The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal
Quest
Rewards include Ancestral Sword of Clan Ice-Blade, 100 gold, and 1 additional reward.
Associated locations
Actors
Objectives in order
Search Nivenor's corpse for the Strong Box keyOptional
Investigate Erikur's HouseOptional
Place the forged deed on the dresser
Travel to the cemetery in Riften
Search the thief's body
Speak the code phrase to a beggar
Retrieve the instructions from Bolli's House
Rewards100 gold
Convince Nivenor to give you her keysOptional
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. I spoke to a beggar who handed me a note informing me of a job. I managed to find further instructions in a Strong Box at Bolli's house.
Read the Stranger's Instructions
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. After some investigating, I found a note in a Strong Box that has details on a job in Solitude. If I perform the task in question, I may be rewarded.
Pick up the forged deed
Check the barrel for further instructions
Read the Stranger's Final Instructions
Obtain the Ancestral Sword
Find the key on the corpse with the lanternOptional
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. To prove my worth, I underwent a series of trials to retrieve items for a Stranger. Having found them all, I must now return to Riften so I can hand it and the deed over at the grave of the Gray Fox.
Meet the Stranger at the tomb of the Gray Fox
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. I spoke to a beggar who handed me a note informing me of a job. But first I must find a way into a Strong Box in Bolli's House.
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. To prove my worth, I retrieved a note in a Strong Box that had details on a job in Solitude. I finished the job and received further instructions to retrieve an ancestral item in Silverdrift Lair.
Journal entry
At the Riften cemetery, I found a thief loitering near a tombstone. On his body was a note that mentioned the Gray Fox was dead, and his cowl was to be passed on to a new owner. After some trials, I met with the Stranger who revealed himself to be the real Gray Fox. After some brief words, he handed me the Gray Cowl as a reward and left the city with a young child.
Rewards
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One-Handed Sword | Ancestral Sword of Clan Ice-Blade | - | |
| Perk | cc BGSSSE 020_No Pick Pocket Perk | - | |
| Gold | Gold | 100 | - |
Important items
| Location | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Forged Deed | - |
| Key | Nivenor's Strongbox Key | - |
| Book | Stranger's Final Instructions | - |
| Book | Stranger's Instructions | - |
Map
- View Candlehearth Hall on the map
- View Addvar's House on the map
- View Erikur's House on the map
- View Temple of the Divines on the map
- View The Winking Skeever on the map
- View Thalmor Embassy on the map
- View The Warrens on the map
- View Ivarstead on the map
- View Bolli's House on the map
- View The Bannered Mare on the map
Technical data
- Quest ID
- CCBGSSSE020_QUEST
- Form key
- ccbgssse020-graycowl.esl:0x00080f
- Source plugin
- ccbgssse020-graycowl.esl
- Stage indexes
- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 43, 44, 45, 50, 55, 56, 57, 60, 69, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100