Maven BlackBriar

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afternoon, the local beggars will collect nothing of her wealth. When asking for a handout, Snilf will receive a: "Never. Now move aside." while Edda will get an even more degrading: "Get away from me, you filthy woman." She is equally uninterested in Mara and the message of love, and if you attempt to hand her a pamphlet during Spread the Love, she will accept it as a joke: "Excellent, I needed some more kindling for my kitchen hearth." If the Imperial Legion conquers the Rift and she is made jarl, she will do very little but live the good life inside Mistveil Keep, happily noting that she finally found a position suitable for her influence, saying: "The throne suits me, don't you think?", "My title is just a formality. I've always been in charge around here." and "Jarl Maven Black-Briar. Has a pleasant sound to it, wouldn't you say?"

initiation. If she is appointed jarl, Maven will move into Mistveil Keep with Hemming and Maul and follow a different routine befitting her new station. She sleeps in the jarl's chambers between midnight and 8am then heads downstairs and breakfasts with the rest of her court for two hours. She then takes the throne and stays there until her bedtime, interrupted only by two-hour meals at 1pm and 7pm. She runs all her operations from Mistveil Keep, but will still leave for the Bee and Barb during Dampened Spirits. If she is jarl, she will not turn up at the Thalmor Embassy during Diplomatic Immunity, although she will still turn up at the Ragged Flagon during Under New Management. Clearly the most influential citizen in Riften, Maven has the attitude to match, both when talking to the citizens and when talking to you. When you approach her she will greet you with disgust, saying: "I presume you're bothering me for a good reason?", "What in the name of Oblivion do you want?" or "I don't have time for idle chit-chat. What is it?" If you tell her that her name carries a lot of weight in Riften, she will reveal just how much weight: "Of course. Nothing gets done without my approval in this city. I have the Jarl's ear, and the guards in my pocket. Anyone makes trouble for me and I pay a visit to the Thieves Guild. Make me angry and I contact the Dark Brotherhood. You'd do well to remember that the next time you make such a stupid observation." After joining the Thieves Guild, you can also ask her how she became allied with them, to which she will respond: "The Black-Briar family has always been allied with the Guild. Our connections with the Empire and within Skyrim make for a perfect fit. I dare say the Guild owes its survival as much to my family as it does to its own people." When exiting conversation, you will always get a disgusted "I believe we're done." or "Out of my way." She shows little compassion for the poor and suffering and, when she is browsing the market in

Maven Black-Briar is the matriarch of the Black-Briar family, and unofficially controls most of Riften. She is the mother of Hemming Black-Briar, Ingun and Sibbi. Maul is her right-hand man and enforces her will in the city. She has strong ties with both the Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood, as well as being a personal friend of Jarl Laila Law-Giver, despite their political differences. She has her hands in every shady business in Riften, is involved in multiple quests, and is so influential that she will take over as Jarl if the Imperial Legion conquer the Rift.
Maven wears fine clothes with fine boots along with a leveled necklace and ring. She carries a belted tunic, her personal key, the Black-Briar Manor key, a leveled dagger of the best possible quality, a potion, and a selection of upper-class items and gold. She knows the spells Lightning Bolt, Sparks, and Steadfast Ward.
Maven lives in Black-Briar Manor, right next to Mistveil Keep, and she sleeps there every night between midnight and 8am, in her large second-floor bedroom. After a two-hour breakfast, her busy day begins with a visit to one of her many businesses, the Black-Briar Meadery, to check up on brewmaster Indaryn and the other employees. At noon she enjoys a two-hour lunch at the Bee and Barb with Vulwulf Snow-Shod, before she pays a visit to Laila Law-Giver in Mistveil Keep at 2pm. At 4pm she browses the marketplace in the town center until 6pm when she returns home for a two-hour dinner. Her entire evening is spent at the Bee and Barb, until she finally heads back to her luxurious bedroom at midnight. There are only three exceptions to this routine: during the quest Dampened Spirits when she will stay hidden on the second floor of the Bee and Barb and hand out orders to you, during Diplomatic Immunity when she will be one of the guests at the Thalmor Embassy, and during the Thieves Guild quest Under New Management when she will show up in the Cistern of the Ragged Flagon and oversee your i

She is a proud Nord woman.
According to Mjoll the Lioness, Maven has strong ties with the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild, making her the most influential person in Riften. When asked about her influence, Maven claims that she has Jarl Laila Law-Giver and the Riften Guard in her pocket. She is able to influence the outcome of any situation with money or by exploiting the fear that her allies will retaliate. According to Maul, her ties to the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood essentially make her untouchable, and that if anyone is told to do something for her, they had better listen and do exactly what she says, or else.The matriarch of the Black-Briar family, Maven is virtually unapproachable and elitist. She holds the actual pulse of Riften in her crushing grip and is not above using unscrupulous methods to ensure things go her way. Anyone who crosses her typically ends up dead or in prison, even members of her own family, such as Sibbi Black-Briar.Maven is the mother of Hemming, Ingun, and Sibbi. Maul is her right-hand-man, and enforces her will in the city. He tells the Dragonborn not to stir up trouble with the Black-Briars. Extremely subservient to Maven, Maul will do whatever she asks of him without question.There is conflicting information about Maven's relationship with the rest of her family. Mjoll refers to Hemming, Ingun, and Sibbi as Maven's children, and Maven has a conversation with Ingun during which each identifies the other by familial relationship. However, Hemming says that Ingun and Sibbi are his children. This can support the theory that Hemming was originally written to be Maven's husband, but was changed to her son later in the development of the game. Or simply Hemming is Maven's son and had two other children with her. In the Creation Kit Maven is set as Hemming's mother and the grandmother of both Sibbi and Ingun.