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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Hints

How do I get the puzzle box?

  • 1 of 9: Go to Bal Ur and locate the Arkngthand ruins. They're at location 2 on the Bal Ur map.
  • 2 of 9: The entrance is at the north end of the ruins, but it's covered with a large round Dwemer-style "airlock" device.
  • 3 of 9: Once you're inside, there's a lot to explore. The ruins are divided up into six separate sections, each with doors linking to other sections.
  • 4 of 9: The Hall of Centrifuge (where you start), Weepingbell Hall, Heaven's Gallery, and Cells of Hollow Hand (where the puzzle box is) are the four areas you can get to without going through a locked door in Heaven's Gallery.
  • 5 of 9: They're all fairly simple areas, with regular bandit types being the only opponents. You can explore and loot as you please.
  • 6 of 9: NOTE: To get through the locked door, you can either lockpick it or wait until Antabolis gives you a key that opens it (which never happens in the unpatched version of the game).
  • 7 of 9: To get to where the puzzle box is, you need to go through the door to the Cells of Hollow Hand that's in the Hall of Centrifuge.
  • 8 of 9: After you go through the door, you'll have to kill Boss Crito.
  • 9 of 9: Then you can loot the room, including the puzzle box (it's a small cube on the lowest shelf in the NE corner of the area).