Skyrim:Thane of Hjaalmarch

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Gain the title of Thane of Hjaalmarch. Quest Giver: Radiant Location(s): Hjaalmarch Prerequisite Quest: Laid to Rest or The Battle for Fort Snowhawk or Season Unending Concurrent Quest: Making Friends and Influencing People Reward: Title of Thane, Blade of Hjaalmarch, Housecarl Valdimar (HF) Disposition: =3 (quest giver) ID: Favor255

Become the Thane of Hjaalmarch

Radiant Options

This is a radiant quest which you can receive from either Idgrod Ravencrone or Sorli the Builder, whichever is the Jarl of Hjaalmarch. The jarl lives in Highmoon Hall in Morthal. You must assist three people.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Befriend the Jarl of Hjaalmarch.
2. Assist three people of Hjaalmarch.
3. Return to the jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

This is an umbrella quest for several other quests which must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Hjaalmarch. In order to receive this quest, you must first aid the current jarl. You must usually complete Laid to Rest first if the jarl is Idgrod; however, you can begin the quest if she was ousted from Morthal during Season Unending and reinstated following The Battle for Fort Snowhawk. You can also begin the quest if the jarl is Sorli, whether she was installed via Season Unending or The Battle for Fort Snowhawk.

Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and she will ask you to assist the people of the hold. You must assist three 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 . If they die after you assist them, they still count towards your Thane status. You can also befriend merchants if you have the Investor perk by investing in their stores.

Hjaalmarch Favor Quests

Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use.

Quest Giver	Giver Location	Quest	Objective(s)
Benor	Morthal, Guardhouse	Fight! Fight!: Prove your strength by wagering on a fist fight with another. (radiant)
Gestur Rockbreaker	Stonehills, Rockwallow Mine	Mine Ore: Get paid to mine ore. (radiant)
Gorm	Morthal, Moorside Inn	For the Good of Morthal: Deliver a letter to Captain Aldis in Solitude.	Deliver Gorm's letter to Captain Aldis
Hroggar	Morthal, Alva's House	Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Idgrod the Younger	Morthal, Highmoon Hall	Delivery: Deliver an item to an associate. (radiant)	Deliver Idgrod's Note to Danica
Jorgen	Morthal, Jorgen and Lami's House	Chop Wood: Get paid to chop firewood. (radiant)
Lami	Morthal, Jorgen and Lami's House	Rare Gifts: Do a favor by finding a rare item. (radiant)	Bring one Song of the Alchemists to Lami

Note that Falion's Secret and Payment Delivery do not count towards this objective, as they do not affect anyone's disposition.

Hjaalmarch Stores

Investing 500 gold in certain stores will count towards Thaneship if you have not befriended the store's owner by other means.

Merchant Name	Store Name	Store Location	Merchandise
Lami	Thaumaturgist's Hut	Morthal	Apothecary

Reward

After helping three inhabitants, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. Note that Idgrod in this context refers to Jarl Idgrod (The Elder), not her daughter Idgrod the Younger. The reward, the Blade of Hjaalmarch, is a random, leveled, enchanted sword. There is a 50% chance that it will be a sword (one-handed), and a 50% chance it will be a greatsword (two-handed). Due to a bug, however, maces are also occasionally awarded. You also gain the title of Thane of Hjaalmarch and, if Hearthfire is installed, a personal housecarl, Valdimar.

Quest Stages

Thane of Hjaalmarch (Favor255)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
20		Objective 15: Return to <Alias.ShortName=QuestGiver>

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 10, 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 Favor255 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 Favor255.