Skyrim: The Dark History Behind 'The Man Who Cried Wolf' Quest
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has plenty of interesting side quests for the player to find. One such quest can be found in the city of Solitude, entitled “The Man Who Cried Wolf.” This quest reveals a dark ritual taking place in a nearby cavern — one that seeks to bring a malevolent Wolf Queen back to life.
To trigger this quest in Skyrim, the player must head to the Blue Palace in Solitude and speak to the steward, Falk Firebeard. He’ll comment about how he has no time to devote to the ruckus in Wolfskull Cave, but if the player offers to do so for him, he’ll gladly accept.
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When the player arrives at the Blue Palace of Solitude in Skyrimto talk to Falk, they might also overhear a conversation between Varnius Junius, a farmer from Dragon Bridge, and Jarl Elisif the Fair. Varnius pleads for the jarl to send help to Dragon Bridge, as there are “unnatural magics” coming out of the nearby Wolfskull Cave.
Elisif immediately obliges, only to be stopped by her court wizard, Sybille Stentor. The powerful Skyrim mage, along with Falk, heavily suggests that a less radical course of action is required. To this, Elisif changes her mind, asking that more guards be stationed by Dragon Bridge instead. Still, she assures Varnius that someone will be sent to investigate Wolfskull Cave.
This is where the player comes in. Speaking to Falk and agreeing to investigate the cave will trigger the quest “The Man Who Cried Wolf,” prompting the Last Dragonborn of Skyrim to travel to Wolfskull Cave and investigate the “unnatural magics” themselves. It doesn’t take long to see that Varnius was right. Deeper into the cavern, the player will hear the chanting of voices, all calling on a person
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