
(This bug is fixed by version 1.5 of the Official Skyrim Patch.) If Viola has died for some reason the quest may not start or will be impossible to finish. (This bug isįixed by version 1.4 of the Official Skyrim Patch.) Soldiers), making it impossible to start the quest.

(since the Windhelm guards have been replaced by Imperial Legion The witnesses will be around the corpse but the guard may not be If you capture Windhelm for the Imperials before you start the quest, What is the version of Skyrim you're playing? Depending on the version, there are known events that could trigger this bug: This is the quest that needs to be completed in order to obtain the house in Windhelm. I’ve run into an issue where I simply cannot get the Blood on the Ice quest to trigger. From the Unofficial Skyrim patch page on this: UPDATE: I am past the first fight with Alduin and the next quest was The Fallen, suggesting that Season Unending was skipped. I'm before speaking to Paarthurnax in the main quest line. Also note that the waitress is still alive in the inn, so I don't think that I missed it. I tried entering Windhelm at midnight multiple times, but there's nothing in the graveyard. I also thought about doing Blood on the Ice, but I can't trigger it. And Ulfric is still marked with the quest marker, even though I just get generic speech options when I speak to him ("How is the war going?", "Why do you fight?", etc.) So I helped five citizens, but Ulfric's advisor still says that the house is unavailable yet.

I tried going to him, but he says about making me a Thane and that I should purchase the house first. Liberate The Reach, Liberate Hjaalmarch Liberate The Pale is apparently the next quest and I didn't do it yet) and below them is an uncompleted "report to Ulfric Stormcloak". When I check the quest journal, I see that three entries are completed (Liberate Falkreath, I just finished one of the Stormcloaks missions and I am supposed to report to Ulfric.
