Skyrim:Gjalund Salt-Sage

Gjalund Salt-Sage working on his ship

Gjalund Salt-Sage (Skyrim) (RefID: xx0182AF)
Location	Northern Maiden (Windhelm)
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	1	Class	Dremora Class
RefID	xx0182AF	BaseID	xx0182AE
Other Information
Health	50	Magicka	50
Stamina	50
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Unaggressive
Essential	Yes
Voice Type	MaleNord
Faction(s)	CrimeFactionEastmarch; Northern Maiden Faction

Gjalund Salt-Sage (Solstheim) (RefID: xx02582C)
Location	Northern Maiden (Raven Rock)
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	1	Class	Dremora Class
RefID	xx02582C	BaseID	xx02582B
Other Information
Health	50	Magicka	50
Stamina	50
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Unaggressive
Essential	Yes
Voice Type	MaleNord
Faction(s)	Northern Maiden Faction; DLC2CrimeRavenRockFaction

Gjalund Salt-Sage is the Nord captain of the Northern Maiden, and offers passage to Solstheim. Sogrlaf and Lygrleid are his crewmen.

Originally from Riften, Gjalund has been sailing for twenty years. He used to fish off the coasts of Solstheim, but ash from Red Mountain poisoned the waters, so now he ferries supplies and people to and from Raven Rock.

Related Quests

• Dragonborn: Travel to the island of Solstheim to find out what's happening there.
• It's All In The Taste: Distribute Sadri's Sujamma to the citizens of Raven Rock.

Dialogue

Your first interaction with him will vary depending on whether or not you have met and fought the cultists sent to kill you. If you have not encountered them, he greets you with:

"If you're looking for passage to Solstheim, you won't find a finer vessel than the Northern Maiden."

Solstheim?

"Surprised you've never heard of it. It's an island northeast of here. Has a small dark elf town called Raven Rock and a handful of Nords living in Skaal Village. People don't usually sail over there unless they have a particular reason. It can be a pretty rough place."

How much will it cost me?

"I'll give you a fair price. Not many people headed over there these days. If you ask me, I can't blame them. Things aren't what they used to be out there."

Why sail there at all then?

"They still pay me for supplies and passage and I can always use the coin. Still interested in heading over there?"

Yes.

"You've got yourself a ship. We'll cast off immediately." (He will then charge you 250 gold for transport.)

Not now.

"Suit yourself. I'll be here if you change your mind."

When you talk to him again:

"Seeking passage to Solstheim?"

I'd like to book passage to Solstheim.

"Do you have enough coin for the journey?"/"My ship's ready to sail if you've brought enough gold."/"We sail as soon as I'm paid."

If you traveled there earlier, he will instead say:

"Well... I guess nothing bad happened the last time. Fine, we'll sail as soon as I get paid."

Here you go.

"Right then, let's be off."

Actually, I'll come back later.

"Suit yourself."

You can ask him a few questions:

How long have you been a sea captain?

"I've been sailing the Northern Maiden across the Sea of Ghosts for nearly twenty years now."

Have you always served as a ferryman?

"Not at all. I used to fish the waters around Solstheim. Made a damn fine living at it, too. But over the years, the ash from Red Mountain poisoned the sea up there and the fishing became difficult. If it weren't for my supply runs to Raven Rock, I'd have likely sold my ship by now and moved back to Riften."

When arriving to Raven Rock:

"Well, here we are. Welcome to Raven Rock. Just... be careful here. Things aren't what they used to be."

If you arrive to Raven Rock again:

"Well, here we are. This is Raven Rock. Can't say I'm all that glad to see it again. Good luck. Maybe you can figure out what's going on around here."

Quest-related Dialogue

Dragonborn

If you have encountered the cultists, he will instead say:

"If you're looking for passage to Solstheim, too bad. I'm not going back there anymore."

Solstheim? Where's that?

"Surprised you've never heard of it. It's an island northeast of here. Has a small dark elf town called Raven Rock and a handful of Nords living in Skaal village. But I'm not going back there. There's something wrong about that place."

Are you the captain of the Northern Maiden?

"Sure. Yeah. That's me. Why? Who sent you?"

I was attacked by some cultists who came here on your ship.

"Now hold on! That wasn't my fault...I didn't know they were going to attack anybody. I don't even know how I got here"

How can you not know how you got here? You sailed here, right? / What happened? Why won't you go back?

"It's hard to explain...I remember those people with the masks coming on board, then... The next thing I remember, I was here and they were gone. That's not right, losing whole days like that. There's been something strange happening on Solstheim for a while, but after this... I'm done. I'm not going back to Solstheim."

If you traveled there before:

"It's hard to explain... I remember those people with the masks coming on board, then... The next thing I remember, I was here and they were gone. That's not right, losing whole days like that. There's been something strange happening on Solstheim for a while, but this... this is something else. I hope you get to the bottom of it."

Yes you are. You're taking me to Solstheim.

"Have you been listening to me? I'm not going back there."

You then must convince him to take you by bribing, persuading, or intimidating him. Bribing him costs 500 gold, persuading or intimidating him is free.

I'll pay you double your usual rate. (Give 500 gold)

"Well... a man's got to make a living, after all. Fine. We'll cast off immediately."

You owe me. Those cultists you brought here tried to kill me. (Persuade)

"Look, I'm sorry about your troubles, but I've got to look out for myself. I'm not going to risk it."

People are trying to kill me. I'm not taking no for an answer. (Intimidate)

"Hold on, now. I'm just a simple sailor. I never wanted to get mixed up in any of this. Allright, I'll take you. But we leave immediately."

I'll be back.

"Whatever you want. The answer isn't going to be any different later though."

It's All In The Taste

You can deliver sujamma to him:

"There's nothing finer than dark elf sujamma... like nectar it is."

Conversations

Adril:	"I was starting to wonder what happened to you."
Gjalund:	"We, uh... we were delayed by bad weather."
Gjalund:	"Before you even ask... yes, I have the supplies you requested. But..."
Adril:	"But what?"
Gjalund:	"This load cost me double what we had agreed on. Nothing I can do about it."
Adril:	"Damn it, Gjalund. You know we don't have that much coin."
Gjalund:	"Look, the East Empire Company didn't give me a choice. They've raised their prices again, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Adril:	"After all these years, they're gouging us for every last drake we have. Let me talk to Lleril. I'll see what we can do."
Gjalund:	"All right, Adril. Don't worry about rushing it. Just pay me when you can."

Notes

• There are two given pronunciations of this character's name: Nords pronounce it as "GYAL-lund" (/gjɑlʌnd/) while the Dark Elves on Raven Rock pronounce it as "JAL-lund" (/dʒɑlʌnd/).

Bugs

• If you are over-encumbered, he will accept your fee for travel but you will not travel from Windhelm to Raven Rock or vice versa.
  • The Unofficial Dragonborn Patch, version 1.0.1, fixes this bug.
• During It's All In The Taste, you can only offer sujamma to the version of Gjalund in Windhelm.
  • The Unofficial Dragonborn Patch, version 2.1.0, fixes this bug.