Skyrim gives players a huge number of ways to roleplay and build a sense of immersion for themselves in the frozen northern lands of Tamriel. One of the many ways to brand the world of Skyrim feel more than existent is to buy a homestead and build information technology over the course of a playthrough. Proper maintenance of the dwelling and surrounding country can be hard when adventuring, though.

That'south where Stewards come in. Jarl Balgruuf of Whiterun has Proventus Avenicci every bit his steward, simply the part of the Dragonborn's steward is very different. Far from an advisor or strategist, a steward helps take care of the homestead by offering abode improvements, ordering supplies, placing furniture, and otherwise maintaining things when the player is out killing Dragons.

What Does A Steward Do In Skyrim?

Skyrim Heljarchen Hall

In that location are three primary things a steward can do in Skyrim – they tin build rooms without the demand for supplies, they can society shipments of supplies, and they offer special buildings and options that tin simply be purchased from them. Subsequently beingness hired, stewards can build homestead improvements for a flat aureate cost.

  • Main Hall: 3,500 Gold
  • Enchanting Tower: two,500 Golden
  • Abracadabra Lab: 2,500 Gold
  • Bedrooms: two,000 Golden
  • Armory: 2,000 Gold
  • Library: ane,500 Golden
  • Trophy Room: one,500 Gold
  • Greenhouse: i,500 Golden
  • Kitchen : 1,500 Aureate
  • Storage : 1,000 Aureate

They can besides adapt to have specific supplies delivered to the Carpenter's Workbench, if players would rather make these improvements themself. These toll a apartment gold amount likewise, and make it afterwards a short time in-game.

  • Clay : xx Bricks for 20 Gold
  • Quarried Stone: twenty Stone for 100 Gold
  • Sawn Logs: 20 Logs for 200 Gold

Last, they offer a select few services that can only be added by stewards. These include three farm animals equally well as the power to rent a Bard or build a permanent Wagon on-site.

  • Hire Bard: ane,500 Aureate. Plays music on the homestead.
  • Rent Carriage: 500 Gold. Takes players to major cities, similar a normal Wagon, also as a number of pocket-size cities non normally reachable by Carriage.
  • Horse: ane,000 Gilded. Mount. Requires a Stable to be congenital.
  • Cow: 200 Gold. Spawns Milk Jugs on the holding. Requires Animal Pen to be built.
  • Chicken: 25 Gold. Spawns Eggs on the holding. Requires Creature Pen to exist congenital.

How To Hire A Steward In Skyrim

Skyrim Steward NPC

Stewards are not a special course of follower in Skyrim, despite having admission to a variety of unique abilities compared to normal followers. To hire a steward, go through the same process y'all would to rent a follower. Bring your chosen follower to the Homestead and speak with them while on the property to see if they are suitable for stewardship.

If the option to inquire them to become a steward becomes available, congratulations, you're done! If it doesn't show upward, though, the follower you chose is unable to become a steward. Fire this follower, and notice another ane until i agrees to go your steward. This interaction must be done on the holding, every bit the dialogue option will not testify upwardly elsewhere.

The Elder Scrolls Five: Skyrim Special Edition is available on PC, PlayStation iv and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S

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