Prerequisites: Complete the College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books

Intersecting Quests: The College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books, The College of Winterhold Quest: Revealing the Unseen, The College of Winterhold Faction Radiant Quests

Locations: College of Winterhold, Arcanaeum, Arch-Mage’s Quarters, Hall of Countenance, Hall of the Elements, Midden, The Midden Dark

Characters: Ancano, Arch-Mage Savos Aren, Arniel Gane, Augur of Dunlain, Colette Marence, Enthir, Faralda, Mirabelle Ervine, Nirya, Phinis Gestor, Quaranir, Tolfdin, Urag gro-Shub

Enemies: Draugr, Flame Atronach

Objectives: Speak with Tolfdir , Listen to Tolfdir, Follow Ancano, Find the Augur of Dunlain, Report to Savos Aren

Witnessing the Eye of Magnus

Objective: Follow Ancano

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This quest begins immediately after you complete the College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books.

Objective: Speak with Tolfdir
Target: Tolfdir, in the College of Winterhold

Tolfdir has returned from Saarthal and with the help of the Arch-Mage has moved the giant floating orb of crackling energy into the Hall of the Elements. Tolfdir is nearby.

You can ask him if he has any lower-priority tasks for you to complete (beginning any of the College’s additional quests), be sure to tell him that Urag suggested you come see him and that you found a book entitled Night of Tears.

He tells you he’ll have to read it, but he’s having difficulty tearing himself away from the beauty of the orb, which some people have called the Eye of Magnus. If you’ll permit him (and you should), he wishes to make a few observations.

Objective: Listen to Tolfdir

He observes that the markings are quite unlike anything seen before; not even Falmer runes are a match. The object is also radiating Magicka, and this has caused the Arch-Mage to fully commit to researching the orb.

Tolfdir is about to continue, when he is interrupted by Ancano, a gaunt High Elf with a highfalutin attitude that riles Tolfdir. He reluctantly agrees to let you leave with Ancano, who has important information to impart...