Prerequisites: None

Intersecting Quests: College of Winterhold Quest: Under Saarthal

Locations: College of Winterhold, Folgunthur, Folgunthur Crypt, Geirmund’s Hall, Reachwater Rock, Saarthal

Characters: Gauldur, Tolfdir

Enemies: Draugr, Draugr Thrall, Frostbite Spider, Jyrik Gauldurson, Mikrul Gauldurson, Sigdis Gauldurson, Skeever

Objectives: Investigate the cryptic message, Investigate the Gauldur legend, Learn the truth from Daynas Valen, Read Daynas

Valen’s notes, Find the Gauldur Amulet Fragment in Folgunthur, Find the Gauldur Amulet Fragment in Geirmund’s Hall, Find the Gauldur Amulet Fragment in Saarthal, Reforge the Gauldur Amulet, Take the Gauldur Amulet

This quest can be started in any number of ways. There’s no “optimal” way to begin, and no one to speak to about it. You’re most likely to just stumble across it somewhere as a part of your adventure. Here are some of the possibilities:

When exploring any of the locations for this quest, such as Saarthal (in College of Winterhold Quest: Under Saarthal), you may find a cryptic note on the boss that begins this quest. These all point you to copies of the book Lost Legends of Skyrim.

Or, you may find the book first. Copies of Lost Legends are all over the world, and reading any of them, such as the one in Farengar’s library in Dragonsreach, will give you some background and direct you to Folgunthur.

Or, you may simply enter Folgunthur on your own and find the body of Daynas Valen. His notes provide the clues that guide the rest of your journey.

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Deep in the Reach, the southern road follows the river as it winds through the canyons toward Markarth. At one point, the road crosses a bridge with a large waterfall to the south...