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About this mod
Becoming Balgruuf's Thane now requires completion of Favors, like in the other Holds, in addition to defeating the dragon.
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To become Thane of Whiterun in the original game, you just have to complete Dragon Rising without getting to know the people of the Hold.
This mod adds an additional short quest to also require completion of Favors across Whiterun and purchase of Breezehome, like in all the other Holds.
Starting the Quest
The quest will automatically start at the end of Dragon Rising. Instead of immediately granting the title of Thane, Balgruuf will now tell you that the position is available "to someone who is known throughout my Hold, and who owns at least one piece of property in my city".
This starts a set of objectives copied from Vignar's quest Thane of Whiterun for you to Assist the people of Whiterun and Purchase a house in Whiterun. When those objectives are complete, return to Balgruuf for the standard rewards.
For completionists: If you are already Balgruuf's Thane, I have added an extra dialogue option "Is there anything else you need, my Jarl?" which will allow you to complete the objectives using the quest tracker anyway. There is no additional reward though.
Compatibility
Compatible by design with the rest of my Thanes Require Favors series:
This mod edits numerous scripts, including the Quest Fragments of FavorJarlsMakeFriends, MQ104b Dragon Rising and HousePurchase, as well as some dialogue Topic Fragments. Compatibility is therefore not guaranteed with anything else related to becoming Thane, or anything which edits Dragon Rising. Load this mod after those, but beware that those may break as a result. Let me know if you'd like me to create a patch!
Not tested if you fail to become Balgruuf's thane at all and he then gets deposed by the Civil War, or if you become Balgruuf's thane through this quest and then try to become Vignar's thane later.
This mod adds an additional short quest to also require completion of Favors across Whiterun and purchase of Breezehome, like in all the other Holds.
Starting the Quest
The quest will automatically start at the end of Dragon Rising. Instead of immediately granting the title of Thane, Balgruuf will now tell you that the position is available "to someone who is known throughout my Hold, and who owns at least one piece of property in my city".
This starts a set of objectives copied from Vignar's quest Thane of Whiterun for you to Assist the people of Whiterun and Purchase a house in Whiterun. When those objectives are complete, return to Balgruuf for the standard rewards.
For completionists: If you are already Balgruuf's Thane, I have added an extra dialogue option "Is there anything else you need, my Jarl?" which will allow you to complete the objectives using the quest tracker anyway. There is no additional reward though.
Compatibility
Compatible by design with the rest of my Thanes Require Favors series:
- Thane Me Slower - Increase the number of Favors required to become Thane. (For Whiterun, this will increase from 5 to 10.)
- Thane of Riften Requires Favors - Becoming Thane of Riften requires completion of Favors instead of Miscellaneous Objectives. Load before Thane of Whiterun Requires Favors.
- Not Compatible with Whiterun without Main Quest. That mod includes the same functionality.
This mod edits numerous scripts, including the Quest Fragments of FavorJarlsMakeFriends, MQ104b Dragon Rising and HousePurchase, as well as some dialogue Topic Fragments. Compatibility is therefore not guaranteed with anything else related to becoming Thane, or anything which edits Dragon Rising. Load this mod after those, but beware that those may break as a result. Let me know if you'd like me to create a patch!
Not tested if you fail to become Balgruuf's thane at all and he then gets deposed by the Civil War, or if you become Balgruuf's thane through this quest and then try to become Vignar's thane later.