Skyrim:Kolskeggr Mine (quest)

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Clear the Forsworn from Kolskeggr Mine. Quest Giver: Pavo Attius, Skaggi Scar-Face Location(s): Left Hand Mine, Kolskeggr Mine Reward: Leveled gold Disposition: =1 (Pavo Attius) =1 (Gat gro-Shargakh) ID: FreeformKolskeggrA

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to either Pavo Attius or Skaggi Scar-Face.
2. Clear out Kolskeggr Mine.
3. Claim your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

Upon arriving at Left Hand Mine outside of Markarth, you may overhear a discussion between Skaggi Scar-Face and Pavo Attius. Pavo and his fellow miner Gat gro-Shargakh are the only survivors of a Forsworn invasion of Kolskeggr Mine. In response, Skaggi will give them permission to stay at Left Hand Mine. Talk to either Skaggi or Pavo, who will ask you to clear out Kolskeggr of Forsworn.

Make your way to the mine, which will be marked on your map if you hadn't previously discovered it. Several Forsworn will be standing guard at the mine's entrance, with more inside. Once you've killed them all, head back to Left Hand Mine. Pavo and Gat will then return to Kolskeggr Mine.

Reward

When you arrive back at Left Hand Mine, you will be rewarded with a leveled amount of gold before Pavo and Gat leave.

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

Notes

• Once Pavo returns to Kolskeggr Mine, he will offer to buy gold ore from you. His services are of limited use, however (see bugs below).
• Since finishing this quest helps Gat too, he makes you Blood-Kin with the Orcs if you aren't already.

Bugs

• Fulfilling the quest and letting the miners reclaim control of Kolskeggr Mine will not really help them. The Forsworn will respawn the next time you visit the cell and kill them off if you aren't quick enough. It's possible to save them; just make sure that you quickly dispatch the two Forsworn near the bridge. The miners and a guard will easily dispatch the one at the top
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.4 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• You may be able to repeat this quest when the Forsworn there respawn, as long as you stay away from Kolskeggr Mine and avoid triggering the event in which the miners try to reclaim control. ^?

Quest Stages

Kolskeggr Mine (FreeformKolskeggrA)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Clear the Forsworn from Kolskeggr Mine
15
20		(Objective is assigned): Tell Pavo that Kolskeggr Mine is cleared
100

 

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 FreeformKolskeggrA 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 FreeformKolskeggrA.