There is a bug with the alchemy grind ingredients for the guild task. If you have this assigned as a task for general alchemy and for trinkets then the system never allows you to work on the trinkets quest (even after the general alchemy task is completed but not turned in). For other tasks, when the task is completed for one skill then the next repetition of the task counts towards the next relevant skill.

I tested a few variations before simply turning in the completed general alchemy task (which solves the problem).

Examples of the issue below:

* Testing took place in the clerics guild in Icemule Trace.

>give mort to clerk
The clerk takes your stone mortar and looks over its contents.
The clerk nods to herself and says, "Yes, yes. This looks excellent." She carefully pours the ground mammoth tusk into a nearby jar and returns the mortar to you.

[You have completed your training task.]

>gld
You are a member of the Cleric Guild.
You are current with your dues and must check in again sometime in the next 28 days.
You currently have 25 ranks out of a possible 82 for your training.

You have 15 ranks in the General Alchemy skill.
You need 63 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have no repetitions remaining for this task.

You have 9 ranks in the Alchemic Potions skill.
You need 7 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice creating tough solutions that involve chanting spells.
You have 4 repetitions remaining to complete this task.

You have 4 ranks in the Alchemic Trinkets skill.
You need 6 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have 3 repetitions remaining to complete this task.


Click GLD MENU for additional commands.

* On to the Alchemic Trinkets task!

>get nugg
You take a jar of gold nugget from the long shelf and empty its contents into your stone mortar.
>grind nugg
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the gold nugget with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind nugg
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the gold nugget with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind nugg
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the gold nugget with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind nugg
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the gold nugget with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind nugg
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the gold nugget with deliberate, methodical motions.
The gold nugget looks like it is ground as much as possible.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>give mort to clerk
The clerk takes your stone mortar and looks over its contents.
The clerk nods to herself and says, "Yes, yes. This looks excellent." She carefully pours the ground gold nugget into a nearby jar and returns the mortar to you.

[You have completed your training task.]

>gld
You are a member of the Cleric Guild.
You are current with your dues and must check in again sometime in the next 28 days.
You currently have 25 ranks out of a possible 82 for your training.

You have 15 ranks in the General Alchemy skill.
You need 63 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have no repetitions remaining for this task.

You have 9 ranks in the Alchemic Potions skill.
You need 7 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice creating tough solutions that involve chanting spells.
You have 4 repetitions remaining to complete this task.

You have 4 ranks in the Alchemic Trinkets skill.
You need 6 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have 3 repetitions remaining to complete this task.


Click GLD MENU for additional commands.

* Try dropping the mortar and getting a new one.

>drop mort
You toss aside your stone mortar, having no more use for it. Just as it leaves your hand, the mortar vanishes without a trace.
>get mort
You take a stone mortar from the silvery marble counter.

>get shell
You take a jar of lynx cowrie shell from the long shelf and empty its contents into your stone mortar.
>grind shell
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the lynx cowrie shell with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind shell
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the lynx cowrie shell with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind shell
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the lynx cowrie shell with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind shell
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the lynx cowrie shell with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind shell
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the lynx cowrie shell with deliberate, methodical motions.
The lynx cowrie shell looks like it is ground as much as possible.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>give mort to clerk
The clerk takes your stone mortar and looks over its contents.
The clerk nods to herself and says, "Yes, yes. This looks excellent." She carefully pours the ground lynx cowrie shell into a nearby jar and returns the mortar to you.

[You have completed your training task.]

>gld
You are a member of the Cleric Guild.
You are current with your dues and must check in again sometime in the next 28 days.
You currently have 25 ranks out of a possible 82 for your training.

You have 15 ranks in the General Alchemy skill.
You need 63 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have no repetitions remaining for this task.

You have 9 ranks in the Alchemic Potions skill.
You need 7 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice creating tough solutions that involve chanting spells.
You have 4 repetitions remaining to complete this task.

You have 4 ranks in the Alchemic Trinkets skill.
You need 6 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have 3 repetitions remaining to complete this task.


Click GLD MENU for additional commands.

* Try dropping the mortar and leaving the room then returning.

>drop mort
You toss aside your stone mortar, having no more use for it. Just as it leaves your hand, the mortar vanishes without a trace.

>[Cleric Guild, Alchemy Wing]
Icy walls, veined with traces of silver and gold, flow seamlessly from the entry of the training annex into the alchemy wing. The walls have been caught at the moment of melt when the formation of water droplets causes a mirror-bright sheen to coat the ice. Oddly, despite their liquid appearance, the walls are dry to the touch.
Obvious exits: north, south, west
>s
[Alchemy Supplies]
Stretching around three sides of the room, a long wooden shelf houses all manner of jars, beakers, bottles, droppers, rods, and other alchemical supplies. The fourth wall is dominated by an enormous slab of slate replete with obscure numbers and symbols, along with vague drifts of chalk dust where old notes and formulas have been rubbed out. You also see a low oak-paneled door, a store room clerk and a silvery marble counter with some stone mortars on it.
Obvious exits: north

>get mort
You take a stone mortar from the silvery marble counter.

>get blaze
You take a jar of crimson blazestar from the long shelf and empty its contents into your stone mortar.
>grind blaze
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the crimson blazestar with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind blaze
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the crimson blazestar with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind blaze
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the crimson blazestar with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind blaze
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the crimson blazestar with deliberate, methodical motions.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>grind blaze
You take the stone pestle into your free hand and grind the crimson blazestar with deliberate, methodical motions.
The crimson blazestar looks like it is ground as much as possible.
Roundtime: 5 secs.
>give mort to clerk
The clerk takes your stone mortar and looks over its contents.
The clerk nods to herself and says, "Yes, yes. This looks excellent." She carefully pours the ground crimson blazestar into a nearby jar and returns the mortar to you.

[You have completed your training task.]

>gld
You are a member of the Cleric Guild.
You are current with your dues and must check in again sometime in the next 28 days.
You currently have 25 ranks out of a possible 82 for your training.

You have 15 ranks in the General Alchemy skill.
You need 63 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have no repetitions remaining for this task.

You have 9 ranks in the Alchemic Potions skill.
You need 7 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice creating tough solutions that involve chanting spells.
You have 4 repetitions remaining to complete this task.

You have 4 ranks in the Alchemic Trinkets skill.
You need 6 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to grind some ingredients for the guild's supply.
You have 3 repetitions remaining to complete this task.


Click GLD MENU for additional commands.

-- Robert

That's what I did. I still consider it a bug. If you do the same thing for the distill water for the guild task, for example, when you complete the distill water task for general alchemy (and don't turn it in) then the next distill water rep that you do is applied to a different skill where you have the same task (potions or trinkets).

-- Robert

Inside a woven copper strand basket with a partially melted handle, you see an indigo shade-newt, a scattering of deathstone granules, a miniature house-shaped topiary, and a carved miniature twisted tree with a jagged burn mark down the trunk.