Keening can fall through the floor and appear in the room below.

360 In part two, when attempting to hand in the staff, the staff stays in the inventory even after handing it over. The warped soul gem will be given and Arniel will give thanks and say he has much to do. The quest will finish but the next part in the quest chain will not start. In some cases, though, the quest chain will continue. (The next quest starts after quest "The Staff of Magnus" is finished.)

In part two, when attempting to hand in the staff, the staff stays in the inventory even after handing it over. The warped soul gem will be given and Arniel will give thanks and say he has much to do. The quest will finish but the next part in the quest chain will not start. In some cases, though, the quest chain will continue. (The next quest starts after quest "The Staff of Magnus" is finished.) Sometimes, the quest "Arniel's Endeavor" begins even after completion. The reason for this is unknown. If this occurs, the quest is impossible to complete a second time. If the Dragonborn collects ten Dwemer cogs before talking to Arniel to get the first part of his quest, there is no option to ask what he wants them for, which is the dialogue option to start the quest. Instead, the option will be "I've got the cogs," and as Arniel takes them, the quest "Arniel's Endeavor" will then be marked as finished, even though it was not even started. 360 PS3 The above bug can occur with no consequences whatsoever, apart from the Dragonborn being left with the staff as a non quest item. This still happens as of Xbox Patch 1.9.

PC 360 PS3 The staff may not appear where the quest marker indicates. PC(Fix) Use the console command player.additem 0006a093 1 to receive the staff. Then, use the command setstage MGRArniel02 30 to advance the quest forward one stage to where the staff is given to Enthir. Give the staff to Enthir, and the rest of the quest will progress as if the bug never occurred.

The staff may not appear where the quest marker indicates. If the staff is put on a weapon rack instead of giving it to Enthir, the quest may be prevented from advancing, even if it is put back in the inventory.

PC 360 PS3 In part three, the warped soul gem may not heat up when Arniel's convection spell is used. PC(Fix) Use the console command setstage MGRArniel03 20 . This will allow heating the warped soul gem in any convector.

In part three, the warped soul gem may not heat up when Arniel's convection spell is used. PC 360 PS3 In part three, if there are duplicates of the warped soul gem, they can be deposited into a Dwemer convector to remove them from the inventory. Keeping one is advised. Once the extras have been dealt with and the other Dwemer convectors have been used, return to Arniel to progress the quest. PC(Fix) Use the console command player.removeitem 0006a10a 1 to remove duplicate warped soul gems from the inventory until one is left. If that ID code does not work, one of the following will: 0006a106 / 006a107 / 0006a108 / 006a109/ 0010e44b.

In part three, if there are duplicates of the warped soul gem, they can be deposited into a Dwemer convector to remove them from the inventory. Keeping one is advised. Once the extras have been dealt with and the other Dwemer convectors have been used, return to Arniel to progress the quest. PC 360 If stuck on the first convector used in part three of this quest, constantly seeing the message to "place the gem in the final convector," this indicates that the quest is bugged. The only workaround is to keep trying until the duplicate soul gem bug is encountered. Even though the message to use the 'final' convector will appear, it will be possible to use a second convector and continue to a third. 360 Try using very short bursts of Arniel's convection when heating as opposed to constant flow, as a possible solution when receiving the message to place the gem in the final convector after only performing the mission in the first convector. Regular quest updates for second and third convectors should appear. 360(Fix) : After heating the soul gem in the first convector, try retrieving the soul gem by using the take all function instead of taking the soul gem as an individual item. PC(Fix) : Place the warped gem into the convector and use the console command setstage MGRArniel03 20 . This will allow the quest to go to part four.

If stuck on the first convector used in part three of this quest, constantly seeing the message to "place the gem in the final convector," this indicates that the quest is bugged. The only workaround is to keep trying until the duplicate soul gem bug is encountered. Even though the message to use the 'final' convector will appear, it will be possible to use a second convector and continue to a third. PC 360 When dual wielding the convection spell on the convector, the quest will glitch, saying to go to the final convector, making it impossible to complete the quest. PC(Fix) : Use the console command player.additem 0006a10a 1 to add a duplicate warped soul gem into the inventory. Place both warped soul gems into a convector and heat them. Take out one gem from the convector and the quest should update (the second one can be taken but it will destroy the first one).

When dual wielding the convection spell on the convector, the quest will glitch, saying to go to the final convector, making it impossible to complete the quest. In part four, if Keening has already been discovered and claimed from the courier's body, the quest marker will be attached to the courier's body, and the quest will not acknowledge possession of the dagger. PC(Fix) Use the console command setstage MGRArniel04 30 to advance in the quest to where the courier's body is looted (Keening must be in the inventory). 360 PS3 Equip the dagger, then place it in a weapon rack. Taking the item from the weapon rack should trigger the progression of the quest.

PC After retrieving Keening and returning to the College of Winterhold, the door to the Hall of Elements from the main courtyard becomes stuck ajar so that entering the main building of the College through it is impossible. To fix this, go to the balcony level either via the Hall of Countenance or the Hall of Attainment and enter one of the doors to the Arcanaeum to reach the Hall of Elements. PC(Fix) The bug also fixes itself after a few in-game days.

After retrieving Keening and returning to the College of Winterhold, the door to the Hall of Elements from the main courtyard becomes stuck ajar so that entering the main building of the College through it is impossible. To fix this, go to the balcony level either via the Hall of Countenance or the Hall of Attainment and enter one of the doors to the Arcanaeum to reach the Hall of Elements. Arniel will be found outside of the College, on the snowbank close to the river. After delivering the dagger, he will attempt to start his experiment but nothing will happen. Using Unrelenting Force to push him from where he is standing (down towards the water) should enable him to walk back to the College. Waiting a few hours will not stop his course. It is best to do this before he is given the dagger so he is in the right spot for the end of the quest.

PC 360 PS3 After completing the quest and Arniel disappears, none of the quest reward items were left behind. He advises the Dragonborn to step back, but ignore him, and stand beside the crystal.

After completing the quest and Arniel disappears, none of the quest reward items were left behind. He advises the Dragonborn to step back, but ignore him, and stand beside the crystal. It is possible that Keening will not be received, but the Summon Arniel's Shade spell will.

Sometimes, after he explains his experiment, he will not equip Keening and he will strike the soul gem with his normal weapon. (For the second strike, he also misses with his hammer and hits the wall behind the gem.)

PC PS4 The final objective in part three, "Deliver the soul gem to Arniel," is not properly set as completed by the game. This does not seem to affect game play.

The final objective in part three, "Deliver the soul gem to Arniel," is not properly set as completed by the game. This does not seem to affect game play. 360 Arniel will hit the warped soul gem with his axe, not Keening. However, he will still disappear as though he had used Keening, so the difference is purely visual.

Arniel will hit the warped soul gem with his axe, not Keening. However, he will still disappear as though he had used Keening, so the difference is purely visual. 360 The first heating of the warped soul gem may repeat on the spot, completing part three. This has no observed negative consequences.

The first heating of the warped soul gem may repeat on the spot, completing part three. This has no observed negative consequences. PC The quest might ask you to put a "warped" soul gem in a convector instead. No known fix except to reload from an earlier point.

The quest might ask you to put a "warped" soul gem in a convector instead. No known fix except to reload from an earlier point. If the Dragonborn has ten Dwemer cogs in their inventory before beginning the quest, speaking to Arniel will give the option to give him the cogs, regardless of the fact that he has not asked for them yet. Doing so results in a "Quest Completed" notification appearing before the "Quest Started" notification. This has no observed negative consequences.

PC XB1 If the quest "A Love Beyond Death" is completed before receiving Enthir's quest to find the Staff of Tandil and Ansilvund is the location chosen, the quest will become impossible to complete, as the quest marker will lead to the Ansilvund Burial Chamber but the staff is glitched into the wall and unobtainable.

If the quest "A Love Beyond Death" is completed before receiving Enthir's quest to find the Staff of Tandil and Ansilvund is the location chosen, the quest will become impossible to complete, as the quest marker will lead to the Ansilvund Burial Chamber but the staff is glitched into the wall and unobtainable. PC PS3 PS4 Sometimes, Arniel does not return to his room in the Hall of Attainment. He can be found on the second floor in the Hall of Countenance in the first empty room on the right.