Oblivion:Temple of the Ancestor Moths

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Settlement: Temple of the Ancestor Moths
Occupants
Blind Moth Priests, Undead (3 Blind Moth Prelates)
Important Treasure
1 Savilla's Stone
Console Location Code
TempleOfTheAncestorMothExterior02, TempleOfTheAncestorMothCrypt, TempleMothCatacombs, TempleMothCatacombs02, TempleMothCatacombs03, TempleMothCatacombs04
Location (view on map)
A chapel and house north of Cheydinhal (quest-related).
Region
Jerall Mountains

Temple of the Ancestor Moths is a chapel and house north of Cheydinhal (quest-related). [edit] It contains five zones: Ancestor Moth Crypt, The Temple of The Moth Halls, Catacombs of The Temple of The Moth, The Caverns of The Moth, and Shrine of The Moth.

Located in the mountains north of Cheydinhal, this is the home of the Moth Priests, who are the only ones allowed to study the Elder Scrolls. As reading the scrolls progressively makes you lose your sight, the now-blind priests live in the caverns here, tended by the monks. You'll come here in a later Thieves Guild quest. Note that coming here prior to activating this quest can cause a bug.

Inside the Temple are the Blind Monks themselves. Although you may not think they would be, they are rather reasonable with their swords, so either sneak past them, bring an equally reasonable weapon or a few useful spells or scrolls. The majority of Blind Monks carry an Akaviri Dai-Katana, the very same two-handed sword used by Jauffre and found in the Cloud Ruler Temple Armory. Those that don't wield a sword use their hands instead.

NPCs Living Here

Temple of the Ancestor Moths
Brother Hjar Brother Holger Brother Hridi

Related Quests

• Turning a Blind Eye: Steal a stone for The Gray Fox.

Notes

• This settlement contains 21 Cairn Bolete plants and 67 Wisp Stalk plants.
• The Blind Moth Prelate in Shrine of the Moth always has a high level amulet or ring which is randomly generated when you enter the final zone (i.e., when you pass through the door that has a load screen). He also respawns. By saving before entering the zone, you can ensure that you get a good ring or amulet. If you leave the zone and wait for 73 hours you can acquire another ring or amulet when the guardian respawns. Using this method, you can get a lot of very powerful rings and amulets.

Bugs

• If you enter The Temple of The Moth Halls before starting the Turning a Blind Eye quest it will trigger a bug activating the quest. As a result, the next time you talk to Methredhel she will give you a message assigning you the Turning a Blind Eye quest, whether or not you are already in the Thieves Guild.
  • It is possible to proceed to complete the Thieves Guild quest line this way, bypassing the first two-thirds of the Thieves Guild quest.
  • It is also possible to trigger a bug that permanently freezes your game at the end of The Ultimate Heist quest; see that quest's bugs for details.
  • This bug is specifically caused by opening the "Old Wooden Door" in The Temple of The Moth Halls (internally identified as TG08Catacombs2Door). When opened (through picking the lock or obtaining the Catacombs Key), the command SetStage TG08Blind 6 is executed, starting the quest.
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

Exterior

Key to Maps

Map of the Temple of the Ancestor Moths, Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: Tamriel 29, 35
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Temple of the Ancestor Moths (editor name TempleoftheAncestorMothMapMarker). The entrance door is ENE of the marker, 110 feet away.
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 11 Clouded Funnel Cap plants, 3 Milk Thistle plants, 2 Motherwort plants, and 1 Wormwood plant

Zone 1: Ancestor Moth Crypt

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 The Temple of The Moth Halls (locked, opened by Ancestor Moth Temple)

Zone 2: The Temple of The Moth Halls

Occupants:

• 1 Blind Moth Prelate at location A on map
• 4 Blind Moth Priests
• 1 Rat (location-specific variety; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 3 Chests 01
• 2 Chests 02
• 1 Chest 03
• 1 Chest 04
• The following books will always be found: 3 The Argonian Account, Book 2
• The following ingredients will always be found: 2 Bread Loaves, 2 Leeks, 4 Lettuces, 13 Potatoes, and 2 Pumpkins
• The following plants will always be found: 3 Cairn Bolete plants and 8 Wisp Stalk plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at the following locations:
  • At G: 1 Leek and 3 Potatoes
  • At H: 2 Bread Loaves, 2 Lettuces, 7 Potatoes, and 1 Pumpkin
  • At I: 1 Leek and 3 Potatoes

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Ancestor Moth Crypt
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone Catacombs of The Temple of The Moth (locked, opened by Catacombs Key)
• 2 Old Wooden Doors at J and K (both locked, opened by Ancestor Moth Key)

Zone 3: Catacombs of The Temple of The Moth

Occupants:

• 1 Blind Moth Prelate at location A on map
• 1 Blind Moth Priest
• 1 Rat (location-specific variety; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Chest 01
• 1 Chest 02
• 1 Chest 03
• 1 Chest 04
• The following plants will always be found: 16 Cairn Bolete plants and 11 Wisp Stalk plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone The Temple of The Moth Halls
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone The Caverns of The Moth (locked, opened by Catacombs Key)
• 2 Old Wooden Doors at G and H (both locked, opened by Ancestor Moth Key)

Other:

• 6 beds at locations b on map

Zone 4: The Caverns of The Moth

Occupants:

• 1 Bones Undead
• 1 Ethereal Undead (always best possible level)

Treasure:

• 1 Chest 01
• 2 Chests 02
• 1 Chest 03
• 1 Chest 04
• The following plants will always be found: 41 Wisp Stalk plants

Traps:

• 1 Falling Log trap at location J on map
• 4 Gas traps at M
• 1 Pressure Plate trigger at H
• 5 Spike Pit traps at I
• 1 Swinging Log trap at G
• 3 Swinging Mace traps at L
• 3 Tripwire triggers at K

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone Catacombs of The Temple of The Moth
  • 1 door (at F) leads out of dungeon to Shrine of The Moth (locked, opened by Catacombs Key)
• 1 Rock Wall (initially open; controlled remotely) at P
• 2 Rock Walls (opened remotely) at N and O

Zone 5: Shrine of The Moth

Occupants:

• 1 Blind Moth Prelate (carries an enchanted ring) at location A on map
• 1 Ethereal Undead (always best possible level)

Treasure:

• 1 Savilla's Stone at location Q on map
• 1 Chest 01
• 1 Chest 02
• 1 Chest 03
• 1 Chest 04
• The following plants will always be found: 2 Cairn Bolete plants and 7 Wisp Stalk plants

Traps:

• 1 Dark Welkynd Stone trap 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 F) leads to the zone The Caverns of The Moth

Other:

• 1 bedroll at location b on map