Shivering:Understanding Madness

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
- 2.1 The Sarcastic Toy
3 Journal Entries

Meet the Duke of Mania and the Duchess of Dementia and join their courts. ^edit

Quest Giver: Sheogorath at his palace
Location(s): Sheogorath's Palace
Prerequisite Quest: Baiting the Trap
Next Quest: The Lady of Paranoia or Addiction
Reward: Summon Haskill spell
ID: SE04Shell

Sheogorath and Haskill awaiting your return.

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Learn to summon Haskill from Sheogorath
Speak with Thadon and Syl
Complete both of their corresponding quests
Return to Sheogorath to report your success

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] The Sarcastic Toy

Speak to Sheogorath, who is pleased at your success in Xedilian and grants you the Lesser Power, Summon Haskill. He insists you use the lesser power at least once before he will assign you another task. Haskill is not a fighter; he assists you by offering advice based on his extensive knowledge of the Shivering Isles. After you have humored Sheogorath and summoned Haskill, he will give you your next task: understanding madness. You are to speak with both the Duke of Mania, Thadon, and the Duchess of Dementia, Syl, in order to join both Courts.

Speaking with Thadon initiates the quest Addiction.
Speaking with Syl initiates the quest The Lady of Paranoia.

Complete both quests and report your success to Sheogorath to receive your next task.

[edit] Journal Entries

Understanding Madness (SE04Shell)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
0
3		Sheogorath has given me the ability to summon Haskill. He's very insistent and won't tell me what he wants of me until I do it.
5		I need to report to Sheogorath that Xedilian is working, and that Knights of Order have appeared in the Shivering Isles.
10		I need to speak to the Duke of Mania and the Duchess of Dementia, as Sheogorath wishes for me to better understand the inner workings of his Realm.
20		I have finished Thadon's task. I should return to Sheogorath and tell him I've done as he asked.
30		I have finished Syl's task. I should return to Sheogorath and tell him I've done as he asked.
200		Now that I've become a member of the courts of both of the Dukes of Madness, I should return to Sheogorath and report my progress.
210	0

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.