A Return To Your Roots

Overview

 * Prerequisite: N/A
 * Quest Giver: The quest will start if the player picks a Crimson Nirnroot or reads Sinderion's Field Journal found in Sinderion's Field Laboratory.
 * Reward: The Nirnroot Missive, Sinderion's Serendipity.

Walkthrough
The Quest is started in Blackreach after collecting a Crimson Nirnroot. The Dragonborn must find Sinderion's Field Journal, which instructs him to find 30 of the Crimson Nirnroots.

The Crimson Nirnroot, unlike normal Nirnroot, are only found in Blackreach near the giant glowing fungi. Crimson Nirnroot still make the sound of chimes when the Dragonborn is nearby and have a white glow.

When 30 are found, the Dragonborn can bring them to Avrusa Sarethi, located far south of Winterhold and Windhelm and to the southwest of Rift Watchtower, at the Sarethi Farm.

The Dragonborn is rewarded with The Nirnroot Missive tome and the Sinderion's Serendipity active effect.

Tips

 * There are at least 44 Crimson Nirnroots in Blackreach, so it is not necessary to find them all.
 * The Crimson Nirnroot glows with a slightly yellow color that can be easily distinguished from the blue glow of the fungi.
 * While they can be found anywhere on land, Crimson Nirnoot are still found more commonly near water. At least one is found in water, in the central pool of the Derelict Pumphouse. One is found far from water, high up where the frost troll lives.
 * Turning the audio music off in settings will help the player hear the "chime" the Nirnroot makes when close by.
 * To place a Crimson Nirnroot near the player type player.placeatme 000b6fb9 in the console.
 * Crimson Nirnroots will be removed from the player's inventory if eaten, but the quest will not change. The log may tell the player to return them to the nirnroot farmer in the Rift, but, if any are eaten, she will not take them until you have 30.

Trivia

 * The name of the quest, A Return to Your Roots is a reference to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion quest, Seeking Your Roots . Both quests involve nirnroot and Sinderion.

Behind the scenes

 * Unless otherwise stated, the information above was obtained from in-game play or from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Kit.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim