Oblivion:Wendelbek

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Ayleid Ruin: Wendelbek
# of Zones	4
# of Welkynd Stones	58
# of Varla Stones	3
Occupants
Necromancers, Zombie Undead (1 boss-level Necromancer)
Important Treasure
1 Ayleid Statue 2 boss-level Ayleid Coffers
Console Location Code
WendelbekExterior, Wendelbek, Wendelbek02, Wendelbek03, Wendelbek04
Location (view on map)
East of a small lake formed by the northern branch of Panther River.

Wendelbek is a large Ayleid ruin east of Bravil containing necromancers (quest-related). [edit] It contains four zones: Wendelbek, Wendelbek Aldmerisel, Wendelbek Sel Aran Mathmedli, and Wendelbek Silaseli.

Related Quests

• The Collector: Help Umbacano, an ancient artifact collector, recover the "Ten Ancestors", a set of ancient Ayleid statues.
• Necromancer's Moon: Find information pertaining to Black Soul Gems.

Notes

• Not to be confused with Wenderbek Cave.
• This is one of the four locations mentioned in the Hastily Scrawled Note left by Falcar (Mages Guild Quest: Necromancer's Moon) which has an altar that can be used for creating Black Soul Gems. The altar is outside the ruin, near the door leading inside.
• There are more Welkynd Stones in the ruin than in any other.

Exterior

Key to Maps

Map of Wendelbek Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: Tamriel 39, -13
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Wendelbek (editor name WendelbekMapMarker). The entrance door is W of the marker, 60 feet away.
• 0-1 Mud Crab is near the entrance
• 1 Wilderness Creature (Forest variety) is near the entrance
• 1 Wilderness Creature (Valley variety) is near the entrance
• 1 Nirnroot is at location N on map
• 1 Restoration Ayleid Chest is near the entrance
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 9 Dragon's Tongue plants, 50 Foxglove plants, 4 Green Stain Cup plants, 2 Monkshood plants, 8 Domica Redwort plants, 9 Somnalius plants, and 7 Summer Bolete plants
• 1 Necromancer Altar is at location A on map

Zone 1: Wendelbek

Occupants:

• 2 Necromancers (non-respawning)
• 3 Zombie Undead

Treasure:

• 1 Ayleid Cask 01
• 1 Ayleid Casks 02 (locked)
• 1 Ayleid Cask 01 (locked)
• 1 Restoration Ayleid Chest
• 4 Welkynd Stones
• The following alchemy equipment will always be found: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, and 1 Novice Retort
• The other following items will always be found: 1 empty lesser soul gem and 1 empty petty soul gem
• Some of the above items are clustered at location G: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, 1 empty lesser soul gem, and 1 empty petty soul gem

Traps:

• 1 Gas Room trap at location I on map
• 14 Gas traps at H

Doors and Gates:

• There are three doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at Out) leads outside
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Wendelbek Aldmerisel
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone Wendelbek Silaseli
• 1 Gate at K (locked)
• 1 Hidden Door at J
• 1 Iron Gate (opened remotely) at L

Zone 2: Wendelbek Aldmerisel

Occupants:

• 4 Necromancers (non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Varla Stone at location V on map
• 1 Ayleid Cask 01 (locked)
• 1 Ayleid Cask 02
• 18 Welkynd Stones
• The following alchemy equipment will always be found: 2 Novice Alembics, 2 Novice Calcinators, 2 Novice Mortar & Pestles, and 2 Novice Retorts
• The other following items will always be found: 1 empty lesser soul gem and 1 empty petty soul gem
• Some of the above items are clustered at the following locations:
  • At G: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Retort, 1 empty lesser soul gem, and 1 empty petty soul gem
  • At V: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, and 1 Varla Stone

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Wendelbek
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone Wendelbek Sel Aran Mathmedli
• 1 Gate at H (locked)
• 2 Iron Gates (opened remotely) at I and J

Other:

• 5 Stone Steps (rise to form steps when activated) at locations K on map

Zone 3: Wendelbek Sel Aran Mathmedli

Occupants:

• 2 Necromancers (non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Ayleid Statue at location S on map
• 1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer (Necromancer variety) at B
• 4 Ayleid Casks 01 (2 locked)
• 1 Ayleid Cask 01
• 1 Restoration Ayleid Chest
• 14 Welkynd Stones
• The following alchemy equipment will always be found: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, and 1 Novice Retort
• The other following items will always be found: 1 empty lesser soul gem and 1 empty petty soul gem
• Some of the above items are clustered at location G: 1 Ayleid Cask (locked), 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, 1 empty lesser soul gem, and 1 empty petty soul gem

Traps:

• 1 Spike Pit trap at location K on map
• 2 Dark Welkynd Stone traps at H
• 3 Falling Blade traps at J
• 3 Gas traps at I

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone Wendelbek Aldmerisel
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone Wendelbek Silaseli
• 1 Gate at L (locked)
• 1 Iron Gate (opened remotely) at M

Zone 4: Wendelbek Silaseli

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Necromancer at location A on map
• 2 Necromancers (non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Ayleid Coffer (Necromancer variety) at location B on map
• 2 Varla Stones at V
• 2 Ayleid Casks 01 (1 locked)
• 22 Welkynd Stones
• The following alchemy equipment will always be found: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, and 1 Novice Retort
• The other following items will always be found: 1 empty lesser soul gem and 1 empty petty soul gem
• Some of the above items are clustered at the following locations:
  • At G: 2 Welkynd Stones, 1 empty lesser soul gem, and 1 empty petty soul gem
  • At H: 1 Novice Alembic, 1 Novice Calcinator, 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, and 1 Welkynd Stone

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone Wendelbek
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone Wendelbek Sel Aran Mathmedli
• 1 Iron Gate (opened remotely) at I

Other:

• 1 Stone Steps (rise to form steps when activated) at location J on map