What does it take to persuade people in Promises to Keep?

Promises to Keep: Help Louis Letrush get Frost from Sibbi Black-Briar.

In this quest, there are multiple chances to persuade people (the guard and Sibbi, twice). How much Speech is required to successfully persuade them?

The reason that I phrased the title so, instead of as "how much Speech do I need to persuade...", is because I know that the Amulet of Articulation is an alternative to Speech, thus there are alternatives.

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Best Answer

Both persuading the guard to let you in and persuading Sibbi to give you the key are Easy speech checks. They require 25 speech, or 18 speech and the Persuasion perk.

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How do you start promises to keep?

The first (and easiest) way is to simply accept the payment and give Frost to Letrush, completing the job Letrush has given and the quest itself. A second option is to persuade him to give the payment and also to keep the horse.

What happens if you tell Maven about frost?

She will direct you to steal Frost and you can continue the same as if you didn't talk to her. When you arrive at the lodge the guards will attack you if you ignore their warnings to stay away.

Where is Louis Letrush In Promises to Keep?

After completion of the quest "Promises to Keep," Louis Letrush can sometimes be found duplicated near the Whiterun Stables and running about in the general area between Whiterun and Dustman's Cairn - amusingly, without his horse.

Where can I steal frost lineage papers?

Locations. Black-Briar Lodge - Enter the Lodge through the side door, not the front door, and sneak through the basement. Frost's Papers should be on a table. There are no guards in the basement but they can hear the Dragonborn if they do not sneak and will come to investigate the sound.

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