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Quick Summary: written by Enodoc, checked by MolagBallet


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Quest Stages: written by Ray75228, checked by MolagBallet


ON-qico-Instance.png Search a Dwemer ruin for signs of an ancient weapon.
Faction: Fighters Guild
Quest Giver: Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors at one of the below Guildhalls; Bera Moorsmith at any other
Location(s):
Aldmeri Dominion Elden Root (Grahtwood)
Daggerfall Covenant Wayrest (Stormhaven)
Ebonheart Pact Mournhold (Deshaan)
Mzeneldt
Prerequisites: Fighters Guild Rank 2
Prerequisite Quest: Anchors from the Harbour
Next Quest: The Prismatic Core
Reward: Dwemerdark Signet
Very High Leveled Gold
XP Gain: Very High Experience
Solo Solo Only: Yes
What happened in Mzeneldt many centuries ago?
Sees-All-Colors has had Doshia's journal translated. From it she believes she may have discovered information relating to the mysterious Mortuum Vivicus.


Quick Walkthrough[edit]

  1. Speak with Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors at the Fighters Guild in Elden Root (Grahtwood), Wayrest (Stormhaven), or Mournhold (Deshaan).
  2. Explore the ruins of Mzeneldt.
  3. Recover the components of the ancient weapon.
  4. Return to the guild hall.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

In the Fighters Guild in Elden Root, Wayrest or Mournhold, speak to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors. She will tell you that they decrypted Doshia's Journal and she may have discovered information relating to the mysterious Mortuum Vivicus. The journal suggests that some sort of treasure or potent weapon should be hidden in Dwemer ruin Mzeneldt.

Sees-All-Colors will open a portal to the Mzeneldt and accompany you through. Mzeneldt is composed of a series of rooms and corridors separated by doors. You will encounter Dwemer spiders and spheres there. Spiders are usually in pairs but the spheres are alone. There is a Dwemer centurion as final boss in the last room.

Go through the ruins. As you go you will meet with groups of ghost from the past. They will tell you their story and lead you to the treasure you are seeking.

To progress the quest you need to read various journals on your way through the ruins.

There is a Curano's Journal in the second room. Lanath's Journal is in the lower part of the stairs in third room. Valasha's Journal is in the fifth room. Then talk to the Guildmaster See-All-Colors. She will update the quest to recover the prismatic crystal and Ayleid tome.

Endarre's Log is in the seventh room. To open the door to the next area you need red Dwemer crystals from a Dwemer spider or sphere. You can use only two of them to open the closest door or you can use five of them to open further doors. It really doesn't matter which door you choose because both of them lead into the same corridor. In the corridor behind the door is a lore book, so don't miss it.

In the last room you will witness the last ghost hiding the prismatic crystal inside the dead Dwemer centurion and reactivating it. In the middle of the room is Ostarand's Diary and a treasure chest in which the Ayleid tome is hidden. Now you need to defeat the centurion to obtain the prismatic crystal.

After you kill the centurion and loot the prismatic core speak to Guildmaster See-All-Colors. She will open a portal for you but don't leave just yet. Let the Guildmaster go first then the ghost of Jofnir Iceblade, the former Guildmaster, appears. Speak with him and he gives you a warning that you are in danger from someone close to you.

When back in the guild hall speak to Merric to finish the quest.

Notes[edit]

  • This quest starts in your home alliance's capital city, which is in the *second* province that the alliance quest line sends you to. (Stormhaven / Wayrest, Deshaan / Mournhold, Grahtwood / Elden Root.


Quest Stages[edit]

The Dangerous Past
Finishes Quest Journal Entry
I have been asked to report to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors at the Guildhall. I should talk to her as soon as possible.
Objective: Talk to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors
Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors is going to open us a portal to the Dwemer ruin Doshia apparently visited. I should wait for her to finish.
Objective: Wait for Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors
I should enter the portal to explore the ancient ruins of Mzeneldt with Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors. I need to look for clues that explain what Doshia was looking for.
Objective: Enter the Portal
I should explore the ancient ruins of Mzeneldt with Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors.
Objective: Explore Mzeneldt

I could talk to Sees-All-Colors to get a few more details about our mission.

Optional Step: Talk to Sees-All-Colors
Near where I saw the second vision, there's an old journal lying on the ground. It might contain more details about what happened here.
Objective: Read Discarded Journal
Hidden Objective: Read Lanath's Journal
I should explore the ancient ruins of Mzeneldt with Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors.
Objective: Explore Mzeneldt
Sees-All-Colors said the appearance of the Ayleid spirits may be of some importance. I should witness what happens.
Objective: Witness the Scene
Valasha's journal is still intact. Sees-All-Colors believes it may have information we need on our mission.
Objective: Examine Valasha's Journal
I should speak to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors about the journal I recovered.
Objective: Talk to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors
I need to recover both the prismatic crystal and the Ayleid tome. They are somewhere within the ruins of Mzeneldt.
Objective: Search Mzeneldt
The doors are blocked by barriers. I need to find a way through to continue my search.
Objective: Find a Way Through the Doors
Objective Hint: Collect Red Crystals
Objective Hint: Read Endarre's Log
Valasha's diary spoke of her "sacrifice." She created a primatic [sic] crystal that could empower a dangerous weapon. The items were hidden in the depths of Mzeneldt. We should continue exploring and see if we can retrieve them.
Objective: Retrieve the Crystal and the Tome
Hidden Objective: Retrieve the Ayleid Tome
Hidden Objective: Retrieve the Prismatic Crystal
Now that I've recovered the items, I should speak to Sees-All-Colors.
Objective: Talk to Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors
Sees-All-Colors is going to create a portal to return to the Fighters Guild. I should wait until she's finished.
Objective: Wait for Sees-All-Colors
Jofnir Iceblade appeared before I could go through the portal. I should speak to him and see what he wants.
Objective: Talk to Jofnir Iceblade
Guildmaster Sees-All-Colors asked me to return to Merric at-Aswala at the Fighters Guild. She wants me to deliver the Ayleid tome and Prismatic Core to him. She's created another portal I can use to return to the hall.
Objective: Meet Merric in the Guildhall
Finishes quest☑ I should find Merric at-Aswala in the Fighters Guild. I need to give him the Ayleid tome and the Prismatic Core recovered within the Mzeneldt ruins.
Objective: Talk to Merric at-Aswala
Notes
* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
  • 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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