A Better Mousetrap
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[edit] Overview
Faction: Shivering Isles Main Quest
Prerequisites: Through the Fringe of Madness
Quest Giver: Sheogorath
Reward: Begin quest Baiting the Trap
[edit] Background
This is the first quest given to you by Sheogorath in the main part of Shivering Isles.
[edit] Walkthrough
After threatening to jump rope with your intestines, Sheogorath explains that he wants Xedilian restored. Xedilian, he says, will be used to replace the Gatekeeper, which you killed in the previous quest, Through the Fringe of Madness. Sheogorath also gives you the Manual of Xedilian, which explains the reactivation process.
Xedilian is located far southwest of New Sheoth, along Pinnacle Road on the way to the Madgod's Boot. It is inhabited by leveled Grummites. Look for door buttons made to look like tiny smiley or frowny-faces. Use caution: some of these buttons are actually traps.
Shortly after entering, you will encounter a Grummite Shaman. Kill the shaman and take his staff. Attached to the top of it is the first Focus Crystal. In a room nearby you will find a circular pedestal. Activating it will take the Focus Crystal out of your inventory and activate Judgment Nexus.
Make your way through the fort. You will shortly come across a second Shaman. Kill him and use the Focus Crystal to activate the second Judgment Nexus.
You will soon come to the Halls of Judgment, the second floor of the dungeon. After completing the third Shaman/Focus Crystal/Judgment Nexus task, you will find a long room with a growth of giant silver crystals at one end. This is the Resonator of Judgment. Activate it.
This will end your current quest and immediately begin the next quest: Baiting the Trap.
[edit] Journal entries
Upon receiving the quest:
- I've been given the Manual of Xedilian and a strange device called an Attenuator of Judgment by Sheogorath. I've been directed to proceed to Xedilian, and to return the place to working order. I should either read the Manual or speak to Sheogorath's Chamberlain, Haskill, to familiarize myself with the strange dungeon.
After reading the Manual of Xedilian:
- I've learned that in order to restore Xedilian, I must activate the Resonator of Judgment. To do so, I will need to find three Focus Crystals and place them each in a Judgment Nexus, which will prepare the Resonator for attunement. I should proceed to Xedilian now and begin my search.
After entering Xedilian:
- I've entered Xedilian. I should now begin locating the Focus Crystals that link the Resonator of Judgment with the rest of the dungeon.
After finding the first Focus Crystal:
- I've discovered the first of the three Focus Crystals. It was affixed to the top of a Grummite Shaman's Crystal Staff. I think they are using the crystals as a power source for their weapons. Now that I've removed it from the staff, I should place the Focus Crystal in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
After placing the first Focus Crystal into its Judgment Nexus:
- I've placed the first Focus Crystal into its Nexus. I can now continue searching for Focus Crystals.
After finding the second Focus Crystal:
- I've discovered the second Focus Crystal. I should place it in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
After placing the second Focus Crystal into its Judgment Nexus:
- I've placed the second Focus Crystal into its Nexus. I can now continue searching for the final Focus Crystal.
After finding the third Focus Crystal:
- I've discovered the third and final Focus Crystal. I should place it in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
After placing the third Focus Crystal into its Judgment Nexus:
- I've placed the third and final Focus Crystal into its Judgment Nexus. The path to the Resonator of Judgment itself is now clear. My next task should be to attune the Resonator by using the Attenuator of Judgment that Sheogorath provided me.
After attuning the Resonator of Judgment:
- The Resonator of Judgment has been attuned.
| Previous Quest: Through the Fringe of Madness | Next Quest: Baiting the Trap |
