After completing the quest to enter the Oracles Abode by collecting all for Gems, I got the quest The Sapphire Tablet for which I went back to Shining Cove to do the quest.
However, upon arriving Alric was sitting there still just like when I first arrived the area after completing the dreadnaught.
To me this breaks the immersion as I’ve completed later quests and had Alric moved further on in the story so I don’t expect him to be there once I meet up with him later to hunt the tokens for the Oracles Abode.