Vald
Race	Nord
Gender	Male
Level	1
Faction	Thieves Guild
Ref ID	00072B09
Base ID	00072B04

Vald is a Nord in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and an associate of the Thieves Guild in Riften.

BackgroundEdit

• Vald used to have a close relationship with Vex.

• He previously worked for Maven Black-Briar but, during a job transporting the Quill of Gemination across Lake Honrich, he crashed the boat and lost the quill.

• Since then, he's been in debt to Maven and worked as a guard, watching over Riftweald Manor, owned by Mercer Frey.

Related questEdit

• The Pursuit

InteractionEdit

• During the quest The Pursuit, the Dragonborn must infiltrate Mercer Frey's house.
  • In doing so, Vald will become hostile and must be killed to gain entry.
  • However, if the Dragonborn speaks to Vex, she informs the Dragonborn that Vald only cares about money and that erasing his debts with Maven Black-Briar would gain his good side.
• If the Dragonborn speaks to Maven Black-Briar and asks to have his debt erased, then she will ask the Dragonborn to find the lost Quill of Gemination.
  • The quill is locked in a strongbox in the wreckage of Vald's ship in Lake Honrich.
• Upon retrieving the quill and returning it to Maven, she will erase Vald's debt.
• Informing Vald that his debt is erased will result in him happily allowing the Dragonborn into Mercer's house before leaving Riften.

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]
• Vlad is a Slavic name meaning "of great power".
• Vald is an Estonian word meaning "parish".

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)

ReferencesEdit