HearthfireHearthfire is a DLC or add-on that allows you to build up to 3 manors in 3 different remote locations. You also have the option to hire stewards, carriage drivers, and a personal bard at each house. A new addition to the game is you are now allowed to adopt and raise children.
Homestead
Locations:
- Windstad Manor sits on the coast of The Sea of Ghosts (East of Solitude)
- Lakeview Manor sits on a lake in the dense forests Northeast of Falkreath
- Heljarchen Hall sits on the steep slopes of Skyrim's snowy mountains (South of Dawnstar)
To purchase a land plot you must go to that manors respectable hold's city. Upon arriving to the city you will receive a message from a courier notifying you that there is a plot of land available. You must visit the Jarl or their steward and purchase the deed.After purchasing the deed your map will be updated and you can start your construction. You must meet certain requirements to purchase that deed, I will list those and the cities to visit to purchase the deed.
Deed Requirements & Where to Purchase:
- Heljarchen Hall (Dawnstar) - Complete Waking Nightmare and the bounty quest Kill The Giant
- Lakeview Manor (Falkreath) - Complete bounty quest Kill the Bandit Leader
- Windstad Manor (Morthal) - Complete Laid to Rest
Supplies:
When you arrive at the location of your soon-to-be home there is a drafting table which is where you will create your house plans, the carpenters bench, which is used for the actual building of the house, a chest, and a work bench for creating iron supplies such as locks, hinges, iron fittings etc. There are also new materials: straw, glass, quarried stone, clay, sawn log, hinges, iron fittings, locks, nails, and goat horns that all are new items to be used to build your house. In your drafting table and carpenters bench it will list how much of what supply you need to create that part of the house. Nearby each plot of land there is a infinite deposit of stone and clay that you can mine. You can visit mills to purchase sawn logs. Some merchants will allow you to cut the logs yourself. Iron ingots will create the hinges, iron fittings, locks, and nails. Finally the glass, straw, and goat horns can be purchased from a merchant or found questing.
Furnishings:
Inside each house there is a work bench in each room and wing where you can add basic furnishings such as armor mannequins, shrines, alchemy lab, arcane enchanter, weapon racks, display cases, smithing stations, and other common furnishings you would have in a house You can add 3 wings to each house, each wing having 3 different type of rooms as listed below:
North Wing:
- Trophy Room - Display room for various creatures
- Storage Room - Large room for storage
- Alchemy Labatory - Tower dedicated to Alchemy
East Wing:
- Library - Dedicated area to store books
- Armory - Room to display armors and weapons
- Kitchen - Dedicated to cooking and baking goods
North Wing:
- Enchanters Tower - Tower dedicated to Enchanting
- Bedrooms - Extra bedrooms ideal if you plan on adopting children
- Greenhouse - Dedicated area to growing plants to create food or ingredients
Remember you can only have ONE of these rooms per wing. Although having 3 houses you will be able to have them all if you choose.
Exterior Addons
The exterior of your house can also have the add-ons listed below:
- Animal Pen - Can be used to keep a cow and up to 3 chickens. Also comes with a tanning rack.
- Apiary (Only available for Lakeview Manor) - A beehive enslosure that can be used to breed bees and make honeycomb.
- Armorer Workbench - Used to improve armor and shields
- Fish Hatchery (Only available for Windstad Manor) - A breeding enclousure for most of the fish species found throughout Skyrim.
- Garden - A smaller version of the greenhouse used for growing plants and fungi.
- Grindstone - Used to improve weapons.
- Grain Mill (Only available for Heljarchen Hall) - Used to produce sacks of flour from wheat.
- Smelter - Used to change ores into ingots.
- Stable - For your horse.
Children
So you've decided to be a proud parent but may be unsure where to find your little ones:
- Lucia - Gildergreen in Whiterun
- Sofie - Whiterun selling flowers
- Blaise - Katla's farm near Solitude
- Alesan - Dawnstar working for miners