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- "I'll sell just about anything, if it's worth my time. Keep that in mind, will you?"
- ―Birna[src]
Birna is a Nord pawnbroker living in Winterhold.
Background
She owns the shop Birna's Oddments. Her brother is Ranmir, whom she is constantly fighting with. The Dragonborn can purchase the Coral Dragon Claw from her shop; after doing so, she tells them to take the claw to Yngol Barrow.
Quotes
- "Very funny. I'm sure you have noticed that the town isn't exactly overflowing with people." - When asked "Do you get much business up here?"
- "You looking for Ranmir? He's either passed out in bed, or working up to that."
Conversations
Ranmir "And you would have me do what, join the College and prance around casting spells all day?"
Birna "Don't just walk away from me! Where do you think you're going?"
Ranmir "To the Inn for a drink, of course! Where else could I even go in this gods forsaken town?"
Birna "And what, you think that'll solve all your problems?"
Ranmir "Probably not, but it's worth a try!"
Bugs
This section contains bugs related to Birna. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- 360 Sometimes, Birna will never have the conversation option to buy or sell. The Coral Dragon Claw can still be bought, however. Exiting an reentering dialogue can fix this.
- PC PS3 Birna simply stands in front of her shop face to face with her brother and doesn't give any dialogue options about the Coral Dragon Claw at all.
- PC (fix) Use the console command
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. She will return to her daily routine.
- PC (fix) Use the console command
- Sometimes, Birna will provide all of the dialogue options, including the buy/sell option, but not the Coral Dragon Claw. The alternative is to just get the claw in Yngol Barrow, but sometimes it is not there either.
- For an unknown reason, even if the player never entered her store may be attacked by hired thugs, sent by Birna.
- The game may fail to load Birna, which makes her totally disappear.
- Birna may sell the Coral Dragon Claw, even if the Dragonborn already has it from Yngol Barrow.