ChestRockwell Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just as the title says. I'm doing the "deceiving the herd" quest. Every time I kill someone and try to plant the item it says I can't remove a quest item. No I'm not killing indoors, no I'm not using the ebony blade. I am not doing anything to cause this to fail. I have the latest unofficial skyrim patch installed too. Please tell me there is a fix for this. I can't imagine there isn't. I tried using a cheat to mark the quest complete, but the person who gave me it doesn't recognize it as complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadToRegister Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Are you wearing the Dawnguard Armor you were given?I highlighted the important points and requirements Feran Sadri will ask the Dragonborn to frame the Dawnguard for murder. His plan is for the Dragonborn to go to a hold capital and kill a resident in public while wearing the Dawnguard Armor. In addition, a note must be planted on the body that frames the Dawnguard.An optional caveat is that the person should be someone of importance, such as a merchant, bard, or member of the Jarl's court. Feran will give the Dragonborn a mixed set of Dawnguard Armor to perform the task."You are to make a public show of murdering someone. Do it in the streets for all to see. The higher the profile the better. Make it seem you are a member of the Dawnguard, thus sowing confusion among the herd. Wear this armor and plant this note on the victim." WalkthroughSimply kill someone in the requested city and plant the Incriminating Letter on the victim. The murder must take place on the streets of the city for it to count, so if choosing a member of the Jarl's court, they must have left their respective palaces for the kill to qualify. Similarly, merchants and bards must be outdoors when killed, if choosing a high-profile target.In order for the murder to register as a public kill while wearing Dawnguard Armor, it must be witnessed by a guard or citizen. This will however incur a 1000 bounty. If a stealth kill is performed, the murder will be registered, but it will fail both optional objectives.To avoid killing any citizens, a guard may be murdered or, if the city is being attacked by vampires, killing one will count as a victim, but this will fail the high-profile objective. The best exploit to complete this quest without killing anyone, is by using the Dead Thrall spell on a hunter's body and killing it in any town, which counts as a high-profile target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChestRockwell Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 I was equipped with all dawnguard armor yes. I was outside in Solitude. I saw a woman walking and spoke to her, she turned out to be a bard. I killed her with ice spikes, and guards swarmed. I went to put the letter on her and it said I couldn't remove a quest item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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