The Cursed Tribe - Fallowstone Cave Bug

[mjames1234]

Apologies if this is the incorrect place to post a quest specific bug/issue, but after combing the web for a very specific fix, I'm out of options.

 

I'm currently on the quest "The Cursed Tribe" to gain favor with the stronghold of Largashbur. I'm up to the point where I traveled to Fallowstone Cave to help Yamarz progress through the cave to reach Giant's Grove to slay the Giant.

 

HOWEVER, there seems to be some weird complications for me to progress the quest further. For example, when I enter Fallowstone to progress through the cave, the cave seems to be acting as if the quest isn't active. There are a ton of vicious Bears to the point of ridiculousness and no Giants in sight. Not only that, but the entryway to Giant's Grove is still blocked off. I'm aware that when the quest is active, the cave interior changes a bit to fit the quest - reducing the amount of animals in the cave in exchange for a couple of giants near the beginning as well as opening up the pathway to Giant's Grove - so it's very odd that the cave isn't updating to fit the quest like it should.

 

Now, I will say that earlier on in my playthrough I did use a console command to activate this quest in my journal. Sometimes I use console commands to start a quest for roleplay purposes if the quest begins by word of mouth. I noticed that the first objective 'Find out what's happening at Largashbur' is not ticked as completed in my Journal, even though I completed every other objective up to 'Protect Yamarz' where I need to get into Giant's Grove to progress any further. My guess is that because the beginning objective is not ticked that it's causing this issue for me?

 

If anyone has any fixes or suggestions, feel free to post a response. I'm out of options as to what to do at this point and am almost considering to just complete it via console command to rid of the butthurt from it. Thanks!

Edited December 20, 2012 by mjames1234