Elder Scrolls 4: Shivering Isles Walkthrough

+++++ Split +++++

This place is to the north of the Hill of Suicides, on the mountain range and  directly between the realms of Dementia and Mania.

The Great Divide ================

**WARNING: if you choose to do this mission and you have not yet been involved  with the Dark Brotherhood of Cyrodiil, then do NOT SLEEP at any time  after this quest IN THE SHIVERING ISLES. Basically, after you beat this  go back to the real world and then sleep. You will glitch up the game  if you do it in the isles.**

Talk with both Horkvirs to learn the situation.

Your choice, either kill the lazy or the busy people.

The assassinations are fairly easy. Simply move time to midnight and kill each person in their sleep; may need a few swipes. Meet your Horkvir during the day to claim your reward.

Reward: Gold

+++++++ Vitharn +++++++

Vitharn is found on the Madgod’s Boot to the south, in a region known as the  Shallow Grave.

Ghosts of Vitharn =================

When you approach you will notice a war between green ghosts and blue ghosts. Help the blue guys win when you can, but you’re trying to get inside the  city-fort. The ghosts may also drop madness items that are sure to sell well, but it may be hard to find them in the water. You’ll also notice that the main gate is chained shut with mystic power. Walk to the southeast to find the  way into the place; the door is under a tree.

Fight a few ghosts on your way to the next area, nothing special. Go around the gate to find a door into the settlement where you will be confronted by  a friendly blue ghost.

To start, go forward down the hall a bit until you find a table. Look under one of the bowls to pick up a key. Keep going until you are in a holy place and  there is a button up on a chair thingy. Press it and go inside. There will be: dagger, nugget, jewelry box, and a caliper. Go back to where you first met  the count and enter the throne area. Keep going into the next room and look at the second set of beds to find a doll. Proceed into the armory. Use the key and sneak inside the armory. Don’t let him see you as you grab the arrows through the shelf, the calipers, and repair hammers; the chests are opened with the  key, but they contain crap. Now go outside.

Don’t try to fight, that is not the goal. Instead, watch the scene and see how  the poor guys were killed; it was because the three people guarding the gate did not do too well to defend the back. Give the arrows to the archer up top  (if she dies, just wait for it all to reset). Now give the mage below his  dagger (watch for a possible glitch here where you can’t move after he steals some of your magicka; you can go to the tomb and give him the stone inside to him instead of the dagger). Enter the tomb in the corner of the battlefield.

Place the doll into the fire. Raid the tomb now, because after the quest you will be unable to get back in. Now go back out and tell the ghost that flees the battlefield what you did with his doll. Watch the events now to see that  only one fanatic lives. Now go back inside to see the count.

**Save now to avoid a possible glitch where the enemy doesn’t show up.**

Talk to the count and come back out. Summon a creature to help you know who to fight. The bad guy you need is the one with the dark sword. Kill him, talk with the count one more time, and then you’re done.

Reward: Count Cirion’s Helmet

************  *Hidden Quest*   ************

Another ‘quest’ that will not show up in your log, but is a task.

Suicide Skulls ==============

The Hill of Suicides is hard to miss, it’s directly in the center of the map and has a big label.

No need talking to the ghosts, let’s just start collecting skulls. A man in Deepwallow can give you the idea of what to do, but no need to go.
Bog-Trotter’s Skull ——————-

This skull should have already been picked up in Sickly Bernice’s quest. If you don’t have it, go to the Knotty Bramble and take the little path at the pool to eventually find a ‘tomb’ with two dead guys. Push the second guy you run into out of the way to reveal a button. Go into the treasure room that the  button opens, fight the two dead guys, and then grab the skull, along with the  other treasures.

No need to take the skull to the ghost right now, just save them all for the end.

Gadeneri Ralvel’s Skull ———————–

If you ever wondered what was in that dungeon where you found Dyus, now is your chance. Fall down into the pit of Knifepoint Hollow and enter the door. Grab some Zealot stuff to help you out. At the very end of the dungeon, where you will find a tough enemy inside a room, clear the place and look at the back of the statue to the north. Push the button to open the room. The skull sits on a chest.

**Yes, with the Zealot clothes on you can run through the entire dungeon all  the way to the last room, even past the monsters.**

**If you couldn’t reach the chest over the gap the first time, don’t try it   again.**

Limark’s Skull ————–

Look in the Milchar Xetrum; it’s directly in south when you enter the Nexus.  There will be a monster by the fire, go left. Another monster will guard a  room to the south that will have a skeleton. Grab the skull and get out.

M’Desi’s Skull ————–

The Rotted Den is south of Fellmoor. The Sanctum is the middle room when you reach the statue. Go inside and make your way east and then all the way south to find the skull on top of a chest.

Salonia Viria’s Skull ———————

Found in the Cann Amphitheater. Follow the stone pathway in the first hall, and take the path on the east side when you reach the big room. In the theater take the path until you can take a right. Keep going until you hit a small room  where two heretics patrol, and the skull sits under a bust.

**Grabbing the heretic clothing will help you sneak around.**

With the skulls in hand, first go to Deepwallow (south of New Sheoth) and speak to Erver. Now go to the hill (Split and then south if you’ve never been). Find each ghost and give the ghosts their respective skull.

Now go back to Deepwallow and talk to Erver to gain some gold.

Reward: Risen Flesh spell, to revive people

Quick note: I say visit the Blackroot Lair. It’s pretty cool to help the Gnarls escape, and I was able to get tons of useful items.