Prerequisites: Complete the College of Winterhold Quest: First Lessons

Intersecting Quests: The College of Winterhold Quest: First Lessons, The College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books, Side Quest: Forbidden Legend

Locations: College of Winterhold, Hall of Countenance, Hall of the Elements, Saarthal, Saarthal Excavation

Characters: Arniel Gane, Brelyna Maryon, J’Zargo, Onmund, Nerien, Savos Aren, Tolfdir

Enemies: Draugr, Jyrik Gauldurson

Objectives: Meet Tolfdir outside Saarthal, Follow Tolfdir, Find Arniel Gane, Search for magical artifacts (4), Use the Saarthal Amulet to escape the trap, Follow Tolfdir, Tell Tolfdir about the vision, Follow Tolfdir, Find the danger within Saarthal, Talk to the Arch-Mage

A New Vision for Saarthal

This quest begins immediately after you complete the College of Winterhold Quest: First Lessons. Completing this is also part of Side Quest: Forbidden Legend. Check that quest for more information.

Objective: Meet Tolfdir outside Saarthal

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Tolfdir has already made preparations to take his Apprentices (including you) to Saarthal—the remains of an ancient Nordic burial site of great importance and unknown depths and the site of an ongoing excavation by the College. Saarthal is southwest of Winterhold, in a treacherous part of the mountains where wolves like to roam. If you reach the entrance first, wait for the others; they may have been held up by an unexpected encounter. You may converse with any or all of them, but let Tolfdir know when you’re ready to begin the exploration. Find out more about the site by asking him, too. Then follow him into the Saarthal Excavation.

Objective: Follow Tolfdir

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Tolfdir descends the rickety steps into the entrance chamber, explaining that Saarthal was one of the earliest Nord settlements in Skyrim, and the largest...