Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16093571-20130825053428/@comment-198.163.7.159-20140210202633


 * 1) 1 - In the Reach, there is a mine called Left Hand Mine. Go there and talk to Pavo Attius. He tells you about the Forsworn invading Kolskeggr Mine. Accept the quest and set off. Once you clear the mine, grab a pickaxe and suck it dry of all the Gold Ore you can find. If done right, you'll usually leave with around 54 ores and a few Gold Ingots. Go back to Pavo and tell him the mine is clear. He gives you a sizeable reward. Talk to him again and tell him you have Gold Ores to sell. He pays you 50 gold for each ore, so, you can easily make over 2500 every time. Although you have to wait for the mine to refill again, he'll still pay you for any gold ores you acquired by other means. An easy way of getting gold ore is by using the Transmute Spell, but this can be time consuming if you're Magicka is low.


 * 1) 2 - Complete the quest "Stones of Barenziah" to earn Prowler's Profit. Keep in mind that in order to complete this quest, you need to have access to both Proudspire Manor, which costs a whopping 25,000 gold, and the Arch-Mage's Quarters in the College of Winterhold.


 * 1) 3 - Complete the Dark Brotherhood questline and you will receive 20,000 gold from the dead drop in Volunruud. (I recommend using that to buy Proudspire Manor)


 * 1) 4 - Find something like a Glass Arrow and use one of the many infinite arrows tricks. At a lower level, even with base Speech perks, Glass Arrows are worth 3 gold each. Elven are easier to find, but aren't worth as much.


 * 1) 5 - Go to Solstheim and find an East Empire Pendant. Each one you find is worth 500 gold when you trade it to Fethis Alor.


 * 1) 6 - (I've never done this while sided with the Volkihar Vampires) After Lord Harkon is dead, return to Fort Dawnguard and talk to Dexion Evicus. After a bit of conversation, you can make him buy two of the three Elder Scrolls off of you for 6000 gold.


 * 1) 7 - After finding Meridia's Beacon, go to her temple and agree to clear out all of Malkoran's undead abominations. As you explore Meridia's Temple, search every Desecrated Corpse you can find. Each of them will have anywhere between 25 and 125 gold. You can return here later, but I'm not sure if the gold will respawn.


 * 1) 8 - Find all the Paragons in the Forgotten Vale and bring them to the special gate there. Each of the Paragons open a portal wherein you can find a sizeable amount of gold. Then, once you've used each Paragon, sell them. Their maximum value is around 5000 gold. Depending on what kind of Speech perks you have, this can be a very profitable venture.


 * 1) 9 - Also in the Forgotten Vale, you can find several Ancient Falmer Tomes. If you bring them to Urag gro-Shub in the College of Winterhold's Arcanaeum, he will pay you 1000 gold for each one as well as give you the translated versions for free.


 * 1) 10 - The last piece of advice I have is to do as many quests as you can on Solstheim. There are severals great opportunities to earn a boatload of cash. Most notably is #5, but another good one is to wait until Adril Arano sends a courrier to find you. Eventually, you are tasked to go Ashfallow Citadel and kill Vendil Severin. After doing so, Lleril Morvayn will give you Severin Manor as well as a sizeable reward of 2500 gold. In general, Solstheim is just an easy place to make money.