Skyrim:Trueflame (quest) - The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) (2024)

Quick Walkthrough[edit]

1. (Optional) Enter Fahlbtharz Forge.
2. Locate all four Fahlbtharz Forge Gems.
3. Take the Unenchanted Weapon from Hand Kenro Hlan at Fahlbtharz Forge.
4. Place the weapon and the four gems into the forge to obtain Trueflame.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

An Unenchanted Weapon[edit]

Finding any of the four Dwarven Forge Gems hidden throughout Solstheim or entering the Temple in Raven Rock and stumbling upon the Ghosts of the Tribunal quest will begin this quest.

Trueflame is located in the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz where Hand Kenro Hlan will attack you. He is in possession of Trueflame, although it appears as an Unenchanted Weapon without the enchanted flames it traditionally bears. He also has a note giving direction, and a sample of Pyroil Tar which will be needed once you have all four Gems.

Fahlbtharz Forge Gem Locations[edit]

The gems are found:

1. On the body of Hand Kenro Hlan.
2. On the body of the buyer after following the Redoran guard during Buyer Beware.
3. In the armory in Ashfall's Tear.
4. On the body of Erden Relvel at the end of the quest Ashen Heart.

Reforging the Blade of Nerevar[edit]

With the Unenchanted Blade and all four gems in hand, you must return to Fahlbtharz Forge and place the four gems within the forge's receptacle. You will then need to apply the pyroil tar to the blade; doing so will complete this quest and reignite the weapon with a visually impressive fire damage enchantment. Congratulations, you now possess Trueflame, the legendary Blade of Nerevar.

Notes[edit]

If you opt to kill all of the resident Heretics of Ashfall's Tear during Ghosts of the Tribunal (which will happen by default if you do NOT wear Hand Kenro Hlan's helmet and robes) you will be unable to complete this quest since a needed Fahlbtharz Forge gem is locked inside the Armory of Ashfall's Tear and it cannot be opened if the Heretics are hostile or dead.

Bugs[edit]

• The animations for creating Trueflame will cause the screen to freeze on the Nintendo Switch. You need to close and restart the game to continue.
  • The easiest way to bypass this bug is by pressing A to insert the blade, followed immediately by waiting for an hour, skipping the animation that freezes the game.
  • This bug can be solved by going into sneak mode, then placing the Unenchanted Weapon and opening the character menu simultaneously. Without exiting the menu, press start and manually save the game. After that, exit both menus. If the screen is still frozen, close and restart the game, loading up the mid-animation save. After that, you should be able to take the Trueflame without issue.
• Sometimes the pyroil tar does not apply to the unenchanted weapon.
  • To fix this bug, try unequipping all apparel items then continue with the quest normally.
• If you add the gems to the forge and ignite the forge before inserting the unenchanted weapon, you may not be able to finish the quest normally. You can use the console to advance the quest, as discussed below, but you will still have the unenchanted weapon in your inventory, unless you also remove it with console commands. ^?

Quest Stages[edit]

Trueflame (ccASVSSE001_QuestE)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
1		I've picked up a Dwarven gem that looks like it's tied to the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz. I placed the gem into the forge's main panel, which has four slots in total.
5		I've picked up four Dwarven gems that appear to be tied to the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz. I should place them in the main panel to restore power to the forge. Objective 20: Place the gems in the forge (0/4)
7		I've picked up an Unenchanted Weapon that looks like it's tied to the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz.
8		I found a journal on the body of a heretic that implies he was attempting to make use of a Dwarven forge. I should investigate the area and see what else I can find. Objective 3: Retrieve the Unenchanted Weapon
10		I've picked up a Dwarven gem that looks like it's tied to the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz. With enough gems, I may be able to restore power to the forge. Objective 10: Collect the Dwarven Forge Gems throughout Solstheim (0/4)
50		I've picked up a Dwarven gem that looks like it's tied to the Dwarven Forge in Fahlbtharz. I placed the gem and three others into the forge's main panel and restored power to the machine. Objective 70: Apply the Pyroil Tar to the Unenchanted Weapon
60		In order to help restore Trueflame's enchantment, I covered the Unenchanted Weapon in Pyroil Tar, a special ingredient used in Dwarven smithing. Objective 80: Place the Unenchanted Weapon in the forge
70		I found an Unenchanted Weapon and placed it into a special slot in the Dwarven Forge. Once the forge has its power restored, it should enchant the weapon. Objective 1: Use the forge to enchant and restore Trueflame
80		I found an unenchanted weapon and placed it into a special slot in the Dwarven Forge. Once the forge has its power restored, it should enchant the weapon. Objective 90: Activate the forge
90		I found an unenchanted weapon and placed it into a special slot in the Dwarven Forge. With the forge fully operational, the weapon's enchantment has been restored and I can now remove it. Objective 100: Pick up Trueflame
100		I found an unenchanted weapon and placed it into a special slot in the Dwarven Forge. With the forge fully operational, the weapon's enchantment has been restored and I can now remove it.

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 2, 3, 4, 6, 20, 30, 40.