Shroud Hearth Barrow quest glitch

[MazingerZero]

The dialog to ask Wilhelm about the barrow doesn't appear and even going into the barrow seeing the ghost doesn't make the quest appear in my journal. Even the otion to show Wilhelm the barrow journal dosen't appear so I can't get the claw from Him

[Master Talon]

because you get the quest from someone else not Wilhelm

[John]

Originally posted by Master Talon:

because you get the quest from someone else not Wilhelm

Lifting the Shroud
Prerequisite
Explore Shroud Hearth Barrow or
Speak to Wilhelm in the Vilemyr Inn.

If he doesn´t have the quest after talking to the dude or exploring the barrow something is wrong. Check uesp, maybe a console command can help you. Or perhaps an earlier save to see if it still occurs.

[Master Talon]

Originally posted by John:

Originally posted by Master Talon:

because you get the quest from someone else not Wilhelm

Lifting the Shroud
Prerequisite
Explore Shroud Hearth Barrow or
Speak to Wilhelm in the Vilemyr Inn.

that's after when you get the quest itself

[John]

Originally posted by Master Talon:

that's after when you get the quest itself

What the hell are you talking about, you get the quest from either doing the barrow OR from Wilhelm telling you about ghostly noises from the barrow. This is info from the wiki and uesp, i don´t know why this is so difficult to understand.

The dude has a bug going on that the quest doesn´t appear, so to the OP i say, best to check uesp. Activating the quest through console commands might be your best bet.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Lifting_the_Shroud

[Master Talon]

you get that quest after you get info about the claw is what I'm talking about then he tells you about what's his fast at the ruined house across the river before he gives you the claw which you need in the barrow

[Docsprock]

It is a two-part quest. Wilhelm will tell you about the barrow, or just explore it yourself. Then return to Wilhelm and the rest of the quest begins when he gives you the claw.

[John]

Originally posted by Master Talon:

you get that quest after you get info about the claw is what I'm talking about then he tells you about what's his fast at the ruined house across the river before he gives you the claw which you need in the barrow

You mean Narfi?, that dude has nothing to do with the claw, i believe you're mixing things up here.

[Master Talon]

Originally posted by John:

Originally posted by Master Talon:

you get that quest after you get info about the claw is what I'm talking about then he tells you about what's his fast at the ruined house across the river before he gives you the claw which you need in the barrow

You mean Narfi?, that dude has nothing to do with the claw, i believe you're mixing things up here.

he won't give you the claw unless you help Narfi and then the shroud quest starts I didn't mix anything up plus I have played over 1,500 hours of the game so I think I know how that quest line goes plus Wilhelm has the claw on him

[John]

Originally posted by Master Talon:

Originally posted by John:

You mean Narfi?, that dude has nothing to do with the claw, i believe you're mixing things up here.

he won't give you the claw unless you help Narfi and then the shroud quest starts I didn't mix anything up plus I have played over 1,500 hours of the game so I think I know how that quest line goes plus Wilhelm has the claw on him

Well guess what, i just tested it, modded and unmodded, narfi is not a requirement. Even a completely newly started game i just went there, bam and i can start it without any problem. Guess having 1500 hours of playtime means nothing if you don't want to listen to anyone else with plenty of experience.

Edit: Might also be very problematic if you kill Narfi and can't complete that quest.

[MazingerZero]

so I loaded my earliest save from before i first arrived in ivarstead went to talk to wilhelm for the first time that save and the barrow dialogue STILL didn't appear

[John]

Originally posted by R.I.P Rick May:

so I loaded my earliest save from before i first arrived in ivarstead went to talk to wilhelm for the first time that save and the barrow dialogue STILL didn't appear

Hmmmm, modded game?, might a something screwing it up, i checked another computer, fresh install, no mods and i could just accept the quest. I also don't see anything on the internet saying otherwise.

Try and make another char real quick, easiest difficulty, rush helgen and just go towards ivarstead, see if it still occurs. Could be mods, could be a buggy save, tomorrow i'll try and find some console commands which might work.

[smr1957]

Just a thought - from https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Lifting_the_Shroud Detailed Walkthrough:

"When visiting Vilemyr Inn in Ivarstead you may overhear the innkeeper, Wilhelm, warning Lynly Star-Sung about a ghost in the nearby barrow. If you are intrigued and like a good ghost story, Wilhelm will inform you...."

Perhaps you need to overhear that conversation and in its entirety before you can get the quest from Wilhelm. There are other quests where there is a similar requirement (even if it is not stated), and if you either do not let the NPC finish talking or skip overhearing dialogue, those quests can bug out.

I've never gone directly to Wilhelm or the Barrow - I've always listened to that complete overheard dialogue first. Something to check on.

[Ardolon]

À toutes fins utiles, si quelqu'un a le même problème, le dialogue n'apparaît pas immédiatement car le message est trop long. Il est en réalité sous la dernière option (relative à ce que Wilhelm sait du Tertre) .

[Mr. Monday]

Originally posted by MazingerZero:

The dialog to ask Wilhelm about the barrow doesn't appear and even going into the barrow seeing the ghost doesn't make the quest appear in my journal. Even the otion to show Wilhelm the barrow journal dosen't appear so I can't get the claw from Him

You have to go into the barrow first and meet the ghost. After that you can talk to him and get the quest.

[BlazeD]

You can ask him about rumors.
You can go to the barrow, kill the ghost and get the journal. When you talk to the dude about the haunted barrow the option will be 'show him the journal.'

Just did this quest the other day. I did not even go into the inn before I had the journal. You DO have to shoot the ♥♥♥♥ with the barkeep 'till he laments the bad business due to the ghost.