Skyrim Whispering Door quest help!

I am pretty far into the game, and I chose stormcloak over imperial. Doing this made the first jarl Balgruuf go away and the new one replace him. I didn't know about the quest at the time, therefore I didn't get the quest done. Is there any other way to obtain the artifact and do the quest now that I've gone far?

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Best Answer

According to The Elder Scrolls Wiki's entry on that quest:

After hearing a rumor at the Bannered Mare, and only the Bannered Mare, talk to Jarl Balgruuf in Dragonsreach (if you sided with the Stormcloaks in the Civil War, he is in the basement of the Blue Palace).

So if Balgruuf was ousted, you should be able to find him in the Blue Palace in Solitude, and continue the quest, with a little extra travel time between Balgruuf and the location of the quest.

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Quick Answer about "Skyrim Whispering Door quest help!"

Talk to the innkeeper of The Bannered Mare in Whiterun.

Ask Jarl Balgruuf the Greater about his children.

Talk to Nelkir.

Investigate the old wooden door in the basement.

Talk to Nelkir again.

Acquire the key from the Balgruuf the Greater or Farengar Secret-Fire.

Open the door.

How do you do The Whispering Door quest in Skyrim?

The quest The Whispering Door isn't available until your character is level 20 or higher. You must also have completed Dragon Rising. You can get this quest by first gathering rumors from the barkeep at the Bannered Mare in Whiterun and then asking the Jarl about his children.

How do you open the door in Dragonsreach?

The Whispering Door is a Daedric quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in which the Dragonborn must investigate the Whispering Lady in Dragonsreach. This quest is only available once the Dragonborn reaches level 20 and must have completed the main quest "Dragon Rising."

Can you get The Whispering Door quest without Hulda?

In order to start "The Whispering Door" quest, your character must be level 20 or higher. If Hulda is the inn-keeper for The Bannered Mare, you must also have completed the "Dragon's Rising" quest, or else she won't trigger the dialogue needed to begin this quest.

Daedric Quest: The Whispering Door

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