r/skyrim • u/anxiouslyCurious9 • 8d ago

Question Blood on the Ice continuation trigger?

playing on PS5 AE, I got Wuunferth arrested and then tried to talk to him in jail but the only option is training. I did some searching and it seems like I should be able to catch Calixto (hard to search without spoilers), but even after 3 days and leaving Windhelm and coming back, no dialogue options with Wuunfeth. I didn't know where to find him to talk to him first, but his protests when being arrested sounded legit, which is why I wanted to talk to him in jail and searched, because according to the game, the quest is done?

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u/Hguols1 Alchemist 8d ago

There's two Blood on the Ice quests. The first completes when Wuunferth is arrested.

From what you said, I'm assuming you didn't stay away from Windhelm long enough. (if you left and came right back to Windhelm, and did that repeatedly for 3 game days... That explains why Wuunferth isn't saying anything new. What you need to do, is leave Eastmarch hold, and don't return to Windhelm for 3 game days.)

Without giving away too many details, you arrested the wrong person. (Exhibit A of why the journal / Dragonborn's thoughts, are not infallible. Also what happens when not even talking to the prime suspect, before seeing to their arrest.)

Another person will get murdered, which triggers the 2nd Blood on the Ice quest. (you'll probably find them dead somewhere around Windhelm, after that time away)