
No Stone Unturned in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
“No Stone Unturned” is a Thieves' Guild Faction Quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Contents
Locations[edit]
Walkthrough[edit]
Find Unusual Gem[edit]
Find any of the gems below. They are well scattered throughout Skyrim and many are in obvious places. They are initially called Unusual Gems. As a quest item they cannot be removed from your inventory.
Talk with Maul[edit]
When you enter Riften for the first time, you will encounter Maul. While talking with him, ask about the unusual gem. He will direct you to Vex. You must be a member of the Thieves' Guild to advance this game. You must complete at least A Chance Arrangement
Gem Locations[edit]
City/Hold | Location | Details | Photo |
Whiterun | Dragonsreach | Jarl's Room, Bedside | ![]() |
Whiterun | Jorrvaskr | Kodlak's Room | ![]() |
Whiterun | Hall of the Dead | Catacombs, go down left stairs, next to skeleton | ![]() |
Solitude | Blue Palace | Jarl's Room, on top of wardrobe. | ![]() |
Solitude | Proudspire Manor | Top floor, master bedroom. On top of wardrobe. | ![]() |
Riften | Mistveil Keep | Jarl's Room. Go up the stairs and through the locked center door, on the left. | ![]() |
Windhelm | Palace of the Kings | Upstairs. First door on the left. Inside Wuunferth's room at the end of the hall. To the right of the Arcane Enchanter. | ![]() |
Windhelm | House of Clan Shatter-Shield | Upper floor, room to the left of the stairs. On a bookshelf. | ![]() |
Markarth | The Treasury House | In Thonar's bedroom. Down left hall from entrance. Behind locked door. | ![]() |
Markarth | Understone Keep | Dwemer Muesum, on a table to the left in the first room.*NOTE Do not enter the museum between Hard Answers and completing Darkness Returns. Avoids a glitch. | ![]() |
College of Winterhold | Arch-Mage's Quarters | To the left of the bed, under the mounted wolf's head. | ![]() |
The Reach | Dead Crone Rock | On altar in front of Word Wall | ![]() |
The Rift | Black-Briar Lodge | Master bedroom, upstairs. On the left end table by bed. | ![]() |
Eastmarch | Ansilvund - Ansilvund Burial Chambers | At end of cave, by the Ghostblade. | ![]() |
Eastmarch | Stony Creek Cave | Next to the alchemy lab, in the room off to the side. | ![]() |
Hjaalmarch | Rannveig's Fast | After falling down trap door in front of the Word Wall, turn to the right to find the stone by the Alchemy Lab. | ![]() |
Whiterun Hold | Fellglow Keep | Straight up the stairs. To the right of the top of the stairs. | ![]() |
Haafingar | Dainty Sload | Go into the basement level, head up the opposing stairs. In the last room on the table. | ![]() |
Falkreath | Sunderstone Gorge | In front of the Word Wall, between the bodies in front of it, on the altar. | ![]() |
Winterhold | Yngvild | In the bedroom behind the throne room. On the desk with the final journal. | ![]() |
Winterhold | Hob's Fall Cave | Just inside cave. Under the bridge, nearby the Alchemy Lab | ![]() |
Haafingar | Reeking Cave | VERSION 1.4 or LATER ONLYNext to a corpse in the back near the dead Conjurer. | ![]() |
Haafingar | Thalmor Embassy | VERSION 1.3 or EARLIER ONLYFound in Elenwen's Solar on the second floor. | 300px |
Falkreath | Pinewatch Bandit's Sanctuary | In the basement. Use the hidden button to the right of the bookcase. To the right, on a shelf. | ![]() |
Falkreath | Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary | On the dresser in Astrid's room during either With Friends Like These... or Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! | ![]() |
Recover the Crown[edit]

No Stone Unturned in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
When you've collected the full set of 24 Stones of Barenziah you will need to talk to Vex again. She will send you to Tolvand's Cave.