Skyrim:Aftershock

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Put an end to the rupture caused by the Eye of Magnus. Quest Giver: Tolfdir Location(s): College of Winterhold, Radiant location Prerequisite Quest: The Eye of Magnus Reward: Leveled gold ID: MGR30

Magic Anomalies emerge from the rupture

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak with Tolfdir.
2. Travel to location where the rupture is and defeat enemies in its vicinity.
3. Return for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

This quest is initiated from Tolfdir at the College of Winterhold after becoming Archmage. When asked "Is there anything I should know?" Tolfdir will respond that there is some sort of magical disturbance which seems to be related to the Eye of Magnus, and will provide a quest location.

Travel to the quest location given. The map marker will point you to any one of twenty-seven locations in Skyrim (there are three possible locations in each hold). Defeat the Magic Anomalies and return to Tolfdir for a leveled gold reward. However, if the rupture occurred in Winterhold, then you do not receive anything, as the College gets no thanks from the already unhappy citizens.

Reward

Levels	Reward
1-9	500
10-19	750
20-29	1,000
30-39	1,250
40+	1,500

Possible Locations

Hold	X	Y	Z	Map
Eastmarch	156774	34973.2	-12097.3	(map)
	150116	-19969.3	-9522.54	(map)
	157887	-10004	-5701.51	(map)
Falkreath	11456.6	-87138.9	9099.58	(map)
	3191.81	-74939.1	4265.12	(map)
	-6586.35	-53651.6	1571.73	(map)
Haafingar	-115923	125363	-13348	(map)
	-150279	112002	-13856	(map)
	-59606	129451	-10192.1	(map)
Hjaalmarch	-26330.7	54009.8	-11479.4	(map)
	-22964.2	96914.9	-13116.8	(map)
	-17923.1	114182	-13608.7	(map)
The Pale	67783.6	41701.1	-7949.6	(map)
	13956.8	81918.3	-10131.7	(map)
	26322	53657.4	-7227.48	(map)
The Reach	-122084	15215.7	-4146.69	(map)
	-93317	63170.8	-12512	(map)
	-129837	60564.9	-9449.18	(map)
The Rift	154730	-106058	10797.1	(map)
	105575	-74706.2	10646.9	(map)
	136527	-69979	14900.1	(map)
Whiterun	-51447.9	14353.8	-6905.97	(map)
	43888.8	-9992.87	-2488.3	(map)
	-5524.83	2130.19	-6528.94	(map)
Winterhold	87612.1	91605	-10019.7	(map)
	87813.4	76805.4	-5513.69	(map)
	138605	68813.2	-7901.52	(map)

Notes

• Although Tolfdir suggests that you bring the Staff of Magnus with you, it is not required to complete the mission.

Bugs

• The rupture may be randomly placed intersecting water, if this is the case then it cannot be completed as the rift does not properly show up and anomalies do not spawn. ^?
• If you come across the Magic Anomalies before speaking to Tolfdir then the quest cannot be completed. (As of patch v1.3, this appears to have been rectified. The quest will automatically start at stage 20 upon defeating all Magic Anomalies. You can then return to Tolfdir for your reward and the quest will end normally.) ^?

Quest Stages

Aftershock (MGR30)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		There have been reports of some sort of magical anomaly in Skyrim. Tolfdir fears it is a side-effect of Ancano's meddling with the Eye of Magnus, and has asked that I look into it. He suggested I take the Staff of Magnus with me, just in case. (Objective is assigned): Close the Rupture
20		I have found and shut down the magical anomaly Tolfdir was worried about. I should return to him and let him know it's been dealt with. (Objective is assigned): Return to Tolfdir
200		A magical anomaly was reported in Skyrim; it seems to have been connected to Ancano's meddling with the Eye of Magnus. I successfully shut it down before it could become a greater problem.
201

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage MGR30 stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest MGR30.

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