Calcelmo's Stone Rubbing

Calcelmo's Stone Rubbing
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Type	Quest Item Miscellaneous Item
FormID	00033764

Calcelmo's Stone Rubbing is a quest item used in the Thieves Guild quest "Hard Answers" to help decode Gallus's Journal, which is written in the virtually unknown Falmer language, as well as some of the Dwemer language.

It is created by the Dragonborn picking up a roll of paper and charcoal and copying down the Falmer script from the stone onto the roll of paper. In-game, it is done by picking up a roll of paper and charcoal and activating Calcelmo's Stone, whereupon the item appears in the Dragonborn's inventory.

Trivia

• A translation of the text on the stone was posted on The Imperial Library in September 2016, originally written by Kurt Kuhlmann before the release of Skyrim.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Calcelmo's Stone Rubbing. 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.

•  PC   360   PS3   After completing the quest, it is possible to find this item on the floor inside the halls at the College of Winterhold. Once picked up, the item may trigger the quest again. Alternatively, it may just be stuck in the inventory marked as a quest item.
  •  PC (Fix)   Enter the console command player.drop 00033764 1.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim