[S.A05] Apocrypha: Untold Legends

[S.A05] Apocrypha: Untold Legends

Related Quests

• Solstheim Side Quest: Black Book: Untold Legends

Recommended Level: 25

Dungeon: Apocrypha

• Lurker
• Seeker

Services

• Trader (General Goods): Dremora Merchant [DB11/16]

Special Area

• Black Book: Untold Legends

Miscellaneous

• Area is locked
• Chest

Black Book: Untold Legends

This specific book is hidden deep within Benkongerike [S.N15]. Head east from the Word Wall, down a narrow tunnel and into a circular chamber where the Black Book is located. Reach the pedestal containing the Black Book, and read it. You are transported to Apocrypha.

Interior: Apocrypha

Chapter I: Descending Passage

Pass the two Magicka fonts, heading north to a Stamina font. Go east to another Magicka font and a black table and then north to Chapter II.

• Font of Magicka (3)
• Font of Stamina (2)

Book to Chapter II

Book to Chapter I

Chapter II: Bridge of Desolation

You appear facing a stepped platform. Head onto it, turning left (west), crossing the bridge, and facing off against a Lurker just beyond two more Magicka fonts on the far part of the bridge.

• Font of Magicka (3)
• Lurker

Chapter II: Descent to Two Books

Continue west to the double exit; there is a ramp on either side. Head north, passing a Stamina and two Magicka fonts. Open Chapter III first.

• Font of Stamina
• Font of Magicka (2)

Book to Chapter III

Book to Chapter II

Chapter III: Cage

You appear in a cagelike chamber. Slay the Seeker and inspect the pod on the black table and a possible Spell Tome; then open Chapter II again.

• Seeker
• Pod
• Spell Tome [random]

Chapter II: Return to Two Books

Cross south to the Magicka font and the book leading to Chapter IV.

• Font of Magicka

Book to Chapter IV

Book to Chapter II

Chapter IV: Stepped Tunnel

Head north, through a stepped tunnel with a Magicka font and past two Stamina fonts.

• Font of Stamina (2)

Chapter IV: Cathedral Chamber

The tunnel opens to a stepped cathedral chamber without a roof. Beware of two Seekers as you seek to open the exit.

Puzzle Solution: In the center is a locked area with a Scrye. Surrounding this are six raised antechambers and the exit:

• Antechamber 1 (northeast): Stamina font and random Skill Book.
• Antechamber 2 (east): Locked gate and Scrye, accessed from Antechamber 5.
• Antechamber 3 (southeast): Stamina font.
• Antechamber 4 (southwest): Magicka font.
• Antechamber 5 (west): Scrye outside, which opens the gate leading to a Magicka font and Scrye inside, which opens the gate to Antechamber 2.
• Antechamber 6 (northwest): Magicka font.

Simply head to Antechamber 5 and activate the outside Scrye to open the adjacent door. Go inside this antechamber to a second Scrye, which opens Antechamber 2. Make your way to the next Scrye and activate that. The north gate of the central locked area opens. Enter here, with its four Magicka fonts and activate the final Scrye.

• Font of Magicka (7)
• Font of Stamina (2)
• Pod (2) [1 = Apprentice]
• Skill Book: [Random]
• Seeker

Chapter IV: Extending Steps

The steps to the south extend, allowing access past two more Magicka fonts to a vessel and Chapter V.

• Font of Magicka (2)
• Vessel

Book to Chapter V

Book to Chapter IV

Chapter V: Extending Steps

Head down the main corridor, peering ahead at what seems to be the Black Book at the end of this long tunnel. However, when you reach the middle, near the two Stamina fonts, the tunnel ahead grinds to the left.

• Font of Stamina (2)

Chapter V: Black Pond (East)

You are forced east to a black pond and a Lurker fight! Follow the exit corridor north and west after the battle, activating a Scrye and opening a gate that leads back into the main tunnel.

• Lurker

Chapter V: Black Pond (West)

Dash south again and perform the same trick; the tunnel grinds right this time, forcing you west to a chamber with a Stamina font and a second Lurker to battle. Then follow the exit corridor north (passing a Stamina font) and east, back once more into the main tunnel.

• Font of Stamina (2)
• Lurker

Chapter V: Black Book: Untold Legends

Trek south one last time, and the corridor allows you access to two Stamina fonts and the Black Book. Open the book and select from the following powers:

• Black Market (summons a Dremora merchant to trade with you): Trader (General Goods): Dremora Merchant [DB11/16]
• Secret Servant (summons a Dremora butler to carry your excess items)
• Bardic Knowledge (summons a spectral drum that plays for you, increasing Stamina Regeneration for you and nearby allies)