It turns out she is involved in trading Sleeping Tree Sap with the Khajiiti. Don't want some shifty merchant giving you a raw trade.'Īfter investigating the Sleeping Tree Cave you will discover she has a darker side hidden underneath her sunny veneer. As promised, let me show you a thing or two about bargaining.

Maybe I'll be able to become a caravaneer myself, one day. Once you agree to help her and return to her with the tusk, she will thank and reward you with a lesson in Speech: 'Thank you. Help you get a fair bargain in the future.' Good luck with that: 'I'll do my best.' Easier said than done.' You can then either offer your assistance or leave her on her own: Maybe I can help you: 'You'd do that? If you find one, I could teach you a thing or two about trading. He said he'd help get me started if I could bring him a mammoth's tusk. I met one of the caravan leaders, Ma'dran. When asked if she wants to become a merchant, she will tell you of her past, hinting that she needs a favor: 'Before my ma and da passed, I told them that one day, I'd become the best trader in Skyrim. Rather, she seeks to use this relationship to help her career in becoming a merchant. Ysolda's positive views toward the Khajiit are not necessarily due to her having a soft spot for the nomadic traders. 'He said he'd help get me started if I could bring him a mammoth's tusk.' And a Nord knows a liar when she sees one.' They've been fair enough with me, far as I can tell. You know how it is.' However, if you ask her if she trusts them, she will state: 'Matter of fact, I do. A lot of Khajiit turn to smuggling and thievery to get by. Nobody trusts them.' She will defend them if asked why nobody trusts them: 'Reputation, mostly. Worst thing is, nobody wants them in the cities. Skyrim's a hard enough land when you've got a roof over your head. It sounds awful!' She will also elaborate on the trading caravans: 'Yeah, these Khajiit make a living traveling the roads and selling their wares. It's got tropical forests and dusty badlands. Way I hear it, Elsweyr ain't nothing like Skyrim. And if you happen to see Mikael, tell him I was asking about him.' When asked what she knows about the Khajiit she states: 'About the same as everyone else. Have you met Mikael? The most amazing bard I've ever heard.' If you talked to her inside her house, she will exit conversation by mentioning Mikael again: 'Goodbye. But I'll bet you didn't know there's some of us with a good head for business, too.' She also has a weak spot for a certain bard, commenting: 'There's some company I certainly prefer over others. I need more experience if I'm going to run an inn someday.' She will then explain how she thinks she is capable of achieving her dreams, saying: 'They say there's nothing a Nord woman can't do if she puts her mind to it.' and 'We Nords are strong, and we're as tough as stone. When you approach her, she will comment: 'I spend a lot of time at the market stalls so I can learn the merchant's trade. She wears clothes and boots and carries an iron dagger, her house key and a selection of middle-class items and gold. If she takes over the Bannered Mare, she will stand behind the counter 24 hours a day, without ever eating or sleeping. At 4pm, she will patrol around the entire town, carrying her basket with herbs, until she finally enters the Bannered Mare at 8pm, where she stays until her bedtime at midnight. After waking up, she immediately leaves for the market, where she drifts around until 3pm and returns to her house for an hour of relaxation.

Ysolda owns a small house behind Arcadia's Cauldron and sleeps there every night between midnight and 8am.

Ysolda also has a great secret, discovered during the quest Sleeping Tree Cave. During your drunken stupor in A Night To Remember, you will unconsciously buy a wedding ring from Ysolda, for your beloved Moira. Incidentally, should something happen to Hulda, you will find Ysolda taking her place behind the desk in the taproom. She is one of the few citizens who trusts the Khajiit traders traveling across Skyrim, and her greatest dream is to buy the Bannered Mare from Hulda. Ysolda is a Nord citizen who lives in Whiterun.

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