Skyrim:Bloody Nose

Defeat Hofgrir Horse-Crusher in a brawl. Quest Giver: Hofgrir Horse-Crusher Location(s): Riften Stables Reward: 100 gold Disposition: =1 (Hofgrir Horse-Crusher) ID: FreeformRiften19 Required Items: 100 gold Suggested Items: Gloves of the Pugilist or Heavy Gauntlets if you have the Fists of Steel perk

Hofgrir defeated in an unarmed brawl

Quick Walkthrough

1. Defeat Hofgrir Horse-Crusher in an unarmed brawl.

Detailed Walkthrough

Meeting Hofgrir

Meet Holfgrir Horse-Crusher at the Riften Stables, just to the north of Riften. Talk to him about the dangers of living outside the walls, which will lead to him boasting about being the strongest brawler in Skyrim. Make a 100 gold bet with him that you can beat him. This brawl is like any other, and the usual rules apply: no weapons, and no offensive magic. Beware, as he is much tougher than most other brawlers.

Claiming your reward

After winning the brawl, talk to Holfgrir and he will give you your 100 gold back, as well as another 100 gold for winning the bet.

Notes

• Successfully completing this quest results in being able to ride his horses for free.

Bugs

• If you don't have 200 gold when you attempt the brawl the quest may be uncompletable.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.7, fixes this bug.
  • This can be fixed using setstage FreeformRiften19 200 followed by resetquest FreeformRiften19.

Quest Stages

Bloody Nose (FreeformRiften19)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
20		Objective 10: Defeat Hofgrir in an unarmed brawl

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 10, 30, 40, 200, 250.

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, 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.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage FreeformRiften19 stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest FreeformRiften19.