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Walkthrough: written by Kallykat (mostly), not checked


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Solve the mystery of the strange sapling.
Zone: Rivenspire
Quest Giver: Strange Sapling
Location(s): Cave of Sorrows
Reward: Eternal Tree Spliter
Average Leveled Gold
The bound tree spirit
I found a strange sapling that spoke to me, confused about its own ability to think and feel. It has vague memories of walking and a nearby cave. I agreed to help the sapling get some answers.


Quick Walkthrough[edit]

  1. Talk to the Strange Sapling.
  2. Investigate the Cave of Sorrows.
  3. Go to the Shornhelm Mages Guild.
  4. Visit the nearby house.
  5. Return to the Cave of Sorrows.
  6. Return to the Strange Sapling.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

While exploring near the town of Hoarfrost Downs, one can run into a peculiar tree with a strange green mist emanating from it. Upon closer inspection, the tree will suddenly start talking :

"The wind whispers to me tales of distant places, of verdant glades dappled with sunlight. Where is this beauty, this wonder? Why can't I go there?
What is this strange being standing before me?"

Continue conversing with it, and it will mention a nearby cave. If you check out the cave, you will see a ghostly-looking spriggan on a platform. The Tree Spirit will tell you that a mage named Merethrin used an arcane ritual that forced his spirit into the tree, displacing the tree's spirit.

Merethrin was a member of the Mages Guild in Shornhelm, so you head there next. On a table on the first floor, you can find Merethrin's Research Notes. Reading the notes, you discover that Merethrin's ritual was an attempt to prolong his life. He mentions dust that can be used to reverse the ritual.

Go to his house next door to the guildhall to find the dust. The door is locked, so it will need to be picked or forced, and entering is considered trespassing. There is the potential for a roaming guard to catch you, so either be careful or be prepared to pay the bounty to clear your name. You will find Elemental Dust upstairs on a dresser. Take it and head back to the Cave of Sorrows.

Speak to the Tree Spirit, who will tell you to use the dust and say she is ready to die rather than remain in her current state. Use the Elemental Dust to destroy the three colored crystals ringing the platform: the Water Crystal, the Vitality Crystal, and the Light Crystal. They can be destroyed in any order. When you destroy the last one, the Tree Spirit will say, "Peace, at last!" and vanish.

Going back outside, you will see that the Strange Sapling has become the Dead Sapling. A ghostly Bosmer will be standing next to the tree. Speak to Merethrin's spirit to hear that he regrets what he did but is happy to be granted the peace of death at last. After you receive your reward, he will vanish.


Quest Stages[edit]

The Price of Longevity
Finishes Quest Journal Entry
Objective: Search the Cave Near the Sapling
Objective: Talk to the Bound Tree Spirit
Objective: Go to the Mages Guild in Shornhelm
Objective: Search for Clues to Merethrin's Plans
Objective: Go to Merethrin's House
Objective: Collect the Elemental Dust
Objective: Return to Cave of Sorrows
Objective: Talk to the Tree Spirit
Objective: Destroy the Water Crystal
Objective: Destroy the Vitality Crystal
Objective: Destroy the Light Crystal
Objective: Return to the Sapling
Notes
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  • Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
  • Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
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