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Vahtacen’s Secret is a faction quest issued by theMages Guild inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. Raminus Polus tells the Hero to aid Irlav Jarol in unearthing the secrets of an Ayleid Ruin named Vahtacen. Irlav, however, finds himself busy with his duties and offloads the task to a junior mage, an Argonian named Kaleel.
Kaleel and her aide, Denel, are unable to decipher the strange markings on the walls of the Ruins, which they suspect hold the secret to unlocking the marble pillar blocking the entrance to the deeper ruins. These inscriptions are in an unfamiliar language and understanding what they say is key to solving the pillar puzzle in Vahtacen.
Vahtacen’s Secret Pillar Puzzle Solution
With all this information in hand, it’s possible to infer the solution to the Vahtacen’s Secret pillar puzzle. Cast four spells on the pillar according to the Ayleid inscriptions. The order of the spells is:fire, frost, damage magicka, and fortify magicka, if going in clockwise order.
The spells need to be in the Touch or Target category in order for them to have an effect; spells the player like ‘Fortify Magicka on Self’ will not work. If you do notalready know these spells, you will find a chest filled with scrolls of all types of spells behind Denel, including Fire (Flare), Frost (Snowball), Damage Magicka (Sever Magicka), and Fortify Magicka (Elevate Magicka). you’re able to use these scrolls in place of learned spells to achieve the same result and solve the pillar puzzle.
Cast the spells on the pillar in the center of the room, not the inscriptions on the walls or the red gems.
After you cast the spells according to the order mentioned above, the pillar will fall down, and the door to the dungeon will open. Be prepared before heading down as the area is filled with Ghosts, and theonly way to damage themis by using Silver weapons or spells. Enchanted weapons work as well.
At the end of the dungeon, you will find a very large room with a large lifted platform in the middle. Pressing the activation button on the far end of this chamber will bring up a stone staircase, allowing you to access this platform and pick up theAncient Elven Helm. Bring the Ancient Elven Helm back to Irlav Jarol. Then, speak with Raminus Polus in the Arch-Mage Tower’s Lobby to complete the quest and obtain the final reward: a promotion toConjurerin the Mages Guild and theRobe of the Conjurer.
