Shivering:The Fountainhead

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Cave: The Fountainhead
# of Zones	3
Occupants
Priests of Order, Gnarls
Important Treasure
3 Hollowed Amber Limbs 2 Hollowed Amber Stumps
Console Location Code
XPGloomstonePassage01, XPGloomstonePassage02, XPGloomstonePassage03
Location (view on map)
Under Sheogorath's Palace

The Fountainhead is a large cave underneath Sheogorath's Throne Room initially sealed shut containing Priests of Order (quest-related). [edit] It contains three zones: The Fountainhead, The Fountainhead, Pool of Mania, and The Fountainhead, Pool of Dementia.

Related Quests

• The Roots of Madness: Cleanse the Pools of Madness.

Notes

• The entrance to this cave is semi-hidden, the door is located on the back of the large tree found in Sheogorath's Throne Room. However, it is sealed shut until the related quest has been started.
• One test zone related to this area did not make it to the final game. "XPGloomstonePassage04" is the console code for a zone containing nothing but four root doors.
• Unlike the Forces of Order found in Brellach and Pinnacle Rock, the Priests of Order here will not respawn if you enter The Fountainhead again at a later time.
• According to the loading screen when entering The Fountainhead, Sheogorath sometimes goes down into the fountainhead to meditate among the tame Gnarls, however he is never seen doing this.
• This dungeon contains 73 Flame Stalk plants, 46 Fungus Stalk plants, 5 Rot Scale plants, 18 Screaming Maw plants, 5 Thorn Hook plants, 11 Watcher's Eye plants, 177 Root Stalk plants, and 73 Withering Moon plants.

Zone 1: The Fountainhead

This zone has sections that are underwater

Occupants:

• 4 Priests of Order (non-respawning) at locations P on map
• 1 Gnarl Cultivator (drops Taproot instead of Gnarl Bark; non-respawning) at G
• 4 Gnarls (Dementia or Mania; non-respawning)
• 6 Gnarls (Ordered; Dementia or Mania; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Hollowed Amber Limb (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at location H on map
• 1 Hollowed Amber Stump (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at H
• 6 Hollowed Stumps (non-respawning)
• The following plants will always be found: 27 Flame Stalk plants, 4 Fungus Stalk plants, 4 Rot Scale plants, 9 Screaming Maw plants, 2 Thorn Hook plants, 12 Mushroom Tree Sapling plants, 6 Watcher's Eye plants, 60 Root Stalk plants, and 31 Withering Moon plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are five doors in/out of this zone
  • 2 doors (at C and D) lead to the zone The Fountainhead, Pool of Mania (locked, very hard lock)
  • 2 doors (at E and F) lead to the zone The Fountainhead, Pool of Dementia (locked, very hard lock)
• 1 door (at J) leads out of dungeon to Sheogorath's Palace
• 6 Root Doors at I, K, L, M, N, and O

Other:

• 3 Gnarl Chrysalises at locations Q on map

Zone 2: The Fountainhead, Pool of Mania

This zone has sections that are underwater

Occupants:

• 3 Priests of Order (Mania; non-respawning) at locations P on map
• 2 Gnarls (Mania; non-respawning)
• 5 Gnarls (Ordered; Mania; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 2 Hollowed Amber Limbs (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at locations H on map
• 7 Hollowed Stumps (non-respawning)
• The following plants will always be found: 46 Flame Stalk plants, 9 Screaming Maw plants, 5 Mush\ room Tree Sapling plants, 5 Watcher's Eye plants, and 70 Root Stalk plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors (at D and C) in/out of this zone, both leading to the zone The Fountainhead
• 3 Root Doors at G, I, and J

Other:

• 2 Gnarl Chrysalises at locations K on map

Zone 3: The Fountainhead, Pool of Dementia

This zone has sections that are underwater

Occupants:

• 3 Priests of Order (Dementia; non-respawning) at locations P on map
• 3 Gnarls (Dementia; non-respawning)
• 4 Gnarls (Ordered; Dementia; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Hollowed Amber Stump (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at location H on map
• 7 Hollowed Stumps (non-respawning)
• The following plants will always be found: 42 Fungus Stalk plants, 1 Rot Scale plant, 3 Thorn Hook plants, 32 Mushroom Tree Sapling plants, 47 Root Stalk plants, and 42 Withering Moon plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors (at E and F) in/out of this zone, both leading to the zone The Fountainhead
• 3 Root Doors at G, I, and J

Other:

• 2 Gnarl Chrysalises at locations K on map