Online:Gem of the Stars

Exchange a blackened gem for knowledge on the Celestials. Zone: Craglorn Quest Giver: Orrery Location(s): Mtharnaz, The Seeker's Archive Prerequisite Quest: The Seeker's Archive Reward: 75 Gold XP Gain: Very Low Required Level: 50

A broken Dwemer orrery carrying a strange black gem in the middle.

Hermaeus Mora asked me to bring him unique relics from across Craglorn. In exchange for such offerings, he promised to grant me knowledge of the Celestials.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Find the gem inside Mtharnaz.
2. Talk to Hermaeus Mora at The Seeker's Archive.

Detailed Walkthrough

When you are inside Mtharnaz, you will see an old Dwemer orrery in the northeast corner of the northeastern room. Activate it to find a strange blackened gem inside, covered with small Dwarven runes.

<A blackened gem rests at the center of the orrery. Small Dwarven runes are carved across the surface of the gem.>

<Take a closer look at the blackened gem.>

<The runes are too small to read. However, Hermaeus Mora may be able to decipher what mortal eyes cannot.>

<Take the blackened gem.>

<Without the blackened gem, the orrery holds no further interest.>

Return to the entrance of Seeker's Archive where you can talk to Hermaeus Mora through a pedestal which stands above the entrance.

"If you would receive knowledge, you must give knowledge in return.

What have you brought me, Seeker?

I found this blackened gem inside a Dwemer orrery, but I can't read the writing.

"I find this offering to be acceptable. Inside the gem, you can see the celestial bodies in their courses.
The text says the constellations are gods. They can be brought to earth using stones carved from Aetherium. Make of that what you will."

Notes

• This quest becomes available once you have completed The Seeker's Archive, and can only be accepted if you do not currently have Message Unknown or Strange Lexicon as active quests.

Quest Stages

Gem of the Stars
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
Finishes quest	I found a strange gem in the Dwarven Ruin of Mtharnaz. I should bring it to Hermaeus Mora at the Seeker's Archive. Objective: Take Gem to Hermaeus Mora

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.