Changes: The Black Star (quest)

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This article is about the quest The Black Star. For other uses, see The Black Star.

The Black Star

Type	Daedric
Quest Giver	Aranea Ienith
Location	Shrine of Azura Ilinalta's Deep
Rewards	Azura's Star
Alt Rewards	The Black Star
Quest Objectives
Find the elven mage from Aranea's vision Speak to Nelacar Find Azura's Star Tell Azura / Nelacar you are ready to enter the Star Destroy Malyn Varen's soul

Walkthrough

To initiate the quest, ask about rumours from Hulda in Whiterun then make your way to the Shrine of Azura. Once there, speak with the priestess, Aranea Ienith.

Find the elven mage from Aranea's vision

The elven mage from Aranea's vision is Nelacar who is staying at the The Frozen Hearth in Winterhold.

Speak to Nelacar

Speaking with him reveals that there exists a soul gem which can be reused: Azura's Star. However, that soul gem was lost along with the mad mage who was experimenting with it, Malyn Varen, when he fled with a few loyal students to Ilinalta's Deep.

Find Azura's Star

Proceed to Ilinalta's Deep, which is located along the north shore of Lake Ilinalta, north of Falkreath.

Note: (Possible bug) Inside, the pathway from the first area to the second (Ilinalta's Deluge) may be blocked by a large boulder, save and reload (or exit the dungeon and reenter).

Find the Broken Azura's Star, all the while keeping an eye out for soul gems.

Tell Azura / Nelacar you are ready to enter the Star

To restore Azura's Star, the Dragonborn must choose between the following options:

Returning the Broken Azura's Star to Aranea Ienith, which will ultimately lead to a reward of Azura's Star.
Returning the Broken Azura's Star to Nelacar, which will ultimately lead to a reward of The Black Star.

Destroy Malyn Varen's soul

Malyn Varen's soul is trapped inside the broken star and the Dragonborn must enter it to kill him. Three quite tenacious Dremora Vakynaz (contain Daedra Hearts) will try to protect the mage though. This is done with the help of either Nelacar or Azura herself.

The Dragonborn then either receives Azura's Star from Azura or The Black Star from Nelacar.

Note: Supporting Azura will turn Aranea Ienith into a possible follower.

Video

Notes

After defeating Malyn Varen's soul inside of the Broken Azura's Star, quick looting of his body will let the Dragonborn grab a Staff of Sparks and a rare Hooded Black Mage Robes.

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 {{quest infobox
-|title = The Black Star
+| title        = The Black Star
-|image = AzurasStar_interior.jpg
+| image        = AzurasStar_interior.jpg
-|prerequisite =
+| prerequisite =
-|type = Daedric
+| type         = Daedric
-|faction =
+| faction      =
-|giver = [[Aranea Ienith]]
+| giver        = [[Aranea Ienith]]
-|location = [[Shrine of Azura]]<br>[[Ilinalta's Deep]]
+| location     = [[Shrine of Azura]]<br>[[Ilinalta's Deep]]
-|reward = [[Azura's Star]]
+| reward       = [[Azura's Star]]
-|alt reward = [[The Black Star (item)|The Black Star]]
+| alt reward   = [[The Black Star (item)|The Black Star]]
-|obj_1 = Find the elven mage from Aranea's vision
+| obj_1        = Find the elven mage from Aranea's vision
-|obj_2 = Speak to Nelacar
+| obj_2        = Speak to Nelacar
-|obj_3 = Find Azura's Star
+| obj_3        = Find Azura's Star
-|obj_4 = Tell Azura / Nelacar you're ready to enter the Star
+| obj_4        = Tell Azura / Nelacar you are ready to enter the Star
-|obj_5 = Destroy Malyn Varen's soul
+| obj_5        = Destroy Malyn Varen's soul
 }}
 == Walkthrough ==
-To initiate the quest, ask about rumors from [[Hulda]] in [[Whiterun (city)|Whiterun]] then make your way to the [[Shrine of Azura]]. Once there, speak with the priestess, [[Aranea Ienith]].
+To initiate the quest, ask about rumours from [[Hulda]] in [[Whiterun (city)|Whiterun]] then make your way to the [[Shrine of Azura]]. Once there, speak with the priestess, [[Aranea Ienith]].
 === Find the elven mage from Aranea's vision ===
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 === Speak to Nelacar ===
-Speaking with him reveals there exists one [[soul gem]] which can be reused: [[Azura's Star]]. However, that soul gem was lost along with the mad mage who was experimenting with it, [[Malyn Varen]] when he fled with a few loyal students to [[Ilinalta's Deep]].
+Speaking with him reveals that there exists a [[soul gem]] which can be reused: [[Azura's Star]]. However, that soul gem was lost along with the mad mage who was experimenting with it, [[Malyn Varen]], when he fled with a few loyal students to [[Ilinalta's Deep]].
 === Find Azura's Star ===
 Proceed to Ilinalta's Deep, which is located along the north shore of [[Lake Ilinalta]], north of [[Falkreath (city)|Falkreath]].
-'''Note''': (Possible bug) Inside, the pathway from the first area to the second (Ilinalta's Deluge) may be blocked by a large boulder, save and reload (or exit the dungeon and reenter?).
+'''Note:''' (Possible bug) Inside, the pathway from the first area to the second (Ilinalta's Deluge) may be blocked by a large boulder, save and reload (or exit the dungeon and reenter).
 Find the [[Broken Azura's Star]], all the while keeping an eye out for [[soul gem]]s.
-=== Tell Azura / Nelacar you're ready to enter the Star ===
+=== Tell Azura / Nelacar you are ready to enter the Star ===
 To restore Azura's Star, the Dragonborn must choose between the following options:
-#Returning the Broken Azura's Star to [[Aranea Ienith]], which will ultimately lead to a reward of [[Azura's Star]].
-#Returning the Broken Azura's Star to [[Nelacar]], which will ultimately lead to a reward of [[The Black Star (item)|The Black Star]].
+# Returning the Broken Azura's Star to [[Aranea Ienith]], which will ultimately lead to a reward of [[Azura's Star]].
+# Returning the Broken Azura's Star to [[Nelacar]], which will ultimately lead to a reward of [[The Black Star (item)|The Black Star]].
 === Destroy Malyn Varen's soul ===
-Malyn's soul is trapped inside the broken star and the Dragonborn must enter it to kill him. This is done with the help of either Nelacar or Azura herself.
+[[Malyn Varen]]'s soul is trapped inside the [[Broken Azura's Star|broken star]] and the Dragonborn must enter it to kill him. Three quite tenacious [[Dremora]] Vakynaz (contain [[Daedra Heart]]s) will try to protect the mage though. This is done with the help of either Nelacar or Azura herself.
+The Dragonborn then either receives [[Azura's Star]] from Azura or [[The Black Star (item)|The Black Star]] from Nelacar.
+'''Note:''' Supporting Azura will turn [[Aranea Ienith]] into a possible [[follower]].
 == Video ==
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+== Notes ==
+* After defeating [[Malyn Varen]]'s soul inside of the [[Broken Azura's Star]], quick looting of his body will let the Dragonborn grab a [[Staff of Sparks]] and a rare [[Hooded Black Mage Robes]].
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