Skyrim:Windhelm

Windhelm
Windhelm, in Eastmarch (view on map) (lore page)
WindhelmOrigin
Government
Palace of the Kings
Inns
Candlehearth Hall New Gnisis Cornerclub
Shops and Services
Blacksmith Quarters Calixto's House of Curiosities Sadri's Used Wares The White Phial Windhelm Stables
Temples
Hall of the Dead Temple of Talos
Houses
Aretino Residence Argonian Assemblage Atheron Residence Belyn Hlaalu's House Brandy-Mug Farm Hjerim (for sale) Hlaalu Farm Hollyfrost Farm House of Clan Cruel-Sea House of Clan Shatter-Shield Niranye's House Viola Giordano's House
Other
Clan Shatter-Shield Office East Empire Company Warehouse

Windhelm

Windhelm is a major city in the northeast of Skyrim near the Dunmeth Pass to Morrowind, and the capital of Eastmarch. Lying near the coast at the northern tip of Eastmarch, the city is extremely cold and frequently experiences blizzards. The ruler of Windhelm is Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak, the leader of the Stormcloak Rebellion, who resides in the Palace of the Kings. The city does not comply with the Imperial ban on Talos worship and features a Temple of Talos, and anti-foreign sentiment is common among the Nord population.

The temple and inn lie along the main avenue of Windhelm, in the Stone Quarter. To the west is an open-air market, where Niranye operates a general goods stall with a nearby arcane enchanter, Aval Atheron sells fresh meats, and Hillevi Cruel-Sea sells produce. The oldest section of the city is Valunstrad, "Avenue of Valor" in the old Nord language, which contains the palace and several residential buildings. Because of its proximity to Morrowind, Windhelm also hosts a sizable population of Dark Elves who sought refuge in Skyrim after the eruption of Red Mountain. The Dark Elves are confined to a cramped slum below the rest of Windhelm called the Gray Quarter, previously known as the Snow Quarter. The Dunmer are not violently persecuted, but the local Nords are suspicious and outwardly xenophobic, while Ulfric Stormcloak turns a blind eye to their plight. Argonians also populate Windhelm, but are prohibited from entering the city itself and are forced to live and work on the docks outside the walls. Brunwulf Free-Winter, a supporter of the Argonians and Dark Elves, believes the Argonians must remain outside the city for their own safety from the prejudiced Nords who follow Ulfric's beliefs.

For more information on Windhelm, see the lore article.

Windhelm PeopleEdit

Aretino Residence Aventus Aretino Argonian Assemblage Neetrenaza Scouts-Many-Marshes Shahvee Stands-In-Shallows Atheron Residence Aval Atheron Faryl Atheron Suvaris Atheron Belyn Hlaalu's House Belyn Hlaalu Blacksmith Quarters Hermir Strong-Heart Oengul War-Anvil Brandy-Mug Farm Bolfrida Brandy-Mug Brunwulf Free-Winter's House Brunwulf Free-Winter Calixto's House of Curiosities Calixto Corrium Candlehearth Hall Adonato Leotelli Captain Lonely-Gale Elda Early-Dawn Luaffyn Nils Rolff Stone-Fist Stenvar Susanna the Wicked

East Empire Company Adelaisa Vendicci Orthus Endario Hjerim Calder Hall of the Dead Helgird Hlaalu Farm Adisla Hollyfrost Farm Tulvur Tiber (Dog) Ysgramor (Dog) House of Clan Cruel-Sea Grimvar Cruel-Sea Hillevi Cruel-Sea Idesa Sadri Torsten Cruel-Sea House of Clan Shatter-Shield Nilsine Shatter-Shield Torbjorn Shatter-Shield Tova Shatter-Shield New Gnisis Cornerclub Ambarys Rendar Brelas Malborn Malthyr Elenil Niranye's House Niranye The North Wind Dalan Merchad Kjar Voldsea Giryon

The Northern MaidenDB Gjalund Salt-Sage Lygrleid Sogrlaf Other Angrenor Once-Honored Gort DG (Docks) J'datharr (Stables) Silda the Unseen Sofie HF Palace of the Kings Galmar Stone-Fist Jorleif Sifnar Ironkettle Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak Windhelm Guards Wuunferth the Unliving Yrsarald Thrice-Pierced Sadri's Used Wares Revyn Sadri Temple of Talos Jora Lortheim Viola Giordano's House Viola Giordano The White Phial Nurelion Quintus Navale Windhelm Stables Alfarinn Arivanya Ulundil

^aOnly sells goods at the market.

^bOnly appears once you return from Dawnstar with information during the relevant quest for Orthus.

^cOnly present depending on choices made during the Diplomatic Immunity quest.

^dProvides initial transportation to Solstheim.

^eThis ferryman can be hired to transport you between cities via boat.

^fAppears during Find the Thalmor Assassin.

Related QuestsEdit

Quests Starting HereEdit

Dark BrotherhoodEdit

• Innocence Lost: Help an orphaned child avoid being returned to a sadistic caretaker.

StormcloaksEdit

• Battle for Whiterun: Take Whiterun in the name of the Stormcloaks. (radiant)
• Joining the Stormcloaks: Prove yourself worthy of being a Stormcloak rebel.
• Liberation of Skyrim: Drive the Imperials from Skyrim. (radiant)
• Message to Whiterun: Deliver an axe to the Jarl of Whiterun.
• The Jagged Crown: Find this crown for Ulfric Stormcloak.

Side QuestsEdit

• Blood on the Ice: Windhelm is plagued by a shadowy killer.
• Repairing the Phial: Acquire the materials necessary to repair the White Phial.
• Rise in the East: Help the East Empire Company take care of some pirates.
• The White Phial: Retrieve a legendary artifact to fulfill an old alchemist's wish in Windhelm.

Miscellaneous QuestsEdit

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)	Requirement
Adonato Leotelli	Candlehearth Hall	Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)	Deliver Adonato's Book to Giraud
Brunwulf Free-Winter	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
		Thane of Eastmarch: Gain the title of Thane of Eastmarch. (radiant)	Purchase a house in Windhelm Return to Brunwulf	Battle for Windhelm
Hillevi Cruel-Sea	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
Kjar	Windhelm	Harsh Master: Take care of a runaway crew member. (radiant)	Kill the leader of <Alias=BanditCamp> Return to Kjar
Malborn	New Gnisis Cornerclub	Find the Thalmor Assassin: The Thalmor are after Malborn. Help him get to safety.	Find the Thalmor assassin Tell Malborn the assassin is dead	Diplomatic Immunity
Oengul War-Anvil	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	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
Scouts-Many-Marshes	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	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
Stands-In-Shallows	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	House of Clan Shatter-Shield	Rare Gifts: Do a favor by finding a rare item. (radiant)	Bring one Amulet of Arkay to Torbjorn
Ulfric Stormcloak	Palace of the Kings	Thane of Eastmarch: Gain the title of Thane of Eastmarch. (radiant)	Purchase a house in Windhelm Return to Ulfric	Rescue from Fort Neugrad

• Fight! Fight!: Prove your strength by wagering on a fist fight with another. (radiant)
• Gather Wheat: Get paid to gather crops. (radiant)
• Quest all Beggars Have: Take pity on a beggar. (radiant)
• Quest all Drunks Have: Make a drunk dance for joy. (radiant)

Other QuestsEdit

Dark BrotherhoodEdit

• Breaching Security: Kill and frame the son of a high-ranking Imperial guard.
• Mourning Never Comes: Help Muiri get her revenge.

Imperial LegionEdit

• Battle for Windhelm: Conquer the Stormcloak capital and bring Ulfric to justice!

Creation ClubEdit

• Caught in a Web^CC: Search for legendary artifacts in a spider den.
• Heart of Crimson^CC: Confront the murderous leader of a bandit gang.
• Legends Lost^CC: Track down Kagrenac's missing Tools.
• Missing Merchant^CC: A powerful set of armor has come on the market.
• Tilted Scales^CC: Retrieve a set of ancient armor from an old warrior.

NotesEdit

• Hjerim is a house available for purchase after completion of certain quests related to the Civil War. It may be purchased from the steward for 8,000 to 12,000 gold.
• Dawnguard adds a permanently disabled map marker for Windhelm Docks.
• Windhelm also appears in Arena and ESO.

BugsEdit

• Some of the walls in Windhelm will spurt blood when hit with a weapon.
• One of the walls of the exterior of Clan Shatter-Shield's house has no collision.
• NPCs will die randomly due to glitches (not dragons, vampires, the Butcher, or any other creature or NPC - the bug is confirmed to occur after the murderer is caught in Blood on the Ice and before dragons and vampires are activated). These include Angrenor Once-Honored, Arivanya, Captain Lonely-Gale, and Nilsine Shatter-Shield. In Angrenor Once-Honored's case, he may spawn at the wrong height and fall to his death. Other NPCs such as Captain Lonely-Gale may fall to their deaths when the ground glitches underneath them.
  • To prevent NPCs from dying, the console command setessential <BaseID of NPC> 1 may be used. However, use of this command will interfere with any quest requiring you to kill one of the NPCs. One should also probably wait until after Blood on the Ice is completed before using this console command.

MapsEdit

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Valunstrad Palace of the Kings Windhelm Barracks Hjerim House of Clan Cruel-Sea House of Clan Shatter-Shield Viola Giordano's House Gray Quarter Belyn Hlaalu's House New Gnisis Cornerclub Atheron Residence Sadri's Used Wares Stone Quarter Hall of the Dead Temple of Talos Aretino Residence Skyrim Candlehearth Hall The White Phial Blacksmith Quarters Brunwulf Free-Winter's House Calixto's House of Curiosities Niranye's House Docks East Empire Company Clan Shatter-Shield Office Argonian Assemblage Warehouse The North Wind Northern MaidenDB

• Each white dot corresponds directly to a door. All doors are numbered and relate to a Key on the side of the map.