Requirements: None, just Skyrim :) 


Location: Northwest of Solitude (next to Ravenscar Hollow) 


UPDATE (August 10, 2015)
Summary (look at the Change Logfor a more detailed description of changes made)

NEW! Mead Barrels
- The "mead barrels" in the kitchen (North-West corner) now give drinks
- The type of drink they give correlate to the bottles that are next to them
- You must wait 2 days before you can collect from them again

NEW! Dragon's Feast" quest
- Need to complete the castle's quest to begin party.
- Talk to the castle steward, Avik, to begin feast.

NEW! Bathhouse
- Entrance located in the pathway leading up to the bedroom
- Need to complete the castle's quest to gain access
- Entering the water gives the Clean Adventurer perk (Improves health regen rate by 20% for 1 day)

Other Fixes
- Made several NPC related adjustments.
- Made numerous other adjustments to systems/items around the castle.


FUTURE PLANS (no set timeline yet)
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In the next major update, I plan to include the following:
- A mine (most likely near the Stables somewhere)
- Add more banner choice (Thieves guild, Dark brotherhood, etc.)
- Allow player to choose guards armor type (Dwarven, Ebony, Dragonscale, etc.)


DESCRIPTION:
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I made this castle a while ago, but have touched it up for release for others to enjoy as well. My reasoning behind making this was I beat the game, and of course, I don't get any awesome place to store all my stuff. So I decided to make this castle for my own enjoyment, and tried to make it befitting the Dragonborn that saved Skyrim from destruction!
In the process of making this castle, I decided to make it offer more powerful than usual items (merchants sell rare items...a lot of them, impossible to obtain ingredients, etc.) because I figured, if I want to have some fun with the powerful items this castle offers, I have them at my disposal, otherwise I can play the game like normal and only use these items when needed. So either way you choose to use this castle, I hope you enjoy all it has to offer and have fun with it :)


MAIN CASLTE QUEST:
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- You must complete the Dragon RisingQuest for this castles quest to begin.
- The in-game courier will run up to you and give you the public notice to begin the quest.
- You have to enable “Dialogue Subtitles” in Skyrim’s display settings to see what the castle steward is saying.
- You can either choose to do the challenge or pay the steward by giving him 1000 gold. This is done for backup in case the quest is broken, and you still want to complete it.
Quest ID: xx038c66
Stages
10: Player needs to read the public notice
15: Player needs to speak with the castle steward
20: The player needs to perform the task given to him/her by the steward
21: The player must pay the steward 1000 gold (instead of doing stage 20)
30: Player needs to speak with the steward to receive reward
40: Finish


THE DRAGON'S FEAST QUEST:
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- Need to complete the castle's quest to begin party.
- Talk to the castle steward, Avik, to begin feast.
- If you talk to the guests in the Dining Hall, they will give you gifts.
- You can kill the visitors for fun and will have no consequences.
- You are not required to attend the feast.
- The guests arrive to the castle around 1pm.
- They begin entering the Dining Hall at around 6pm.
- The gifts can consist of one of the following:
 = 2x soul gems (potentially filled)
 = 3x gems
 = or any one-handed weapon (potentially enchanted)
- The guests head home at around 8:45-9:15pm, so don't be late!


SHOPS:
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Global Info:
- All shops are open from 8am-10pm
- The Inn is open 24/7
- These merchants have 10300 gold to start
Sleeping Dragon Inn
- You can rent a room for 25 gold/day
- You can choose which particular room to rent or get a random room!
- You can safely store stuff in your rooms containers (hence the 25 gold instead of 10)
- You can always go back and retrieve your stuff (it never disappears…so it's free storage at the start of the game!)
Lucans General Store
Steel Blade
The Enchanted Alchemist


OUTSIDE MERCHANTS:
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Global Info:
- These merchants have 5300 gold to start
Fence -Ji'agh
Farmer -Tyrllian
Farmer -Fjorlia
Jeweler -Braleen
Hunter -Thurvir


OTHER CELLS: (* = Cell resets every 7 days, otherwise cell won't reset)
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Prison*
Barracks*
Keep*
Dining Hall*
Upstairs*
Bathhouse*
Bedroom
Armory
Secret Area


SPECIAL NPCS:
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Dragonborn Horse (found at the stables on the mainland)
- Upon completing the castle's quest, the player can use this horse
- This horse is about as powerful as Shadowmere and levels with the player
- Doesn't affect players stealth meter
Oenlof the Housecarl (found in the keep)
- Upon completing the castle's quest, the player can use Oenlof as a follower
- He is considered essential and levels with the player
- Doesn't affect players stealth meter
Sildonia the Bard (found in the keep)
- You can request songs from her, just like any other bard in the game!


STORAGE NOTES:
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- Any chest within the Upstairs, Dining Hall, Secret Area, Bedroom or Armory are safe storage, unless they are marked with "Respawn" in the name of the containers.
- Containers marked with "Respawn", respawn every 7 days.
- Anywhere outside of those stated areas (and excluding the inn's rentable rooms) is NOT safe storage.


MISCELLANEOUS:
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Players can now choose the banners to be displayed in the castle (Imperial or Stormcloak).
- The player must complete the castle's quest
- The player needs to speak with the steward (Avik) to change the banners
- The banners can be changed as many times as the player wishes (there never stuck with a particular banner type)
Return to Castle spell (found on the dresser on the left side of the bed in the Bedroom)
- Allows the caster to be teleported back to the safety of the Dragonborn Castle
Blessing of the Dragons (found Upstairs)
- Gives a 50% reduction in shout cool down time for 48 hours
Ring of the Dragonborn (found on the desk next to the bed in the Bedroom)
- Unlocks the secret area' entrance, located in the Bedroom
Dragonborn clothes (found in the dresser on the left side of the bed in the Bedroom)
- Gloves
- Clothes
- Boots
Dragonborn Jewelry (found in the lockbox on top of the dresser with the Dragonborn clothes)
- Crown
- Amulet
Secret goodies around castle
- There are numerous Training books lying about the castle waiting to be found


KNOWN ISSUES:
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- The quest dialogue will not appear. You have to enable “Dialogue Subtitles” in Skyrim’s display settings to see what the castle steward is saying.
- If there are any bugs that are encountered, please comment in the issues discussion, and I will try to fix them to the best of my abilities :)


CONFLICTS
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- Any mod that changes the SM Kill Actor Event Node. (i.e. mods that have events occur upon killing an NPC)