Oblivion:Sideways Cave

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Cave: Sideways Cave
# of Zones	3
Occupants
Monsters (2 boss-level Monsters)
Important Treasure
1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer 1 boss-level Ayleid Reliquary
Console Location Code
SidewaysCaveNEW, SidewaysCaveNew02, SidewaysCaveNew03
Location (view on map)
Northeast of the Imperial City, on the island side of the lake
Region
Waterfront

Sideways Cave is a medium cave northeast of the Imperial City containing monsters. [edit] It contains three zones: Sideways Cave, Sideways Cave - Hidden Lake, and Sideways Cave - Lost Abagarlas.

[edit] Notes

• This cave leads down into a large subterranean lake and waterfall (the second zone, Hidden Lake), and beneath the lake lies the ruins of an ancient Ayleid city, Abagarlas (the third zone, Lost Abagarlas.) Abagarlas is completely hidden deep underground and can only be reached through the secret underground lake.
• Throughout all three zones can be found the corpses and skeletal remains of a couple of adventurers and warriors who didn't make it out.
• In the ruin and around the lake you'll find Ayleid tablets which suggest that the city was destroyed by a "child of Meridia", probably by the flooding and extraordinary plant growth in and around the city. At the end, in the Abagarlas throne room, is the recently deceased body of a wealthy Altmer scholar who was most likely responsible for the tablets. The scholar has three rare articles of clothing: A Blue Silk Shirt, a pair of Blue Silks, and a pair of White Mage's Shoes.
• Picking up each tablet causes a message to pop up stating that "A hasty translation is scrawled here". The three translations are:
  • "Stone-Settlers (builders?) not rest (wake?) Meridia. Terror of the Most Terror. Haste to safehome."
  • "Fourth Star Hour (time?) Terror-of-the-Most-Terror of Meridia come (came?)."
  • "Meridia-child, Earth root power, sea wave like (earth like a flood?). People-out (escape? present tense? imperative?)."
• Abagarlas appears to be very ancient, perhaps one of the most ancient Ayleid ruins in all Cyrodiil. There seems to be a strong connection between this ruin and the Daedric Prince known as Meridia. A half-collapsed shrine to Meridia can be found there, indicating that the inhabitants of Abagarlas may have been Meridia worshippers.
  • The official Prima guide lists Sideways Cave in its Freeform Quests section as one of the more interesting dungeons and has this to say about the tablets: "Can you put it all together? The big picture is that, long ago, Ayleid settlers stumbled onto this grotto. They made it their own--in the end, too much their own. In doing so, they uncovered a forgotten shrine to the Daedra lord Meridia. Meridia's vengeance for this violation was swift: She crushed Abargarlas with her stone roots and, incensed that some survivors escaped, buried the grotto almost entirely."
• This cave contains 3 Cairn Bolete plants and 19 Wisp Stalk plants.

[edit] Exterior

Key to Maps

Map of Sideways Cave Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: Tamriel 12, 19
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Sideways Cave (editor name SidewaysCaveMapMarker). The entrance door is SSE of the marker, 50 feet away.
• 0-1 Monster is near the entrance
• 0-2 Mud Crabs are near the entrance
• 1 Wilderness Creature (Plains variety) is near the entrance
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 1 Foxglove plant

[edit] Zone 1: Sideways Cave

Occupants:

• 2 Imps
• 3-6 Monster Enemies (each 80% probability Monster, 20% Rat)

Treasure:

• 1 Chest 04
• The following armor will always be found: 1 Fur Shield, 1 Iron Shield, and 1 Leather Shield
• The following potions will always be found: 1 Potion of Healing
• The following plants will always be found: 3 Cairn Bolete plants and 8 Wisp Stalk plants

Traps:

• 2 Cave In traps at location T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at Out) leads outside
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Sideways Cave - Hidden Lake
• 4 Rock Walls (opened remotely) at F, G, H, and I

Other:

• 1 Dead Treasure Hunter (carries light armor, one weapon, unenchanted loot) at location J on map

[edit] Zone 2: Sideways Cave - Hidden Lake

This zone has sections that are underwater

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Monster at location A on map
• 3 Monsters

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Ayleid Reliquary (Monster variety) at location B on map
• 1 Ayleid Cask 01
• 1 Ayleid Cask 02
• The following plants will always be found: 11 Wisp Stalk plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are three doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Sideways Cave
  • 2 doors (at D and E) lead out of dungeon to Sideways Cave - Lost Abagarlas and Sideways Cave - Lost Abagarlas

Other:

• First Ayleid Tablet at location F on map: "[A hasty translation is scrawled here...] Meridia-child, Earth root power, sea wave like (earth like a flood?). People-out (escape? present tense? imperative?)."

[edit] Zone 3: Sideways Cave - Lost Abagarlas

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Monster at location A on map
• 2 Imps
• 2-5 Monster Enemies (each 80% probability Monster, 20% Rat)

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer (Monster variety) at location B on map
• 1 Ayleid Cask 02
• The following potions will always be found: 2 Weak Potions of Healing

Traps:

• 1 Cave In trap at location T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors (at E and D) in/out of this zone, both leading to the zone Sideways Cave - Hidden Lake
• 4 Iron Gates (opened remotely) at F, G, H, and I

Other:

• Second Ayleid Tablet at location J on map: "[A hasty translation is scrawled here...] Fourth Star Hour (time?) Terror-of-the-Most-Terror of Meridia come (came?)."
• Third Ayleid Tablet at L on map: "[A hasty translation is scrawled here...] Stone-Settlers (builders?) not rest (wake?) Meridia. Terror of the Most Terror. Haste to safehome."
• 1 Dead Scholar at K
• 5 bedrolls at b