Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-12349789-20141212150219/@comment-12349789-20150506001154

66.249.81.159 wrote: Quest doesn't start no matter what, but I went on without the active quest. Now it doesn't let me put together the shards for the dwemer mechanism in order to enter aetherium forge. Any help? Ok, drop the shards then read the book THEN AND ONLY THEN pick up the shard(s) and it will then be marked as a quest item and will not allow you to drop it again.