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How to Make the Riverwood Trader Rich in Skyrim

If you are a fan of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you may have visited the Riverwood Trader, a small general goods store located in the village of Riverwood. The store is run by Lucan Valerius and his sister Camilla Valerius, who sell a variety of items such as weapons, armor, clothes, potions, books, and more. However, you may have noticed that Lucan does not have a lot of gold to buy your loot, especially if you have invested in his business with the Speech perk. In this article, we will show you how to make the Riverwood Trader rich in Skyrim, so you can sell him all your unwanted items and make a lot of money fast.

The Golden Claw Quest

The first thing you need to do to make the Riverwood Trader rich is to complete the quest The Golden Claw. This quest is given by Lucan when you first enter his shop. He will tell you that his store was robbed recently by a group of bandits who stole his prized Golden Claw, a valuable artifact that he displays on his counter. He will ask you to retrieve the claw from Bleak Falls Barrow, a nearby dungeon where the bandits are hiding. He will also offer you a reward for bringing back the claw.

To complete this quest, you need to follow these steps:

Head to Bleak Falls Barrow, which is located west of Riverwood. You can either walk there or fast travel if you have discovered it before.

Fight your way through the bandits and draugr that infest the dungeon. You will also encounter some puzzles and traps along the way.

Find the bandit leader Arvel the Swift, who has the Golden Claw in his possession. He will be trapped by a spider web in a large chamber. You can either free him and chase him down or kill him while he is still stuck.

Take the Golden Claw from Arvel's corpse. You will notice that it has three symbols on it: a bear, a moth, and an owl. These symbols are the key to opening the door at the end of the dungeon.

Proceed to the door and rotate the rings on it until they match the symbols on the claw. The correct order is bear-moth-owl from top to bottom.

Insert the claw into the keyhole and open the door. You will enter a large chamber with a word wall and a dragonstone tablet.

Learn the word of power from the wall. It will be one of three possible shouts: Unrelenting Force, Fire Breath, or Frost Breath.

Take the dragonstone tablet from the pedestal. This will trigger a boss fight with a powerful draugr named Draugr Overlord. Defeat him and loot his body for some valuable items.

Exit the dungeon through the back door. You will emerge on a balcony overlooking Riverwood.

Return to Lucan at the Riverwood Trader and give him back his Golden Claw. He will thank you and reward you with some gold and items.

The Investment Perk

The second thing you need to do to make the Riverwood Trader rich is to invest in his business with the Investment perk. This perk is part of the Speech skill tree and requires 70 points in Speech to unlock. It allows you to invest 500 gold in certain shops and merchants, increasing their available gold permanently by 500.

To invest in Lucan's shop, you need to follow these steps:

Make sure you have at least 500 gold and 70 points in Speech.

Talk to Lucan and select the option "I'd like to invest in your business."

Pay him 500 gold. He will thank you and tell you that he will have more money for trading from now on.

The Restock Glitch

The third thing you need to do to make the Riverwood Trader rich is to exploit a glitch that allows you to restock his inventory instantly. This glitch works only if you have completed The Golden Claw quest and invested in his business with the Investment perk. It also requires that you have access to quicksave and quickload functions on your device.