rifle274 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I wanna buy the house in Windhelm because it's my favorite city, and with my immersion it wouldn't feel right to live anywhere else :tongue: However, when I was doing the storm cloaks quests, Ulfric said I could now buy a house from his friend (forgot the name). I ask the friend about the house, but he says some unpleasantness has happened, and it's not available just yet.I figured I would complete the rest of the storm cloak quests, but he still says the same thing. I now read about the quest called "blood on the ice" that has the murder inside the house, however when I first arrived in Windhelm and saw the murder in the cemetery, I turned the quest down. Now I can't figure out how to start the quest? I tried talking to the cemetery lady, and also Ulrics friend that sells the house, but no one will let me start the quest. My journal doesn't have anything either (nothing under the misc. tab either). What do I do the start the quest/buy the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxian Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) If the quest-guard isn't at the cemetary anymore, I suggest talking to everyone in the city, maybe in the inn to ask for the latest "gossip", maybe they'll update your map or even give you a misc quest to "go check that out". Guards can do that aswell. And ofc, the family of the girls that have been murdered before perhaps. If that doesn't work out, abuse google like hell. At least you get the dialogue option to actually buy the house, I didn't get it so far, and I completed Blood on the Ice and all that other stuff. :( So I hope you can find a way to restart it and get that house! Good luck !! Edited November 21, 2011 by Roxian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifle274 Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Tried talking to everyone in the city, console commands and google didn't help either, stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8films Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Tried talking to everyone in the city, console commands and google didn't help either, stuck. Same here. I did about 3-4 bounties through the housecarl guy,I took care of the murderer and then retrieved the Jarl's crown. I took it to the Jarl and never got the invite to be his thane and buy the house. So at least you got the dialogue. :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patronus Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Is it possible to buy the house without joining the stormcloaks? And if so, can I buy it from Ulric or do I have to wait till the empire has taken over Windhelm (supposedly that would happen, I'm not quite sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxian Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Even the frikkin' guards are throwing it at my face that the house is for sale and I should go talk to the steward. Still no dialogue option. If somebody here actually managed to buy the damn thing, please, enlighten us with your step by step history! :) Edited November 22, 2011 by Roxian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjimmyz Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) I bought it :D its got mannequins :O and weapon racks, seems Bethesda have taken note of all the weapon rack/mannequin mods released for previous titles. Unfortunately, I cannot remember exactly what quest I completed which opened up the option of buying the house. I think theoretically you just need to do the Blood on the Ice quest, but in reality I had helped the stormcloaks capture Whiterun before I could physically purchase the house. It is a big house, so you can understand why it can only be sold to one of Ulfrics lietenants... EDIT: Just remembered, I only could buy the house when declared Thane of Eastmarch by Ulfric duing the Stormcloak questline (fairly certain as a reward for capturing Whiterun), Blood on the Ice unlocks redecoration only. 12k to buy the house, 21k to fully purchase the redecorations. Edited November 22, 2011 by Saint_Jimmyz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxian Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Okay... I finally have it. Seems I didn't complete the last quest that you mentionned. Thanks. :) And it's awesomesauce. So huge! Damn, I was so happy I hadn't been buying useless stuff from vendors, it really was a costly affair. :D Btw, Rifle, a friend of mine who also turned the quest down at first wanted to get it back aswell and he just went back to the graveyard, the guard was still there, but the witnesses weren't. He said he just followed the blood trail leading from the graveyard to the house (on the ground). Then try talking to the guard again, he should still be there. Then, the dialogue option should be available again. He didn't mention talking to the witnesses again - altho that should be a logical thing to do aswell. I hope this helps. Good luck once again. ._. Edit : It doesn't matter what "time" it is either, cause I recently restarted from scratch and it was daytime one day, nighttime another day, so to rule out all the "you got to be there at 2 pm" rubbish. Edited November 23, 2011 by Roxian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8films Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I finally got it last night, too. But I'd already solved the murders and fetched the crown for the Jarl. No, he didn't deem me worthy enough to buy the house until after I saved a few of his 'cloaks from an imperial tower and then killed every imperial in it. But I got a mannequin dressed as Cicero. Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifle274 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Nothing of the above has worked for me so far, there's no blood trail. And since I read who did the murders, I checked on him too and even found his journal, but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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