Skyrim:The Forgemaster's Fingers

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Find The Forgemaster's Fingers to gain favor with the Orcs. Quest Giver: Radiant Location(s): Radiant ID: FavorOrcsIntro

Quick Walkthrough

1. Approach Orc Stronghold.
2. Speak with Orc Stronghold member.
3. Retrieve The Forgemaster's Fingers.
4. Return The Forgemaster's Fingers to the Chief of that Stronghold.

Detailed Walkthrough

When you first approach any Orc Stronghold, a guard will stop you and tell you that the stronghold is exclusively for Orcs and no outsiders will be permitted inside. However, if you ask the Orc how they can be persuaded to give you access, the guard will tell you to reclaim an item: The Forgemaster's Fingers. This item, which grants the wielder a +12 bonus to Smithing, can be collected from the randomly determined location.

When you return and give the Forgemaster's Fingers to the chief, you will be permitted to enter all strongholds and will be named Blood-Kin of the Orcs.

Radiant Options

This is a radiant quest which you can receive from an Orc living in any Orc Stronghold. You will be asked to bring the item back to that stronghold's chief. The location of the quest item is randomly determined based upon the quest-giver's hold (see table below for specific options).

QuestGiver	QuestGiverHome	Chief
Orc Stronghold: Dushnikh Yal (The Reach)
Arob	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Chief Burguk	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Dulug	Dushnikh Mine	Chief Burguk
Ghak	Dushnikh Mine	Chief Burguk
Gharol	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Ghorbash the Iron Hand	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Mahk	Dushnikh Mine	Chief Burguk
Murbul	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Nagrub	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Oglub	Dushnikh Mine	Chief Burguk
Shel	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Umurn	Burguk's Longhouse	Chief Burguk
Orc Stronghold: Largashbur (The Rift)
Atub	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Chief Yamarz	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Garakh	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Gularzob	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Lob	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Ogol	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Ugor	Largashbur Longhouse	Chief Yamarz
Orc Stronghold: Mor Khazgur (The Reach)
Bagrak	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Borgakh the Steel Heart	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Chief Larak	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Ghamorz	Mor Khazgur Mine	Chief Larak
Gul	Mor Khazgur Mine	Chief Larak
Olur	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Sharamph	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Shuftharz	Larak's Longhouse	Chief Larak
Orc Stronghold: Narzulbur (Eastmarch)
Bolar	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh
Bor	Gloombound Mine	Chief Mauhulakh
Chief Mauhulakh	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh
Dushnamub	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh
Gadba gro-Largash	Gloombound Mine	Chief Mauhulakh
Mogdurz	Gloombound Mine	Chief Mauhulakh
Mul gro-Largash	Gloombound Mine	Chief Mauhulakh
Uglarz	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh
Urog	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh
Yatul	Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Chief Mauhulakh

Possible dungeons depend upon the chief for whom you are doing the quest:

• For Chief Burguk or Chief Larak: Broken Tower Redoubt, Bruca's Leap Redoubt, Deepwood Redoubt, Dragontooth Crater, Druadach Redoubt, Dustman's Cairn, Hag Rock Redoubt, Harmugstahl, Rebel's Cairn, Red Eagle Redoubt
• For Chief Mauhulakh: Ansilvund, Cragslane Cavern, Cragwallow Slope, Cronvangr Hall, Gallows Rock, Lost Knife Hideout, Morvunskar, Stony Creek Cave, Uttering Hills Camp
• For Chief Yamarz: Boulderfall Cave, Broken Helm Hollow, Clearspring Tarn, Faldar's Tooth, Fallowstone Cave, Geirmund's Hall, Honeystrand Grove, Lost Tongue Overlook, Northwind Summit, Pinepeak Cavern, Rift Watchtower, Treva's Watch

Notes

• This quest is not offered to Orcs, who are automatically allowed full access to all Orc Strongholds.
• Becoming Blood-Kin by completing certain quests will also grant you access to Orc Strongholds, and make this quest unavailable.
• The potential quest givers are identified based on membership in the CrimeFactionOrcs faction.
• If you do the quest The Cursed Tribe beforehand, you will automatically become Blood-Kin, though it is not explicitly mentioned.

Bugs

• If you steal something when you enter a stronghold, and then pay off your fine, you will become accepted into the stronghold as a member. ^?
• The quest may fail to activate after agreeing to do the favor.
  • Possible workaround: Adding the gloves to your inventory via the console, then offering to do the quest again, will properly trigger the quest log entry, you can then remove the gloves via console and continue the quest as normal.--Additional work around, after you go to one village and try to accept the quest. Go to another ORC village and try to accept the quest again.

Quest Stages

The Forgemaster's Fingers (FavorOrcsIntro)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		(Objective is assigned): Find the Forgemaster's Fingers
15
20		(Objective is assigned): Bring the Forgemaster's Fingers to <Alias.ShortName=Chief>
100
200

 

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 FavorOrcsIntro 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 FavorOrcsIntro.