Online:A Diamond in the Root

Find and deliver a bandit's diamond to a Riften fence. Zone: The Rift Quest Giver: Campfire Location(s): Broken Helm Hollow, Riften Reward: Low Leveled Gold XP Gain: Low XP ID: 5008

Search the cairn

I found an abandoned campfire at the entrance to Broken Helm Hollow. I should figure out what happened to the campers.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Read Broken Helm Notes.
2. Find the diamond.
3. Talk to the diamond fence in Riften.
4. Collect your payment from the dead drop location.

Detailed Walkthrough

Upon entering Broken Helm Hollow, you spot a campfire. It appears to be part of an abandoned camp. You also find some notes that might give you a clue as to whom the campfire belonged.

You read the Broken Helm Notes and decide to look for the diamond. You can search the skeleton by the fire's teeth, but you find nothing. Continue deeper into the Hollow. Along the way, you find more skeletons to search. The diamond is in one of the skeletons just in front of a troll in a chamber directly south of the entrance.

Once you have the diamond, you should take it to Seryna in Riften. She is in the Withered Tree, a tavern north of the marketplace.

"Welcome to the Withered Tree. Good luck getting any actual help around here."

I hear you're interested in diamonds.

"Keep your voice down! Why do you think fences don't have storefronts?
Discretion, discretion, discretion!"

Do you want it or not?

"Of course I do! But I can't trade while I'm on my shift. Give the diamond to me. You'll find your payment in the graveyard behind the Fighters Guild. Look for a cairn with flowers on it.
Don't dig too deep. The Nords are touchy about their graves."

How do I know you won't take the diamond and run?

"Fences who can't be found don't stay in business for long. And I couldn't stay here after cheating a damn hero. Bribes only get you so far. Now go!"

You need to search the cairn, a big pile of gray rocks behind the Fighters Guild. You can then collect your payment.

<There are fresh flowers on the cairn, indicating Seryna's payment is in side.>

<Move the rocks aside.>

<You find Seryna's rewards nestled underneath the first layer of stones.>

Quest Stages

A Diamond in the Root
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I found a sheaf of notes near the campfire. Perhaps they will provide clues. Objective: Read the Notes
	A group of bandits hid here after a heist, and judging from the skeletons, the beasts killed them. The author of the notes mentioned hiding a diamond in his false tooth. Perhaps his skeleton is still here. Objective: Find the Diamond
	I recovered the diamond. From the note, I should take it to Seryna, a fence in Riften. Objective: Talk to Seryna
Finishes quest	Seryna took my diamond and directed me to the graveyard behind the Fighters Guild in Riften. Fresh flowers on the cairn indicate my payment is inside. Objective: Search Cairn

Notes

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• 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.