Understanding Madness

Overview
Faction: Shivering Isles Main Quest Prerequisites: Baiting the Trap Quest Giver: Sheogorath Reward:

Background
Sheogorath sent you to Xedilian to attune the Resonator of Judgement in A Better Mousetrap. When that was completed, you killed and/or drove a party of adventurers insane. Immediately after and without warning, three Knights of Order attacked. After their defeat you headed back to Sheogorath to tell him.

Walkthrough
Speak to Sheogorath. He will give you the spell Summon Haskill, which makes Haskill a bit glum. You must successfully summon him before you can proceed. Sheogorath will explain to you that Jyggalag, the Daedric Prince of Order (or possibly biscuits), is coming to the Isles to destroy everything in an event known as the Greymarch. He then sends you out to meet the two rulers of the realm, the Duke of Mania and the Duchess of Dementia.

You may meet the rulers in any order. Thadon, the Duke of Mania, can be found in his throne room or painting in the Halcyon Conservatory shortly after 9 a.m. After a bit of Shivering-Isles-esque conversation, Thadon tells you about the Chalice of Reversal, a cup that turns Felldew into an intoxicant. This will activate the quest Addiction.

Syl, the Duchess of Dementia, can be found in her throne room during the day. Syl is highly paranoid and says that everyone in her employ is waiting for the right moment to "slip a blade into my spine." She then sends you off to talk to Herdir the torturer. The quest The Lady of Paranoia begins here.

You must complete both Syl's and Thadon's quest before you can complete this quest.

Journal entries
After defeating the Knights of Order in the quest Baiting the Trap:
 * I need to report to Sheogorath that Xedilian is working, and that Knights of Order have appeared in the Shivering Isles.

After learning Summon Haskill:
 * 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.

After finishing the conversation with Sheogorath:
 * 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.