
Delivery: Deliver a bottle of Nightshade Extract to Wuunferth the Unliving.Blood on the Ice: Windhelm is plagued by a shadowy killer.I suppose you want something for your trouble? Here." Related Quests Poisonous, of course, but it has its uses. Who knows what he uses it for? Hey, could you deliver this bottle of Nightshade Extract to Wuunferth?" When you make the delivery, Wuunferth will take it off your hands with: "Ah yes, the extract, good. The court wizard, Wuunferth, pays us to plant a little Nightshade. No, I won't put on a magic show for you." When asked for training he will remark: "Mind what - or who - you practice this on." He will bid you farewell with: "Strength and steel are well and good, but magic is the true power in this world." and "A strong sword-arm wins battle, but a keen mind wins wars." Wuunferth also buys nightshade from town merchant Hillevi Cruel-Sea who will admit: "I also do a little herb growing. Anyone else better pay well for the service.", "I'd explain my research, but you'd just be confused." and "Yes, I'm a powerful wizard. When you approach him, he will say: "Whatever you've heard I can do is probably true.", "If Ulfric needs a favor, he has it. He carries an iron dagger and a selection of upper-class items and gold. Wuunferth wears blue mage robes and a pair of boots. He is supposed to sleep in his own bed between midnight and 4am, but a bug causes him to go to Sifnar's bed elsewhere in the castle. He wakes up at 4am and then paces around his quarters all day long, at times using the arcane enchanter or the alchemy lab.

He lives on the second floor of the Palace of the Kings and mostly keeps to himself. Wuunferth plays a big part in the quest Blood on the Ice. He is a common trainer in Destruction and, like all court wizards, sells magic items. Wuunferth the Unliving is an elderly sorcerer from Windhelm, in the service of Ulfric Stormcloak.
