Letter from a Friend

Letter From A Friend
Title	Letter From A Friend
Full Title	Letter From A Friend
Author	A Friend
Skyrim
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Main article: Books (Skyrim)

Letter from a Friend is a book in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Locations

• Upon completion of "Dragon Rising," a courier can randomly appear and deliver the letter to the Dragonborn after using a Dragon Shout in any named area. It will point to the location of a Word Wall, which is determined by when and where the Dragonborn receives the letter.
  • The unofficial Skyrim patch may require the location to be inhabited.

Contents

[Player character's name],

You caused a bit of stir in [Location] when you demonstrated the power of your Thu'um. Not everyone is anxious for the return of the Dragonborn.

I for one desire to see you grow and develop your talents. Skyrim needs a true hero these days.

You should turn your attention to [Location]. I understand it holds a mysterious source of power that can only be unlocked by the Dragonborn.

Sincerely,

A Friend

Trivia

• A Letter from a Friend may be received before or after collecting seven of the Dragon Priest masks stating that a stir had been created in Labyrinthian, even if no shout had been used.
• Locations mentioned where a Shout was used may also be indoor locations, such as the player character's house, stores, etc.
• A Letter from a Friend may be received stating that a stir had been created in Soul Cairn or in Apocrypha, if shouts had been used there.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Letter from a Friend. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

• Both locations in the letter can match one another even if the Word Wall there has already been acquired.
• The location where one is said to have "demonstrated [their] Thu'um" will sometimes be a place where no one could have witnessed it, let alone have been "stirred" (ex., during The Throat of the World or in Apocrypha).
• In some cases, the text may disappear, rendering the letter useless.
• Sometimes, the letter will start by saying, "You caused a bit of stir in when you demonstrated the power of your Thu'um," leaving out the location where it occurred.
• The shout may be inaccessible. It is possible that the word is learned already or that the game has bugged out.
  •  PC (Fix)   Using the console command SetStage WICastMagic04 200 will force-complete the quest, unblocking it.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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