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ON-qico-Zone Story.png Represent Windhelm in the Footrace of the Nine Holds.
Zone: Eastmarch
Zone StoryThis quest is part of the Zone Story
Faction: Ebonheart Pact
Objective: Required for Cadwell's Almanac Windhelm — Keep the Nord celebration safe and sound.
Quest Giver: Thane Mera Stormcloak
Location(s): Windhelm
Prerequisite Quest: Shadows Over Windhelm
Next Quest: Windhelm's Champion
Reward: High Leveled Gold
XP Gain: High Experience
 
Thane Mera has named me the Champion of Windhelm and wants me to enter the Footrace of the Nine Holds.


Quick WalkthroughEdit

  1. Talk to Lenning the Hawk.
  2. Light the starting flame, then compete in the Footrace of the Nine Holds.
  3. Talk to Lenning the Hawk.
  4. Talk to Thane Mera Stormcloak.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

While you were investigating the Stormfist clan, Thane Mera Stormcloak says Windhelm's champion was injured. She wants you to enter the Footrace of the Nine Holds as Windhelm's new champion. To do so, you need to speak to Lenning the Hawk, the race organizer, at the western wall. He is southwest of the Thane, next to the standing stones where you found a cache during the previous quest.

The Race of Nine HoldsEdit

Since you are the last racer to arrive, you need to light the starting flame, then run through nine towers symbolizing the nine holds. The first racer to exit the ninth tower is the winner.

Cheating at the KonunleikarEdit

However, once you exit the sixth tower, you see one of the racers, Hadring the Swift (the race's leader up till that point), lying on the ground. You can help him, or you can keep running. If you help him, he tells you the assassin ran south. Incidentally, the person who passes him to take the lead is of the Stormfist clan.

Talk to Lenning the Hawk at the end of the race. He congratulates you and tells you Thane Mera is looking for you.

Return to the Palace of Ysgramor to talk to the Thane. If you did not help Hadring the Swift, she will tell you he was murdered during the race, but no one saw anything. She gives you your reward, more gold.

Quest StagesEdit

The Konunleikar
Finishes Quest Journal Entry
The footrace starts along the western wall of Windhelm. I need to speak to Lenning the Hawk, the race organizer, to enter the event.
Objective: Talk to Lenning the Hawk
Lenning the Hawk has directed me, as the last racer to arrive, to light the starting flare. As soon as I ignite the flare, the race begins.
Objective: Light the Starting Flare
The race has begun! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the First Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the Second Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the Third Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the Fourth Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the Fifth Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower.
Objective: Reach the Sixth Tower
The race continues! I should stop reading my journal and run to the next tower. Or I can stop to help another racer who has been injured and is lying beside the track.
Complete one: Reach the Seventh Tower or Help Hadring the Swift
(If you didn't stop to help Hadring the Swift)
Objective: Reach the Eighth Tower
(?)
Objective: Reach the Ninth Tower
(?)
Objective: Reach the Finish Line
(If you helped Hadring)I abandoned the race to help Hadring. Unfortunately, he didn't make it. He provided me with useful information before he expired, though. I should speak with Lenning the Hawk.
Objective: Talk to Lenning the Hawk
Finishes quest  Someone killed Hadring during the race. I should speak to Thane Mera and let her know what happened.
Objective: Talk to Thane Mera Stormcloak
Notes
* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
  • Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
  • Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
 
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