When I did the quest a few months ago, it was started by the note looted from a bandit. Maybe they changed it... Glad you've found a solution though!purexstacy wrote: »I figured it out. Everything I read online said the note that you loot from a bandit started the quest when you read it. Which the note is a quest item. I actually had to find frostedge camp and there is a note there which starts it. So much for online info .