Steward (Hearthfire)

Stewards are individuals who offer their service to protecting and maintaining a homestead in.

Choosing a steward
Once a homestead includes a basic Small House and a Main Hall, the option to appoint a steward becomes available. Once a steward has been chosen, they cannot be dismissed or replaced unless they die.

Several followers are available to serve a steward and they can only be appointed to three homesteads in Skyrim:
 * Windstad Manor located near the salt marshes of Hjaalmarch.
 * Lakeview Manor located in the forests of Falkreath.
 * Heljarchen Hall located in the snowy tundras of The Pale.

Followers who can become Stewards
If a follower is within close proximity of the homestead, and they qualify for stewardship, they will initiate dialogue and remark that such a fine homestead needs a steward and will offer their service. Alternatively, a new dialog option will appear for the follower while on the property if the follower qualifies for stewardship. Followers who qualify are listed below:
 * Housecarls
 * Calder
 * Gregor
 * Iona
 * Jordis the Sword-Maiden
 * Lydia
 * Rayya
 * Valdimar
 * Companions
 * Aela the Huntress
 * Njada Stonearm
 * Ria
 * Vilkas
 * Dawnguard Members
 * Agmaer
 * Beleval
 * Celann
 * Durak
 * Ingjard
 * College Mages
 * Brelyna Maryon
 * Onmund
 * Other followers
 * Annekke Crag-Jumper
 * Erik the Slayer
 * Faendal
 * Ghorbash the Iron Hand
 * Golldir
 * Illia
 * Lob
 * Marcurio
 * Ogol
 * Roggi Knot-Beard
 * Sven
 * Uthgerd the Unbroken

Interactions
Once a steward has been chosen, they can perform several tasks that can be considered too trivial or time consuming for a lord of a homestead. These include the following:

Housing improvements
Stewards can arrange for several additions to be added to the homestead. These include:


 * Carriage - 500 - A personal carriage that can travel to several major and minor settlements.
 * Bard - 1500 - A personal Bard who will live in the homestead and perform upon request.
 * Horse - 1000 - Requires a stable to be build first, where it will stay.
 * Cow - 200 - Requires an animal pen to be built first.
 * Chicken - 25 - Requires an animal pen to be built first. A maximum of 3 can be bought.

Buying supplies
Stewards will arrange for building supplies to be delieved to the main chest located next to the Carpenter's Workbench. These include:


 * Clay - 20 bricks for 20
 * Quarried Stone - 20 stone for 100
 * Sawn Logs - 20 logs for 200

Furnishing the homestead
Rather than buying materials and crafting all the furnishings in a homestead, a Steward will offer to deal with the whole process for a flat rate. If this option is chosen, the furnishing won't appear instantly as they do when crafted, rather each piece of furniture will appear over time.

The total base cost of buying all the materials and crafting the furnishings yourself is a fraction of the cost, albeit more time consuming.
 * Small House - 1000
 * Main Hall - 3500
 * Library - 1500
 * Trophy Room - 1500
 * Bedrooms - 2000
 * Greenhouse - 1500
 * Enchanter's Tower - 2500
 * Alchemy Laboratory - 2500
 * Armory - 2000
 * Storage Room - 1000
 * Kitchen - 1500