Skyrim:Thane of Eastmarch

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Gain the title of Thane of Eastmarch. Quest Giver: Radiant Location(s): Eastmarch Prerequisite Quest: Rescue from Fort Neugrad or Battle for Windhelm Concurrent Quest: Making Friends and Influencing People Reward: Title of Thane, Axe of Eastmarch Disposition: =3 (quest giver) ID: Favor254

Become Thane of Eastmarch

Radiant OptionsEdit

This is a radiant quest which you can receive from either Brunwulf Free-Winter or Ulfric Stormcloak, whichever is the jarl of Eastmarch. The jarl lives in the Palace of the Kings in Windhelm.

Quick WalkthroughEdit

1. Befriend the Jarl of Eastmarch by progressing through the civil war questline.
2. Assist five people of Eastmarch.
3. Purchase Hjerim.
4. Return to the jarl for your reward.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

This is an umbrella quest, involving several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Eastmarch. You will have to capture Falkreath for the Stormcloaks (if you joined the Stormcloaks) or complete the Battle for Windhelm (if you sided with the Imperials) before this quest becomes available. Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and he will ask you to assist the people of the hold. You must assist five people in the hold, usually by completing favor quests for them. Note that many of the quest givers are non-essential NPCs, so their deaths would result in a loss of potential quests to complete. If they die after you assist them, they still count towards your Thane status. Also, you can befriend merchants if you have the Investor perk by investing in their stores.

You must also purchase Hjerim, which costs 8,000 to 12,000 gold. Simply purchasing it is enough; there is no requirement to decorate, although it becomes more useful if decorated. Note that it cannot be decorated unless you have completed Blood on the Ice, and if you have not started that quest yet you should start it before entering Hjerim.

Eastmarch Favor QuestsEdit

Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use. If any citizen offers multiple favor quests, only the first completed one will count towards Thaneship.

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)
Adonato Leotelli	Windhelm, Candlehearth Hall	Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)	Deliver Adonato's Book to Giraud
Angrenor Once-Honored	Windhelm, Candlehearth Hall	Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
Brunwulf Free-Winter	Windhelm, Brunwulf Free-Winter's House	Kill the Bandit Leader: Do a favor by slaying a bandit leader. (radiant)	Kill the leader of <Alias=Dungeon> Tell Brunwulf the bandit is dead
Hillevi Cruel-Sea	Windhelm, House of Clan Cruel-Sea	Delivery: Deliver a bottle of Nightshade Extract to Wuunferth the Unliving.	Deliver the Nightshade Extact [sic] to Wuunferth the Unliving
Oengul War-Anvil	Windhelm, Blacksmith Quarters	Dungeon Delving: Do a favor by retrieving an item from a cave. (radiant)	Find Queen Freydis's Sword inside <Alias=Dungeon> Return Queen Freydis's Sword to Oengul
Revyn Sadri	Windhelm, Sadri's Used Wares	That Was Always There: Return a ring to its rightful owner.	Plant Viola's Gold Ring in <Alias=TargetHouse> Tell Revyn Viola's Gold Ring has been planted
Rolff Stone-Fist	Windhelm, Candlehearth Hall	Fight! Fight!: Prove your strength by wagering on a fist fight with another. (radiant)
Scouts-Many-Marshes	Windhelm, Argonian Assemblage	A Few Words with You: Do a favor by talking to someone about a problem. (radiant)	Talk to Torbjorn about Scouts-Many-Marshes Tell Scouts-Many-Marshes that Torbjorn is taken care of
Shahvee	Windhelm, Argonian Assemblage	Dungeon Delving: Do a favor by retrieving an item from a bandit hideout. (radiant)	Find Shahvee's Amulet of Zenithar inside <Alias=Dungeon> Return Shahvee's Amulet of Zenithar to Shahvee
Silda the Unseen	Windhelm, Candlehearth Hall	Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
Stands-In-Shallows	Windhelm, Argonian Assemblage	Some Light Theft: Do a favor by stealing an item. (radiant)	Steal the Double-Distilled Skooma for Stands-In-Shallows Bring the Double-Distilled Skooma to Stands-In-Shallows
Torbjorn Shatter-Shield	Windhelm, House of Clan Shatter-Shield	Rare Gifts: Do a favor by finding a rare item. (radiant)	Bring one Amulet of Arkay to Torbjorn
		Quest all Drunks Have: Make a drunk dance for joy. (radiant)
Belyn Hlaalu	Windhelm, Belyn Hlaalu's House	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Bolfrida Brandy-Mug	Brandy-Mug Farm	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Tulvur	Hollyfrost Farm	Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
Dravynea the Stoneweaver	Kynesgrove, Braidwood Inn	Dravynea's Frost Salts: Find some frost salts for Dravynea the Stoneweaver.	Bring some Frost Salts to Dravynea
Ganna Uriel	Kynesgrove, Steamscorch Mine	Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Iddra	Kynesgrove, Braidwood Inn	A Few Words with You: Do a favor by talking to someone about a problem. (radiant)	Talk to Roggi about Iddra Tell Iddra that Roggi is taken care of
Kjeld	Kynesgrove, Steamscorch Mine	Mine Ore: Get paid to mine ore. (radiant)
Roggi Knot-Beard	Kynesgrove, Steamscorch Mine	Dungeon Delving: Do a favor by retrieving an item from a cave. (radiant)	Find Roggi's Ancestral Shield inside <Alias=Dungeon> Return Roggi's Ancestral Shield to Roggi
Gilfre	Mixwater Mill, Gilfre's House	Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Annekke Crag-Jumper	Darkwater Crossing, Verner and Annekke's House	Kill the Bandit Leader: Do a favor by slaying a bandit leader. (radiant)	Kill the leader of <Alias=Dungeon> Tell Annekke the bandit is dead
Derkeethus	Darkwater Crossing, Goldenrock Mine	Extracting an Argonian: Rescue Derkeethus from his Falmer captors.	Find Derkeethus Get Derkeethus out of the cave
Sondas Drenim	Darkwater Crossing, Goldenrock Mine	Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)	Deliver Sondas's Note to Quintus
Verner Rock-Chucker	Darkwater Crossing, Goldenrock Mine	Mine Ore: Get paid to mine ore. (radiant)

• Note that completing Harsh Master does not count towards this objective, as Kjar is erroneously designated as a Winterhold citizen.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.1.2, fixes this bug.

Eastmarch StoresEdit

Investing 500 gold in certain stores will count towards Thaneship if you have not befriended the store's owner by other means. If the original owner dies and you had already invested in their store, you [can / cannot ^{[verification needed]}] also befriend their replacement.

Merchant Name	Store Name	Store Location	Merchandise
Nurelion (Quintus Navale)	The White Phial	Windhelm	Apothecary
Oengul War-Anvil (Hermir Strong-Heart)	Blacksmith Quarters	Windhelm	Blacksmith
Revyn Sadri	Sadri's Used Wares	Windhelm	General
Wuunferth the Unliving	Palace of the Kings	Windhelm	Spells

Other QuestsEdit

The following quests also increase the disposition of citizens of Eastmarch, and therefore count towards this objective:

• Innocence Lost: Help an orphaned child avoid being returned to a sadistic caretaker.
• Rise in the East: Help the East Empire Company take care of some pirates.

RewardEdit

How can I serve you, my Thane?

After helping five inhabitants and purchasing Hjerim, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Axe of Eastmarch, is a random, leveled, enchanted axe. There is a 50% chance that it will be a war axe (one-handed), and a 50% chance it will be a battleaxe (two-handed). You will also receive a housecarl named Calder, who will be waiting for you at Hjerim.

NotesEdit

• Interestingly, when naming you Thane, Ulfric and Brunwulf do not say "Wouldn't want them to think you're part of the common rabble, now." like most other Jarls do.

BugsEdit

• After finishing the quest "Battle for Windhelm" for the Imperials, Brunwulf Free-Winter sometimes won't appear in the Palace of the Kings. All Stormcloak-supporting jarls and their housecarls will be there sitting at a table, but without Brunwulf in the palace. Without him, you are unable to purchase Hjerim or become Thane of Eastmarch.
  • One of the possible fixes: use the Unrelenting Force shout on everyone at the dinner table. This will give you a bounty in each of the holds that the jarls are from. Travel out of Windhelm and return.
  • Using console command addfac 00050920 1 gives him new dialogue and outfit, but he still will not reside in the Palace of Kings. However, he should give you the Thane dialogue if you have already helped 5 citizens.
• After finishing the quest "Blood on the Ice", Ulfric Stormcloak sometimes won't offer the thaneship.

Quest StagesEdit

Thane of Eastmarch (Favor254)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Objective 10: Purchase a house in Windhelm
20		Objective 15: Return to <Alias.ShortName=QuestGiver>

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 15, 25, 200.

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 Favor254 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 Favor254.