Pain in the Necklace is a miscellaneous quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn in which the Dragonborn must locate and recover East Empire Pendants for Fethis Alor in Raven Rock.
Objectives[]
- Locate the East Empire Pendants for Fethis Alor in Raven Rock
Walkthrough[]
Fethis Alor asks the Dragonborn to find all East Empire Pendants for him, which are scattered around Solstheim. In return, he'll give the Dragonborn 500 
for every pendant found. These East Empire Pendants can be found inside East Empire Company Strongboxes.
- What's an East Empire Pendant? "It's an amulet that was made exclusively for the East Empire Company. They gave them to their workers as an incentive at one point... a kind of reward for extra effort. They're no longer being made, so they've become collectible. I'd love to get my hands on a few of them."
- Where can you find them? "They could be anywhere on the island. The mines might be a good place to start. If you find any while you're exploring Solstheim, bring them here and I'll pay you for them."
Marked locations[]
World location codes that end in coordinates (x,y) use cow (Center on World). Interior location codes use coc (Center on Cell).
| Location | Description | Image |
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| Alor House* DLC2RRAlorHouse |
It is located on a table next to the pieces of bread, go down the stairs to the basement and turn left | 
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| Ashfallow Citadel DLC2AshfallowCitadel01 |
On a bookshelf just after entering. | 
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| Benkongerike DLC2Benkongerike02 |
In the great hall, in the large chamber room, 2nd floor, on top a barrel. | 
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| Bristleback Cave DLC2BristlebackCave01 |
On a barrel, deep inside the cave. | 
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| Brodir Grove DLC2SolstheimWorld 10,10 |
On a wooden crate. | 
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| Broken Tusk Mine DLC2SolstheimWorld 5,19 |
Outside the mine, on a crate beneath a guard tower. | 
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| Caerellius House* DLC2RRCresciusHouse |
In the first room on a stone shelf to the right of the cooking pot. | 
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| Fort Frostmoth DLC2FortFrostmoth01 |
Left building, on a bookshelf to the left. | 
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| Frossel DLC2Frossel01 |
Back of the cave, on the ground next to a Riekling Hut, just after the claw trap. | 
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| Glacial Cave DLC2SolstheimWorld 11,22 |
Outside, near the entrance. | 
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| Glover Mallory's House* DLC2RRGloverMalloryHouse |
On a table directly after entering. (Go forward a little, then look right.) | 
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| Haknir's Shoal DLC2SolstheimWorld 16,19 |
Inside one of the tents. | 
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| Horker Island DLC2SolstheimWorld 22,17 |
NE coast of the island is a sunken ship broken in half. In the water next to a chest. | 
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| Hrodulf's House DLC2SolstheimWorld 10,4 |
Inside a cabinet. | 
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| Moesring Pass DLC2SolstheimWorld 10,16 |
On an end table. | 
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| Morvayn Manor* DLC2RRMorvaynManorChambers |
Top floor. | 
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| Northern Maiden DLC2SolstheimWorld 7,8 |
Under the dock beside the Northern Maiden in Raven Rock. | 
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| Northshore Landing DLC2SolstheimWorld 6,22 |
In the hut, on a shelf. | 
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| Ramshackle Trading Post DLC2SolstheimWorld 14,10 |
Outside on a crate to the left of the shack. | 
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| Raven Rock Mine DLC2BloodskalBarrow01 |
2x - One can be found beneath a table, up the stairs in the first room. The other can be found to the right of the iron gate which must be opened with a key. |  
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| Raven Rock Temple DLC2RRTempleTomb |
In the Temple Ancestral Tomb, partly buried in the northern most burial mound. | 
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| The Bulwark* DLC2RRBulwark |
On a table at the end, to the right. | 
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| The Retching Netch* DLC2RRTheRetchingNetch |
Behind the bar. | 
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| Wreck of the Strident Squall DLC2SolstheimWorld 8,2 |
On a shelf in the cargo hold. | 
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*The asterisks indicate these boxes are owned, and thus lockpicking them, and subsequently, acquiring their contents, will charge the player a bounty. The only exception is if the player has gained the trust of the owner.
Unmarked locations[]
| Location | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Nirnroot Island DLC2SolstheimWorld 19,24 |
In the boat. | 
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| Riekling Island DLC2SolstheimWorld 16,22 |
North of Haknir's Shoal, in the watchtower. | 
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| Usha's Camp DLC2SolstheimWorld 16,11 |
Unmarked camp north of Ashfallow Citadel. Follow the stream north of Ashfallow into the mountains, where a blocked wooden gate can be found. Jump around the side of the mountain over the gate and to Usha's camp. | 
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| Near Ashfallow Citadel DLC2SolstheimWorld 15,9 |
Unmarked Reaver camp south west of Ashfallow Citadel and southeast of Ramshackle Trading Post. | 
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| Near Vahlok's Tomb DLC2SolstheimWorld 17,12 |
Unmarked Dunmer camp east of Vahlok's Tomb. Slightly east of the Tomb then just a tad south, up on the cliff. | 
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| Near Water Stone DLC2SolstheimWorld 6,14 |
Unmarked location south east of the Water Stone - On the ridge above, in an area surrounded by booby trapped barrels. | 
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| Near Frostmoon Crag DLC2SolstheimWorld 9,14 |
Unmarked Shrine of Zenithar northwest of Frostmoon Crag - Follow the canyon northwest of the Altar of Thrond. At Moesring Pass, turn left down the mountain, you should find the shrine with two Corundum Ores and the strongbox lying on the snow nearby. | 
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| Near Hrothmund's Barrow DLC2SolstheimWorld 10,18 |
Unmarked Reaver camp, very near to Hrothmund's Barrow. The camp can be found on the cliffside just southwest of the Barrow. The box is on the ground behind a crate where another locked strongbox is located. There is a Skaal Hat and a Fur Helmet here. | 
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The Dragonborn will receive 500 for each pendant recovered and brought back to Fethis Alor. Alor, in response to being asked "Are you still buying East Empire Pendants?" will say: "Absolutely. Here's your payment.", "I am, here you go.", "You're making my buyer happy. Keep them coming.", "As long as you keep bringing them, I'll keep buying them.", and "I'm beginning to like this partnership. Here you go.". If the Dragonborn provides Alor with an amulet upon first learning of his desire to buy them he will say: "Well, well. Seems you're proving fairly useful for an outlander. Here's your coin. Keep bringing me more, and I'll keep paying you for them."
Journal[]
| Pain in the Necklace – DLC2RRFavor05 | |
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| ID | Journal Entry |
| 20 |
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Trivia[]
- Fethis Alor ends his dialogue with "leave no stone unturned," a possible reference to the quest "No Stone Unturned" in which the Dragonborn must find Stones of Barenziah scattered throughout Skyrim.
Bugs[]
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This section contains bugs related to Pain in the Necklace. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- This quest does not feature a "Quest complete" stage objective and therefore can not be completed and will stay in the quest log indefinitely.
- There are two ways to remove this quest from the quest log. Either fail the quest by killing Fethis Alor, or if playing on PC, type the console command
"Setstage DLC2RRFavor05 250".
- There are two ways to remove this quest from the quest log. Either fail the quest by killing Fethis Alor, or if playing on PC, type the console command
Appearances[]
| Dragonborn Quests | |
|---|---|
| Main Quests | |
| Black Book Quests | |
| Raven Rock Quests | |
| Skaal Village Quests | |
| Tel Mithryn Quests | |
| Other Quests | |