The Crown of Barenziah restored

No Stone Unturned

An interactive guide for finding all 24 Stones of Barenziah

Thieves Guild · TGCrown / TGCrownMisc

Before you can reach them all

  • Start the Dark Brotherhood questline — or begin Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!
  • Purchase Proudspire Manor in Solitude (25,000 gold)
  • Join the College of Winterhold and progress Under Saarthal until the Arch-Mage's Quarters unlock
Every other stone can be grabbed at any time. Many sit in places you'll visit during other quests — tick them off as you go. There are no quest markers for the stones.

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Getting there

Whiterun

3 stones
Hall of the Dead catacombs stone location Whiterun

Hall of the Dead — Catacombs

Inside the Catacombs beneath the Hall of the Dead. Go down the left stairs and the stone sits to your left, next to a skeleton.

Fast travel: WhiterunInside Whiterun — Hall of the Dead in the city's northeast quarter; the Catacombs are below.
Dragonsreach stone location Whiterun

Dragonsreach

In the Jarl's bedroom, on the right-hand end table.

Fast travel: WhiterunInside Whiterun — Dragonsreach, the keep at the top of the city.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.
Jorrvaskr stone location Whiterun

Jorrvaskr — Living Quarters

On the bookshelf in Kodlak's room in the Companions' living quarters.

Fast travel: WhiterunInside Whiterun — Jorrvaskr, the Companions' mead hall below Dragonsreach.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.

Solitude

2 stones
Blue Palace stone location Solitude

Blue Palace

In the Jarl's bedroom, on the right side of the bed, on top of the wardrobe.

Fast travel: SolitudeInside Solitude — the Blue Palace at the far end of the city.
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† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.
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Solitude

Proudspire Manor

You must first buy the house (25,000 gold). The stone is on the top floor in the master bedroom, on top of the wardrobe behind the door. Present with or without the bedroom upgrade.

Fast travel: SolitudeInside Solitude — Proudspire Manor on the city's upper terrace.

Riften

1 stone
Mistveil Keep stone location Riften

Mistveil Keep

In the Jarl's bedroom. Go up the stairs and through the locked center door; the stone is on the end table left of the bed.

Fast travel: RiftenInside Riften — Mistveil Keep at the south end of the city.
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† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.

Windhelm

2 stones
Palace of the Kings stone location Windhelm

Palace of the Kings — Upstairs

Take the first door to the left entering the main palace area, then find Wuunferth's room (Alchemy Lab & Arcane Enchanter) at the end of the hall. The stone is on a table on the right side of the room.

Fast travel: WindhelmInside Windhelm — the Palace of the Kings, in the city's center.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.
House of Clan Shatter-Shield stone location Windhelm

House of Clan Shatter-Shield

On a bookshelf in the room to the left of the top of the stairs.

Fast travel: WindhelmInside Windhelm — House of Clan Shatter-Shield in the residential quarter.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.

Markarth

2 stones
Treasury House stone location Markarth

The Treasury House

On a bedside table in Thonar's bedroom — down the hall on the left from the front door. You may need to pick an apprentice-level door, but no one reacts.

Fast travel: MarkarthInside Markarth — the Treasury House on the city's upper level.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.
Dwemer Museum stone location Markarth

Understone Keep — Dwemer Museum

On a table in the first room to the left inside the Dwemer Museum.

Fast travel: MarkarthInside Markarth — Understone Keep; the Dwemer Museum is within.
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† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.

College of Winterhold

1 stone
Arch-Mage's Quarters stone location Winterhold

Arch-Mage's Quarters

Access is gained at the end of the quest Under Saarthal — before that, the door is inaccessible.

Fast travel: College of WinterholdFast travel straight to the College — the Arch-Mage's Quarters are inside.
† May be marked stolen unless you have the right faction rank.

Across Skyrim

13 stones
Dead Crone Rock stone location The Reach

Dead Crone Rock

On the stone altar opposite the Word Wall.

Fast travel: MarkarthSouth-southwest of Markarth, just above Hag Rock Redoubt.
Ansilvund stone location Eastmarch

Ansilvund

On the table at the end of Ansilvund Burial Chambers.

Fast travel: RiftenNorth of Riften.
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Rannveig's Fast stone location Whiterun Hold

Rannveig's Fast

After falling down the trapdoor in front of the chest and Word Wall, the stone is next to the alchemy lab and chest on the right.

Fast travel: RoriksteadEast-northeast of Rorikstead.
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Dainty Sload stone location Haafingar

Dainty Sload

Head down into the waterlogged bowels and up the opposing stairs. The stone is in the last room, on the table.

Fast travel: SolitudeDocked just north of Solitude.
Sunderstone Gorge stone location Falkreath Hold

Sunderstone Gorge

On the table with two bodies in front of the Word Wall.

Fast travel: FalkreathNorth-northwest of Falkreath.
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Hob's Fall Cave stone location Winterhold

Hob's Fall Cave

Near the alchemy set under the bridge in the northwestern part of the cave system.

Fast travel: WinterholdWest of Winterhold.
Reeking Cave stone location Thalmor Embassy stone location pre-1.4
Haafingar

Reeking Cave / Thalmor Embassy

Post-patch 1.4: inside Reeking Cave, next to a corpse in the back. Easiest during Diplomatic Immunity's escape, but reachable without it.

Pre-1.4: in the Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar on the second floor.

Fast travel: SolitudeNorthwest of Solitude, at the Thalmor Embassy.
Pinewatch stone location Falkreath Hold

Pinewatch Bandit's Sanctuary

Go to the basement and press the hidden button to the right of the bookcase to access the bandit hideout. The gem is in a locked room in the Bandit's Sanctuary.

Fast travel: FalkreathNortheast of Falkreath; Lakeview Manor (Hearthfire) is just north if you've built it.
Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary stone location Falkreath Hold

Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary

On the dresser in Astrid's room. Still accessible after Death Incarnate — though the game may freeze when entering the Sanctuary after that quest.

Fast travel: FalkreathWest of Falkreath; entrance hidden beneath the road. Map marker only appears after 'With Friends Like These'.

Recovering the Crown

Tolvald's Cave

Show Vex the full set and she'll send you to Tolvald's Cave for the Crown of Barenziah. The cave is three layers deep and crawling with Falmer — prepare accordingly. As you approach the crown, three hostile Dunmer Ghosts appear and attack.

Return the crown to Vex for the permanent Prowler's Profit effect, which greatly increases the chance of finding gems in randomized containers.

Don't enter the cave early. If you haven't spoken to Vex with all 24 gems, the crown's area is blocked by rubble and you'll have to walk the whole cave again.
Find the Crown within Tolvald's Cave

Worth knowing

  • No quest markers. Unless you're hunting by chance, keep this list and cross them off — hence the checkboxes above.
  • The stone in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary isn't generated until one of the Dark Brotherhood questlines is started.
  • Many stones sit in Jarl's quarters or faction halls and will be flagged stolen unless you have the right faction rank. The Special Edition reportedly ignores this.
  • The Stones are fixed in place — they can't be knocked off and lost like loose gems.
  • Bug: collecting all 24 before Vex identifies them can stall the quest at 24/24. PC fix: setobjectivecompleted TGCrown 20 1 then setstage TGCrown 30.
  • Bug: the Fellglow Keep and Pinewatch stones sometimes fail to spawn. PC workaround: set TGCrownGemsFound to 24, set TGCrownGemsTotal to 24, setstage TGCrown 30.
  • You cannot drop the quest without joining the Thieves Guild — the gems have no other use and can't leave your inventory without Vex.