Online:Guard the Knowledge

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Help protect the knowledge of the skalds. Zone: The Rift Objective: Skald's Retreat — Free the slumbering skalds. Quest Giver: Loremaster Bragur Location(s): Skald's Retreat Concurrent Quest: Song of Awakening Reward: Skald's Ring Low Leveled Gold XP Gain: 2348 XP

Recover the skald's tomes

There are valuable tomes scattered across the islands of Skald's Retreat.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Investigate a Glimmering Book or speak with Loremaster Bragur.
2. Collect the missing tomes.
3. Deliver the books to the library.

Detailed Walkthrough

1. Upon entering the islands of Skald's Retreat, you will come across one of several Glimmering Books. Alternatively, you may speak directly with Loremaster Bragur, located inside Skald Library.
2. Either will begin the dialogue with the loremaster. He will bemoan the loss of some books to Vaermina and her minions, and ask you to help retrieve them.
3. Upon agreeing, several of the books will appear around the grounds. They also drop from monsters in the quest area. Book locations include:

• The south side exterior of Skald Library. (map)
• The road leading east of Skald Library. (map)
• Two on the porch of Skald Manor, one at either end east (map) and west (map).
• On the grounds north of Skald Manor, at the top of the short cliff rocks. (map)
• On the north end of the dock walkway east of Skald Manor. (map)

Notes

• The Glimmering Books laying on the ground to start the quest will disappear when the quest is begun, replaced by new Glimmering Books.
• The books are all indeed glimmering. You may hear "This book about Vaermina glows with an inner light. Some kind of reaction to the intruding Daedric realm."

Bugs

• Not every Glimmering Book initially laying on the ground will have the quest starter icon, but they work to initiate the quest either way.

Quest Stages

Guard the Knowledge
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I spoke with the Retreat's librarian, a man named Bragur. He told me that Vaermina's nightmare creatures stole the books to preserve her secrets. He wants me to return them to the library. Objective: Collect Tomes about Vaermina: 0/6
	I collected a number of books. I should return them to the library. Objective: Deliver Books to the Library
Finishes quest	I retrieved the books. I should speak to the librarian. Objective: Talk to Loremaster Bragur

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.