Uthgerd the Unbroken

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"Wanna hear a bit of Nord wisdom? You don't know a woman until you've had a strong drink and a fistfight with her."

―Uthgerd

Uthgerd the Unbroken is a Nord woman found in The Bannered Mare in Whiterun. Her house is located in Whiterun across from Carlotta Valentia's house.

History

In the past, Uthgerd attempted to join The Companions, but accidentally killed the boy she was set against. Thus, she was not accepted into the Companions and bears a grudge against them that the Dragonborn can ask about.

Interactions

She challenges the Dragonborn to a brawl with a wager of 100 . If the Dragonborn wins, he or she receives the 100 wagered, the 100 Uthgerd wagered, and the potential to recruit Uthgerd as a Follower.

The brawl itself is fairly easy regardless of character class, and can be done at lower levels to earn the bonus money. If having trouble, one can run to regain health or use a healing spell despite what she says.

Follower

As a follower, Uthgerd is an extremely capable fighter wearing Heavy Armor and wielding Two-Handed weapons and bows. Her starting equipment includes a two-handed Steel Sword and a set of Steel Plate armor (with the exception of Steel Plate Helmet). She wears helmets given to her. Due to her heavy armor and two-handed great sword, she excels at close range melee combat.

Uthgerd the Unbroken is able to join The Blades if asked by the Dragonborn.

She is a loyal follower, but only to a point. She won't steal for you, and if the Dragonborn murders an innocent, Uthegerd immediately attacks him or her, and will not relent until either the Dragonborn, or herself, dies.

Marriage

The Dragonborn can marry Uthgerd if they possess an Amulet of Mara. She can be both a follower and a spouse simultaneously. When married, Uthgerd opens a General goods shop, and gives her spouse a 100 share of the profits each day. The 100 income generated through her shop accrues daily, even if the Dragonborn does not visit her every day. Asking her about the profit from the shop results in the Dragonborn being given the total accrued profits.

The Dragonborn can also buy things from, and sell things to, Uthgerd, but if she is also acting as a follower, she instead tries to sell the items traded with her back to the Dragonborn and does not offer her original wares.

Buying her Steel Plate from her this way seems to be the only way to remove it from her inventory, which is useful if the armor has been upgraded, as it is very heavy and appears to count towards her encumbrance. It costs approximately 2,000 to do so. After the wedding ceremony, if she goes back to wearing her Steel Plate despite having upgraded armor given to her prior to the wedding, wait a day or so and she will begin wearing the better armor, and the Steel Plate can be purchased from her. After marriage, the Steel Boots and Gauntlets can be pickpocketed from her, but not the Plate Armor, which shows 0% chance of success despite a skill of 100.

Death

If Uthgerd dies, the Dragonborn receives an inheritance by the way of 100 . If Uthgerd is killed in any way her coffin will appear in Whiterun's Hall of the Dead.

Stats

Uthgerd the Unbroken's Stats
Level	6 → 30
Health	108 → 387
Magicka	50
Stamina	67 → 147
Default Armor Rating	96 → 150
Light Armor	20
Heavy Armor	26 → 79
Sneak	? → 24
One-Handed	31 → 83
Two-Handed	29 → 46
Archery	22 → 57
Block	27 → 62
Alteration	15
Conjuration	15
Destruction	15
Restoration	15
Illusion	15
Enchanting	15
Speech	20
Lockpicking	15
Alchemy	15
Smithing
Pickpocket	15

Uthgerd the Unbroken's primary skills are One-Handed and Heavy Armor. Her secondary skills are Block and Archery. Her tertiary skill is Two-Handed.

Although Uthgerd starts out with a two-handed steel greatsword, her skill with two-handed weapons is only fair; instead, she is most skilled with one-handed weapons. She fights best using either a one-handed weapon/shield combo, or dual-wielding Forsworn Swords combined with strong Heavy Armor to make up for the lack of a shield. Her skill with a bow is decent, allowing her to perform fairly at long range combat (especially if equipped with higher-grade arrows) even though it isn't her primary strength.

Bugs

•  PC   360   Fighting her in The Bannered Mare may result in all parties in the Banned Mare attacking, as well.
•  PS3   360   Sometimes when trying to give her better armor she does not equip it, but she does in regards to weapons.
• She can accept the bet for the brawl and not start the fight. Attacking her causes everyone to become hostile.
•  PC  A bug exists that if she is a follower, and you're trading something with her, it is labeled as stolen. This also occurs if she is instructed to pick objects up.
•  360   The dialogue option to brawl her may not appear.
•  PS3   360   (Patch 1.4) Uthegerd becomes permanently stuck in the crouched, near-death state.
•  360   After walking into the Bannered Mare, she started attacking with no provocation. Not sure if this is a bug, some kind of random event, or if I actually did provoke her. I did not have a bounty, nor did I get one when I defended myself.
• During the Battle for Whiterun section of the Imperial Civil War questline, if not yet challenged to a brawl, talking to her and beginning the wager fight can result in Whiterun guards engaging the player rather than the Stormcloak invaders.
• When transforming into a werewolf while accompanied by her, she will attack, regardless of whether or not the Dragonborn attacks an innocent victim. Running away or scaring her off will make her return to the Bannered Mare, where she can be made a follower again.
• When doing the compainions quest, hired muscle, If you have already won a brawl with her, she will give you another 100 gold after you beat her.

See also

• Uthgerd's House