Aftershock

Aftershock
Quest Giver	Tolfdir
Location	Radiant
Prerequisite	The Eye of Magnus
Faction	College of Winterhold
Reward	500–1,500
Type	Repeatable
Quest ID	MGR30

Aftershock is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Background

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.

Walkthrough

The location of the anomaly may vary each time the quest is done. When the Dragonborn arrives, an anomaly is found spawning Magic Anomalies which are highly resistant to magic. The Dragonborn must defeat all of the apparitions to close the anomaly. Despite Tolfdir's recommendation to bring the Staff of Magnus, the Staff is not actually needed and, in some cases, seems to have no effect at all.

Reward

The Jarls are paying the College of Winterhold for clearing out the anomalies throughout Skyrim. As Arch-Mage, the Dragonborn receives a scaled amount of gold, described as a share, of 500 – 1,500 each time this quest is completed. However, if the aftershock was in Winterhold Hold then there will be no reward, as the inhabitants of Winterhold are already angry enough with the College.

Repeating

Every three days, Tolfdir can be asked about any tasks that need completing. He then marks the map with the location of a new rupture. Alternatively, when traversing the world, a rupture can be found, and closing it will automatically start the quest.

Journal

Aftershock – MGR30
ID	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 10: 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 20: 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. Quest complete
201	Quest complete

Trivia

• Although Tolfdir recommends that the player bring the Staff of Magnus, it is not required to complete the quest.
• The player may encounter Magic Anomalies after completing the Eye of Magnus without accepting "Aftershock" from Tolfdir. The Magic Anomalies will not disappear or change location until they are destroyed.
• High level players can retrieve grand soul gems from Magic Anomalies.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Aftershock. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

• The rupture and anomalies may not appear at the quest marker at all. To fix this bug, simply spawn a few anomalies, kill them and the quest will advance (00053F1D). If this fails, using the command setstage MGR30 20 will advance the player to the end of the quest.
  • This is often caused when the rupture randomly spawns intersecting water.
• The rupture may spawn underwater, rendering the quest impossible to complete due to the fact that no anomalies appear.
•  360   The rupture may spawn randomly causing the quest to start giving the objective of "Return to Tolfdir."