Good Intentions

College of Winterhold

Good Intentions
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Prerequisite	Hitting the Books
Type	Faction
Quest Giver	Urag gro-Shub
Location	Midden
Rewards	Mage's Circlet
Quest Objectives
Speak with Tolfdir Listen to Tolfdir Follow Ancano Find the Augur of Dunlain Report to Savos Aren

Urag has identified the artifact recovered from Saarthal. It is the Eye of Magnus, but its use is still unclear. You are to bring this information to Tolfdir who is studying the artifact.

Walkthrough

Speak with Tolfdir

Head to the Hall of Elements to find Tolfdir studying the artifact. Speak with him and tell him everything you have learned from Urag. He will ask you to follow him as he tells you what he has learned.

Listen to Tolfdir

Tolfdir will start pacing as he begins to tell you what little he has learned from studying the artifact. He does not recognise the markings and they do not correspond to any known language. He states that the Eye is radiating an incredible amount of magica and that the Arch-Mage has sanctioned further study. At this point, you will be interrupted by Ancano.

Follow Ancano

Ancano will demand that you follow him because you have a visior from the Psijic Order. Tolfdir will protest, but in the end he gives in and leaves. You can ask Ancano about the Psijic order if you wish. End the conversation and he will begin walking towards the Arch-Mage's Quarters. Follow him up and you will see the Arch-Mage speaking to a stranger.

Walk up to the quest marker and Quaranir will cast some illusion so that no one can listen in on your conversation. He will warn you about the danger of the Eye and ask you to seek out the Augur of Dunlain for more information. When the conversation ends, let Ancano rage for a while before he storms out. Speak to the Arch-Mage and tell him about what was said and he will ask you to go ask Tolfdir for more information.

Find the Augur of Dunlain

Tolfdir will tell you that the Augur is located in the Midden beneath the College. The trapdoor leading to the Midden is located to the left of the Hall of Elements. Go there and enter the Midden.

When you are in, head down the corridor to a room with 3 exits. The exit to the left will take you to the Hall of Countenance so ignore that for now. The exit in front will take you to a fork in the passage. While the exit to the right will take you straight where you want to go. So if you don't want to explore the area, you can jump down and head to the exit to the Midden Dark. There is a Draugr around but you can safely ignore it and run straight to the door.

Run down the passage and across the ice bridge. There is a chest on a ledge that can be reached by jumping down to the left the moment you enter the ice cave, but you'll need to take the long way back up through some ice caves. There is a passage at the bottom (opposite the way back up to the brige) that leads out into Skyrim.

<If you decide to skip the chest, ignore the following paragraph> Enter the stone passage behind you, if you are facing the chest. Inside there will be two Frostbite Spiders. Kill them and turn left. Go down the corridor till you are blocked by some webbing. Blast or cut the webbing to continue. Follow the passage to another, smaller ice cave and head up the stairs. There will be a room with a Daedric Relic and a table with some notes that explain the relic. Nothing can be done to it now so ignore it and continue on. You will enter a room with a pit to the left containing two skeletons which are easily dispatched. Head up the stairs and back to where the path rejoins the cave at the other end of the ice bridge.

Go into the passage in front of you (or to the right if you went after the chest) and unlock the door using a key. Here you will find the Augur of Dunlain. Speak to it and it will tell you that you need to find the Staff of Magnus. When you're done speaking to it, return to the Arch-Mage with the information.

Report to Savos Aren

Tell the Arch-Mage what the Augur told you and he will send you to Mirabelle Ervine for the next quest.