The Gardener of Men
Quest
The Gardener of Men is part of the Dragonborn questline. You can start it by completing The Path of Knowledge. Quest locations include Nchardak. Rewards include Word of Power: Gol, Dragonborn Flame, and 4 additional rewards.
How to start
- Finish The Path of Knowledge.
Where to go
| Nchardak |
Associated locations
Actors
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Neloth | - |
| Storn Crag-Strider | - |
Objectives in order
Read the Black Book
Learn the hidden knowledge of "Epistolary Acumen"
Journal entry
With Neloth's help, I gained access to the Black Book in Nchardak. I read it and was transported to Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha, where I found the book's counterpart. Hermaeus Mora himself appeared and taught me the second Word of "Bend Will". He has promised to teach me the third Word but only in return for "the secrets of the Skaal."
Talk to Storn
Wait for Storn to read the book
Journal entry
With Neloth's help, I gained access to the Black Book in Nchardak. I read it and was transported to Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha, where I found the book's counterpart. Hermaeus Mora himself appeared and taught me the second Word of Bend Will. He promised to teach me the third Word but only if in return for "the secrets of the Skaal." The Skaal shaman Storn agreed to give Hermaeus Mora what he wanted, but when Storn read the book, Hermaeus Mora killed him while teaching me the promised Word of Power.
Rewards
| Location | ||
|---|---|---|
| Other Magic | Dragonborn Flame | - |
| Other Magic | Dragonborn Force | - |
| Other Magic | Dragonborn Frost | - |
| Reward | Word of Power: Dov | - |
| Reward | Word of Power: Gol | - |
| Reward | Word of Power: H4 | - |
Related quests
Map
Technical data
- Quest ID
- DLC2MQ05
- Form key
- dragonborn.esm:0x0179de
- Source plugin
- Dragonborn.esm
- Stage indexes
- 0, 1, 10, 100, 150, 200, 250, 290, 300, 310, 320, 325, 330, 340, 350, 355, 360, 370, 390, 400, 450, 500, 600, 610, 620, 630, 700, 750, 800, 1000, 1100