Octieve San is an elderly Breton living in retirement in Solitude. His daughter Evette San works hard to keep them both fed, while Octieve drinks and gambles – and has piled up a hefty debt in the process.
Where to find them
He moves between Evette San’s House, The Winking Skeever and the Temple of the Divines.
Quests
A Few Words with You: Octieve owes money to Irnskar Ironhand and asks you to talk him into forgiving the debt. Help him out and he offers Two-Handed training as thanks.
Follower & marriage
Octieve can’t follow you, but he is a marriage candidate: wear an Amulet of Mara and you can propose. Whether that’s a good idea is between you and your bank account.
Personality & relationships
Octieve claims old age isn’t so bad, since his working days are over and someone else keeps him fed. His lifelong lesson is that life is simply too hard to face sober. At home he’s not the most helpful dad – Evette asks him to tidy up while she’s out, and he answers with a lazy “maybe”, then complains when she comes home without any mead.
Good to know
Octieve is a Breton while Evette is a Nord, which has never been explained. If you kill Evette, Octieve is likely to send hired thugs after you, and if he dies after you’ve helped him, he leaves you a small inheritance.
Quick facts
- Race: Breton
- Gender: Male
- Level: 4
- Class: Citizen
- Status: Killable
- Found in: Solitude
- Services: Offers Two-Handed training after A Few Words with You
- Base ID: 0001329D
Also in Solitude
Odar, Pantea Ateia, Roggvir, Rorlund, Sabine Nytte, Safia, Sayma, Sheogorath, Silana Petreia, Snilling, Sorex Vinius, Styrr.
Race, level, class and factions read from the Skyrim game files; story details checked against community wiki articles and written in our own words.