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Lore:The Talos Mistake

s citizens of the  , all are of course familiar with the deeds of Emperor  . But it is the Emperor's ascent to godhood, as  , that is the subject of this work.

Until Tiber Septim's death, there had been but  :  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , and  . These gods were, and are, worshipped throughout the Empire. And while some may have different names in the varying provinces (for example, Akatosh is known as " " to the  ; and Arkay is sometimes known as "Ar'Kay"), all are recognized and revered by all races and cultures of  .

But when Tiber Septim passed to  , there came to be a Ninth Divine - Talos, also called Ysmir, the "Dragon of the North." The man who was so loved in life became worshipped in death. Indeed, it can be argued that Talos, the Ninth Divine, became even more important than the Eight that had preceded him, at least to humans. For he was a god who was once just a man, and through great deeds actually managed to ascend to godhood. And if one human could achieve such a feat - couldn't it be done again? Couldn't all humans aspire to achieve divinity?

So we thought, we humans. And so we continued to worship Talos, and revere him as the ultimate hero-god. But that was then. This is now. And now, we know the truth:

We were wrong.

As citizens of the Empire, we all experienced the horrors of the  . And it was not until the signing of the  , the treaty between the Empire and the  , that we once again knew peace. One of the most important stipulations of that treaty, as every   citizen is well aware, is that Talos can no longer be worshipped as a god. This edict shook the very foundations of the Empire. There were those who rebelled against the law. Indeed, some still do. 

But the citizens of the Empire must know this: the Emperor did not agree to outlaw the worship of Talos because it was demanded by the  , the ruling body of the Aldmeri Dominion. 

The Emperor agreed to the outlaw of the worship of Talos because it was the right thing to do.

Today, the Emperor, and indeed the Empire itself, recognizes that allowing the worship of Talos was a mistake. For by doing so, by allowing the worship of Talos as a Divine, the Empire actually did its people a great disservice: for this only succeeded in weakening the memory of the man Tiber Septim and his many extraordinary (though mortal) deeds; and pushing people away from the Eight Divines, the true gods, who do deserve our love and reverence.

And so, the Empire admits it was wrong. The Talos Mistake will not be repeated. May we find centuries of peace and prosperity with our new Thalmor friends, and continue to share a spirituality that binds together all the cultures and races of Tamriel.
Tes5Mod:Mod File Format/CTDA Field

CTDA fields are widely used in Skyrim records to provide conditions that must be met. The format is similar to that used in Oblivion records, although there are more function indices.

In Skyrim.esm, the following types have CTDA fields: ALCH, COBJ, CPTH, ENCH, FACT, IDLE, INFO, LSCR, MESG, MGEF, MUST, PACK, PERK, QUST, SCEN, SCRL, SMBN, SMQN, SNDR, SPEL.

Related Fields
CTDA fields are often accompanied by several fields.
CITC (uint32) is sometimes used as a 'Condition Item Count', or a count of CTDA fields.  Only certain specific cases make use of a CITC field — but in those cases, the CITC field is required, even if there are no CTDA fields (in which case CITC is 0).  Therefore, occurrences of CITC fields correlate poorly with occurrences of CTDA fields.
Seen in types: FACT, PACK (only for procedure-specific conditions, not for overall package conditions), SMBN, SMQN, SMEN (always zero, so there are no CTDA fields), MUST

CIS1 (zstring) variable name, trails CTDA that uses it, replaces 1st argument in function call (value for param1 is very high, unknown if significant or arbitrary)
Seen in types: IDLE, PACK, CPTH.

CIS2 (zstring) variable name, trails CTDA that uses it, replaces 2nd argument in function call (value for param2 is very high, unknown if significant or arbitrary)
Seen in types: FACT, ENCH, SPEL, COBJ, QUST, IDLE, PACK, LSCR, PERK, SMBN, SMQN, SCEN, INFO.

Field Layout
The condition is assembled into a statement of the format:
:  . ( ,  )     
For example, 
: 
(Where formids have been translated into EditorIDs to make the statement more intelligible)



Event Member
Codes for each event member depend on the event type. Note that some event types are not used, but are present in the game code.


Notes
:* See this forum post for some good details on this subrecord.
Skyrim:The Jagged Crown

The Jagged Crown may refer to three different things:
The Jagged Crown (Imperial), the Imperial Legion version of the quest
The Jagged Crown (Stormcloaks), the Stormcloak version of the quest
Jagged Crown, the item required for those two quests
Skyrim:Compelling Tribute

Compelling Tribute may refer to two different quests:
Compelling Tribute (Imperial), the Imperial Legion version of the quest
Compelling Tribute (Stormcloaks), the Stormcloak version of the quest
Skyrim:A False Front

A False Front may refer to two different quests:
A False Front (Imperial), the Imperial Legion version of the quest
A False Front (Stormcloaks), the Stormcloak version of the quest
Skyrim:Making Friends and Influencing People

Radiant Options
This is a radiant quest which you can receive in any of the nine holds of Skyrim. The name of the objective appearing in your journal will be one of the following, depending upon the hold:
Assist the people of Eastmarch
Assist the people of Falkreath
Assist the people of Haafingar
Assist the people of Hjaalmarch
Assist the people of the Pale
Assist the people of the Reach
Assist the people of the Rift (see notes)
Assist the people of Whiterun
Assist the people of Winterhold

Quick Walkthrough
 
Before starting this quest, you must first befriend the jarl of the hold.
# Speak to the jarl to receive the quest.
# Improve the disposition of three or five people of that hold, usually by doing favor quests for them.
# Return to the jarl.

Detailed Walkthrough
You will need to improve the disposition of three people for the minor holds Falkreath, Hjaalmarch, the Pale, and Winterhold. For the major holds Eastmarch, Haafingar, the Reach, the Rift, and Whiterun, you will need to help five people. The people you help must be ordinary citizens of the hold; members of Khajiit caravans and Orcs living in strongholds do not count, and neither does befriending the hold's Jarl (as that is a prerequisite to being given the objective).

Disposition can be improved in any of the following ways:
by performing favor quests on their behalf
by completing certain side quests
investing 500 gold in stores, if you have the investor perk
dropping some armor pieces in front of citizens and allowing them to keep it
rescuing kidnapped citizens

Citizens that you befriend before starting this quest also count towards your total, and as such, it is possible to complete this objective for a particular hold immediately after starting the Thane quest. Also, citizens that you befriended which then died still count towards your total. (Usually in those cases, you will have received an Inheritance.)

Notes
While the Rift thane quest is active, most of its objectives do not show up in your journal. The Rift thane quest uses its own code to replace the functions of this quest, so Objective 20 is never assigned. The requirement to assist citizens of the Rift is replaced by an invisible requirement to complete miscellaneous objectives in Riften, which starts automatically after completing Supply and Demand. The game will track the number of Riften quests you complete, unlike in other holds where you are required to ask the jarl if there is something you can do to help first. Once you have completed enough miscellaneous quests, you will be given an objective to return to the Jarl of Riften.
If Balgruuf is Jarl of Whiterun, you cannot receive this quest from him. He will make you Thane as a quest reward for completing Dragon Rising, which is early in the main quest. Only if you side with the Stormcloaks and remove him from power is this quest available in Whiterun.

Bugs
 
 Entering the console command   after becoming a thane may resolve this.
Continuing to assist the people of Haafingar can cause the counter to update to 6/5, at which point the objective is completed and cleared from the quest log.

Quest Stages
Skyrim:Thane of Falkreath

Radiant Options
This is a radiant quest which you can receive from either Siddgeir or Dengeir of Stuhn, whichever is Jarl of Falkreath. The Jarl lives at the Jarl's Longhouse in Falkreath.

Quick Walkthrough
# Befriend the Jarl of Falkreath.
# Assist three people of Falkreath Hold.
# Return to the Jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
thumb|left|The invitation from the Jarl 
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Falkreath. In order to receive it, you must first aid the current Jarl of Falkreath. If Siddgeir is Jarl, the previous quest will usually be to kill a Bandit Leader; however, if he was ousted from Falkreath during Season Unending and reinstated following The Battle for Fort Neugrad, that is sufficient to begin this quest. If Dengeir is Jarl, whether he was installed via Rescue from Fort Neugrad or Season Unending, then the completion of that quest is sufficient to fulfill the prerequisite.

Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and he will ask you to assist the people of Falkreath hold three times in order to become Thane. This can be difficult as there are only a limited number of quests in the hold and the quest givers are non-essential, which could result in their death and irrevocable loss of potential quests. Note, however, that you can also befriend merchants if you have the Investor perk by investing in their stores.

 
Falkreath Favor Quests
Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use.

Note that if Dengeir is Jarl, he will not give out his personal quests. If you completed Some Light Theft for him before making him Jarl then it will still count towards assisting the citizens of Falkreath.

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


Reward
After helping three inhabitants, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Blade of Falkreath, 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). You will also receive a pittance of gold and the title of Thane for Falkreath Hold. With the Hearthfire add-on, you will also be rewarded a personal housecarl, Rayya.

Notes
The quest may become nearly impossible to complete if Lod dies for any reason or if you finish the Rescue from Fort Neugrad quest of the Stormcloaks before you enter Falkreath because the game does not accept radiant quests as favors. 
 This can be fixed with the console codes     and    
Assistance to citizens done prior to accepting this quest counts towards the total.

Bugs
 
  You can fix this with the console command  
If Siddgeir is no longer Jarl, the new Jarl will grant you Thaneship.

Quest Stages
Skyrim:Thane of Winterhold

Radiant Options
This is a radiant quest that you can receive from either Korir or Kraldar, whichever is the Jarl of Winterhold. The jarl lives at the Jarl's Longhouse in Winterhold.

Quick Walkthrough
# Befriend the Jarl of Winterhold.
# Assist three people of Winterhold.
# Return to the jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed to become Thane of Winterhold. In order to receive this quest you must first aid the current jarl. If the jarl is Korir, then you must usually Retrieve the Helm of Winterhold for him first; however, if he was ousted from Winterhold during Season Unending and reinstated following The Battle for Fort Kastav, that is sufficient to begin this quest. If the jarl is Kraldar, whether he was installed via Season Unending or Rescue from Fort Kastav, then the completion of that quest is sufficient to fulfill the prerequisite.

Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and he 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 to complete. 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.

Winterhold Favor Quests
Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use.

Note that completing Drowned Sorrows does not count towards this objective, as it does not affect anyone's disposition. Be sure to complete Ranmir's Quest all Drunks Have before starting Drowned Sorrows, as he is removed from the game upon its completion.

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


Other Quests
The following quests also increase the disposition of citizens of Winterhold, and therefore count towards this objective:
 

College Quests
Completing any quest which increases the disposition of the mages at the College of Winterhold will also count towards this objective, including:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reward
After helping three inhabitants, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Blade of Winterhold, 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).

Bugs
 

Quest Stages
Skyrim:Thane of the Pale

Radiant Options
This is a radiant quest which you can receive from either Skald or Brina Merilis, whichever is the Jarl of the Pale. The Jarl lives in The White Hall in Dawnstar.

Quick Walkthrough
# Befriend the Jarl of the Pale.
# Assist three people of the Pale.
# Return to the jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of the Pale. In order to receive this quest you must first aid the current Jarl. If Skald is Jarl of the Pale, then normally, you must first complete Waking Nightmare and then Kill the Giant in order to befriend him. If Skald was ousted from Dawnstar during Season Unending, and then reinstated after The Battle for Fort Dunstad, that will also befriend him. If Brina is Jarl of the Pale (whether she was installed via The Battle for Fort Dunstad or Season Unending), then she is automatically friendly to you.

Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and he or she will ask you to assist the people of the hold. In order to assist the people of the hold, you must befriend three people who are citizens of the Pale. Usually you do this by completing favor quests on their behalf. All of the favor quests in the Pale are for people in Dawnstar, except for Aeri, who lives at Anga's Mill. Note that you can also befriend merchants if you have the Investor perk by investing in their stores.

The Pale Favor Quests

Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use. If any citizen offers multiple favour quests, only the first completed one will count towards Thaneship.



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


Reward
After helping three inhabitants, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The Blade of the Pale is awarded along with the title. The Blade of the Pale is a randomly-leveled and randomly-enchanted sword. There is a 50% chance that it will be a sword, and a 50% chance it will be a greatsword. If you have Hearthfire installed, then Gregor will also be assigned to you as a housecarl.

Notes
The kill a giant quest has a minimum level of 22. If you are not level 22 yet, then you cannot receive this quest from Skald. If Brina is jarl (or Skald has been removed from power and then reinstated), this quest is not required to become Thane.
The kill a giant quest requires a giant to kill.  If you have cleared all of the giants from all of the giant camps, then you cannot receive this quest from Skald. To solve this issue, wait or sleep indoors for 30 days and all giant camps will have been respawned.
It is possible to become Thane of the Pale and receive leveled Blade of Pale twice - from Skald and then from Brina.

Quest Stages
Skyrim: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
# Befriend the Jarl of Hjaalmarch.
# Assist three people of Hjaalmarch.
# 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.

Note that completing Falion's Secret does not count towards this objective, as it does 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.


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
Skyrim:Thane of Whiterun

Quest Giver
This is a radiant quest; however, unlike most of the other thane quests, you can only receive it when Vignar Gray-Mane is Jarl of Whiterun. If Balgruuf is the jarl, you can only become Thane of Whiterun by completing Dragon Rising.

Quick Walkthrough
# Assist the people of Whiterun Hold.
# Purchase Breezehome.
# Return to the jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Whiterun. In order for Vignar to be jarl, you have to have completed Battle for Whiterun for the Stormcloaks. Completing this quest befriends him automatically.

Speak with the jarl and he will ask you to assist the people of the hold. You must assist five 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 to complete. 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.

You must also purchase Breezehome, which costs 5,000 gold, if you have not done so already. Simply purchasing it is enough, there is no requirement to decorate, although it becomes more useful if decorated.

Whiterun Favor Quests
Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use. If any citizen offers multiple favour quests, only the first completed one will count towards Thaneship.

Note that completing Erik the Slayer does not count towards this objective, as it does not affect anyone's disposition.

Whiterun Stores
Investing 500 gold in certain stores will count towards Thaneship if you have not befriended the store's owner by other means. If the original owner dies and you had already invested in their store, you [can / cannot  ] also befriend their replacement.


Other Quests
The following quests also increase the disposition of citizens of Whiterun, and therefore count towards this objective:
 
 
 

Reward
After helping five inhabitants and purchasing Breezehome, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Blade of Whiterun, is a random, leveled, enchanted blade. There is a 50% chance that it will be a sword (one-handed), and a 50% chance it will be a greatsword (two-handed).

Quest Stages
Skyrim:I Done Got Thaned!

Quick Walkthrough
# Befriend the Jarl of Riften by dealing with the Skooma trade.
# Complete three miscellaneous quests in Riften.
# Purchase Honeyside.
# Return to the Jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of the Rift. The jarl requires you to buy the house in town as well as completing a number of miscellaneous quests. Once this is achieved you can become Thane.

In order to receive this quest you must first aid the current jarl, Laila Law-Giver or Maven Black-Briar, by dealing with the skooma trade in Riften. This involves completing the quests Helping Hand, The Raid, and Supply and Demand.

Unlike in other holds, you must then complete three other Miscellaneous Quests in Riften, rather than completing five Favor Quests across the hold. Completion of miscellaneous quests in other Rift settlements does not count. Note that many of the quest givers are non-essential NPCs, so their deaths would result in a loss of potential quests to complete. If they die after you assist them, they still count towards your Thane status. Investing in Rift stores does not count for this Thaneship quest either.

You must also purchase Honeyside, which costs at least 5,000 gold (see bugs). Simply purchasing it is enough, there is no requirement to decorate, although it becomes more useful if decorated.

Miscellaneous Quests
 

Reward
After completing the necessary quests and purchasing Honeyside, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Blade of the Rift, is a random, leveled, enchanted weapon. Despite its name, it can be nearly any weapon, including a non-bladed weapon like a Mace. There is a 50% chance that it will be one-handed and a 50% chance that it will be two-handed. You will also receive a housecarl named Iona, who will be waiting for you at Honeyside.

Notes
Unlike every other Thane quest, the "Assist the people of  " part does not appear in the journal, and must be completed before the Jarl will make you the offer. A new quest "Speak to the Jarl of Riften" will appear under Miscellaneous when you have completed enough miscellaneous objectives.
The quests which gain the favour of the jarl—Helping Hand, The Raid and Supply and Demand—are required tasks to complete before becoming named Thane of the Rift even if the Empire takes Riften, although you will be allowed to buy Honeyside immediately.
The guest bedroom in Honeyside will also be decorated at the end of this quest.

Bugs
 
 
 
 
 In the console, enter  . The quest should progress normally from there.
 
 In the console, enter  , and then  .
 

Quest Stages