| Betrid Silver-Blood (RefID: ) |
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| Home City | Markarth | ||
| Location | The Treasury House | ||
| Race | Nord | Gender | Female |
| Level | 4 | Class | Citizen |
| RefID | BaseID | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Health | 27 | Magicka | 60 |
| Stamina | 60 | ||
| Primary Skills | Two-handed | ||
| Moral. | No Crime | Aggress. | Aggressive |
| Faction(s) | CrimeFactionReach; MS02VictimsFaction; MarkarthThonarBetridFaction; MarkarthTreasuryHouseFaction; Thieves Guild No Pickpocketing Faction; TownMarkarthFaction | ||
Betrid Silver-Blood is a Nord citizen who lives in Markarth at the Treasury House. Her husband is the influential head of the Silver-Blood family, Thonar, whom she only married for the money.
Before the related quest, all her time is spent reading in a chair at the Treasury House. If you choose to question Thonar as part of your investigation, she is killed by Nana Ildene in a scripted death. If you choose not to question Thonar (see notes) she will survive the quest and, once you have escaped from Cidhna Mine, she will have picked up her daily routine. She sleeps in the northwestern bedroom every night between 10pm and 6am. After waking up she spends the entire day strolling around, either eating, cooking, relaxing, or reading her book. At 9am and 8pm she pauses for a one-hour meal.
She wears a set of fine clothes and a pair of fine boots, and is equipped with an iron dagger. She carries a key to the Treasury House and a selection of higher-class loot and gold.
She is overly snobbish and will readily tell you about her status: "I'm married to Thonar Silver-Blood. Keep that in mind while you're speaking to me.", "My husband Thonar handles all our family's business. He's an important man.", and "I married Thonar for the money, and I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit it." When asked if the Silver-Bloods are an important family, Betrid will tell you: "My dear vagrant, we're the only family worth knowing in Markarth. We own everything in this city, even the jail. And guess who owns the Silver-Blood Inn? Not that we named it that, the people just insisted." When asked what Thonar is like, she will answer: "He's the real head of this family. He may not be the eldest, but all the work that keeps us respected is handled by my Thonar." When exiting conversation she will either give you a patronizing: "Yes, I was bored talking to you anyway.", or a more polite: "Take care."
She will occasionally engage in conversation with her husband:
Betrid: "Where were you last night, Thonar? Busy with work or have you found some other woman who's willing to tolerate your lack of ambition?"
Thonar: "I am busy keeping this family in coin and your pretty little head adorned with jewels, so I'll thank you not to question where I go at night, wife."
Betrid: "Well maybe if you would finally convince Thongvor to put you in charge of the family, I wouldn't need to question you anymore."
Thonar: "I'll take control of the family on my own time, Betrid. Until then, my brother remains in charge and you'll keep your mouth shut."
Betrid: "Oh dear, whatever is a girl to do with such fearful brutes about her?"
Betrid: "Did I hear correctly, Thonar? Is your brother really asking you to settle another dispute between Mulush and Nepos?"
Thonar: "Someone has to keep the silver production running, Betrid, and that means keeping Mulush and Nepos in line once in a while."
Betrid: "Humph. Who's running the Silver-Bloods? You or your brother? You need to tell Thongvor that he should settle this himself or step down."
Thonar: "The only thing I need to do, dear wife, is make sure profits are up, no matter what. If Thongvor won't do the dirty work, I will."
Betrid: "You'll never be in charge of this family with that attitude, loving husband."
During a conversation with Rhiada, Betrid will accidentally reveal a well-kept secret from her past:
Betrid: "Rhiada, did you clean the tables today? They're filthy!"
Rhiada: "I'm sorry, Betrid. I'll clean them right away."
Betrid: "No, don't bother. You're useless, as always. I'll get Ildene to do it."
Rhiada: "I'm sorry, Betrid. I thought I had cleaned the tables properly."
Betrid: "Oh, stop apologizing. It makes you look like an idiot. Learn to talk back a bit, girl! Why, when I was in the temple...."
Rhiada: "The temple, Betrid? You were one of Dibella's faithful?"
Betrid: "I misspoke. Never mind what I said. Now get back to work."
Related Quests
- The Forsworn Conspiracy: Investigate a murder in Markarth to discover a sinister plot surrounding the Forsworn.
Notes
- Betrid's death can be avoided by pickpocketing and reading Thonar's journal instead of questioning him.
- Alternatively, it can be avoided by going directly to Eltrys after questioning Nepos the Nose.