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The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Hints
Caverns of Susurration
1 of 15: This area is a *major* maze, but there is a gimmick for getting through it without mapping it out or having exact directions.
2 of 15: Notice the breathy little gust of air that you can both see and hear a bit ahead of you when you first enter the caverns. (It's a lot easier to see if you have a Night-Eye spell in effect.)
3 of 15: If you just stand and wait, it repeats.
4 of 15: So move up to where it is/was.
5 of 15: After you go past some roots that politely open up for you, you'll come to the first of many path splits.
6 of 15: Wait and watch for the air gust to appear again.
7 of 15: When it does, notice that it's trying to lead you down the left (east) passage.
8 of 15: At the following four-way path split, stand and look around for the air gust until you see which way it's pointing you.
9 of 15: It's flowing into the south passage, so go that way.
10 of 15: Just keep following the air gust along, fighting or sneaking past the hungers that you encounter.
11 of 15: NOTE: There are other signs you can follow, like the Withering Moon plants, but I found it easiest to follow the air gust.
12 of 15: Eventually, you'll reach a chamber with a big glowing plant.
13 of 15: Click on it to get some Essence of Breath captured in a flask, then click again to take the flask.
14 of 15: After you have it, go back north along the passage with the Withering Moon plants at its entrance.
15 of 15: When you reach the four-way path split, turn left (west) and move on until you reach the door to the Natatorium of Wound Bled Tears.
