Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide Quests Favors
Part 1: Activity Favors
Part 1: Activity Favors
Favor (Activity): Chopping Wood*
Visit one of the following locations and speak to the person specified (usually a lumbermill owner) in the table below. They will gladly pay for any firewood you chop. Find a Woodcutter’s Axe (there should be one near the woodpile at this location), find a pile of wood, and continue to chop, before heading to the person for a reward.
- Woodcutter’s Axe
- Five gold pieces per piece of firewood chopped
| Hold | Location | Firewood Purchaser |
|---|---|---|
| Haafingar | Dragon Bridge | Horgeir |
| Haafingar | Solitude Sawmill | Hjorunn |
| Hjaalmarch | Morthal | Hroggar |
| Hjaalmarch | Morthal | Jorgen |
| The Pale | Anga’s Mill | Aeri |
| Eastmarch | Mixwater Mill | Gilfre |
| Eastmarch | Kynesgrove | Ganna Uriel |
| Whiterun | Riverwood | Hod |
| Whiterun | Whiterun (The Bannered Mare) | Hulda |
| Falkreath | Half-Moon Mill | Hert |
| The Rift | Heartwood Mill | Grosta |
| The Rift | Ivarstead | Temba Wide-Arm |
Favor (Activity): Mining Ore*
Head to one of the following locations, and converse with the character specified (usually a mine owner) in the table below. They are happy to pay for any ore you mine. Find a Pickaxe (there should be a few inside any of the mines you visit) and locate a vein within the mine. Strike it, gather the ore, and head to the person for a reward.
- Pickaxe
- 25 gold pieces per Silver ore
- 25 gold pieces per Quicksilver ore
- 20 gold pieces per Orichalcum ore
- 30 gold pieces per Moonstone ore
- 30 gold pieces per Malachite ore
- 7 gold pieces per Iron ore
- 50 gold pieces per Gold ore
- 60 gold pieces per Ebony ore
- 20 gold pieces per Corundum ore
| Hold | Location | Ore Purchaser | Ore Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hjaalmarch | Stonehills | Gestur Rockbreaker | Iron |
| The Pale | Dawnstar | Beitild | Iron |
| The Pale | Dawnstar | Leigelf | Quicksilver |
| Winterhold | Whistling Mine | Thorgar | Iron |
| The Reach | Dushnikh Yal | Gharol | Orichalcum |
| The Reach | Left Hand Mine | Skaggi Scar-Face | Iron |
| The Reach | Mor Khazgur | Shuftharz | Orichalcum |
| Eastmarch | Darkwater Crossing | Verner Rock-Chucker | Corundum |
| Eastmarch | Kynesgrove | Kjeld | Malachite |
| Eastmarch | Narzulbur | Dushnamub | Ebony |
| The Rift | Shor’s Stone | Grogmar gro-Burzag | Iron |
Favor (Activity): Harvesting Crops*
Trek over to any of the following farms and strike up a conversation with the character mentioned in the table below. They are grateful and pay for any crops you wish to harvest (from their property or anywhere else). Note the exact crops the character wishes to purchase; only pick those if you want to be paid for your labor, as there are usually more than these crop types in the locations.
- Five gold pieces per Wheat
- One gold piece per Potato
- One gold piece per Leek
- Two gold pieces per Cabbage
- One gold pieces per Gourd
- Ten gold pieces per Nirnroot
| Hold | Location | Crop Purchaser | Crop Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haafingar | Katla’s Farm | Katla | Wheat, Potato, Leek |
| The Reach | Salvius Farm | Vigdis Salvius | Potato |
| Falkreath | Falkreath | Mathies | Cabbage, Gourd, Potato |
| Whiterun | Rorikstead | Reldith | Wheat, Cabbage, Potato |
| Whiterun | Rorikstead | Lemkil | Cabbage, Potato, Wheat |
| The Rift | Ivarstead | Boti | Cabbage, Potato, Wheat |
| Whiterun | Battle-Born Farm | Alfhild Battle-Born | Wheat, Leek, Gourds |
| Eastmarch | Brandy-Mug Farm | Bolfrida Brandy-Mug | Wheat |
| Eastmarch | Hlaalu Farm | Adisla , Belyn Hlaalu | Wheat |
| Eastmarch | Hollyfrost Farm | Tulvur | Wheat |
| Haafingar | Dragon Bridge | Azzada Lylvieve | Wheat, Cabbage, Potato |
| The Rift | Sarethi Farm | Avrusa Sarethi | Potato, Nirnroot, Gourds |
| The Rift | Snow-Shod Farm | Addvild | Wheat, Leek, Potato |
| Whiterun | Pelagia Farm | Severio Pelagia | Cabbage, Potato |
| The Rift | Merryfair Farm | Synda Llanith | Wheat, Cabbage, Gourd |
Favor (Activity): A Drunk’s Drink*
Mosey on over to your favorite inn or tavern, or the streets surrounding an inn, and you’re likely to be accosted by a reasonably friendly drunk. If you purchase a drink for them, expect the rudiments of a dance (although it’s more of a stagger) as your reward. The following drunks are particularly parched:
| Hold | Location | Drunk |
|---|---|---|
| Haafingar | Thalmor Embassy | Razelan‡ |
| The Pale | Dawnstar (Windpeak Inn) | Karl |
| Winterhold | Winterhold (The Frozen Hearth) | Ranmir |
| The Reach | Markarth (Silver-Blood Inn) | Cosnach |
| The Reach | Markarth (Silver-Blood Inn) | Degaine |
| Whiterun | Riverwood (Sleeping Giant Inn) | Embry |
| Eastmarch | Windhelm | Torbjorn Shatter-Shield |
Favor (Activity): The Gift of Charity*
Walk the streets of any Hold City, and you may be approached by a tattered or downtrodden beggar. You can ignore them or give them a gold piece as charity. The beggars you can give to are listed below, and your thoughtfulness is duly rewarded.
- The Gift of Charity: +10 to Speech for one hour
| Hold | Location | Beggar |
|---|---|---|
| The Ragged Flagon | Riften | Gissur‡ |
| The Rift | Riften | Snilf |
| Eastmarch | Windhelm | Angrenor Once-Honored |
| Eastmarch | Windhelm | Silda the Unseen |
| Whiterun | Whiterun | Brenuin |
| The Rift | Ivarstead | Narfi |
| The Reach | Markarth | Degaine |
| The Rift | Riften | Edda |
| Haafingar | Solitude | Svari |
| Haafingar | Solitude | Noster Eagle-Eye |
| Haafingar | Solitude | Dervenin |