Infiltrating the Mythic Dawn

Open up the world map and move it north-east of the Imperial City.



The red arrow is pointing at Lake Arrius caverns. You cannot fast-travel there, so fast-travel to Cheydinhal and head north.




You're on the right track if you see this path:






Walk up it...there will be a cave with a crude wooden door at the top. Enter the door. Go down the hallway and speak with the Mythic Dawn agent. Go through the door.

The next agent will demand all your possessions. Go ahead and give them to him--you will be able to get them back later. He'll give you a robe that'll show that you are an initiate...or beginner, rather.

He says your initiation awaits. So follow him to the door marked Dagon Shrine.

NOTE: At any point during all of this you can just attack someone and kill your way through, but if you plan to do so, be sure that you have a weapon and some armor equipped, and plenty of healing/magic potions. Everyone in the place will be hostile and try to kill you.

Also, there is a quest later on for saving the Argonian prisoner, so just cooperate.

You won't get get to the leader, but you wouldn't have been able to get there to kill him anyway.

Once in the ceremonial room (you will know this room by the small crowd and the altar), head down the stairs and over with the rest of the small crowd. Watch Camoran's speech. Once it's over, head up the stairs that are located on the side of the altar area.

Ruma Camoran will explain that you must kill a sacrifice to initiate yourself. There's also some babble about red-drink that we won't go into. Say that you will kill the prisoner.

Turn to your right and go where Mankar Camoran was standing. There's a silver dagger on the bookstand, which you need to take.

Turn in the opposite direction of the bookstand, to see an Argonian laying on the altar. Go over, and when you press the spacebar to inspect him, it will ask if you want to release him.

Click yes, and have your best healing spells ready, because once you release the prisoner, everyone will attack you. Everyone.

When you've killed everyone, find Harrow's body, and you will be able to loot all of your possessions back.

Then go to the bookstand and take the Mysterium Xarxes. Be very careful to not go back near the altar because when you take the book, the statue of Dagon will COLLAPSE!

Now, go up the one flight of stairs that you came down to get to the altar area. Only instead of taking a left to get back the way you came in, turn right and go up those stairs.



Go this way!




Go into the opening that's on the left side when you go up the stairs. There's a door marked Shrine Living Quarters. Enter it and follow the only path through the tunnel, to the first room.

One of the enemies will have a Base Amulet of Absorption, so be sure to pick it up. Also, be sure to check the crates. Crates usually have useless items, but one never knows.

After the first room, make a right to find a room with a bedroll, if you need to level up (but be careful as to how long you sleep, as most likely enemies will show up when you've awakened). There's also a lot of loot in here.

Go back and go into the left room now. There's an enemy in here which will quickly be dispatched. What he holds isn't special, but there are two Mythic Dawn commentary volumes in the room, on the table and the bookshelf. The chest to the left of the table has a Lesser Soul Gem. At this time I didn't have any lockpicks, so I could not break into the chest to the right of the table.

Now go back to the room that was on the right hand side, the one with the bedrolls and the fire, and head on down the tunnel at the end.

Kill the enemy straight ahead, then go up the staircase that was directly to the right of the entrance. Head right and down the tunnel. (Again, there will be enemies.)

This is the Storeroom. Kill everyone in here, and loot the Storeroom Key from the (Storeroom) Guard. Loot everything you can find to find different food items, a Ring of Frost Shield (same stats as Ring of Fire Shield, only...well, with Frost instead).

Once you're done, head through the opening on the other side of the room, and through the tunnel until you reach a door that reads "Lake Arrius Caverns."

There'll be a tunnel to your left, and a handle on the wall of this left side. Activate the handle and head down the tunnel. Keep going straight, through a room and into another tunnel.

And out a door into the Jerall Mountains.

You're free of the Shrine!

Now you have to return to Cloud Ruler Temple, and give Martin the book.