
Viola: "You wouldn't think it from the racket that Cornerclub makes." Lonely-Gale: "Viola, Dark Elves sleep, just like the rest of us." Viola: "Do you think those Dark Elves had anything to do with the murders? The attacks all happened at night, after all."

Viola is the author of the Beware the Butcher! pamphlets and will assist the Dragonborn in searching Hjerim for clues as to the killer's identity. The Dragonborn must investigate a series of murders that have occurred in Windhelm. Returning the ring to Viola in person prompts her to warn Jarl of Windhelm about Revyn's theft, stating that she will convince the Jarl to raise his taxes. Revyn Sadri asks the Dragonborn to return Viola's Gold Ring to her house in Windhelm. Elda Early-Dawn and the Captain can be seen conversing in Candlehearth Hall about his various troubles, Viola amongst them. Viola does bother the Captain quite often, with trivial questions regarding lovers and the recent murders. In addition to her constant fretting, Viola seems to have an obsession with Captain Lonely-Gale, the retired ship captain living in the city he can frequently be heard complaining about her bugging him for one reason or another. Viola worries excessively about the Butcher and his murders, and is the author of the Beware the Butcher! flyer posted all around the city.

"Women murdered time and again, and all the guards care about is the war." ―Viola Giordano
