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im doing everything right.
i am puting it in the chest when the purple light is over it and im casting the soul trap on it. and it is still a grand soul gem...help?

MorbidMisery wrote:im doing everything right.
i am puting it in the chest when the purple light is over it and im casting the soul trap on it. and it is still a grand soul gem...help?

1. Is the soul gem empty? If it already contains a soul then it won't change.

2. Is the spell you are using a target or touch spell, I had problems when using a touch spell, but never when using a target spell.

galraen wrote:1. Is the soul gem empty? If it already contains a soul then it won't change.

2. Is the spell you are using a target or touch spell, I had problems when using a touch spell, but never when using a target spell.

1) i have never had soul trap before this quest so i am pretty sure its empty
2) it is touch. where can i buy a target one?

Double-check your gems to make sure they don't have souls in 'em already. Even if you never cast a soul trap, it might have had one in it when you found it (and there's nothing more annoying than finding a grand soul gem with a petty soul in it). To find a ranged soul trap spell, search the GB oblivion spells database here:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/oblivion/searchspells.php

Belthan wrote:Double-check your gems to make sure they don't have souls in 'em already. Even if you never cast a soul trap, it might have had one in it when you found it (and there's nothing more annoying than finding a grand soul gem with a petty soul in it). To find a ranged soul trap spell, search the GB oblivion spells database here:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/oblivion/searchspells.php

i have the target soul trap now..but i cant seem to find empty grand soul gems

You're not alone. Empty grand soul gems are pretty rare. Most of the mages guild halls have an NPC who will sell one, and some of the guild halls have them on display (Chorrol for sure, maybe others). There are a few in the arcane university - I know there's one in a case in the lobby of the arch-mage's tower, and I think there are a couple more inside the university proper (maybe in the mage's quarters).

Soul gems also spawn randomly with leveled loot in certain locations and on certain NPCs, particularly necromancers, conjurers and the places they hang out. Also in the planes of Oblivion. I'm not sure what level you start getting grand, but it seems to be somewhere between level 10 and 20.

Belthan wrote:You're not alone. Empty grand soul gems are pretty rare. Most of the mages guild halls have an NPC who will sell one, and some of the guild halls have them on display (Chorrol for sure, maybe others). There are a few in the arcane university - I know there's one in a case in the lobby of the arch-mage's tower, and I think there are a couple more inside the university proper (maybe in the mage's quarters).

Soul gems also spawn randomly with leveled loot in certain locations and on certain NPCs, particularly necromancers, conjurers and the places they hang out. Also in the planes of Oblivion. I'm not sure what level you start getting grand, but it seems to be somewhere between level 10 and 20.

thanks alot

Fed up with Grand Soul Gems filled with a petty soul, then try this mod:

The Elder Scrolls Source - Empty Soul Gems