Oblivion:The Old Way

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Ayleid Ruin: The Old Way
# of Zones	5
# of Welkynd Stones	18
# of Varla Stones	0
Occupants
Ayleid Guardians Undead Enemies, Undead (1 boss-level Undead)
Important Treasure
1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer 1 boss-level Ayleid Reliquary 1 boss-level Chest 1 Blade Skill Book 1 Chest
Console Location Code
ImperialSewerSystemTG11a, ImperialSewerSystemTG11a2, ImperialSewerSystemTG11b, ImperialSewerSystemTG11c, ImperialSewerSystemTG11d
Location (view on map)
Beneath the Imperial Palace, accessible from the sewers, during a Thieves Guild quest.

The Old Way is a large Ayleid ruin underneath the Imperial City containing undead (quest-specific). [edit] It contains five zones: The Old Way, The Old Way, The Lost Catacombs, Hall of Epochs, and Hall of Epochs.

Related Quests

• The Ultimate Heist: Steal an Elder Scroll for The Gray Fox, and for glory!

Notes

• Entered from The Palace Sewers and thus inaccessible before the related quest.
• After activating the push block in the boss chamber of the second zone of the Hall of Epochs, a new exit can be opened from the previous zone, leading to the palace guard quarters in the imperial palace.
• There is a bedroll in the southwest corner of the northeast room of the Lost Catacombs, with a skeleton lying on the ground nearby. This is a convenient place to sleep if you have gained enough experience to level up in the long trek to this point.

Zone 1: The Old Way

Occupants:

• 8 Undead Enemies (each 83% probability Undead (dungeon-specific leveled list), 17% Rat)

Treasure:

• 1 Chest 01
• 1 Chest 04

Traps:

• 3 Pressure Plate triggers at locations J on map
• 3 Swinging Mace traps at I

Doors and Gates:

• There are five doors in/out of this zone
  • 3 doors (at C, D, and E) lead to the zone The Old Way
  • 2 doors (at O and M) lead out of dungeon to The Palace Sewers and Imperial Battlemage's Chambers
• 2 Doors at L and N (both locked)
• 1 Iron Gate at K (locked)

Zone 2: The Old Way

Occupants:

• 7 Undead Enemies (each 83% probability Undead (dungeon-specific leveled list), 17% Rat)

Treasure:

• 1 Chest 01
• 1 Chest 02
• 1 Chest 04

Doors and Gates:

• There are four doors in/out of this zone
  • 3 doors (at C, D, and E) lead to the zone The Old Way (locked)
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone The Lost Catacombs

Zone 3: The Lost Catacombs

Occupants:

• 25 Undead Enemies (each 83% probability Undead (dungeon-specific leveled list), 17% Rat)

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Chest (Undead variety) at location B on map
• 1 Chest (contains Aevar Stone-Singer, 10% soul gems, 10% armor, 10% weapon) at I
• 2 Chests 01
• 1 Chest 02
• 3 Chests 04
• The other following items will always be found: 1 Steel Boots, 1 Steel Cuirass, and 1 Steel Battle Axe

Traps:

• 2 Dark Welkynd Stone traps at locations T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone The Old Way
  • 1 door (at G) leads to the zone Hall of Epochs
• 1 Iron Gate (opened remotely) at J

Other:

• 1 bedroll at location b on map

Zone 4: Hall of Epochs

Occupants:

• 2 Ayleid Guardians (non-respawning)
• 1 Skeleton Archer
• 3 Zombie Undead
• 3 Undead

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer (Monster variety) at location B on map
• 1 Chest 04
• 8 Welkynd Stones

Traps:

• 2 Dark Welkynd Stone traps at location T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are three doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at G) leads to the zone The Lost Catacombs
  • 1 door (at H) leads to the zone Hall of Epochs
  • 1 door (at K) lead out of dungeon to Imperial Guard Quarters
• 1 Gate at L (locked)
• 1 Hidden Door at M
• 2 Iron Gates (opened remotely) at I and J

Other:

• Keyhole Pillar at location O on map
• 1 Pressure Plate at N

Zone 5: Hall of Epochs

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Undead at location A on map
• 4 Undead

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Ayleid Reliquary (Undead variety) at location B on map
• 1 Ayleid Cask (contains Fire and Darkness (Blade Skill Book), 10% chance armor, 10% weapon) at I
• 1 Ayleid Cask 01
• 1 Ayleid Cask 02
• 4 Chests 04
• 10 Welkynd Stones

Doors and Gates:

• There is one door (at H) in/out of this zone, leading to the zone Hall of Epochs