Shivering:A Better Mousetrap

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
- 2.1 Reactivate the Resonator of Judgment
3 Journal Entries

Activate the Resonator of Judgment. ^edit

Quest Giver: Sheogorath at New Sheoth Palace
Location(s): Xedilian
Prerequisite Quest: Through the Fringe of Madness
Next Quest: Baiting the Trap
Reward: Charity of Madness
ID: SE03

A Focus Crystal in place.

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Speak with Sheogorath and Haskill.
Go to Xedilian and locate the three Focus Crystals
Tune and activate the Resonator of Justice.
Speak with Kiliban Nyrandil

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Reactivate the Resonator of Judgment

Sheogorath explains that he has chosen you to stop Jyggalag, the Daedric Prince of Order, from executing the Greymarch, an event that befalls the Shivering Isles at the end of every Era. To this end, he tasks you with reactivating Xedilian, a method used to deal with unwanted adventurers prior to the creation of the Gatekeeper. He gives you a Manual of Xedilian and the Attenuator of Judgment for tuning the Resonator. You are also awarded the Charity of Madness, an amulet with a leveled Resist Frost, Shock and Fire enchantment. You can read the manual, or speak to Haskill, either way to learn how to do it and advance the quest. Talking to Haskill about it will lead him to saying "Oh of course, the book has no pictures", which is one of Haskill's many fun insults.

Travel to Xedilian. Upon entering, you will receive a quest update concerning the activation of the "Resonator of Justice." You must retrieve the three Focus Crystals and place them into their appropriate Judgment Nexuses.

Following the quest marker will lead you to a room occupied by Grummites. Kill them, including the Grummite Shaman, and retrieve the Focus Crystal from his staff. Open the nearby doors (the buttons to open them are located nearby) and place the Crystal in it's respective Nexus. Repeat this procedure for the second and third Focus Crystals.

When all 3 Focus Crystals are in place, make your way to the Resonator of Judgment. The Resonator will be guarded by a final Grummite Shaman and several other Grummites. Kill them and activate the Resonator using the Attenuator of Justice.

Following this, the adjacent gates will open, revealing a now active teleportation pad. Activate the pad and you will be transported to another section of Xedilian, where you will be greeted by the Dunmer Kiliban Nyrandil which will initiate the next quest.

[edit] Journal Entries

A Better Mousetrap (SE03)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0
5		I should speak to Sheogorath and see if he has any further need of me.
8		I've been given the Manual of Xedilian and a strange device called an Attenuator of Judgment by Sheogorath. I've been directed to proceed to Xedilian, and to return the place to working order. I should either read the Manual or speak to Sheogorath's Chamberlain, Haskill, to familiarize myself with the strange dungeon.
10		I've learned that in order to restore Xedilian, I must activate the Resonator of Judgment. To do so, I will need to find three Focus Crystals and place them each in a Judgment Nexus, which will prepare the Resonator for attunement. I should proceed to Xedilian now and begin my search.
15		I've entered Xedilian. I should now begin locating the Focus Crystals that link the Resonator of Judgment with the rest of the dungeon.
20		I've discovered the first of the three Focus Crystals. It was affixed to the top of a Grummite Shaman's Crystal Staff. I think they are using the crystals as a power source for their weapons. Now that I've removed it from the staff, I should place the Focus Crystal in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
25		I've placed the first Focus Crystal into its Nexus. I can now continue searching for Focus Crystals.
30		I've discovered the second Focus Crystal. I should place it in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
35		I've placed the second Focus Crystal into its Nexus. I can now continue searching for the final Focus Crystal.
40		I've discovered the third and final Focus Crystal. I should place it in its Judgment Nexus to continue.
45		I've placed the third and final Focus Crystal into its Judgment Nexus. The path to the Resonator of Judgment itself is now clear. My next task should be to attune the Resonator by using the Attenuator of Judgment that Sheogorath provided me.
200	0	The Resonator of Judgment has been attuned.

Notes

Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage quest stage. Where quest is the internal name of the quest, and stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.