She gives details on the wounds the victim sustained and discovers that a sharp blade might have inflicted those wounds, pointing out these are used by necromancers. Once you enter the Hall of Dead catacombs, your character will find the Priestess, who is preparing the dead body for its last rites. After lack of any findings from these witnesses, the guard suggests to talk to the Priestess of Arkay, who he warns is a strange one. Once permitted, speak to the guard in the graveyard, after which the guard will ask you to question the witnesses nearby for any relevant information regarding the homicide. Once the character talks to him, he approves of it, providing his and his guards support, if required. The character is then to ask the guard if they require any assistance with the investigation and agree to it as long as the Jarl’s assistant, who can be found in the Place of Kings, approves of it. The young woman is tended to by the Priestess of Arkay, with the city guard mentioning this to be part of a string of murders in the city of Windhelm and the culprit vanishing into thin air. The grisly murder of a young woman invokes noticeable fear and seems like no one is ready to talk about the killings, with it being more a rumor. Once the character enters the graveyard district in Windhelm, a few citizens and a city guard can be seen mentioning about a homicide and subsequent killer on the loose. Once it reaches 5, the awaited Blood on the Ice quest will begin. It will be triggered by a counter which will start at the beginning of the game and increase every time your character visits Windhelm or areas surrounding it. There are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled before you can start that Blood on the Ice quest. If the graveyard scene is not triggered, lesser the chance the quest can be triggered at all.Ī city of Windhelm guard appears who is looking after the scene of a recent homicide that took place over there and will pause the progress of the player to know if your character has seen anyone fleeing the scene of the crime. This is the easiest way to trigger the quest, by walking back and forth two to three times between Windhelm Stables and the Brandy-Mug Farm between 7 pm and 7 am. It can also be available if the character visited the city a number of times, through fast travel or entering and leaving via the front gate. The side quest begins when a player enters a graveyard near the Temple of Arkay, in the city of Windhelm through the front gate.

The Blood on the Ice quest is considered as one of the side quests in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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