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Hallfrida
Home Settlement	Fullhelm Fort
Location	Thane's Manor
Race	Nord	Gender	Female
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Hallfrida

Hallfrida is a Nord who can be found in Fullhelm Fort. She is Thane Unnvald Ironhand's granddaughter.

Related Quests

• Approaching Thunder: Prepare for an undead attack at Fullhelm Fort.
• The Thunder Breaks: Drive the undead out of Fullhelm for good.
•  Securing the Pass: Clear the way for the Pact's army.
•  Stomping Sinmur: Use the fragments of Wuuthrad to banish Sinmur's spirit.

Quest-Related Events

Approaching Thunder

Before the quest, she will be inside the hall:

"Oh, hello. Are you here to see my grandfather?"

After speaking with Housecarl Thorulf, she whispers to you to meet her outside.

Hallfrida: "Meet me outside."

Once outside she will mention her grandfather is not the same:

Hallfrida: "Forgive my grandfather's behavior, he's not himself."

She will note her grandfather has been awfully paranoid to the point he's accusing any strangers of being potential threats. She suspects that Thorulf played a role in changing her grandfather's behavior:

"I need help. Things haven't been normal for a long time."

What exactly is going on here?

"Grandfather always felt ill-treated by the Jarls. Lately he's become convinced they plot to kill him. Some poor man came with a message from Jarl Angjord. Grandfather accused him of being an assassin. He was beheaded."

What caused this change in him?

"I hate to say it, but. Thorulf has been grandfather's Housecarl since I was a girl. He always seemed cold. Aloof. Lately he's changed too."

Changed how?

"Lately he's been directing the household. Telling grandfather what to do. You saw it, didn't you? Grandfather didn't order you away. Thorulf did."

So why did you call me out here?

She will need you to find the key to Thorulf's room to confirm her suspicions that the housecarl manipulated the thane. You ask her further questions about the undead problem and the background of her grandfather's issues with the jarls:

"I want to search Thorulf's room, but he keeps it locked. His guard, Sirkidur, holds the key. They both suspect me already. You, maybe, have a chance.
Get inside. If you find anything, meet me upstairs."

Could Unnvald's problems be related to the undead attacks?

"I don't think ... they did start about the same time, actually. But, no. This pass saw thousands of skirmishes between Nords and Dark Elves. The dead never risen before."

Then all undead are soldiers who fought over the pass?

"Yes, exactly. Even before the Red Mountain, the old Nedes invaded Chimer lands through this pass. Thousands have died here. Not all of them received Arkay's blessing. Though I'd expect — now that I think on it, that's odd."

What's odd?

"It's just ... I'd expect dead Nords and dead Elves to keep fighting each other. But the dead focus their attacks on Fullhelm. Sorry. What do I know about the undead, anyway?"

Why would the Jarls want to harm Thane Unnvald?

"I don't think they do. What grandfather did was a long time ago now. Before the formation of the Pact, he raided Morrowind. He'd gather warriors and sail off once or twice a year."

It sounds like he was good at it.

"One of the best. Warriors came from across Skyrim to sail with him. One year the Bards College sent a skald to chronicle the trip. That was the year Davon's Watch went under the axe."

Which the Jarls now find embarrassing.

"After the Pact signed, he was offered the Thanedom of Fullhelm. He didn't want it. It's too far from gran's grave, here. They said if he didn't go, he'd have to answer to the Tribunal Ordinators."

Could his suspicions be right? Could the Jarls be plotting to kill him?

"They don't need to kill him. No one sings the songs about him. The Ordinators banned them. The Jarls pulled down the statues in Riften and Windhelm. He's worse than dead. He's forgotten."

The Thane's your grandfather. Where are your parents?

"They died when I was very young. A Dark Elf raid on Riften. They hit our farm as they went through. All they left was ash."

Were you with Unnvald during the attack?

"Aye. He had another stead nearby. Just luck we weren't killed as well. He took up raiding the next spring. Gran and I made projects while he was away. Quilts, paintings, for when he returned. She kept a candle burning in the window every night."

He started raiding after your parents were killed?

"Yes, I - Don't say it. Please. I know what you're thinking. I couldn't bear to hear it. He's had a hard life. We all have."

Speaking to her again before trying to secure the key to Thorulf's room:

"Thorulf's room is on the first floor of the manor, on the eastern side. Sirkidur has a skeleton key, but I'm not sure how to get it from her."

After you search Thorulf's room, you report back to Hallfrida who is upstairs in the hall of the evidence you found that proves Thorulf is an agent of the Worm Cult. Despite the evidence, it won't be enough which you will need to find the thane's missing sword, Bonebane to prove that Thorulf's true allegiance to the Worm Cult:

"Did you find anything?"

I found this pamphlet in his quarters.

"Ysmir's beard! "Arkay the Enemy?" A necromancer's tract! All these years, and Thorulf betrays us to the dead."

He must be a Worm Cultist.

"Yes. But who will believe us? My grandfather is wrapped around his little finger. The guards dare not stand against him, not if they want to keep their heads."

Is there any way we can expose them?

"No. I don't. Wait. Grandfather's sword. Bonebane!
When the dead first attacked, Thorulf led a group to retrieve it. Thorulf said the blade was destroyed, the men killed."

He led your guards into an ambush.

You can ask her questions about the location of Bonebane and about the sword itself:

"The bastard. There's no way he could have destroyed it. It's been blessed by Arkay dozens of times.
Get Bonebane. It's at a monument to grandfather south of the fort. Bring it back, and you can prove Thorulf's a liar!"

I'll return with the sword.

"You get that blade, and I'll see Thorulf hung from the highest point in the hall!"

What is this memorial? / What's this memorial you spoke of?

"Back in the old days, before the Pact, Fort Virak sent necromancers up into the Rift. They thought to overwhelm us with undead.
Grandfather stood against them with Bonebane, and crushed the assault. His troops called it the Battle of the Bones."

Which side does the monument commemorate?

"Grandfather would tell you it was to honor everyone who died. But that's not true. You can't see it from Fullhelm, but you can certainly see it from Fort Virak.
That's no mistake. It's a big waggling finger in the enemy's eye."

Tell me more about Bonebane. / Where did your Grandfather get a blade like that?

"He said he found the sword at the bottom of an ancient barrow. When he was younger, he was quite the adventurer.
He claims it was held by one of the Five Hundred, and that a beautiful ghost gave it him."

Do you believe him?

"Sort of? Grandfather likes to tell his stories. After the Battle of the Bones, he laid the sword in a chest and swore he'd never raise it again."

After you brought Bonebane, you can see her at the tail-end of a conversation with the Housecarl, who storms off after you arrive. After showing her the sword, she will notice Sjarakki is approaching the thane:

"While you were gone. Thorulf made a proposal. I told him what he could do with himself. Disgusting man!
What news?"

I have Bonebane, Hallfrida.

"I knew it! That lying skeever scum!
Come, we must show grandfather. I'm certain he will... wait. Is that Sjarakki?"

After Sjarakki reports to the Thane, you speak to Hallfrida who will ask you to focus on defending the fort before you can expose Thorulf's treachery:

"I need to get my daggers."

What will we do about Thorulf?

"I'd slit his throat right now if I could, but there's no time ... not with the dead on our doorstep.
Deal with the dead. Stop the attack. After that, we'll expose Thorulf for what he is!"

The Thunder Breaks

If you have not started the quest yet, she will say:

"I won't let them take grandfather's fortress."

Continuing on from the previous conversation, you will need to retake the guardposts that were lost from the previous undead assault. By taking back the guardposts, you will restore morale in the fort's garrison:

"We'll deal with Thorulf later. In the meantime, I know our soldiers can hold the walls.
Still. Dark Elves defend. Nords attack."

What do you have in mind?

"The dead could throw themselves at the walls for weeks. What we need to do is push them back. Reopen the roads to Riften and Stonefalls.
Are you up for an assault? Show the men that Bonebane sings again!"

Just tell me what I need to do.

"Lead us. The soldiers here will all know Bonebane by sight, and they'll rally behind you.
When the undead attacked, we lost four guardposts in the first attack. Take them back. Show the men we won't be intimidated!"

Consider it done.

Speaking to her again:

"Take the four points around the fort. Once you raise the banner, soldiers will rally to help you."

After you drove off the undead reinforcements in the storage shed, when you head back to the surface, Hallfrida will run out from the manor keep.

Hallfrida: Help! Someone! It's grandfather!

During the battle, Thorulf convinced the thane that everyone in the fort will die and there's nothing can be done about it, which the thane is now about to commit suicide. However after Sjarakki informed the fort that you successfully drove off the undead, Thorulf panicked and ran.

"Please! I couldn't stop him!"

What's happened?

"Thank Kyne you're back! While everyone was fighting off the attack. Thorulf raised a skeleton in the manor. He told grandfather the undead had broken in, that we were all going to die."

The Thane believed him?

"More than that. He went mad, raving! I think me might kill himself! Then Sjarakki came in and said you were turning back the skeletons in the shed. When Thorulf heard, he got wild-eyed and bolted."

The Thane's in the manor and Thorulf is fleeing?

You have to choose whether to pursue Thorulf but the thane will kill himself if you do or if you choose to stop the thane's suicide attempt, you will let the Worm cultist escape:

"If we help grandpa, Thorulf will escape. But if we go after Thorulf, Unnvald will die!"

Thane Unnvald is inside the manor?

"Yes. His chamber is on the second floor, on the left side."

Where did Thorulf go?

"He fled down the southeast road. The one that goes past the old dragon temple at Forelhost."

Here you can make a choice of either going after Thorulf or saving Unnvald.

If you choose to help the Thane you'll find her just outside her grandfather's room, Alduin by her side. She will vow to help her grandfather to make amends while keeping any eye out for Thorulf:

"Grandfather is himself again. I can hear it in his voice. We owe you a great deal."

What will you do now, Hallfrida?

"Help my grandfather make things right. What Thorulf tried to destroy, we'll make stronger than ever!
As for that thieving, lying skeever … we'll see to him in due time."

If you chose to hunt down Thorulf you'll find her sitting on the throne. She will inform you that her grandfather is dead due to Thorulf's schemes. Thorulf left behind the shard of Wuuthrad and Hallfrida will hold onto the shard for safe keeping until the time has come to use it at Trolheta to stop Sinmur:

"Were you able to catch Thorulf?"

Yes. He's dead now.

"Thorulf left this behind in his haste. A shard. This would be the shard of Wuuthrad you sought?"

Yes. The shards are magic. Could Thorulf have used it to weaken Thane Unvald's mind?

"All we know is my grandfather died because he listened to that skeever's lies.
I am Thane now. I will lead as my grandfather showed me long ago, before he left his senses. With a strong hand and sharp mind. I'll keep his legacy alive."

What of the shard?

"I'll keep it safe until you need it. You have my word as Thane of Fullhelm.
If not for you, we'd all be dead. It's a debt I can't repay, but you can start by keeping Bonebane. Use it like my grandfather did. Make these Worm Cult bastards bleed"

If you exit the conversation before turning in the quest, she will alternatively say:

"Enough dwelling on what I wish had been. We must deal with what is."

What will you do now? (Leads to quest completion dialogue)

She becomes the thane after her grandfather's death. She can be found on his throne in the manor.

"We're in your debt. If you ever have need of blades, come speak to me. I guess I should find some more flowery, Thane-like speech, but that's not how grandfather raised me. Speak plain and honest, he said."

What will you do with your grandfather's body?

"I want him remembered as he was, before Housecarl Thorulf poisoned his mind. We'll burn him on a pyre at the memorial to the Battle of the Bones, his greatest victory.
He will be remembered, no matter how inconvenient the Jarls find it now. I'll see to it."

Securing the Pass

She will be at the Pact camp at Trolhetta if you completed The Thunder Breaks. She will be in a tent next to Jorunn and other Pact leaders. If you speak to her before speaking to Jorunn, she'll say:

"You again. We seem to meet in the worst places."

After accepting the quest, she'll say:

"We're counting on you to clear the route to the top of the mountain."

After the quest, you will find her on top of the summit with Captain Viveka and Centurion Andrin:

"Now on to the summit to kill Sinmur!"

Stomping Sinmur

After speaking to Vigrod and before entering the summit:

"Do you really think we can kill Sinmur?"

After you defeated Sinmur and spoke to Jorunn:

"I hope that's the last we ever see of Sinmur. Vigrod's been looking all over for you."

After speaking to Vigrod:

"Be sure to speak with King Jorunn before you leave. He's been asking for you."

After the quest:

"I hope I never hear the words "Worm Cult" ever again."