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The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine Hints

Wisdom of the Ages

  • 1 of 21: Talk to Sir Henrik's spirit in the Priory Undercroft about the Shield of the Crusader and Fort Bulwark while on the "Priory of the Nine" quest.
  • 2 of 21: Make this quest active and look a ways NE of Leyawiin for the map marker.
  • 3 of 21: When you arrive at the fort, enter it and start exploring.
  • 4 of 21: From the entrance door, go north, then west a short distance, then south.
  • 5 of 21: When you come to a wooden door in a small room on your right (west), go through it to find yourself on the winding upper walkway of a large room.
  • 6 of 21: You can't open the room's gate or lower its drawbridge yet, so move on west and then north.
  • 7 of 21: In the northern-most room, you'll find a large turn handle on the floor that'll open the gate that's down the east passage just south of you.
  • 8 of 21: Past that gate is a ledge with another turn handle that'll open a gate and lower two small drawbridges in the large room that you can see ahead.
  • 9 of 21: That gate is the one you saw in the room where you went along the winding upper pathway earlier, so return to that room and go through the now-opened gate and across the now-lowered drawbridges.
  • 10 of 21: You'll come to an area with a closed gate and several pressure pads on the floor that you can step on.
  • 11 of 21: Past the gate is a door to the second section of the fort, which is annoyingly named exactly the same as the first section.
  • 12 of 21: Move north to find a jail cell with a knight named Sir Thedret in it.
  • 13 of 21: Use the nearby turn handle to open the cell door, then talk to Thedret to get a clue that you'll need later on.
  • 14 of 21: Move on north and then west until you reach a large squarish room with two raised drawbridges on an upper level.
  • 15 of 21: Past the bridges, move on to the huge SW room with the statues and a conjurer adept.
  • 16 of 21: Go through the door in the south wall and down the passage beyond to reach the door that leads to the final fort section.
  • 17 of 21: Move through it until you come to a large room past a wooden door.
  • 18 of 21: In order to get the shield you're after, you're going to need to figure out how to work the big puzzle in here.
  • 19 of 21: After the puzzle is solved, go through to the north chamber to find the Shield of the Crusader on an altar along with several other treasures.
  • 20 of 21: After you take the shield, doors in the NW and NE corners of the room will open up, giving you a shortcut way to get back to the first fort area.
  • 21 of 21: When you come to a closed gate, use a turn handle to open it and lower the drawbridge just past it. After that, it's easy to navigate your way to the exit.