I'm about to start the companions questline. I've made a savegame beforehand because I know Bethesda didn't even bother to try to fix any of the countless issues involved in that questline in their latest "patch" but the thing is I've noticed that the first task I'm given in the "Trouble In Skyrim" quest is to "Kill the leader of Rannveig's Fast", who I've already killed (Sild the warlock).

When I go there the quest marker is just above his dead body. I've tried bringing his body to life then killing him again but the quest marker remains the same and the quest doesn't progress. I've tried reloading my savegame multiple times but he keeps giving me this location every time. Is there any fix for this or is this just another game breaking bug that hasn't been fixed makng the companions questline unplayable? Perhaps if I go away from whiterun and do other quests etc for a whike and then come back could he offer me a different quest?

I know this is a well known issue and has been since day one which makes it more laughable that it still hasn't been fixed but I've never seen a definitive fix for it on consoles

ask a different member of the circle for a quest.

reload the save exit and re-enter the cell and ask the person for the mission again it *should* help

I'll try it. I'll actually try leaving whiterun and then coming back to see if that fixes it. Might help others if it works.

This worked actually. Thanks. I thought it was only Farkas you could get the first quest from.