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The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Hints

Directions to Xiditte's Crystal Chest

  • 1 of 8: Go to Xiditte (location 17 on the world map) and enter it through its front door, which is a bit east of the fast-travel destination point.
  • 2 of 8: Inside, move along the only route available until you reach a large room.
  • 3 of 8: Find the door to the Catacombs level at the north end of that room and go through it.
  • 4 of 8: After you go down some stairs and through a metal door, turn left and move on to reach a N/S path split.
  • 5 of 8: Go south and through a metal door to reach a large room with several big statues in it.
  • 6 of 8: This is a big puzzle that you need to solve in order to open up the room with the crystal chest in it.
  • 7 of 8: After the west wall at the end of the south passage is blasted away, go through it and follow the secret path along.
  • 8 of 8: Soon after you pass a madness ore deposit, you'll come to what looks like a dead end.