Skyrim Quests

Hard Answers

Quest
14 steps / 2 rewards

Hard Answers is part of the questline. You can start it by completing Speaking With Silence. Rewards include and .

How to start

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Objectives in order

Journal entry
believes the only proof that could expose Mercer's treachery can be found within the pages of which she recovered from . Unfortunately, the is written in some sort of code that needs to be deciphered. Our only hope is , one of and Gallus's former acquaintances who is a wizard at the College of .
Speak with
Journal entry
has informed me that is written in Falmer. He's directed me to seek out , the Court Wizard in who is the foremost authority on them in hopes of obtaining a translation.
Speak with
Gain entry to 's Museum
Rewards
Obtain the key to 's MuseumOptional
Journal entry
has proven to be extremely stubborn and refuses to allow me access to his materials regarding the Falmer language. I'm left with little choice other than taking matters into my own hands and stealing his notes.
Obtain 's Falmer Translating Guide
Journal entry
's "notes" on the Falmer language are actually derived from a massive stone slab in his tower! It will be impossible to bring this item to to have him translate . I'll have to discover a way to make the information more portable.
Duplicate the writing on 's Stone
Return to
Speak to
Speak to
Journal entry
After successfully translated , I've discovered that Mercer's motivations transcended simple greed or murder. As a member of the Nightingales, Mercer was tasked with guarding a place called The , the Temple of . According to Gallus, he defiled the temple and betrayed the . insists we bring this information to immediately.
Rewards123

Rewards

Rewards
Location
Key-
One-Handed Sword-

Related quests

Map

Technical data
Quest ID
TG06
Form key
skyrim.esm:0x021552
Source plugin
Skyrim.esm
Stage indexes
0, 10, 20, 25, 27, 30, 40, 50, 55, 60, 70, 200