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Bounty Quests are a category of miscellaneous quests given to the Dragonborn in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

A bounty note given by an innkeeper or the Jarl's steward
General
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Bounty quests can be acquired by the Dragonborn in several different ways throughout the game. One of the most common ways to receive a bounty quest is for the Dragonborn to talk to an innkeeper or the Jarl's steward for work.
It is also possible to receive these quests from helping other faction NPCs. Most of the bounty quests are given with a Bounty note that tells the Dragonborn where to go and who/what to kill.
After the completion of each bounty, the Dragonborn will receive a reward. In order for the reward to be received, one will have to go to the Jarl's steward or the Jarl themselves and ask for it.
List of bounty quests
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Bounty | Task | Bounty Note |
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Kill the Bandit Leader | Kill a bandit leader | Bounty |
Kill the Dragon | Kill a Dragon in its lair. | Bounty |
Kill the Forsworn Leader | Kill a Forsworn leader | Bounty |
Kill the Giant | Kill a problematic giant for the local Jarl | Bounty |
These quests are radiant quests, so they are repeatable after the location is reset (30 Game Days).
Bugs
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This section contains bugs related to Bounty Quests. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- If the bounty requires the Dragonborn to kill a Dragon in a Dragon Lair which has already been cleared, another Dragon will still spawn, however, they will not release their soul upon death.
- Fix: Push the corpse away from the lair with a spell which causes objects in the world to fly around (such as Firebolt, Fireball or Reanimate Corpse). When the corpse of the Dragon is far enough away from the lair, the soul will then be received.
- 360 Some bounties for locations in The Rift, such as Rift Watchtower and Nilheim, cannot be completed if the Bandit Leader has been killed during radiant quests (ex. Retrieve Kharjo's Moon Amulet) as they do not respawn.