Odfel

Odfel is a vain Nord miner in Shor’s Stone who shares a cramped house with Grogmar gro-Burzag, keeps pestering Sylgja and can be married.
“I must have broken five or six pickaxes in the last few months alone.”

Odfel is a Nord miner who lives in Shor’s Stone. He’ll gladly explain that mining iron takes real strength and specially reinforced tools – he claims to have broken five or six pickaxes in a few months before getting hold of Rocksplinter, a pickaxe he says cuts through stone like butter.

Where to find them

At Odfel’s House in Shor’s Stone, which he currently shares with the Orc miner Grogmar gro-Burzag.

Follower & marriage

Odfel is a marriage candidate: wear an Amulet of Mara and talk to him. Note that a known bug can stop him from becoming available, even once all the Shor’s Stone quests are done.

Personality & relationships

Odfel is not enjoying the house share. He grumbles to Filnjar about how Grogmar lives, only to be told to quit complaining until another house is built, and he nags Grogmar directly to clean up his half – which ends with the two putting coin on who can haul more iron in a day. He also keeps asking Sylgja out. She keeps saying no, and when he presents himself as handsome, strong and smart, she tells him she wants someone who cares about her more than about himself.

Good to know

Don’t go looking for Rocksplinter: the pickaxe he brags about never actually appears in the game.

Also in Shor’s Stone

Race, level, class and factions read from the Skyrim game files; story details checked against community wiki articles and written in our own words.

Quests featuring this character

Places connected to this character

Shor’s Stone in Skyrim: mining village north of Riften with blacksmith Filnjar, Redbelly Mine, the Mine or Yours quest and three marriage candidates.

Factions

Weapons connected to this character

Armor connected to this character

Mentioned on these locations

Redbelly Mine in Skyrim: the Shor’s Stone iron mine near Riften – frostbite spiders, Mine or Yours, iron veins and three hidden ebony ore veins at the bottom.
Sources checked: Skyrim game files (NPC records, factions, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom character articles