Cleansing the Stones

Cleansing the Stones
Quest Giver	Storn Crag-Strider
Location	Solstheim
Prerequisite	The Fate of the Skaal
Next Quest	The Path of Knowledge
Type	Main Quest
Quest ID	DLC2MQ03B

Cleansing the Stones is a quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn. After learning the Bend Will shout at Saering's Watch and using it on the Wind Stone, the Dragonborn will be asked to cleanse the other four stones (Sun, Beast, Earth, and Water) to release them from Miraak's influence.

Background

After I destroyed Miraak's control of the Wind Stone, Storn has asked me to free the remaining sacred Stones using my "Bend Will" Shout.

Walkthrough

After speaking to Storn Crag-Strider, the Dragonborn can travel to the remaining four All-Maker Stones, located around Solstheim, and use the newly learned Bend Will shout on all of them. They will all be marked on the map. After shouting at each one, a lurker will appear, attacking the Dragonborn and the people surrounding each stone.

• Tip: when fighting the lurker at the water stone, there may be a dragon. It is possible you have already slain it.

Reward

As each stone is cleansed, access to its powers (powers of the All-Maker Stones) will be granted, namely:

• Wind Stone – North Wind
• Earth Stone – Bones of the Earth
• Sun Stone – Sun Flare
• Water Stone – Waters of Life
• Beast Stone – Conjure Werebear

Journal

Journal Entry
After I destroyed Miraak's control of the Wind Stone, Storn has asked me to free the remaining sacred Stones using my "Bend Will" Shout. Objective: Cleanse the Water Stone Objective: Cleanse the Earth Stone Objective: Cleanse the Beast Stone Objective: Cleanse the Sun Stone
I cleansed the sacred Stones that Miraak had corrupted. Solstheim is free of his influence except for the Tree Stone, which remains imprisoned inside his new Temple. Quest complete

Trivia

• This quest can be completely skipped by obtaining the first word of Bend Will from Saering's Watch and shouting at the Wind Stone before meeting Frea at the Temple of Miraak. By doing so, Storn will mention the land is at peace and "The Path of Knowledge" will begin.
• If Fanari Strong-Voice is killed while cleansing the first stone (the Wind Stone) with the Skaal villagers, the side-quests "A New Source of Stalhrim" (which allows the Dragonborn to smith stalhrim weapons and armor) as well as "Lost Legacy," won't happen. This is because these quests are triggered later when she has a conversation with Deor, and she is not around to have that conversation.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Cleansing the Stones. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

• When using the Bend Will shout on the stones, those around the stone may walk away as if freed, but the arches may not crumble, no lurker will be spawned, and some of the inhabitants will still act as if under Miraak's influence.
  • This may be resolved by fast traveling away from the stone and then back after using the Bend Will shout on it.
• When using the Bend Will shout on the Earth Stone, there is a chance of spawning a second lurker. The only way to resolve this is to reload to a previous save.