Ah!
Awesome, thank you for the advice!
I shall try that out - (or Eilidh, my character, will)
[Edit]: unfortunately, although I always keep saves, there's about 6+ hours between me breaking the skeleton and attempting to give the gem so it's impractical to go back really.
I'll do the disposition trade thing and see.
I had pretty much roleplayed it in as Otho being a miserable git who'd cut off his nose to spite his face!!
