An Axe to Find

An Axe to Find is a miscellaneous quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn.

WalkthroughEdit

After accepting the quest from Glover Mallory, Crescius Caerellius can be found at either Caerellius House or Raven Rock Mine. When he is asked about Glover's Ancient Nordic Pickaxe, he can be convinced to give up the pickaxe so it can be returned. After returning to Glover Mallory, he will give the pickaxe to the Dragonborn.

An Axe to Find – DLC2RR03Intro
ID	Journal Entry
15	Objective 10: Retrieve the Ancient Nordic Pickaxe
20	Objective 20: Return [sic] [Do not change this to Return the. This misspelled word is how it appears in-game.] Ancient Nordic Pickaxe to Glover Mallory
25	Objective 30: Tell Glover Mallory lie [sic] [Do not change this to a lie. This misspelled word is how it appears in-game.] about the Ancient Nordic Pickaxe
200	Quest complete

The Dragonborn can choose not to return the pickaxe to Glover Mallory and keep it instead. It will remain in the inventory as a quest item, making it a useful, weightless pickaxe.
Glover Mallory will let the Dragonborn keep the pickaxe, explaining that he only wanted to teach him that it is not right to steal. This is ironic, given his close ties with the Thieves Guild.

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XB1 If you start this quest with the Final Descent quest active, Crescius Caerellius will not appear in his home nor in Raven Rock Mine, making it impossible to get Glover's Ancient Nordic Pickaxe from him to complete the quest.
PS3 The pickaxe will weigh 10 units, despite being a quest item.

Dragonborn Quests
Main Quests	Dragonborn • The Temple of Miraak • The Fate of the Skaal • Cleansing the Stones The Path of Knowledge • The Gardener of Men • At the Summit of Apocrypha
Black Book Quests	Filament and Filigree • The Hidden Twilight • The Sallow Regent • The Winds of Change • Untold Legends
Raven Rock Quests	A New Debt • An Axe to Find • Clean Sweep • Feeding the Addiction • Fetch the Netch • First Edition • It's All In The Taste • Recipe for Distraction • March of the Dead • Paid in Full • Pain in the Necklace • Served Cold • The Final Descent • The Frostmoon Hunters
Skaal Village Quests	A New Source of Stalhrim • Filial Bonds • Lost Legacy • Morwen's Request • Nikulas' Future
Tel Mithryn Quests	Azra's Staffs • Briarheart Necropsy • Experimental Subject • From the Ashes • Healing a House Heart Stones • Lost Knowledge • Old Friends • Reluctant Steward • Telvanni Research • Wind and Sand
Other Quests	Deathbrand • Retaking Thirsk • The Chief of Thirsk Hall • The Ebony Warrior • Unearthed