Solitude</span>
Government
Province	Skyrim
Region	Haafingar
Governor	Elisif the Fair

	Hero of Skyrim Capture Solitude or Windhelm
Points	30
Trophy	Silver

The city of Solitude, also known as Haafingar, is the home of the famous Bard's College, and one of Skyrim's chief ports. Water-craft from up and down the coast can be found at her crowded quays, loading timber and salted cod for the markets of Wayrest, Anvil, and Senchal. Founded during Skyrim's long Alessian flirtation, the Bards' College continues to flaunt a heretical streak, and its students are famous carousers, fittingly enough for their chosen trade. Students yearly invade the marketplace for a week of revelry, the climax of which is the 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.

Points of InterestEdit

• Solitude Stables
• Solitude Sawmill
• Blue Palace
• Bard's College
• Temple of the Divines
• East Empire Company Warehouse
• Proudspire Manor (Player's home)

Notable FiguresEdit

• Angeline Morrard
• Beirand
• Captain Aldis
• Endarie
• Fihada
• General Tullius
• Greta
• Jaree-Ra
• Jarl Elisif the Fair
• Legate Adventus Caesennius
• Legate Rikke
• Ma'jhad
• Melaran (Alteration Trainer)
• Roggvir
• Sayma

QuestsEdit

• The Man Who Cried Wolf
  • Quest to check Wolfskull Cave for Falk Firebeard.
• Battle for Solitude
  • Final quest in the Stormcloak, civil war quest line.
• The Wolf Queen Awakened
  • Quest to kill Potema Septim given by Falk Firebeard via Courier message.
• Kill the Leader of Pinemoon Cave
  • Quest to wipe out vampire leader at Pinemoon Cave given from from Sybille Stentor in the Court at Blue Palace in Solitude.
• The Mind Of Madness
  • Quest from Dervenin to enter the Pelagius Wing of the Blue Palace in Solitude. This quest does not count for the Miscellaneous quest Assist the people of Haafingar (#/5).
• Lights Out!
  • Quest from Jaree-Ra, who you can generally find standing outside Angeline's Aromatics.
• Miscellaneous quests
  • Ask Aldis for information about Angeline's daughter. from Angeline Morrad in Angeline's Aromatics.
  • Find Noster's Helmet inside Steepfall Barrow from Noster Eagle-Eye the beggar, who can be found outside Radiant Raiment.
  • Deliver the Stros M'Kai Rum to Falk Firebeard
    • Quest to deliver wine to Falk Firebeard from Sorex Vinius, who can either be found in the Winking Skeever or walking around the town.
  • Take Torygg's War Horn to the Shrine of Talos from Jarl Elisif the Fair.
  • Kill the leader of Broken Oar Grotto
    • ​Bounty Quest from Falk Firebeard to wipe out Bandit Leader in Broken Oar Grotto. This quest does not count for the Miscellaneous quest Assist the people of Haafingar (#/5).

Shops and InnsEdit

• The Winking Skeever is an inn on the left hand side just after the main gate into Solitude .
• Radiant Rainment is an apparel shop located first to your right apon entering Solitude.
• Angeline's Aromatics is an ingredients shop located next to The Winking Skeever .
• Bits and Pieces is a general goods store located next to the Radiant Rainment.
• Fletcher is a shop dedicated to selling bows and is located above Angeline's Aromatics.
• Beirand is a merchant that works for the Imperial Legion and is located across from Fletcher.

NotesEdit

• 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.
• Guards can go into the sewers through the man holes.
• You can take an unlimited number of steel arrows from the soldiers training by the Temple of the Divines (they will shoot the targets repeatedly). Alternatively, you can pickpocket the guards when they are sleeping and take their steel arrows and replace them with any kind of arrow that you would like to collect.
• You can actually sneak behind a guard (or at least be 90 degrees away from where they're looking) and shoot them with a bow from afar, they may threaten but they won't approach. This method increases archery and sneak skills. You can earn arrows faster too, killing only the ones roaming I earned 97. If they do approach, they will attack; you can kill them, as long as no other guard sees. If you have already killed him and another guard approaches, just sheathe your weapon. WARNING: Though you may be "HIDDEN", if you are in their line of sight, no matter how far, they will pursue you. It only appears to be effective in this city.
• Under solitude near the bridge by the port, theres a small door leading into solitude, which is good for a stealthy entrance in and out of solitude.

Bugs Edit

• (PS3) Solitude may not appear. If Solitude fails to load you have to reinstall the game. Just delete the data and run the game again everything should reinstall properly. Note: This will not delete or ruin your saves.
• The Thalmor Headquarters in the keep area does not contain any NPCs, despite there clearly being intention for it to do so. This is likely related to the inability to perform the diplomatic solution for Missing in Action
• (360) Many of the NPCs don't appear when first walking into Solitude. Fixed by leaving and re-entering.

GalleryEdit

Solitude Street Scene

Solitude Landscape

Side view of Solitude

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