Filial Bonds

Filial Bonds
Quest Giver	Wulf Wild-Blood
Location	Skaal Village
Prerequisite	The Fate of the Skaal
Reward	Increase to Archery Block One-Handed and Heavy Armor
Type	Side Quest

Filial Bonds is a quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn given by Wulf Wild-Blood to find his brother, Torkild.

Background

I met Wulf Wild-Blood, whose brother disappeared many years ago. Wulf believes he may have become a werebear, and warned me to keep an eye out for him.

Walkthrough

After releasing the Skaal from Miraak's influence, Wulf Wild-Blood will ask the Dragonborn to find his brother Torkild. While he isn't sure he has become a werebear, he remembers seeing a fire in his eyes not common to the Skaal.

This quest may be hard to finish, as Torkild will only appear in a random encounter. Torkild may also be found dead before being spoken to, but this should not interfere with the quest and the response by Wulf will still be the same.

There are a few locations where random encounters occur and he may be found:

• On the coastline between Glacial Cave and Bujold's Retreat is a popular place for Torkild to wander.
  • West of Glacial Cave, along the coastline.
  • Just South of Bujold's Retreat on the east side of Solstheim.
  • Halfway between Glacial Cave and Haknir's Shoal, along the coast.
• West of Damphall Mine, along the coastline 
• West of Broken Tusk Mine, along the coastline.
• Just outside (North) of Raven Rock.
• East of Saering's Watch, on the path below the cliff just east of the Word Wall.
• At the bottom of the waterfall that runs next to Castle Karstaag Caverns
• Near a cliff southwest of Northshore Landing. Easier to reach by going west from Castle Karstaag Ruins.

The easiest way to find him is to save the game before talking to Wulf. After the quest officially began, fast travel to any of the locations above and look for him. If he's not there, reload the save file and try again. He will appear eventually.

After finding Torkild and speaking with him, he will turn into a werebear and attack. Searching his body yields a note to his brother Wulf. When given the letter, Wulf will express his sadness at his brother's death, but also relief that he is at rest.

It is possible to pickpocket Torkild's letter from Wulf Wild-Blood after the quest has been completed.

Reward

Wulf rewards the Dragonborn with an increase to Archery, Block, One-Handed, and Heavy Armor.

Journal Objectives

• Look for Wulf's brother Torkild.
• Examine Torkild.
• Return to Wulf.

Journal

Journal Entry
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, whose brother disappeared many years ago. Wulf believes he may have become a werebear, and warned me to keep an eye out for him. Objective: Look for Wulf's brother Torkild
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, who told me about his brother Torkild running off many years ago. Wulf's worst fears of his brother proved true, unfortunately. I found Torkild wandering Solstheim, out of his mind. I killed him before he could hurt me, and should tell Wulf the sad news. Objective: Examine Torkild
Or
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, who told me about his brother Torkild running off many years ago. Wulf's worst fears of his brother proved true, unfortunately. I found Torkild wandering Solstheim, out of his mind. Before my eyes, he transformed into a werebear, and attacked. I was forced to kill him to defend myself. I should tell Wulf the sad news. Objective: Examine Torkild
Objective: Return to Wulf
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, who told me about his brother Torkild running off many years ago. Wulf's worst fears of his brother proved true, unfortunately. I found Torkild wandering Solstheim, out of his mind, and I killed him before he could hurt me. I told Wulf the sad story of his brother's final chapters, and he taught me how to fight better for setting his mind to rest. Quest complete
Or
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, who told me about his brother Torkild running off many years ago. Wulf's worst fears of his brother proved true, unfortunately. I found Torkild wandering Solstheim, out of his mind. Before my eyes, he transformed into a werebear, and attacked. I was forced to kill him to defend myself. I told Wulf the sad story of his brother's final chapters, and he taught me how to fight better for setting his mind to rest. Quest complete
Or
I met Wulf Wild-Blood, who told me about his brother Torkild running off many years ago. Wulf died before I could help him learn the truth about his brother. Quest failed

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Filial Bonds. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

• When looking for Torkild on the path below Saering's Watch, plot-point may trigger saying to examine Torkild's body, but the body is not there.
  • Reloading a save may cause the random encounter location to change.
• Torkild can get himself killed by dragons, wild animals,etc. When this happens, the quest marker vanishes making it harder to locate him.
• If the Dragonborn killed Torkild in werewolf form, the quest marker on Torkild will disappear and his corpse cannot be looted after one reverts into normal form.
• It is possible that Wulf will acknowledge the death of Torkild but the quest will not complete rendering the note to be stuck in your inventory as a quest item (confirmed on PS3).
• If Torkild is killed before the quest is accepted the quest will become stuck in the quest log.
  • To complete the quest simply type in console;
    • setstage DLC2WB01 15
    • setstage DLC2WB01 100