Thane of the Pale

Thane of the Pale
Quest Giver	Skald the Elder or Brina Merilis
Location	The Pale
Prerequisite	Waking Nightmare Kill the Giant (if Skald is still Jarl)
Reward	Title of Thane, Blade of the Pale, Gregor as Housecarl HF
Type	Miscellaneous quest
Quest ID	Favor256

For other uses, see Thane.

Thane of the Pale is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The Dragonborn can gain the title of Thane of The Pale.

Objectives

• Befriend the Jarl of The Pale.
• Assist three citizens of The Pale.
• Return to the Jarl.

Walkthrough

Thane of The Pale is obtained by completing the following tasks: The quest "Waking Nightmare," which is begun by talking to Erandur in the Windpeak Inn. Then complete three minor quests.

The Dragonborn must be level 22 to obtain the quest "Kill the Giant", which then leads to the offer to become a Thane (after completing the three minor quests)

There are several easy ways to assist the people of The Pale:

Quest Giver	Quest	Location	Objective
Aeri	Delivery	Anga's Mill/Dawnstar	Deliver Aeri's Note to Skald.
Aeri	Saw wood	Anga's Mill/Dawnstar	Saw wood and bring it to Aeri.
Beitild	Mine Ore	Dawnstar	Gather some iron ore for Beitild.
Captain Wayfinder	Salty Sea-Dogs	Dawnstar	Find some Fine-Cut Void Salts.
Frida	Dungeon Delving	Dawnstar / Radiant	Find the Ring of Pure Mixtures.
Karl	Quest all Drunks Have	Dawnstar	Give an alcoholic beverage to Karl.
Leigelf	Mine Ore	Dawnstar	Gather some Quicksilver Ore for Leigelf.
Rustleif	Rare Gifts	Dawnstar/Radiant	Find a copy of Night Falls on Sentinel.

Journal

Thane of the Pale – Favor256
ID	Journal Entry
20	Objective 15: Return to <Alias.ShortName=QuestGiver>