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Skingrad Recommendation is one of the simpler quests for the Mage’s Guild inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionand its Remaster. You’ll be doing a bit of what you’d already be doing: fighting undead in a cave. This time, though, you’re doing it to save a persnickety mage from his own foolishness.
Completing Skingrad Recommendation shouldn’t take you more than 15 minutes. Less if you don’t have trouble finding the enemies you need to clear. We’ll go over everything you need to know in this guide.
Provided you’ve joined the Mage’s Guild at any of their chapters,head to Skingrad southwestof the Imperial City. There,speak to Adrienne Berene, the local chapter head.
She’ll mention she’sbeen having some trouble with a mage named Erthor, and that she’d like him back at the Guildhall as soon as possible.
The trouble is, she isn’t sure where he is and suggests youask around.
How To Find Erthor
Speak to either Sulinus Vassinus or Vigge the Cautiousto learn that Erthor is likely at Bleak Flats Cave, but neither of them can tell you exactly where it is.
Speak toDruja the Argonian to mark the cave on your mapand get some quest progression. It isn’t more than a couple of hundred meters northwest of Skingrad, and it’s not a hard dungeon, either.
How To Clear Bleak Flats Cave And Rescue Erthor
Bleak Flats Cave is a small set of interconnected caverns, linked by a large central chamber.Erthor is at the far end of the cave system, but won’t leave his (furnished) cavern until all the zombies are dealt with.
You’ll encounter one zombie in the first room, and once it’s dead again, head through thesmall passage in the back-left of the room.
There arean additional two zombies in the main cavern. Clear them, then return to the entrance and head down the cave to its left to find another zombie.
Exit andcross the main chamber to the other torchlit passage. In the blue-lit cavern beyond it is another zombie.
Take the passage right of the small hill in the middle of the room, clear the zombie in the next room, andproceed down the path flanked by lit candles.
You’ll find Erthor in a rather well-appointed chamber. If you’ve defeated all the zombies,he’ll agree to follow you back to the Mage’s Guild. Head to the western edge of the room to find a hallway leading up to a false stone wall.
There’s alsoa chest with free loothere, including:
Grab the loot and pull the nearby leverto move the boulder out of the way. Then you may exit the cave and either walk back to Skingrad or fast travel.
Return to Adrienne andwait for her conversation with Erthor to conclude. Once Adrienne and Erthor start moving about the Guildhall, speak to her again and ask about the recommendation.
She’ll mention she’ll get around to it, which is clue enough thatyou’ve completed the Skingrad Recommendation quest.
