I looted the Master Vampire and ash pile and noticed a key to Belethor's General Goods Store in the inventory. hmmmm... Did I get rid of Belethor's annoying assistant? I waited around until after 8AM so the shops would open up.
As I approached Belethor's, I noticed his assistant (Sorry I cannot remember his name) outside chopping wood. Ruh-Roh. This is looking bad. Belethor's door was indeed locked. I left and went about my business.
A few days pass and I happened by Belethor's again, but this time, the door was NOT locked. Interesting, I think to myself. I go inside to find Ysolda behind the counter. I had a mammoth tusk to give her, so that worked out well. Unfortunately, she had nothing in her inventory! She also wanted to buy nothing I had in my own inventory. I'll keep checking back with her from time to time to see if any "store menu" happens to appear.
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This just caught me off-guard when I saw her behind the counter. Anyone else have odd turns of events due to NPC deaths?