Skyrim:Valindor

Valindor (RefID: 00019DE3) (lore page)
Home City	Riften
House	Valindor's House
Race	Wood Elf	Gender	Male
Level	10	Class	Warrior
RefID	00019DE3	BaseID	0001337F
Other Information
Health	155	Magicka	50
Stamina	80
Primary Skills	Heavy Armor, One-handed, Archery, Block
Class Details	CombatWarrior1H
Morality	Any Crime	Aggression	Unaggressive
Voice Type	MaleYoungEager
Faction(s)	Black Briar Meadery Faction; CrimeFactionRift; Riften Fishery Faction; TownRiftenFaction

Valindor on the back porch of Honeyside

Valindor is a Wood Elf warrior who was born in Valenwood. He spent most of his childhood playing in the towering trees that grow there with his brethren. He became the apprentice of a master armorer in Silvenar and was later urged by his master to take over his business; however, he turned it down and decided to wander Tamriel instead. Now living in Riften and working at Riften Fishery, he almost regrets his decision to leave home.

Valindor starts off his day by waking up at 4am and having a long breakfast for two hours in his house. At 6am, he heads off to Riften Fishery and starts working for three hours. At 9am, he goes outside to the docks and works on the fishing boat for three hours until noon. Then, he heads back inside the fishery and works for three hours until 3pm. After that, he goes outside to the boat again and works for another three hours. At 6pm, he finally stops work and proceeds to Haelga's Bunkhouse to consume his dinner and rest for four hours. At 10pm, he returns to his house to sleep for six hours until 4am, and repeats his schedule the following day.

Valindor wears a set of farm clothes along with a pair of boots. He carries the key to his house, a leveled potion, and a selection of common items and gold. He wields a leveled dagger in combat, which can be up to elven in quality.

Related Quests

• Spread the Love: Distribute religious literature to the citizens of Riften.
• New Allegiances^DG: Turn the target into a vampire. (radiant)

• This NPC is one of many potential quest givers or quest targets for one or more of the Radiant quests.

Dialogue

"Well met. I don't think they're hiring anyone at the moment, so if you're looking for work, you're out of luck."

"The trees... they're beautiful here. Reminds me of autumn at home."

"The fall forest makes me miss my childhood; playing among the towering trees in Valenwood and living with my brethren."

"Seeing the sorry state of this city almost makes me regret my decision to leave my home when my apprenticeship completed."

"I was fortunate enough to be guided by one of Silvenar's master armorers until he passed."

"On his deathbed, my master urged me to take over his business but I decided against it. I chose to wander Tamriel instead."

"Now here I am, working for this dreary city's Fishery. I sometimes wonder why I don't just move on."

Quest-Related Dialogue

Spread the Love

During the quest Spread the Love, you may hand him a pamphlet, and he will react pleased:

Here, brother. Blessings of Mara upon you.

"Seems like a noble cause, I'll look it over."

New Allegiances

Should you join the Volkihar vampires^DG, Vingalmo will eventually give you a quest to turn one of three targets into a vampire. Valindor is one of these three potential targets for this quest. After being turned into a vampire, Valindor will thank you:

"You've given me a great gift friend. The night air hums and the shadows are full of color."

"Make use of my coffin whenever you like. My home is your home."

"We are blood bound, but we can never be too careful. Never know who might be watching, right?"

Conversations

Valindor can often be seen engaging in conversations with other Riften locals while he is at the bunkhouse.

Svana: "How do you do it, Valindor? How do you work at Black-Briar Meadery and the Fishery without getting exhausted?"
Valindor: "Oh, it's not so terrible. I actually find the work quite relaxing."
Svana: "Relaxing? They must be working you to the bone! You should rest before you do yourself in."
Valindor: "Not to worry, dear Svana. I promise you I can handle it, but your concern is quite flattering."

Valindor: "Wujeeta, you really need to stop using that skooma. It's very bad for your health and I wouldn't want to see anything happen to you."
Wujeeta: "I can't, Valindor. It won't let me go. It's taking over my life."
Valindor: "It's an evil substance. Whoever's selling it to you should be brought to justice."
Wujeeta: "If there was any justice in the world, I'd just get this over with and die peacefully."

Notes

• As the target of the New Allegiances quest, sometimes Valindor is ridiculously difficult to sneak up on, detecting you even at very high levels of Sneak.
• If you own Honeyside, he can be seen occasionally walking through it from the harbor into the city proper.

Bugs

• You might not be able to be pickpocket Valindor if he is selected as the "mark" for the Thieves Guild quest The Fishing Job. Simply cancel the job with Delvin Mallory. ^?