How to Stop Calixto in Skyrim

To stop Calixto in Skyrim, you need to progress through the Blood on the Ice quest, where you eventually discover that Calixto Corrium is the Butcher, and then confront and kill him before he can claim another victim, or after he has revealed his true identity and attacked you. This can be achieved by patrolling the market district after 5 pm, chasing him to the abandoned house, and then engaging in combat with him, or by solving the mystery of the Strange Amulet and preventing him from murdering another woman.

Understanding Calixto and the Quest

Calixto’s Background

Calixto Corrium, also known as The Butcher, is a serial killer in the Skyrim quest Blood on the Ice, with the twisted intent of reviving his sister, Lucilla, by murdering young women and harvesting specific parts of their bodies.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I kill Calixto before he kills? Yes, when Calixto reveals himself to be the Butcher, players need to kill him before he kills the murder victim. Killing Calixto on the streets will not incur a bounty on the player, even if it’s right next to a guard.

2. Is Calixto the killer? Yes, Calixto Corrium is the main antagonist of the Skyrim quest Blood on the Ice, a serial killer with the intent to revive his sister, Lucilla, by murdering young women and harvesting certain parts of their body.

3. What to do with Calixto in Skyrim? One of the things you can do in this quest is sell the Amulet to Calixto for 500 gold, so when you discover him as the assassin, you can take it from his corpse, becoming then the Necromancer Amulet, which has nice stats for pure mages.

4. Where do I catch Calixto? Patrol the market district, after about 5 pm (in-game) the murderer appears and kills another young lady. You then give chase, the murderer will make his way back to the abandoned house. Once inside, he (Calixto Corrium) will attack you. Kill and loot his body.

5. How do I get rid of the Strange Amulet? You can simply sell the Amulet to Calixto. Then confront the court wizard about necromancy, he will allege innocence and tell you when the next murder will happen. Just kill Calixto when he tries to murder another woman, and the Amulet (the functional version) will be in his body.

6. Should I sell Calixto the Amulet? Selling Calixto the Strange Amulet is the only way to turn it into the Necromancer’s Amulet. If you reject his offer, the strange Amulet will remain a quest item, leaving it permanently assigned to your inventory.

7. Can you pickpocket Calixto? Calixto offers you a sum of 500 gold for the trinket. Sell it. Crouch and Pickpocket him. He has the Amulet.

8. How old is Calcelmo? It’s difficult to say just how old Calcelmo is exactly. Altmeri do tend to live longer than some other species, but it’s unclear when he was born.

9. How can we save Arivanya? She can be killed during the quest by Calixto Corrium, however, it can be prevented by choosing to talk to Wuunferth the Unliving before Jorleif.

10. Is Calixto the real Butcher? Calixto Corrium was a retired Imperial adventurer that was active in the Fourth Era. For most of his life, he was an adventurer that was accompanied by his sister, but later on, he became an infamous serial killer that stalked the streets of Windhelm, working under the alias of the Butcher.

11. How do you open Calixto’s chest? One of the more interesting items to be found is his journal (called “Butcher Journal“), which is locked in a chest upstairs. You’ll need to pickpocket him for the key to the chest and then get him started on the tour and wait for him to move to the other side of the room so he won’t see you getting into the chest.

12. What’s in Calixto’s chest? Climbing the stairs to the loft area in the main room, there is a locked non-respawning chest tagged Calixto’s Chest, which contains the Butcher Journal, a steel dagger, and some embalming tools.

13. Can you solve Blood on the Ice the first time? Yes. When Calixto tells you to talk to Jorleif and accuse the Court Mage (after you sell him the Strange Amulet), do NOT do it. Go to Wuunferth (the court mage), instead.

14. Where is Calixto after Blood on the Ice? The game sets him as essential (invisible) until the end of the quest. For having done the quest several times, the part where you stop Calixto is right after you identify him with Wuunferth.

15. Why can’t I sell the Strange Amulet to Calixto? Without selling it, it becomes stuck in your inventory forever and never becomes the Necromancers Amulet. Calixto’s museum is never unlocked, Calixto never leaves, and entering is considered trespassing, which stops you from speaking to him and selling the Amulet.