Letter of Inheritance?

[Chanrevo]

I was just walking on the docs of Windhelm and I got a letter of inheritance from Suvaris Atheron, stating that they just passed. Who and why did they die, and why did I get a letter from them??

[Docsprock]

You get a letter of inheritance from the Jarl whenever someone you did a quest for dies. You could go look around town and find the body, perhaps. Likely a vampire attack.

[Emmental]

Of course doing favours for people, getting into their will then murdering them is a good pass time.

[WinterMutation]

I got I letter of inheritance for that guy who asked me "Gray-Mane or Battle-Born?" when I first entered whiterun. That was the only time I spoke to him. I suspect he was killed by a death hound.

[Docsprock]

Originally posted by WinterMutation:

I got I letter of inheritance for that guy who asked me "Gray-Mane or Battle-Born?" when I first entered whiterun. That was the only time I spoke to him. I suspect he was killed by a death hound.

You must have replied, "Battle-Born".

[Weaselly]

Skyrim: Sell a potato to somebody, end up in their will.

[⚡🍉OverlordTomala🍉⚡]

I remember when my best friend Bandit Marauder died... I still miss him or her.

[WinterMutation]

Originally posted by Docsprock:

Originally posted by WinterMutation:

I got I letter of inheritance for that guy who asked me "Gray-Mane or Battle-Born?" when I first entered whiterun. That was the only time I spoke to him. I suspect he was killed by a death hound.

You must have replied, "Battle-Born".

Yes I did. And even after I liberated whiterun he still kept me in his will.

[J's]

Originally posted by Korgrath:

I was just walking on the docs of Windhelm and I got a letter of inheritance from Suvaris Atheron, stating that they just passed. Who and why did they die, and why did I get a letter from them??

Whenever you raise the disposition toward someone (selling vegetables/ores/wood ; investing in their shop ; doing task/quest) to the point you can take items worth 25 gold or less from their home... they are considered "friend". Whenever a friend die, you get an inheritance letter such as that one.

The answer as to who that person is can be quite hard to answer as you'd probably have made a lot of friend through various mean. As to why they died, assuming you did not kill them, they can die from vampire attack or other scripted event. In most cases you should not worry too much about it... but if it's one of your usual merchant... weep friend! weep!

[J's]

Originally posted by OverlordTomala:

I remember when my best friend Bandit Marauder died... I still miss him or her.

Lol! How did you manage to raise his or her disposition? Paying the gold tribute maybe?

[Mel Bazooka]

Originally posted by Weaselly:

Skyrim: Sell a potato to somebody, end up in their will.

Honest pay for honest work.

[258789553873]

Originally posted by J's:

Originally posted by OverlordTomala:

I remember when my best friend Bandit Marauder died... I still miss him or her.

Lol! How did you manage to raise his or her disposition? Paying the gold tribute maybe?

This can happen if you cast a calm spell on someone. The spell works by raising the target's disposition to that of a friend. If they die while under this effect, the game will send you a letter of inheritance from that npc. Of course, it can also happen even if you don't use a calm spell. I have no idea what could cause that, even though I've had it happen to me before, more than once.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Weaselly:

Skyrim: Sell a potato to somebody, end up in their will.

Originally posted by ⚡🍉TomalaClaws🍉⚡:

I remember when my best friend Bandit Marauder died... I still miss him or her.

[Perplex]

Originally posted by Manu Vázquez:

Originally posted by Weaselly:

Skyrim: Sell a potato to somebody, end up in their will.

Honest pay for honest work.

Nice necro...

[Hobo Misanthropus]

This thread violates the Mage's Guild charter on Necromancy. The Knight's of the Lamp have been dispatched.

[Chanrevo]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

This thread violates the Mage's Guild charter on Necromancy. The Knight's of the Lamp have been dispatched.

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