So after playing for around 60 hours or so, getting my major combat skills to 100, and acquiring Daedric weapons and armor, I decided that it was time to do my favorite Daedra Lords quests. I know for a fact that the Ebony Blade one requires talking to Balgruuf about his "strange childen," but there is one slight problem; I participated in the Stormcloak rebellion and Balgruuf isn't there anymore, Vagnar is! Is there anyway for me to get the Ebony Blade? It seems like a huge oversight that participating on one side of the war will change whether or not you can get the "Oblivion Walker" achievement.

Secondly, I decided to accept some Companion quest that involves Aela following me around, and after I got the totem she wants to go to the Underforge. The problem is it won't let me in, even though I've been in there before... Eorlund was killed when trying to protect me from town guards ages ago, but I hadn't been concerned about it because I was already a master smith. Do I need him to be able to access the Underforge?

Has anyone else encountered these problems? I could really use some help with them, Aela is the most annoying follower ever...

Can anyone help me with this? I really hate this woman, and I did this quest after realizing she will never go away, and now I can't complete it....