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Battle for Solitude

Quest Giver	Ulfric Stormcloak
Location	Solitude
Prerequisite	The Battle for Fort Hraggstad
Next Quest	None
Reward	Leveled Sword
Faction	Stormcloaks
Type	Civil War

BackgroundEdit

Alongside Ulfric Stormcloak, Galmar Stone-Fist and an army of Stormcloak warriors, the Dragonborn leads to pursue General Tullius to surrender to the Stormcloak Rebellion.

Ulfric's speechEdit

Outside of Castle Dour, Ulfric will begin his rousing speech:

"This is it men! It's time to make this city ours! We come to this moment carried by the sacrifices and the courage of our fellows. Those who have fallen. And those still bearing the shields to our right.

On this day, our enemy will witness the fullness of our determination, the true depth of our anger and the exhalted righteousness of our cause. The gods are watching. The spirits of our ancestors are stirring. And the men under suns yet to dawn will be transformed by what we do here today. Fear neither pain, nor darkness.

For Sovngarde awaits those who die with weapons in their hands, and courage in their hearts. We now fight our way to Castle Dour to cut the head off the legion itself! And in that moment, the gods will look down and see Skyrim as she was meant to be. Full of Nords who are mighty, powerful, and free! Ready now! Everyone, with me! For the sons and daughters of Skyrim!

ObjectivesEdit

The Dragonborn enters the city, with Ulfric Stormcloak, Galmar Stone-Fist and a group of Stormcloaks. Imperial soldiers will storm out of different places, to attack. Be careful not to dwell here for too long, as the Imperial soldiers simply respawn in groups, as killed.
Move on into the city, break through the barricades and head left. More Imperials will spawn, here. Moving on, work through more barricades, until arriving at the door that General Tullius is found behind.
Inside, head to General Tullius and Legate Rikke. Fight until Tullius surrenders to Ulfric and Galmar. After the conversation, Ulfric will ask if the Dragonborn would prefer to be the one to end Tullius' life. Optionally, the Dragonborn may elect to have Ulfric do the killing. Ulfric will give you his Sword of Devouring (in v1.9 a Daedric Sword of the Vampire), which absorbs enemy health when struck. The statistics of this weapon are entirely level dependent.
Ulfric invites the Dragonborn to join him, while he addresses his people. Head outside, to find the Stormcloaks and Jarl Elisif gathered. Here, Ulfric will make his speech, to enthusiastic applause.

Note: It is entirely possible to "grind" skills, with this battle. As long as the Dragonborn does not kill the archers on top of the roofs just before the General is encountered, Imperial soldiers will continue to spawn in the courtyard. This can be quite useful to level combat skills. However, do not accidentally attack Ulfric or Galmar too many times, as this will cause them to become hostile. (Remember that when you grind levels fast, the game does as well, so all the NPCs and monsters you face will be harder.)

Transforming into werewolf form will also cause the Stormcloak soldiers to become hostile.

BugsEdit

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This quest has reported to have many bugs by many different players. The reason for most of these bugs might be the large amount of characters in this quest. Note: It is wise to create a separate save prior to entering Solitude, in the event where any of the following occur. When the player reaches the inside of Castle Dour, instead of a scripted confrontation between Ulfric and Rikke, the player will enter to have his weapon forcibly sheathed. Neither Ulfric nor Galmar will spawn inside, making the quest impossible to continue. Dragon Armor may cause the scripted confrontation to glitch. If prompted with "key required", one may be obtained from a Companion. Some Penitus Oculatus Agents may be present during the battle. They may or may not be hostile, and the player still gets the standard murder bounty if they are killed. Sometimes, their dead bodies remain on the ground, even after the quest is complete. During the battle, Jaree-Ra may be present. He is listed as an essential character and cannot be killed. He may or may not be hostile toward the Dragonborn. During the conversation with Legate Rikke, Legate Adventus Caesennius may become hostile and continue to attack the player. He is listed as an essential character and cannot be killed. He will follow the player and continue to attack after the execution of General Tullius and Jarl Ulfric's Speech. PS3(XBOX 360) After General Tullius dies and Ulfric asks if you want to be a part of his speech, Ulfric and Galmar may freeze with their weapons drawn and they will not walk to the courtyard. If you have a bounty from a previous engagement with the Solitude guards and pay the bounty, the player will bypass the battle entirely. However, after the speech is done and the player moves on to other quests, he/she may find Ulfric and his soldiers waiting outside Solitudes walls with nothing to fight. The door to the city will remain locked and the fast travel point deleted (Console). After Ulfric's speech before entering Solitude, the door may be locked and require a key. This can be fixed by confronting a guard of the hold and getting yourself thrown in jail. Once in jail the player can break out of jail and find his or her equipment. This requires the player to pick an adept lock and an expert lock with one pick, so save wisely. Once the player is geared up again he or she can pick the evidence chest to get the last of his or her items. Now the player can head out to the castle area. When the player gets there he or she should look to the left to see the general and his bodyguard. Kill them and the quest will be completed as if you helped to take the city. After the conversation between Ulfric, Galmar, and Rikke; Ulfric and Galmar sheath their weapons and become passive towards Rikke and General Tullius while Rikke herself becomes impossible to kill. When her health is depleted by the player, Rikke will stop attacking the player but will neither die or be able to take additional damage. If the player uses a shout on Rikke at this point, her health bar becomes fully restored and she once again becomes hostile. The result of this bug is that the quest becomes impossible to complete and the player is unable to leave Castle Dour due to all doors being locked and requiring a key to unlock. 360(360 and PS3) The PS3 bug differs slightly in that Ulfric and Galmar will have their weapons drawn but will not engage. Tullius becomes impossible to speak with, thus preventing the quest's end. Rikke also returns to her post at the room's forward door. After completing the quest, and after Ulfric's speech, Solitude and the Blue Palace may disappear from the map, and fast travel to it isn't possible any more. The Blue Palace will also get an expert lock that can be picked. (Confirmed fixed on PC by going to Windhelm and waiting a few days) Your follower may disappear when entering the city. They may or may not respond after you leave Castle Dour (After you kill General Tullius). PC After the completion of this quest, the Blue Palace in Solitude may remain locked, as it was during the battle. A skilled player may either use the console command "unlock" by clicking on the entrance door then typing in the code, or he/she might try unlock it either via lockpicking or via magic in order to increase his or her skill. 360 Both Whiterun and Solitude may remain blocked off and wrecked, even after the questline. After Ulfric's speach, the stormcloaks will not enter the city, rendering the quest unplayable

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Behind the scenesEdit

Unless otherwise stated, the information above was obtained from in-game play or from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Kit. ^[1]

ReferencesEdit

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