Why escape jail skyrim

The rules are that I have to escape the jail, get all of my belongings and leave the city without making all the guards hostile. Here we go. Whiterun: I killed Nazeem and for some reason everyone got mad at me, I immediately submitted to the law and found myself in the Dragonsreach dungeon.

I picked the novice lock on the floor grate and dropped down into the underground tunnel system where I found the chest holding my belongings through some kind of drain. Sadly my pick broke and I was forced to find another way to get that stuff.

I climbed up a ladder that led me into the guard barracks and pickpocketed some of the sleeping guards for a key, there was no key or even picks to be found. I killed one of the guards with a dagger I had due to it being a quest item and took his clothes, walking right past the other guards and out into the city to search for lockpicks.

I pickpocketed Brenuin for two picks and Carlotta for one and went back to the barracks where I got my stuff back and fled the city. Windhelm: Things really picked up with this one, as I entered the city I immediately murdered a citizen and went to jail.

I woke up in a dark small space and used candlelight to search for a way out, nothing. I picked the cell door lock and snuck up on a guard with that dagger, I have the 15x damage with daggers perk so it took a couple swings until he went down and I took his stuff. He had a key. Another guard was walking up some stairs so I swung at him and used the soul tear about to finish him off.

He reanimated. Two guards saw my zombie guard and attacked him, I hid behind the doorway and they went right past me. The other 8 or so guards were either asleep or at the other end of the room. I crept into the room and spotted my belongings chest, using the key to open it, I grabbed my good bow and arrows and killed the two guards fighting my zombie friend.

Two guards were in the doorway at the other end of the room and I took them both out and escaped the room, shooting another guard at the bottom of the steps.

I exited the prison into the palace of kings. Two guards posted at the door. I looked through my potions and found a potion of true shot, and took out the guards in two to three shots each. I snuck out of the palace and hid behind a braiser to avoid the guard outside, I took him out and escaped.

Winterhold: I punched a guard in the face with my bow and then shot him in the arm. Okay then. I shot the first atronach a few times with Auriels Bow and left, using my Dragonbone sword on the other three atronachs outside.

Quite simple honestly. Dawstar: I arrived in Dawnstar and got down to commiting crime. I used fire breath on a guard. Killed a chicken. I finally murdered a drunk imperial guard and got thrown in prison. I picked the master lock and escaped my cell. There was another guard in the room with me, I snuck up behind him and got the chest key off of him and got all or so I thought of my belongings.

Where was my bow? No daedric arrows either. I grabbed my daedric battle axe and hacked him up before leaving the room. I found myself at the bottom of a staircase and slowly ascended them to get a look at the situation. One guard at a table. I shot him again and he went down. I snuck over to my left and ended up in that fenced in area next to the windpeak inn as I waited for another guard to pass by before I made a run for it.

Morthal: Ah, the shitiest City in Skyrim. I shot a guard to get in jail. Shot him again. Final warning he said. Sadly for him the next arrow killed him. Another guard saw the crime and threw me in the slammer. So I left the guardhouse and immediately got spotted by a guard, I tried this multiple times and no matter what I was always caught.

Viewed 9k times. Improve this question. Leah E. I am not too sure about being attacked as I am more of the stealthy type than mass murdering sorts when doing crimes but they will definitely attempt to arrest since the bounty is not cleared.

Usually at the instance when I first escape from a jail they will only arrest if they see me or I talk to them. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer.

Wrigglenite Wrigglenite 45k 29 29 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. To remove the bounty you'll need to pay it. Or, If you are part of the thieves guild and have enough reputation in the specific hold there will be a bribe a guard option to pay the bounty at a discount. AnnanFay AnnanFay 3, 5 5 gold badges 26 26 silver badges 38 38 bronze badges.

Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Escaping without using secret passages is much more difficult. Unfortunately, the steps are too complicated to mention, due to guards being everywhere, but there are a few basic things to have. Firstly, the Dragonborn will need to have a good level of magic, and must be able to cast Detect Life and Muffle Invisibility also works.

To escape, the basic route is to escape the jail cell, walk to the passageway directly ahead, follow the path up the steps, turn first left, down the steps, and the belongings chest will be on a table. Follow the path onwards and eventually reach the door into Castle Dour, and then Solitude. The Dragonborn can also wait for the guard to patrol around and pickpocket the jail key from the guard to unlock all the cells or just their own.

The key can also be used to take their belongings from the chest rather than picking the lock. Once a crime is committed in Whiterun and the guards catch the criminal, they can choose to end up in the Dragonsreach Dungeon. Once the Dragonborn is inside their cell, they are stripped of all items except for one lockpick. There are two possible ways to escape from the prison. The first one is shorter but much riskier. When out of sight of any guards, pick the lock to the main door of the cell an adept level lock.

Then reclaim any confiscated equipment from the evidence chest. Any belongings can be found in the evidence chest, but a guard patrols the area the chest is held in. Once the equipment is retrieved, the Dragonborn must carefully escape through the main door, because there are several guards patrolling there as well. The other way of escaping is longer and safer, but it is still not that easy.

In the cell, there will be a dead bandit lying on the ground. The bandit will be lying on top of a sewer grate with a novice level Lock. Open it and drop into the sewers. While progressing, there should be a set of stairs leading to a hole in the wall.

Through the hole, the lock on the evidence and prisoner belongings chest can be picked to retrieve any confiscated equipment. Deeper into the dungeon, there will be an exit into the guard barracks. Exit the sewers to safety. Another way is much more action worthy. Equip the spell Sparks and wait for a guard to come by and attack them with Sparks.

Continue attacking until the guards become hostile. They will unlock and open the cell door, allowing an alternate escape route for the prisoner try to get confiscated equipment first before escaping. Escaping Windhelm prison is quite difficult, and a high Sneak skill is recommended.

To breakout, the prisoner needs to pick the lock of their jail cell. There is only one exit, so head up the path and up the stairs. There will be a fork in the hall, so just head out of the keep. Escaping the Bulwark prison is quite easy, as even low level thieves can escape without alerting the guards. To escape, look under the firewood of the fireplace. Unlock the novice level grate and drop down. Run to the right and head to the edge of the walkway.

Unlock the prisoner belongings chest to retrieve confiscated belongings and then drop down again. Continue through the sewers until there is a door to Coldcinder Cave. Enter the medium-sized cave there are skeevers and a few Netch here, which help for the quest to find Netch Jelly for the Raven Rock alchemist.

The jail layout of Dawnstar is the same as Falkreath. First, as with most cities, the Dragonborn will start in a cell with one lockpick. Be careful when picking the lock because once the lock is picked, the guard will know and come over to the cell.