Oblivion talk:The Sunken One (quest)

Background

I was wondering, is there any background story on the Sunken One whatsoever? — Unsigned comment by 80.61.123.1 (talk) on 23 March 2007

Aside from Slythe Seringi thinking that The Sunken One caused the destruction of Kvatch(Which as far as I know, Isnt true) other than that there isnt much else --LuciusZelgius 00:04, 23 November 2008 (EST)

problem

when you leave the cavern before finishing the quest the body sometimes dispaears, this has happened to me on the playstation and i dont know what to do, help please — Unsigned comment by 86.156.77.197 (talk) on 02 March 2008

Reference?

(moved from the article)

• The plot of the quest is a reference to the Robert Bloch story "Notebook Found in a Deserted House." The story is written like a diary, and it chronicles a farmer's attempted escape from a cavernous demon (much like the Sunken One itself) until he is killed by it.

I've moved this because the story is about somebody fighting against a demon and trying to escape; the quest is about somebody seeking out a "demon". The two are completely different. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 02:46, 3 August 2008 (EDT)

Slythe Gone!!!

Well I've entered the cave for the first time and upon finding the supposed location of his body i see nothing... this is my first time entering the cave.. can anyone help me out? — Unsigned comment by 209.242.24.230 (talk) on 13 August 2008

I've got the same problem on the XBOX360, Slythe is not there. Will his body reappear at a later date, or can I now no longer complete the quest ? Any help would be appreciated. — Unsigned comment by 81.157.109.254 (talk) on 11 January 2009

i have the exact same problem on the 360 and its the first time i enter the cave..please help — Unsigned comment by 68.105.73.154 (talk) at 11:56 on 27 December 2009

I can Help

Slythe is not where the marker suggested he is laying dead in a crevasse that is filled with blue mist 58.165.112.67 01:28, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Just completed this quest (360)

The body wasn't where the marker pointed, but further into the cave at a dead end. If on your game the body isn't there on first enterance into the cave keep looking, the marker wasn't even close to the body and seemed to be pointing to a chest which only contained a bit of gold. Not sure if this should he added to notes so I will leave it up to someone else to decide.

Re-read the walkthrough, that chest you're refering to has the second note on top of it. Then you go further into the cave to find his body. — Unsigned comment by Weeman5872 (talk • contribs) on 29 July 2010

Second note

Make sure you find the second note if you continue without his body isn't there and there's no "Sunkern one"... — Unsigned comment by BlueNutmeg (talk • contribs) at 15:23 on 16 December 2010

TRAPPED IN SANDSTONE CAVERN!

Hello! I've completed the quest! But somehow, I can't save while in "Sandstone Cavern" and then proceed from there. Nor can I leave the cavern and then save. I've tried at least five times to save after completing the quest, but each attempt becomes a crash to desktop and the saved game is corrupt, even if it is an Autosave. How can I solve this problem without starting over with either an earlier save, which didn't work either by the way, or starting a new character and avoiding that quest? Thanks for any help! Leo Star Dragon 1 01:24, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

That would happen to me too once and awhile. One either you have to just reboot your computer and try again, two find out if a mod is messing with the game do this by uninstalling them one by one, or three it is an incorrectable error.--Zar Pof 01:54, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello Zar Pof! Thanks for yoru help! I think that you are correct about it being a mod related problem. By stubborn trial and error, I worked out a way to circumvent the problem. I loaded an earlier save, prior to quest completion and I used "COC TestingHall" to leave the area and I saved successfully whilst there. Then I used a teleport mod to go to "Rosethorn Hall". Then I used Fast Travel to get to the outside area of the cavern and I saved again. Then I used the Console again to make Slythe Seringi's journal pages appear in my inventory to complete the quest and I saved again and it worked! So that told me that the pages weren't the problem, nor was the quest completion itself. I saved again with the quest completed before I entered the cavern to make my back to confront The Sunken One, and I learned what the problem was. I don't know why, but I can't leave the cavern with The Sunken One in my inventory! I got him in it by using a mod that gave me "Collect Corpse" and "Dispose" as spells. I like to collect the dead from interious sometimes, to take them outside and reincarnate them as polymorphed Ewe Sheep! But nothing doing with The Sunken One. However, the spell "Dispose" worked on him. I resurrected and recruited Slythe, after having painstakingly equipped him with lots of enchanted gear, and I went on my merry way, able to save and leave once more! So my theory is that the script for The Sunken One and the mod aren't reconciled. Now it just occurred to me, that I've turned The Sunken One into an Ewe Sheep before and left her there, with no problems. But trying to teleport the Ewe Sheep out only worked part fo the time. Oh well. At least I can play again without starting all over! Leo Star Dragon 1 02:50, 11 October 2011 (UTC)