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__FLAGS__ Template:SkyrimCities Solitude is the capital city of both Haafingar Hold, and all of Skyrim. Currently ruled by Jarl Elisif the Fair, widow of the late High King Torygg, it is the headquarters of the Imperial Legion stationed in Skyrim. The Thalmor have an embassy hidden in the nearby mountains.

Part of the reason for this is the eminently defensible nature of Solitude itself. Set upon a great stone arch that towers above the mouth of the Karth River, the city is surrounded by the soaring peaks of the nearby mountains. Solitude is both a reinforced and breathtaking stronghold.

Geography

Solitude Seal

Solitude is located on the eastern coast of a peninsula in Haafingar, in the far northwest of Skyrim. The city is built on a cape on the mouth of the Karth River and has a port on the river itself. A large percent of Haafingar's population lives within Solitude’s walls. It is also one of the northernmost cities on the mainland of Tamriel, second only to Dawnstar.

Bards College

Founded during Skyrim's long Alessian flirtation, the Bards College continues to flaunt a heretical streak, and its students are famous carousers, fittingly enough given their chosen trade. Students yearly invade the marketplace for a week of revelry, the climax of which is the famous burning of "King Olaf" in effigy, possibly a now-forgotten contender in the War of Succession. Graduates have no trouble finding employment in noble households across Tamriel, including the restored Imperial Court in Cyrodiil, but many still choose to follow in the wandering footsteps of illustrious alumni such as Callisos and Morachellis. Students may apply at any time, but should have a good knowledge of Speech.

Points of interest

TESV Banner Solitude

The banner of Solitude.

Inns

Shops

Houses

Jarl's residence

Other

Purchasable property

Proudspire Manor, Solitude's only available home, costs 25,000 Gold. The Dragonborn can buy it from Falk Firebeard after becoming a Thane of Haafingar. When the Dragonborn has purchased Proudspire Manor, Jordis the Sword-Maiden, the Dragonborn's personal housecarl, stays there.

Characters

Blue Palace

Elisif the Fair
Falk Firebeard
Sybille Stentor
Bolgeir Bearclaw
Bryling
Erikur
Erdi
Odar
Una

Merchants

Sayma
Beirand
Fihada
Endarie
Angeline Morrard
Corpulus Vinius
Sybille Stentor
Addvar
Jala
Evette San

Followers

Jordis the Sword-Maiden
Belrand
Ahtar

Castle Dour

General Tullius
Legate Rikke
Captain Aldis
Ahtar
Gianna
Legate Adventus Caesennius

Bards College

Aia Arria
Ataf
Bendt
Giraud Gemane
Illdi
Inge Six Fingers
Jorn
Pantea Ateia
Viarmo

Priests

Rorlund
Styrr
Silana Petreia
Freir

Others

Vittoria Vici
Aquillius Aeresius
Gisli
Greta
Gulum-Ei
Heimvar
Irnskar Ironhand
Jaree-Ra
Jawanan
Kayd
Melaran
Minette Vinius
Noster Eagle-Eye
Octieve San
Roggvir
Svari
Sorex Vinius
Vivienne Onis
Dervenin
Varnius Junius

Quests

Miscellaneous quests

  • Ask Captain Aldis for information about Angeline's daughter. Given by Angeline Morrard in Angeline's Aromatics.
  • Deliver the Stros M'Kai Rum to Falk Firebeard: deliver rum to Falk Firebeard from Sorex Vinius, who can either be found in The Winking Skeever or walking around town.
  • Find Noster's Helmet in a radiant location: given by Noster Eagle-Eye, who can be found outside Radiant Raiment.
  • Kill the leader of Broken Oar Grotto: given by Ahtar, who can be found in Jala's house at night.
    • This quest does not count toward the miscellaneous quest assist the people of Haafingar.
  • Kill the leader of Pinemoon Cave: given by Sybille Stentor in the Blue Palace.
  • Take Torygg's War Horn to the Shrine of Talos in the White River Valley: given by Jarl Elisif the Fair.
  • Talk to the innkeeper about letting Belrand off his debts.
  • Talk to Irnskar about Octieve's debts.

Map

Solitude(Location)

Achievements

Hero of Skyrim
Capture Solitude or Windhelm
Points 30 Gamer points
Trophy
Silver trophy


Gallery

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Trivia

  • Solitude was originally designed as the seat of the Imperials in the province of Skyrim. As a result, the architecture was created to reflect the Imperial style from past Elder Scrolls games. The idea of building it on a land bridge came in early on production and remained one of the most unique features of the city.
  • Solitude has been home to many notorious and widely viewed as "mad" leaders, including The Wolf Queen and Pelagius the Mad.
  • According to The Wolf Queen, Book VIII, in 3E 127 there was a Mages Guild in Solitude.
  • According to The Wolf Queen, Book IV, in 3E 110 there was a tavern by the name of Moon and Nausea in Solitude.
  • Guards can go into the sewers through the manholes.
  • An unlimited number of steel arrows may be taken from the soldiers training by the Temple of the Divines (they shoot the targets repeatedly). Alternatively, the Dragonborn may pickpocket the guards when they are sleeping and take their steel arrows and replace them with any kind of arrow of which duplicates are desired.
  • There are hawks circling the sky above Solitude which can be killed for their beaks and feathers, both of which are alchemical ingredients that can be used to brew potions.
  • With the Dawnguard installed, a man named Jolf will appear at the end of the Solitude Docks and will take the Dragonborn in his boat to Castle Volkihar, Windhelm, or Dawnstar.
  • Getting arrested while in Haafingar and sent to Castle Dour Dungeon is an easy way to gain the achievement "Wanted" as there is an easy escape route; the wall at the back of the cell is crumbling. There is another hole in the wall slightly further along with access to the prisoner's belongings chest.
  • It is possible to access the Castle Dour Dungeon by slipping underneath Solitude.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Solitude (Skyrim). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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