What is the solution to the first Reachwater Rock puzzle

Question

What is the solution to the first Reachwater Rock puzzle, I've got the claw (hard to miss) but can't find any hints as to what the solution might be.

Its for the quest to reforge Gauldur's amulet in the questline Forbidden Legend.

Update: I've bruteforced the solution, see my answer, if someone can point out the hints I've missed I'll accept their answer, otherwise I'll accept my own in a few days.

Asked by Kevin van der Velden

Answer

You can find the solution on the back of the claw: open your inventory, inspect it, and rotate it around. As you noted, the solution is:

• Outer: Bear
• Middle: Whale
• Inner: Snake

There are a few puzzles that consist of looking at the quest item at different angles: Bethesda seems to have been very proud of this feature, and these quests appear to just be a means to highlight it.

Answered by Mark Trapp

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