from the butcher a while ago. Anyway, the Captain is there since three months lying and now Arivanya also. The quests Stormcloaks or Imperial Legion aren't started yet.
This must be bug or is there a new killer? I need a black box to see their last minutes. It would be nice to hear if there more player experience that mystery. Quozar 23:38, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

i have this problem too. i know its caused my windhelms collision going wrong, the weapons and shields up at the market fly away and many npc (ex arivanya) falls through the ground and dies. thats whats happening to you, they fall through the ground due to collision glitch. i dont know why or how this is happening. and if your on pc, dont bother resurrecting them or place a new npc next to you, their death script has already started. — Unsigned comment by 83.251.126.64 (talk) at 13:26 on 3 March 2012 (GMT)

Burned-down Windhelm on first visit?

Okay, I need to write this down somewhere and this is as good a place as any. I recently completed the entire CW quest line for the Imperials, including Battle for Windhelm where everything goes up in flames. I then decided to complete it for the Stormcloaks as well, just to compare. Reloaded an earlier save (just after completing The Fallen and before ever taking side in the war quests) and visited Windhelm for the very first time. Problem is, I found it burned down, just as it was after Battle for Windhelm. This save should have absolutely nothing to do with my Imperials save, so I’m really, really puzzled. Why is Windhelm burning and barricaded all over the place, if I never visited town before? It’s almost like my save data was screwed up somehow, but it seems strange. I’d really like to hear from people who completed the Imperial quest line, then reloaded an earlier save from before visiting Windhelm. Is it burning for you too? --Krusty 00:55, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

I also completed the CW quest line for the Imperials. I went back and loaded my oldest save (I hadn't even been to Whiterun yet). I ran to Windhelm and it appeared normal, just like when I first visited it. No fire/ruins/barricades. I entered The Palace of the Kings and exited it again, just to check. No change. --Xyzzy 05:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Dark elf player.

Is the dialogue supposed to be different if you're a dark elf? because i am a vampire dark elf and no one has noticed i am dark elf, not event he other dark elves. Is this a bug? 217.137.157.197 22:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

No, your race counts as Vampire if you're a vampire. The game views you different. 99.122.114.122 18:02, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Error in Miscellaneous Quest Table

I've just noticed that the table here says that Stands-in-Shallows wants you to steal Shavee's Amulet of Zenithar rather than getting the Double-Strength Skooma for him as it says on the Some Light Theft quest page. I think this needs correcting. Regards :). 82.4.54.248 00:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Yea, it should have been Double-Distilled Skooma, I changed it! ^_^ — Kimi the Elf ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Market District

Okay so I just updated with patch 2.08 and went to the market, was the wall by the Smithy always broken? Because I have no memory of this, also a guard now stands behind the broken wall--Dovahreid 13:03, 12 February 2013 (GMT)

Could you be more specific how you judge it as broken? And what wall? The low fence like wall between the smithy and the rest of the market or some other wall? —MortenOSlash (talk) 18:13, 12 February 2013 (GMT)

House in Windhelm

The game locks up every time I try to enter Hjerim. I have stored my masks here and cannot retrieve them. I have been throwing all my extra jewels here (a ton)...is it possible to have too many things in a residence? — Unsigned comment by 98.223.236.194 (talk) at 14:34 on 18 February 2013 (GMT)

Have you installed and/or uninstalled mods that may interfere with your house and/or items you have stored there? The same question goes to DLC? —MortenOSlash (talk) 18:36, 18 February 2013 (GMT)

Respawn time/condition for city guards

I killed most of Windhelm guards some time ago for some reason I don't remember, although there is still one patrolling inside the city walls and palace guards and the ones at the dock are still there, but it seems most of the dead ones, for example the ones guarding the palace entrance, have never respawned so far. Guards in Markarth however do get respawned within a few days. Do I have to kill *all* of the guards for a timed respawn? --Kinlar (talk) 20:34, 29 March 2013 (GMT)

I don't think so, but you have to stay out of town for at least 10 consecutive days if you want them to respawn. Try to avoid Windhelm for a while and the guards should be back. Elakyn (talk) 20:52, 29 March 2013 (GMT)

Market District II

Another question about the market: for me most of the market is a mess. Goods are floating in the air, especially at Niranye's (sp.) stall. I thought it was some bug, but even after a few patches, it is still messed. Is the reason for this known, and is there a fix? I tried stealing all the stuff to clear the place, but they later respawned the sam way, floating around. 91.137.244.139 12:48, 15 April 2013 (GMT)

I have the same problem. Weapons, shields, and meat everywhere! I also have a dead Angrenor Once-Honored lying in the marketplace, and a completely missing Aval Atheron (yes, I've checked the Hall of the Dead). I tried staying away from Windhelm entirely for 19 game days (on the basis that several people have said it takes 10 game days to reset a cell), but when I returned, nothing had changed. I'm on the Xbox 360, patch 1.9.31.0.8. Baratron (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2013 (GMT)