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cadwell's silver quest -- is there no way to delete it?
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i have no intention of repeating all the base zone story quests, as i've done all of them on another character. i finished up the first part of the main story quest in order to fully level up soul magic, but now i'm done questing. yet i'm stuck with this cadwell quest, which automatically started, and which would take hours upon hours to close out, only to then be followed by cadwell's gold. any way to delete this? maybe through an add-on?
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Ulvich✭✭✭✭✭i have no intention of repeating all the base zone story quests, as i've done all of them on another character. i finished up the first part of the main story quest in order to fully level up soul magic, but now i'm done questing. yet i'm stuck with this cadwell quest, which automatically started, and which would take hours upon hours to close out, only to then be followed by cadwell's gold. any way to delete this? maybe through an add-on?
None at all.
I have had these quests on some of my toons for almost 12 years. Just like you I have ready done them once, and that's enough.Edited by Ulvich on January 16, 2026 8:59PM- BETA Group: 85 b 9
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SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭These were relevant before One Tamriel but not now. If they won't let us delete them, then maybe a way to archive them so they don't take up a quest slot.
Or do the "I've heard this story before" and let us skip them that way.Edited by SilverBride on January 16, 2026 9:03PMPCNA4 -
lillybit✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭You can't delete it but there's a work around... kinda...
Once you defeat Molag Bal, you return to the Harborage and turn in the quest. Cadwell's Silver doesn't automatically start (tho the next quest sometimes follows straight on so you need to be a little careful not to click through too quick) so if you avoid cities it won't pop up. Obviously that's more difficult on some characters than others - if you do daily crafting it's impossible now but a character that just does dungeons and trials could get away with it.
It was easier before they added main quest interactions to DLC's and ruined it for my Vivec crafters - one of the worst ever changes for me.
I really hate the permanent quest too, so much so that I've completed Gold on about 14 characters so far (not all on the same account). I even made myself a cheat sheet to get it done as quick as possible - which also had the bonus of making it a bit more interesting to do for a while til I'd worked everything out!PS4 EU0 -
Sadras✭✭✭Oh yes please, throwing in my vote for this as a small QOL fix. Let us just abandon it and maybe place a reminder somewhere in a menu like the zone overview or the stories thing or even the quest starters for if someone wants to do it much later. I've done it on my main, and one time was enough, and I wish it could just leave the quest log until I consciously decide I really have too much time on my hands and that needs fixing.
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tohopka_eso✭✭✭✭I guess I am a glutton for punishment
I don't mind doing the quests again on my other characters. Especially since I like the fact of getting more skill points also.
Sometimes also, I'll discover something I might've missed on my previous run through.1 -
DenverRalphy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Players have been asking for a way to abandon this for going on 10 years now. So it's not something ZOS isn't aware of. <shrug> it is what it is I guess.
It is the only way to get the Soul Shriven Motif Book though. So there's that. If it's any consolation. 0 -
CoronHR✭✭✭✭✭DenverRalphy wrote: »Players have been asking for a way to abandon this for going on 10 years now. So it's not something ZOS isn't aware of. <shrug> it is what it is I guess.
It is the only way to get the Soul Shriven Motif Book though. So there's that. If it's any consolation.
how do you get this book? and can you sell it? and if so, is it worth anything?PC - EU - Steam client0 -
lillybit✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭DenverRalphy wrote: »Players have been asking for a way to abandon this for going on 10 years now. So it's not something ZOS isn't aware of. <shrug> it is what it is I guess.
It is the only way to get the Soul Shriven Motif Book though. So there's that. If it's any consolation.
how do you get this book? and can you sell it? and if so, is it worth anything?
You get it when you finish Gold (I think? Maybe silver) You can't sell it, it's boundPS4 EU0 -
robwolf666✭✭✭✭✭
✭Wow. Don't want to do questing in a game that's all about... questing. Interesting.
You can always fast click through the dialogue and focus on the fighting. But hey, if you don't want that extra XP and gold.
(Edit) Although - if you really don't want to do the entire zones again - all you really need to do is hit the story quest beats in Cadwells Silver/Gold and ignore the rest of the zones. Hit those beats, fast click the dialogue... you'll get it each done in a day most likely.Edited by robwolf666 on January 17, 2026 11:54AM2 -
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✭✭✭✭DenverRalphy wrote: »Players have been asking for a way to abandon this for going on 10 years now. So it's not something ZOS isn't aware of. <shrug> it is what it is I guess.
It is the only way to get the Soul Shriven Motif Book though. So there's that. If it's any consolation.
how do you get this book? and can you sell it? and if so, is it worth anything?
It's the reward for completing Silver. And it's bound, so you can't sell it.
Completing Gold rewards you with the cookpot helmet you see many players fond of.
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CoronHR✭✭✭✭✭robwolf666 wrote: »Wow. Don't want to do questing in a game that's all about... questing. Interesting.
You can always fast click through the dialogue and focus on the fighting. But hey, if you don't want that extra XP and gold.
if you had read my original post, i said i had already done all the quests and didn't want to do them again. also, this game is great in the sense that you don't have to do any questing if you don't want to, you can just kill things, do group content, trade, etc. also also, the quests are generally boring afPC - EU - Steam client0 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭After Caldwell's Silver comes Caldwell's Gold.
If I remember correctly, all we need to do are the story quests, not any of the side quests. That should go fairly quickly.PCNA1 -
Castagere✭✭✭✭✭Is the Cadwell quest chain even necessary today? It is a pain that after you do the main quest, this gets shoved on you. If not, it should just become an option you chose to do.0 -
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✭✭✭✭If they don't want to allow players to abandon it, I wouldn't be opposed to just removing it from the tracker. I have no problem with it sitting in the journal menu. Just need it gone from the quest tracker. The quest tracker in the console UI is questionable enough without unwanted quests added to the mix.3 -
robwolf666✭✭✭✭✭
✭Is the Cadwell quest chain even necessary today? It is a pain that after you do the main quest, this gets shoved on you. If not, it should just become an option you chose to do.
I wouldn't say it was "necessary" even back in the beginning - but back before OT it was the only way for people who'd finished their Alliance and the Main story to experience the other Alliances (Unless they made a characters in those other Alliances)... plus a way to carry on getting XP to level up your Vet level characters in PvE, especially if you didn't want to do PvP.
At least that's how I read it at the time. But no, it's not mandatory, I just like to do everything with my characters.
Plus, it was a way to experience the game in a very Skyrim-like way since you encountered other players a lot less frequently - even back then they preferred to farm XP in certain places or play PvP. I could go for days in Silver/Gold and not see anyone - heaven!Edited by robwolf666 on January 18, 2026 11:56AM1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭DenverRalphy wrote: »If they don't want to allow players to abandon it, I wouldn't be opposed to just removing it from the tracker. I have no problem with it sitting in the journal menu. Just need it gone from the quest tracker. The quest tracker in the console UI is questionable enough without unwanted quests added to the mix.
Either this, or make this achievement account wide.
I can’t imagine many players set out to do this on more than one character.
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DoofusMax✭✭✭✭You can't delete it but there's a work around... kinda...
Once you defeat Molag Bal, you return to the Harborage and turn in the quest. Cadwell's Silver doesn't automatically start (tho the next quest sometimes follows straight on so you need to be a little careful not to click through too quick) so if you avoid cities it won't pop up. Obviously that's more difficult on some characters than others - if you do daily crafting it's impossible now but a character that just does dungeons and trials could get away with it. <snip>
Not really. If you are very careful about dialogue when turning in the Main Quest, you can avoid picking it up right then and there, but as soon as you get about a hundred meters or so away from the Harborage, you get summoned back and Cadwell's Silver goes into your journal whether you respond or not.
I don't mind Silver as much as Gold because Silver is the only source for the Soul-Shriven motif, which is one of the crafting books for Shalidor's Library. Been sitting at 23/24 on all but one character for years because of that. I really mind Gold because there's no reward associated with it that's worth the hassle of doing another alliance story. The helmet went into collections from the first character and I definitely don't need a necklace that I've collected multiple times by this point (don't care that it's a unique variant; it'll get deconned anyway). The ~30 skill points were probably a big deal back in the day, but there are way too many other sources for skill points now. If the rewards were to be improved, then I might change my mind on those two, but they just aren't worth the hassle 12 years post-launch.I'm fresh out of outrage, but I could muster up some amused annoyance if required.0 -
DenverRalphy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭You can't delete it but there's a work around... kinda...
Once you defeat Molag Bal, you return to the Harborage and turn in the quest. Cadwell's Silver doesn't automatically start (tho the next quest sometimes follows straight on so you need to be a little careful not to click through too quick) so if you avoid cities it won't pop up. Obviously that's more difficult on some characters than others - if you do daily crafting it's impossible now but a character that just does dungeons and trials could get away with it. <snip>
Not really. If you are very careful about dialogue when turning in the Main Quest, you can avoid picking it up right then and there, but as soon as you get about a hundred meters or so away from the Harborage, you get summoned back and Cadwell's Silver goes into your journal whether you respond or not.
I have a few characters who've finished the main story, and Cadwell's didn't auto start for them.
I make it a point to not click any options the moment I receive the quest reward. I just back out and don't click anything no matter how innocuous the options look. And nothing happens after leaving to start it up again. Unless something has changed since the last time I did it (sometime more than 6 months ago, and less than 18 months, I lose track).
Edited by DenverRalphy on January 20, 2026 4:25AM0 -
CoronHR✭✭✭✭✭DenverRalphy wrote: »You can't delete it but there's a work around... kinda...
Once you defeat Molag Bal, you return to the Harborage and turn in the quest. Cadwell's Silver doesn't automatically start (tho the next quest sometimes follows straight on so you need to be a little careful not to click through too quick) so if you avoid cities it won't pop up. Obviously that's more difficult on some characters than others - if you do daily crafting it's impossible now but a character that just does dungeons and trials could get away with it. <snip>
Not really. If you are very careful about dialogue when turning in the Main Quest, you can avoid picking it up right then and there, but as soon as you get about a hundred meters or so away from the Harborage, you get summoned back and Cadwell's Silver goes into your journal whether you respond or not.
I have a few characters who've finished the main story, and Cadwell's didn't auto start for them.
I make it a point to not click any options the moment I receive the quest reward. I just back out and don't click anything no matter how innocuous the options look. And nothing happens after leaving to start it up again. Unless something has changed since the last time I did it (sometime more than 6 months ago, and less than 18 months, I lose track).
i was thinking that after you finish the early part of the main quest, after defeating molag bal, you could hand in that quest, and then be done. no auto-quest-start. but no, it auto-starts if you visit any base game places. i guess it kind of makes sense, because otherwise players wouldn't know to visit cadwell. for me it started when i ported to surreal estate house in the hollow city, when i ported to the outside. it started straight away. what also started was a certain amount of frustration, perhaps medium-sized? lol i was mildly to moderately annoyed, i suppose
if they won't allow us to delete it, then perhaps what auto-starts is a sort of 'pre' quest where you visit cadwell, he informs you of the next part, and then that finishes that mini 'pre' quest. then you can start cadwell's silver. but idk, better to just allow all quests to be deletable?PC - EU - Steam client0 -
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✭✭You can't delete it but there's a work around... kinda...
Once you defeat Molag Bal, you return to the Harborage and turn in the quest. Cadwell's Silver doesn't automatically start (tho the next quest sometimes follows straight on so you need to be a little careful not to click through too quick) so if you avoid cities it won't pop up. Obviously that's more difficult on some characters than others - if you do daily crafting it's impossible now but a character that just does dungeons and trials could get away with it. <snip>
Not really. If you are very careful about dialogue when turning in the Main Quest, you can avoid picking it up right then and there, but as soon as you get about a hundred meters or so away from the Harborage, you get summoned back and Cadwell's Silver goes into your journal whether you respond or not.
I don't mind Silver as much as Gold because Silver is the only source for the Soul-Shriven motif, which is one of the crafting books for Shalidor's Library. Been sitting at 23/24 on all but one character for years because of that. I really mind Gold because there's no reward associated with it that's worth the hassle of doing another alliance story. The helmet went into collections from the first character and I definitely don't need a necklace that I've collected multiple times by this point (don't care that it's a unique variant; it'll get deconned anyway). The ~30 skill points were probably a big deal back in the day, but there are way too many other sources for skill points now. If the rewards were to be improved, then I might change my mind on those two, but they just aren't worth the hassle 12 years post-launch.
It's harder on an AD character because the city limit where it pops isn't far from the Harborage, that's probably why it started so quickly. Unless they've changed it recently of course, I haven't had a character without it to test it on for a while! It always used to use the same trigger as the main quest tho and it seems an odd use of time to change itPS4 EU0 -
Kappachi✭✭✭✭✭I'd rather just have forced quests like main story and the likes including cadwell's silver not take up any journal slot given we only have 25 spots. I've also never donw Cadwell's Silver or some of the other ones like Messages Across Tamriel because I go on my own path... If they want it to be forced for story reasons fine, but do not make it take a quest spot, especially since when doing writs it uses up like 7 slots immediately too, always hard to juggle space.0
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✭✭✭✭✭They should let us abandon it. And then put the quest for free in the crown store so it's easy to find later if you want to do it.2
