Dragonborn Cultist Quest Broken?

[>Kelsey Rose<]

I killed the cultist and looted his body and there was not note to trigger the next step in the quest. The body is still there and it says empty. I also have a marker on my map for it just to the left of the barracks but there's nothing there and when I stand there, the marker looks like it's far under ground. Can anyone help me or is this unfixable with only a new game to solve it? TIA

[Draconifors]

Were there two cultists? There should have been, and only one of them has the note on their body. Sounds like the second cultist's body may have somehow clipped into the terrain.

Do you have a save you can reload, from before the cultists showed up? That could be an easy solution.

[Death Approaches]

yep sounds like he clipped through the terrain; turn on 'tcl' and fly down and see if you can find him and loot the corpse... in cities there's usually a secondary 'ground' under the ground you're walking on, but if it fell below that, I'd just reload...

[>Kelsey Rose<]

Originally posted by Death Approaches:

yep sounds like he clipped through the terrain; turn on 'tcl' and fly down and see if you can find him and loot the corpse... in cities there's usually a secondary 'ground' under the ground you're walking on, but if it fell below that, I'd just reload...

Does using TCL disable achievements? I think you're right that it's the second cultist that is lost in the terrain because there is only one laying in the street currently.

[mikk011]

Console commands have no effect on Skyrim achievements.

[>Kelsey Rose<]

Thanks so much! the TCL worked and because I'm such an achievement junkie I verified that it doesn't effect them either haha Thanks again!

[Rez Elwin]

For future reference, you don't need the note or for the cultists to show up to Begin Dragonborn, you can head to Solstheim at any point.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by >Kelsey Rose<:

I killed the cultist and looted his body and there was not note to trigger the next step in the quest. The body is still there and it says empty. I also have a marker on my map for it just to the left of the barracks but there's nothing there and when I stand there, the marker looks like it's far under ground. Can anyone help me or is this unfixable with only a new game to solve it? TIA

Only one cultist has the note, you need to find that body.

But as Rez states you don't need the note, you can talk to the captain of the ship at any time..... I wouldn't before I was level 30 or higher, but you can....